A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

Concordance

Enter a word to find all occurrences of, for example sonsie

- pre-sorted concord - post-sorted concord - map and chronology - chronogrid - similar spellings - fine-grain concord -

Use in varieties of Scots

gifts Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10 11.3 6 0 0 20.7 17.7
Number of occurrences3222 4 0 0 2 4
Number of authors22 13 4 1 4

Occurrences of gifts 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

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Twa gifts fae God abin us. on page 16

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
the essence o thae gifts the Three Kings on page 38

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
leased tae see ah come bearin gifts. Efter waterin and feedin him on page 152

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Inheritors o Heiland gifts on page 29

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
mair than aa the lordlie gifts ti me, on page 29

1 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
hey stairt aff by sendin braw gifts. on page 82
wis true. They were wonderfu gifts. The wee rose bush blossomed on page 83
kit thing! A Princess expects gifts tae be studded wi jewels and on page 85

3 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Prayer Ower The Gifts on page 97

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
‘Nae gifts! Gin they’re addresst “lâ
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
very real dout aboot his ain gifts - incredible tae think the m
if dissemblin had been in his gifts. But vulnerability wis no exa
2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
n by her temple, tae see whit gifts Hippomenes wid bring her. But
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
werance o campaign spennin an gifts;
28. Gifts o siller tae registert politi
that astricts gifts for registert pairties jist f
nt will deal wi the haunlin o gifts tae pairt-takars that isna re
get acceptin gifts fae some unnamed fowk or a wh
6 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Whit gifts we hid, we traisured mair.
1 matches

@changed_days tweeted
t a folk wear likely unwanted gifts tae them ?? (2021) twitter link

Doric

Smith, Derek Northwords Now 43 - Derek Smith, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
Whit rare gifts o' second sicht would hae see on page 18

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
David Ogston haed rerr gifts. He haed a formeidable reputa on page 12

1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
s Fair an pick up some unique gifts. https://t.co/1HnGYLbcXv(2016) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
ae go like. Iv got ur wedding gifts in the hoose il pop oar we th(2013) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
It's giving gifts tae please on page 8
Of a' the gifts the Lord should gie on page 22

2 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
an the' set afore hïm thair gifts o gowld an frankincense an my on page 2

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
we hae misused Mother Natur's gifts, on page 37

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Wi ale these gifts whut hae ye done? on page 29

1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
sole, wur tha oul wumman’s gifts. Oan tha third box, John’s
1 matches

Web Analytics