A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

host Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.2 10.8 16.6 9.9 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences3621 11 1 0 0 3
Number of authors23 14 7 1 1

Occurrences of host in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
uncil - an haud Sir James as host while they parlied., on page 26
1678, the government brocht a host o aicht thousan wild an barba on page 33
ransacked, afore the Hicland Host moved on - like corbie craws on page 34
the barbarities o the Hieland Host were still fresh in the memor on page 35

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ie, an he hackit thru Brian's host till Ulf, the Hie King's brit on page 14

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
donations in kind bi a haill host o freends an weel-wishers. Bu on page 106

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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
d been drunk ower dennir, the host had a brainwave. on page 85

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
And a host o ither famous names, on page 37

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Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
kemp, the flouer o Dietrich's host. on page 87

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
And a host of daffodils on page 122

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ontergaits tae the birl o its host planet. Triton likely belange
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
un o Miranda do Duoro wis the host tae an internaitional collogu
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
eased ti hear thir uncos. His host insists on shawin him a galle
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
at feelin gied credence tae a host o ithers, guid an bad. Pride
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
es. An Guid kens, there wis a host species near eneuch tae impla
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astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
why ur ye here? The Sidhe an Host a Hell ususally oanly meet in
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ldin laundry in Saughton. Oor host lights up the bong and slowly
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@ionafyfe tweeted
ly. I’m affa excited for tae host the nichts live-streamed roun(2020) search twitter

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
red awa fur ower an hour, the host lightin up like a Christmas t on page 77

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
beddit the noo wi a heavenly host on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oot o the aadience acts es a host body fir the spirit at wints on page 58
re. "You've been a marvellous host," she whispered, wavin a han on page 61

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
le collieshangie o e hivvenly host singin God's praises: on page 82
ortant nor you invited an yer host will come an say till ye, 'Sh on page 105

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
eevin donor, bein sib tae the host body itsel. The doctor saw na
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ht, especially bein on a hill host tae a cat o such fearsome siz
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@Franwella tweeted
young offender institutes to 'host' them though?(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Mine host at the inn'll hae a smile tho on page 117

1 matches

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
en an' young fowk. Affen they host ither independent organisatio on page 36
dnae bae the apt forderer irt host fer sichin an archive. Hit wu on page 52

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