Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

guts	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	23.5	18.2	42	39.7	11.6	20.7	17.7
Number of occurrences	76	36	28	4	2	2	4
Number of authors	44	23	13	2	1	2	3

Occurrences of guts 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

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Wi bricks fir guts on page 14

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
l, the day he'd be singin his guts oot intae the river ower the on page 54

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
a big fist squeezes roon his guts an his hert batters awa. on page 1

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
pit awa tae Ootgairth wi thir guts gnawit bi envie an hatred, wh on page 14

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And hae her honkin guts for tea!' on page 23

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
npleasant terms. She hates ma guts. But ah'll no bore yae wae th on page 166

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
on, gettin covert wi bluid an guts in the process. It wisnae lan on page 20
attert wi aw kinds o blood an guts at that pynt. Then they had t on page 41

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
folk that hate ma ma an da's guts. When on page 67
e the toilet all the time. Ma guts had been churnin fur the past on page 91
, even the wans wi folk whose guts she hatet. Noo she says she l on page 148
wis thanks tae him ah got the guts tae finally join the Youth Th on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
an heich leevin an stowin his guts, on page 110

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
e ate wis doughnuts and goose-guts. He champit the goose-guts in on page 3

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
tae a toilet pan, throwin his guts up. on page 10

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Darnley's guts I hate, on page 17

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Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Their god's their guts, and aa their piety on page 55

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
lkied or Artemis will hae yir guts for garters." on page 14

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
An I'd the guts tae speak tae her, or try, on page 42

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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
aff while he lived, than his guts cut oot, afore bein murdert a
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
s champit awa at fuids in the guts. It wisnae sic a glamorous pr
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
wis in a real bad way and his guts were spilling oot aa owre the
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
air blaw, got me richt in the guts it did, bit whit wis mair awe
an’ is tae me. It’s in ma guts, it’s unner ma fingernails
norance bit it hits me in the guts as there’s theym earnin’
3 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
me skelly ‘Ur's blood an’ guts spewin' oot the screen Creati
1 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
se ae dread wis oozin oot his guts. But he went oan and decided
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
oan! Dinnae be such a misery guts,’ she said, grabbin his che
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ot how ah’ve went fae dodgy guts and a bad case ae the runs ta
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
nuttin but a hazy memory. Ma guts are still fucked, eh? been ba
1 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ll ken that Charlie hates his guts?(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
g more impressed wi Galileo's guts than I was wi his work when I (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
s nae real effort n passion n guts shown fae a team in a cup sem (2021) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
z like a filleted fish - nae guts! (Mummy lachs at eez ain joke on page 40

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
there's nae bleed an guts an gore. on page 68

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Aa morning he hid fullt his guts on page 15

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ence wi gat shot o aul misery guts." on page 19

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
easy feelin wis growin in his guts. "Fir God's sake!" he cursed on page 11
a twist o resentment grip his guts. "Ah've nivver bin religious on page 34

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nerves," he said, grippin is guts. "Ah'm a bittie blickery." on page 38

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
ae feed an satisfy ma growlin guts. on page 150

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Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
cannery yon lass wis frae hid guts an tails an heids on page 40

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
i yer tricks? Ah’ll hae yer guts for this.’
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
lot o guts tae come tae a strange countr
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
yalla beaks grabblin the fish guts fit drappit frae the gutters'
broker pykit his wye ben fish-guts an scurrie-keech, speirin as
me; the souns an the sliddery guts o the fish aa garred him near
3 matches

McArthur, Kaydi Rich n Peer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
Heaps o folk hated his guts bit ithers loved um. He wis a
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
twist o misery landed in her guts eence mair.
Macduff, a teem feelin in her guts. By the time she wun her wye
rs. Lizzie felt seeck tae her guts fin she saw the bloody scratc
wi a sinking feelin intae her guts. The fine nursie met her in t
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ering agony passed throwe his guts and made him gasp. Instead he
his kilt and the hole in his guts tae staunch the bleed. He wee
but keepit twistin intae his guts. Eence mair he started tae bo
as the pain tore through his guts. Een o them looked at the wou
4 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
s weel-wirked erms, dipped in guts and scales. He’s built diff
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
, up at the crack o'don as ma guts were deen cartwheels fae last(2018) search twitter
hid tae devour the ither day! Guts still like a washing machine!(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Sheu'll hae me guts fur gairters. Oh. Ah'll no do on page 39
As I peered in the guts o me engine, a face burrowed on page 41
Dis thoo mind whit a misery-guts I wis? I forgot the wey tae s on page 63

3 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
inside me guts, each string on page 22

1 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
the guts in, giban at the hot guff o on page 19
raked the guts oot o the cuithes, pegged the on page 20

2 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
e's get nae siller howkan yir guts oot there; on page 129

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Ahlice, surprised at hur ain guts. "Eet's nae business o meine. on page 79

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha thrang aa hate ma guts, an sae Lake durt they aa tra on page 63

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Intae oor hairts, oor guts, oor brains on page 33

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@OrangRuth tweeted
the sky, and me guldering for guts and glory.(2019) search twitter
the sky, and me guldering for guts and glory.(2019) search twitter