A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

cloots Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.2 6 18 9.9 11.6 0 26.6
Number of occurrences3312 12 1 2 0 6
Number of authors23 10 7 1 2 3

Occurrences of cloots in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
hin an lang as a hen's cleuk, cloots were knottit an, on page 136

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
rs. Aw ma claes, fae ma unner-cloots tae ma ilka-day claes war wri on page 23

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ourists on cairry bags an tea cloots. on page 8

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
om an inched apart the foosty cloots that passed fer curtains. Day on page 22

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
wi bleck cloots roon thur haid on page 39

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
ks o bittocks raiped ti tatty cloots on page 27

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Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
r turbans. They snorlt aa the cloots thegither tae mak a rope. Ae
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
omance’ their tables set wi cloots o white linen, an vases o bon
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
l dicht yer wabs awa wi their cloots wioot a saicont keek.”
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Fause-face cloots maun whan wi ithers be pitit (2020) search twitter
@wgsaraband Fause-face cloots maun whan wi ithers be pitit (2020) search twitter
yrs ago so H&S ~~ ) and wairm cloots worn!(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
t - wi brushes an weicht His cloots tied up in a birn Laid them o on page 15

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
est sin. She wuppit him up in cloots an laid him i the forestaa, c on page 82

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
h o sma fite beens wi raggedy cloots o oo hingin atween them.
till hett, wis bit the mortal cloots o the man that hid bin her fa
ess aside her bed, ruggin the cloots ooto her ringlets, listenin t
3 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
pile o toowels and some face cloots), and finally a livin room th
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
e me stappit wi boxes o dusty cloots an ither stuff that by the lo
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
chie. She nocht hauf a dizzen cloots tae dicht up the soss.
new hame, haived in the orra cloots an poured
2 matches

@cligeey tweeted
@Meldrum04 Dinna cast ony cloots(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
t. Her gob gings like clipped cloots.(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
s like is hae little caal fur cloots.' on page 72

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
aer – brushes an tinnies an cloots. Weel noo, he towt, Granny’
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
lay in dir box beds laek weet cloots. Da noise o aa fower o dem ho
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Higgins has a tongue wud clip cloots," said Maisie. "Aal the same, on page 21

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Gets inaboot yer cloots; on page 16
Folk know tae put up cloots on mirrors on page 24
A puckle orra cloots happed thegither on page 51

3 matches

Dornan, Stephen Ode Tae 2021 , (twitter 2022) Ulster - Comber, poetry
l us tae hap oor bakes in neb-cloots
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@Angelinekking tweeted
@LisburnReads Hae ye cloots in yer lugs?(2020) search twitter

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