A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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finnd Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words39 45.7 0 59.6 0 310.1 0
Number of occurrences12589 0 6 0 30 0
Number of authors21 16 3 2

Occurrences of finnd in Corpus

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Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
'coud you finnd me a dod o saft moss?' on page 52

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
le's time thay aye managed ti finnd raesons for the chynges thay on page 19
mankin his mynd. Cuid she no finnd it athin hersel ti gie him th on page 24
bills an thay gaed awa ben ti finnd thair saets. The lichts gaed on page 29

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
planets. An sae I ettelt tae finnd oot mair. on page 16
'A sheep will eat ocht it can finnd,' on page 27
'Deed ay. Whan ye finnd a diamond that belangs tae na on page 48
t sae that ilka bodie can aye finnd their ain again. Look on my p on page 60
e. But ye niver ken whaur tae finnd them. The wind blaws them awa on page 62
Also on pages 69, 81, 91
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
but it maks nae odds. A maun finnd siller an cleidin at A need m on page 47
l length o the Lang Road or A finnd him, an whan A dae, A'l shuir on page 48

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Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
d tho, an shae awmaist cuidna finnd the houss o Nancie, at aye ba on page 8

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
philosophical crack ye micht finnd yersel gittin intae wi a weel on page 125

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
pictur, that some o ye micht finnd optimistic comes fae my Ayrsh on page 6

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ic and critical. It's braw to finnd (suddentlik and no easy predi on page 97

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
haim owre, modren readers wul finnd it deifficult ti appruive, or on page 116

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
the toffs, but A'l lea ye ti finnd that ane oot yeirsels! on page 9

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Inflectit forms is easy to finnd as weel. Volunteer readers, o on page 17

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McCabe, Alan Lallans 73 - Unsteek the Door o Ma Hert, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
An A maun finnd ma wey enou on page 94

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
use you are so misunderstood. Finnd oot mair anent this in the ch on page 119

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
r o the guid Scots leid, ye'l finnd here a mukkil swatch o life, on page 136
in leiterarie redactioun wul finnd mukkil here for thaim, but th on page 141
ls, sae he heids Sooth for ti finnd the reiver, an encoonters the on page 142

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Ay, but see nou: herein ye'll finnd mair worth the darg, an it's on page 4

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Sum fowk finnd humour i the poems o Jackie K on page 91

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
in Pert Thrie, atweill, at we finnd the rael harigals o the proje
d upon truth’, ye’l still finnd a fek ti think on in thir mod
editorial. Here’s howpin ye finnd monie a braw diversioun in oo
3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
the dug is lowsed, anelie ti finnd that he canna turn his paw ti
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
sel, to haud yer heid hie. We finnd it in Ramsay Poems (1719): â€
it aff this nature ramble, we finnd a quotation ‘The fowmart, f
2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
‘to finnd the swart grains in amang the
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
an Borders dialecks nor ye'd finnd amang thae dialecks theirsels
that's aither no sae aesy tae finnd graphemes tae uize as diaphon
ed o daein richt resairch tae finnd oot hou traditional spellin w
copyricht Scots texts A could finnd an pit them up on the Wab for
4 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
phílosophical crack ye micht finnd yersel gittin intae wi a weel
fae the Kínnessburn gart us finnd oor hair cauld an weet whan w
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
o wirkin for, gin a sowel can finnd the wark. A starts thinkin on
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Koan, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
Hou tae finnd suberijaku intil't.
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
owre maist o the bed o’t an finnd caller mait ti ait, an things
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
the commisar cuidna finnd the siller ti pey’z, sae wi
nadae, sayin shae wes gaun ti finnd frieryke i the laun o wir ant
ir midmest howp wes shae cuid finnd thaim ir hir eildit
cuidna finnd wirds bot Maistres Stein didn
“Thai’l finnd me heir ! A maun rin out the
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Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
f Scotland, volume 3, ye’ll finnd at some o the mair conservati
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
erbs at differs frae English: finnd, fand, fund; greet, grat, gru
– proverbs, ye’ll likely finnd at the abuin saws kythes as,
bs (first prentit in 1750) we finnd a fouth o saws wi ‘They tha
3 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Nou, he wis in howps ti finnd twa bodies at he cuid bring i
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
t wirds and whit wirds dae we finnd in the five plays in the fort
Scots vocabulary that we dae finnd in the plays, A wid draa yer
gay and flippant way’. Tae finnd it in the Dictionar o the Sco
in a mair lyrical quality. We finnd it in an exchange atween Moll
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
wis the ehield sent doon tae finnd the missin men efter an inrus
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
viatit fae history, an nou ye finnd that Wallace’s memory is cl
ubject o Wallace’s origins, finnd their voice whan it comes tae
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
gas industry arnae likely tae finnd new posts ony time suin. The
gang intae Aiberdeen for tae finnd wark or mak contacts; it wis
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
an he raxes his luifs for tae finnd the signs her hauns is makkin
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
d traivel journals an ye’ll finnd 18t century vísitors tae the
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
in frae side tae side for tae finnd a bit whaur they wadna be tre
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Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Orkney Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2015 ISBN: 978-1785300066) Orkney, weans
an finnd oot whit happens when the on page I

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Hall, Simon W. Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
portant things tae say. Ye'll finnd in Gousters, Glims and Veerie on page 1

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Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
Voices writeen group you will finnd aal kinds o weys o spaellan w on page 8

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Bit I cunna finnd a spaece on page 71

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
ere feart that some buddy wid finnd it oot. They didna think they
odric’s Hollow. He gaed tae finnd the Potters. The rumour is th
2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
tak oot o eet, an burnin tae finnd oot, she rin across th field on page 8
, an she was fair chuffed tae finnd eet fitted! on page 11
in; an she was taen aback tae finnd that she stiyed th same size. on page 14
e oan th English coast, ee'll finnd some dookin-huts in th sea, s on page 20
d fair natural tae Ahlice tae finnd hersel talkin familiarly wi t on page 24
Also on pages 25, 33, 39, 67, 77, 81, 84, 87, 88, 107, 108, 120, 124
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Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
raw group o owresettins ye'll finnd intil't, gin the chance o pre on page 5

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Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
cam ti naething! It is ill ti finnd oot whit authorite exists for
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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
hou can she finnd tyme for ti git mairrit?
ye wul finnd here nae stour or midden.
kis thay canna finnd a saft saet,
e ye no thocht whaur ye micht finnd
sae that Ah canna finnd it
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