Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

cuddy	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	18.5	16.6	31.3	0	5.8	20.7	13.3
Number of occurrences	60	33	21	0	1	2	3
Number of authors	20	10	5		1	2	2

Occurrences of cuddy in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Robertson, James Black Cuddy, (Scottish Book Trust 2019) Central, prose
'Black Cuddy!' on page 1
'Awbody. Black Cuddy didna tell me, sae he disna k on page 3
k at the dyke she cried Black Cuddy, and he cam tae her, jist as on page 4

6 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
carnaptious as a cuddy. on page 8

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ile he says, "I canna see nae cuddy cried Itchy Erse rinnin at Do on page 86

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
BALLAD OF THE KING, THE CUDDY, AND THE MAKAR on page 3
Ye hae a bonny cuddy there, But there's muckle tha on page 4
'My cuddy here sall ramp three times Up on page 9

4 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'A cuddy,' Matilda said. "That's dead on page 226

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'Could ye gie Wee Grumphie a cuddy-back and flee up tae the lett on page 131
'On a cuddy?' explained Pooh. on page 164
tors aw steyed thegither wi a cuddy, and were leal knichts (forby on page 165

4 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
s jist a stick ahint a thrawn cuddy." on page 108

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
A midgie or a cuddy, on page 18

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
n rhymes: fling us / ding us, cuddy asses / Parnassus, low wits / on page 141

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
Cuddy Brae: Language at Letham
hinnermaist report wis cried Cuddy Brae: Language at Letham. The
anguage at Letham. The phrase Cuddy Brae wis taen frae the Scots
Scots minin industry whaur a cuddy wis a loadit bogie yaised tae
nterbalance the hutch on a „cuddy brae'.
6 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
A widden cuddy o the apocalypse!
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
andmercat, Gressmercat, White Cuddy Close etc. A doot a
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e the toon. Fae time tae time cuddy cairts passed, an yince a pow
1 matches

@LairnScots tweeted
a dug is? A coo? Whit aboot a cuddy? Yaise the Scots glossary fae (2018) twitter link
A doo, a cuddy, a grumph, a dug... 'The Tale (2017) twitter link

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ne. He pat e chiel on his ain cuddy an teuk him till an inn an le on page 98

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Twa dugs an a cuddy, an a cat. on page 133

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
eft's far we set fire tae the cuddy,' quo he. I wis fair dumfoune on page 51

11 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
“G’wa an feed the cuddy,” the veggie man telt the l
the bairn, Auld Waltams was a cuddy, or a shelt. He hid niver hea
owes, a tyke, a kittlin and a cuddy. The wifle grew ill-naturet.
t wye, pyntin tae the plastic cuddy. His een follaed her jabbin f
e a turn roon the park on his cuddy, Major.”
5 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
or the tinkers fa cam roon wi cuddy and cairt wi tatties and the
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
staa wi a cuddy an a coo. An Miss Buchan telt
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
@watterloony Get aff yer cuddy n drink yer milk(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
He's up in his cuddy whin da saand is aa dry on page 105

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
vin a game o play wi a ecairt-cuddy, an expectin every meenit tae on page 40

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
's aye braw tae see The Peace Cuddy trottit oot in times o troubl(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
laidit aa the’ haed ontae a cuddy-cairt an flittit west tae tha
ruims an an oothoose fur tha cuddy an a wheen hens. It sut ablow
2 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
was quare an affronted. Thon cuddy's a dirty baist! (2014) twitter link