Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

chapped	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	12.4	16.7	7.5	19.9	0	0	0
Number of occurrences	40	33	5	2	0	0	0
Number of authors	21	14	5	2

Occurrences of chapped in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
t quietly up tae the door, an chapped it. on page 56

1 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
a blether at yer door when he chapped. It gave folk ideas, stertit on page 78

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
The wee prince chapped his haunds thegither. The vau on page 42

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
We've chapped doors an canvassed a wheen do on page 77

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And chapped on ivry door in toun. on page 9
And chapped her heid aff wi a swoard. on page 11

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
's hoose tae investigate. She chapped on his door and asked if he w on page 36
ready tae tak on onybody. She chapped the door o the dreided privat on page 76
He chapped the door loudly. Nae answer. on page 221

3 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
in man, Ah should've probably chapped mah maw an da's room door tae on page 3

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Charlene chapped the door at half past six. Ha on page 31

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
atched the wee squirrel as he chapped the walnut shell wi his knuck on page 126

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
Sae efter Rodrick chapped me up, I got ready and gaed d on page 11

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
He chapped the door an opened it wider. on page 20
ma ain business, when Shuggie chapped ma door an I ended up oot her on page 24

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Christopher Robin steyed. He chapped the door, and he cawed oot yi on page 70
cam tae Hoolet's door, and he chapped and he rang, and he rang and on page 72

3 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
its efter, Brock's front paws chapped somethin flat and hard. "Whit on page 60

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
thochts. Eventually, Mr. Poe chapped the door and stuck his heid i on page 17
ose. Klaus stepped forrit and chapped on Coont Olaf's door, his knu on page 22

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
pus chapped oot o a block o stane on page 39

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
the snake-heidit monster and chapped aff yin o the nine snakes. It on page 12
skin bielded him fae herm. He chapped aff the lower heids and cut h on page 56

4 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"or ye can tell me efter I've chapped yer heid aff." on page 36

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
. the nock on the mantlepiece chapped midnicht, and up wheeched the on page 73

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Whin the door chapped ma mither answered it. Ootsid
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
Wee Shug chapped ri door an' came in tae luck
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
airden done, so when a laddie chapped ma door this efternuin Ah agr(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
fae across the road has jist chapped the door dressed in naething (2021) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Smiddy work wis never deen He chapped an hemmered wi a will on page 15

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
id chilblains on her feet, an chapped fingers. Forbye, it wis aa he
1 matches

Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
e. Then came the blocked neb, chapped lips, sare lugs and dry skin
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
This morning, somebody chapped hard on the front door. Grunn
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
table peyed her a visit. They chapped on the door but got nae answe
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
- septic cowld-sores, reed, chapped thighs. Chilbiains, asthma, t on page 75

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
chapped lips on a frosty day, on page 123

1 matches