A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

gaits Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.5 9.6 21 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3419 14 0 0 1 0
Number of authors12 8 3 1

Occurrences of gaits in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
that walkt thir gaits afore me on page 32

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 58 - The Rooks, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
On gaits wi auncient Calvaries, on page 112

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
Yer hair is like a hirsel o gaits on page 7
Yer hair is like a hirsel o gaits on page 13

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
s is quirkie an full o conter-gaits. on page 15
icisms that is wis debatit aw gaits for years whit his oreeginal on page 38
t ye tak the swatch o aw thir gaits an syne speak til ither Scots on page 42

3 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Goth. They gan their separate gaits on either side o the High Str on page 136

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
wk wirkin aboot the fields an gaits o Siccar Pynt at Pease Bey in
land and hydrocarbon lochs aw gaits. Here the rain faws as methan
rds oor Sun Gird, gae ben the gaits that the planets taks, an syn
3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
the hens, gaits an gryss. Wie narra peths wum
doun the peths. Anerlie the gaits hauddit a caum souch an whan
2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
picture, but the’r fowk aw gaits in the warld, Scotland compre
r a while stracht alang easin-gaits until syne it drappit, rose u
ticles, radio shaws, an ither gaits. An the village o Bonnybrig,
3 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
o some extent taen divairgent gaits. Features like the narrative
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
rds that micht be used sindry gaits, the warld o politics compreh
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
its an speak o ither possible gaits for takkin in haun ony o the
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
d fir Ye reengin fir oor tint gaits whaur can they be? umes A jal on page 3

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
n they pynt the twa different gaits." on page 47

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“A was, bit A thocht gaits war feartie baists!”
u a lesson, naw tae middle wi gaits.”
ae bathert! Is yon nae aw the gaits ower yonder, makkin
dizzen willyart gaits, blithlie chowin awa at the h
efter the saicant sneesh the gaits war
11 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
names. Native braes, closes, gaits, hauchs, knows, loans, raws,
1 matches

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