A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

drapt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.9 10.3 15.1 0 0 0 22.1
Number of occurrences3520 10 0 0 0 5
Number of authors14 9 4 1

Occurrences of drapt in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
An whan the woundit widlaunds drapt at last, on page 4

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
'Fegs! Ye drapt doun frae the lift?' on page 15
te. The story cam slaw, as it drapt frae his thochts. This wey, o on page 21

2 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Whin they drapt in fir a natter. on page 16
Ah drapt the broom, on page 25

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
it was decided. The fower aw drapt their voices. Their feet slow on page 1

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
ower ma heid, drapt the flair - but I'd lowsed ma on page 49

1 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
oor feet, an the trees drapt their stagnant rain on page 191

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Ma cousin Emma drapt a bombshell, She's pregnant. on page 58
says, Naw. He says, The polis drapt the charges. on page 134

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Weel, she drapt her things oan her bed, stree
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
daft) A’m in the door, bags drapt, washt, and tuckt up in a big
1 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
. Slawly, the English act wis drapt awthegither… "What are you
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
Naw. It wis like the hert hid drapt oot o us aw, yin bi yin, a dr
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
n the rescue. Eventually, she drapt aff, than waukent again tae f
i a hauf smile. Than his face drapt again. He swallaed. “It’s
cam at the ilk instant. They drapt tae the grun, protectin thair
Bit it wis him that drapt Raggle’s erm, as the younge
pair o swans wi him again. He drapt his haun. “D6 somethin else
6 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
ma tung drapt oot on ma chin on page 3

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
The snaa drapt faist, hauf the warld wis hid on page 6
The snaa drapt taist, an snaa drifts biggit. on page 10
The snaa drapt taist, the snaa drifts biggit on page 14
A fearsome shadda drapt ower the grun. on page 23

4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
roond, drapt its heid an rin the five or s
white drowe drapt doon on the hullheid, an onie
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
n in the hinnerend A maun hae drapt aff ta sleep. Yon guttie shee
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
claik. Dauds o fooshty kail drapt frae her dowp, an dubs dreepi
1 matches

Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
noticed that a pin gaed louse drapt fae the drivin’ wheel
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
as he wus scattérin it, some drapt doon alang tha pad, an tha bu on page 9
an as he wus skailin ït, sum drapt alang tha pad, an ït got waa on page 82
an waves. Aa at yinst tha wun drapt, an tha stoarm wus ower. on page 83
¨r an tha ithers wi hïm haed drapt aff tae sleep, an whan the' w on page 86
hung roon hïs neck an he wus drapt ïntae tha sea, rether nor hà on page 98

5 matches

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