A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

gein Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.9 12.9 16.6 0 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences3825 11 0 0 0 2
Number of authors23 14 7 2

Occurrences of gein in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
," said the Hatter. He'd been gein Alice the wance-aer fir a wee on page 67

1 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
h'm in Morton's 'flat'. Ah've gein it a licht dustin an hoover e on page 81

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
a gairden again. Withoot even gein the hing much thoat ah rushed on page 40
oor the room wae me and Craig gein him the morally superior caul on page 133

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
n Jack and Victor gat away wi gein it laldy in Scots wis because on page 34

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
kill aff the names A hae buin gein fir fermstockin an craiturs i on page 4

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e drawn tae Maw. She's always gein it laldy at family gatherings on page 12
photie frame Stella Marie hud gein me fur ma birthday. It's a ni on page 81

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
whit hae ye gein? on page 65

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
(Guidwilly men tae, gein yon banner on page 58

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
an pulein her awa. Weemin wir gein the wabbit, skinny wife a hau on page 68

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
gein themselves sunshine over agai
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
hill, but they were close tae gein up. It wis hopeless. Emma wis
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e ma email. The suppliers are gein it laldy already, and it’s
Ah nod, and she turns away, gein me ma dignity.
turn ma phone aff. Ah’m no gein the news a chance tae wind me
3 matches

Wilson, Lucy Lock Doon, (Greenock Telegraph 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
a celebration, we will aw be gein it laldy and the highlight of
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
re 'e could stert oan mey fur gein' 'um cheek earlier, “how d'
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
They seen a big cat gein’ thum the evil eye. Explain
Gein’ it Laldy
Awis gein’ it laldy encompassin’ aw
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
in only hope he’ll see that gein time.
1 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
of Gove pleasing Cummings is gein me the boak(2020) search twitter
much of a fuck will ye no be gein?(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
lish folk, ye huv tae stop em gein the impression they huv nae f(2020) search twitter

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
er denner. Ma peer Uncle Alan gein her the side een, silently mo on page 98

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
d fyre up thi Charm an we wid gein en pursoot, thi onley draabak on page 11
s we tried sair tae get awa. "Gein roon en a sircul," aye roar's on page 12
jist meynt eit a weis gaantae gein entae thi baak o em, so arcin on page 67

4 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'm washin' i' strips an gein 'em a guid soak on page 131

1 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
a keekers an a cos the ba hid gein him sic a wallop.
1 matches

Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
in up late tae a his classes, gein the techers chic! A telt her
1 matches

Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
an this she telt him a wid be gein up every evening tae come and
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
kle bosie ony day o the wikk (gein the richt pairtner, ye ken). (2020) search twitter
uyin some o them again aifter gein them awa. https://t.co/UTFWgu(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
She gein them aa a skite on page 22

1 matches

Dee Har Tha Broon Troot, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
Gein a guid ficht,
1 matches

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