A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

bound Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.6 17.5 21.1 139.1 5.8 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences6634 14 14 1 2 1
Number of authors45 22 11 8 1 2 1

Occurrences of bound in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
onyweys. "Suhin interestin's bound tae happen," she said tae her on page 34
!" shoutit the Gryphon, wae a bound intae the air. on page 98

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ut these are angry young men, bound together under a gang identit on page 54

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
joggin. Big licks this time. Bound over awready. Supposed tae ke on page 1

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
at they had in tow, fowerteen bound prisoners an a meenister, the on page 36
e strokes, cut the raips that bound the men an the Reverend on page 38
.' Twa troopers dismounted an bound baith men's hauns ahint their on page 45
wife an weans. Wi hauns still bound ahint his back, an heid bowed on page 46

4 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
A am bound by the words that A'm lackin; on page 77

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
whit it's aw aboot. Ah'll be bound that Ah'm no the only wan tae on page 9
s he's catched fish, Ah'll be bound. It's sometimes no sae easy t on page 23
in' afore she wad be Ah'll be bound, five o'clock summer an' wint on page 29
ae the sea that day, Ah'll be bound. on page 32

4 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
eshness through the long moss-bound on page 32

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'If it's by an America, it's bound tae be clart. That's aw they on page 34
nnae sper,' she said. 'It wis bound tae happen. Ye're faur too gl on page 189

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Burns, bound fir Jamaica, near caa'd it qu on page 144

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
stuff Mary supplied. She wis bound tae notice. He could flush th on page 41

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
'Dundee Man Bound For Saudi Arabia' on page 33

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
" syed Morag. "Ah maen, she's bound tae be ower forty anaw, bit s on page 92

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Ye're bound tae burn. Ye're in mortal dan on page 112

1 matches

Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Whimbrel, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ike they kent whaur they were bound, aw thegither, nane left tae on page 5

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
hous in Grant Street. She wis bound tae pass by suiner or later a on page 99

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The fasces bound on page 102

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tauntin me as ah scramble an bound. The grun levels aff as ah re
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
he scene pronto, somebody wis bound tae see the reek coming frae
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
™ the gab. We realised we wis bound the gither by somehing strong
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
craigit, thick-heided, muscle-bound alpha male. Whan she cam in,
ween the flattent swell o her bound-up breists - that wis a want
covert that her breists wisna bound up, an rowed on tap o her. Sh
e resistance. Her breists wis bound up richt for yince. Tae hell
4 matches

@bigandymccoll tweeted
r_scottish Worry not. There's bound tae be podium speeches by @mi (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
the whole pandemic - they r bound to b exhausted - supermarket (2020) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Airport will be the B-A-T 123 bound for ... on page 40

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ll fair gie abody a laugh I'm bound tae feel gey oot o place For on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
msel: peer an tortured sowls, bound te the Earth bi the sins o gr on page 77
ce afore it snappit, is Earth-bound sel fadin awa an jinin the re on page 78

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
- the sign her veesitors war bound te hiv seen - the sign wi th on page 30
a bauchled box full o leather-bound diaries. Ah nivver kent mam k on page 79

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
bound tae the assumption it'll keep on page 3

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
here they were baith hameward bound. on page 5

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
He’s bound ti grant ye favours three.
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
twa o em stood ere fer spell bound, ey agreed it wis worth over
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
unts are oot. Should be easy. Bound tae be a windae or a back doo
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
… this wis aa bled throu an bound wi sweat fae her fingers.
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
keepin oot the ‘noise’ - bound tae be some ither abstract re (2022) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
y and there's Boat of Forgan (bound tae be gaelic). Aye, nae ower (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ed tae sing this song, 'Earth-bound', as weel as 'Bairns Sang' fo on page 34

1 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
ae yir boundary, they ir duty bound tae yield. on page 87

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
etermined - this time he wis bound tae win. on page 16
Is forever bound tae thee Mam and thee. on page 27
elf, still, at forty, there's bound tae be sometheen amiss. on page 43

3 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
A cork-filled, leather-bound, on page 3

2 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
The Homeward Bound on page 36

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Than bound up in merrage on page 120

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
pair o Derry boots and that's bound tae gae her extra grip whaen on page 86
its trellan ahint ur. That's bound tae slow ur doon, and sure en on page 87

2 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the homeward bound fisherman on page 149

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
no completely daft. They were bound tae notice sometheen. Shootan
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
er croodit conditions dey wir bound ta smit ane anidder. A partee on page 7

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Stoutly bound wi guid strong twine on page 8

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
d very ltd ed 44-page perfect-bound #lockdown collab of my corona(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
hese buns," shae thocht "it's bound tae mak a bit o difference in on page 40

1 matches

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