A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

bot Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words138.6 167.1 0 49.7 5.8 382.4 336.4
Number of occurrences444325 0 5 1 37 76
Number of authors21 13 2 1 1 4

Occurrences of bot in Corpus

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Central

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 58 - The Rooks, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Bot, sancts o hevin, at aik's hie on page 112

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
other, as she callit me then. Bot efter a soir battell, she gat on page 43

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Hou mony bade here in the Bot'ny Raw, on page 99

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
he didna herten nyow vairse, bot socht pross ti prent, thusgat on page 10
The Inglis-wyfe" at Scots is "bot a daialek o Inglish, certies on page 11
rn its leivin wi oneste swat, bot surrogats tume rhethorie fur on page 13
e-airched a cantie keingryke. Bot the kie-stane wes poukit out on page 25

14 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
l the en, bak-hauddin naethin bot the beirins o the eyland, an on page 3
an at saulit afoir the moste, bot semed lik a contermaister ir on page 4
ggit at'm fur ma wauge he wud bot blaw throu hiz neb an dounlui on page 5
sent chitterin ti thair beds, bot A trewlins belevit at hiz pra on page 6
singil-leggit sie-farin man. Bot bi nou we hed lang gied-owre on page 7
Also on pages 9
17 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
the civeilitie o speikin. Its bot a muntain Polonie. In the mid on page 1
day. A cry it "the palliasse" bot it wes nivver a mattrass pang on page 3
t wi black breid fur hissell, bot this on the wird o the best a on page 5
apsalteirie an ettil ti cowp. Bot the'r stanes on ilka rodd-syd on page 6

9 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
e ti out-cum at a tim o weir. Bot the warl is verra kynd ti me, on page 1
y lik a fairie-taill prenses. Bot ane auld crok lik me canna da on page 2
grie wi him at the Embassie, bot he cuidna tyne the norie. on page 3
er, an we wul speik o naethin bot nit-tries." on page 4

8 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
rt an stryfe atwein neipours. Bot thai nivver kent whitlik thai on page 42
in sicna creiticall mainner. Bot ye didna speik afoir the Kein on page 43
ed Pecht paittrens an eimages bot the Kildies didna allou thon. on page 44
ns ti the Kildies o hiz lass, bot thai wesna verra walcummin. T on page 45
at wuid stey in the ae pece. Bot the'r nae substitut fur expai on page 46
Also on pages 47
24 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
an cuikin at ane aipen lowe. Bot thon wes lang syne. on page 2
ed nae tyme in sweit naethins bot telt o aw thair paust an desk on page 4
ti gae hamewith fur a veisit, bot Edward hed a hert onset, an w on page 6
. The trein wes aw deifferand bot a mair sair surpreise cam wha on page 8

11 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 83 - Cochise o the Apache Nation, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Forgetherin wi nae ither fowk bot Apaches. on page 25

2 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
bot I see not my luver o lang syn on page 114

4 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ompere personaly and comperit bot be his procuratour. on page 17
ettres in nayme of the regent bot in his majesties awin nayme; on page 18

3 matches

Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
r policies throch pairliament bot can juist vote thaim throu at
es its ain guid and bad pints bot aa neirby guarrantee pairtisi
Scots Naitional Pairliament. Bot aiblins a bodie needs tae ken
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
ntre lede ma persons with hym bot thai that he wil mak ful paym
haifand na lauchfull essoyne bot failyeis heirin fra knawledge
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
sae furth, in the uiswal wey: bot in course, it wes than ferr o
juist ti be ristin yeirsell, bot ti sei aw the ither fellaes b
ince mair lik a peirie stern. Bot it cuid skantlins be a stern
eys. The Mouss sayed naethin, bot loutit an onhankit a raip an
ye’l can dae it gif ye lyk. Bot ye’d mich bettir no. Luik s
9 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
rns bi Scottish owthars. Whan bot a laddie, the buiks o R.M.Bal
an the publishar, Constable. Bot the liks o J.M.Barrie kent an
guid Scotch tung in hiz heid, bot lik Ballantyne, sein the warl
. A dinna ken whit cam o him. Bot A’m shair at we wes juidged
maun furm yeir ain opeinioun, bot a think it wes kiz he wes a b
207 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
Things wer not only observit, bot also spokin and constantly af
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
ncie and force’ that ‘not bot deid sall ws divorce’ – b
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
he Kìngdom o Never-Never: ‘Bot gif I knaw nocht the virtue o
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
e in yer negative confession, bot also hes causit it to be pren(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
up and what a club - mon the bot (2020) twitter link
ght 2 nite wis the pint danny bot me - it wis nectar brother (2020) twitter link
thru the dubs yesterday widda bot teers tae a glass eye lol (2020) twitter link
noo - and ma monies oan the bot kings to do the bizz again wh (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
owld man sat and watched the bot gan tae sea on page 25

3 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Jumpan doon intae the bot on page 149

2 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
Could you write da neist bot o da story or maybe draa a pi on page 37

1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
oot, the dootsum micht leuch; bot masel, A daur tae weird; at t
ouer Hotel car perk I Hawick, bot isteid o hevin ae meltith i t
aither mukkil fur yin tae eat bot no eneuch fur twae fock.” H
monnie fock ‘ull ken this, bot thar’s ane auncient auld ca
valley wi thair empie cairts, bot fur thair retour hame; tae ev
37 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Bot whut in life that doesnae cha on page 16
Bot achin heid wud aye be got. on page 17
Bot childer carred wi awful faer, on page 18
Bot til ruin bleissed day. on page 19
Bot ale tha folks aroon ye see, on page 21
Also on pages 22, 24, 26, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50
40 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Life's travel's isnae daen, bot, noo, on page 2
bot maist fowks gied him Frank. on page 3
Bot he seen she had a feed o coar on page 4
Bot tha reins wus like twa washin on page 5
' had a hale clatter o weans, bot twa o tha sins tuk thairsels on page 7
Also on pages 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23
27 matches

Smyth, Anne I Corinthians 13, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster, prose
snae be blythe at ill daeins, bot bes hert-gled at richt daeins
Luive tholes aye: bot gin thar’s proaphecies, the
t’s fu perfect lanns wi us, bot, syne whit we hae jist a feck
: whanivver A wus man-growed, bot, A buckt oot weans’ geegaws
throch a leukkin-gless; syne, bot, fu afore us; noo A ken a fec
6 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
a taxi bak tae yer ain hoose. Bot a binnae fur takkin yis baith
t haed thocht it wis respect, bot Val wunnered gif there waur a
Bot it bis tha twal o nicht,” V
3 matches

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