A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

oots Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.1 9.1 18 9.9 5.8 0 31
Number of occurrences3918 12 1 1 0 7
Number of authors25 12 7 1 1 4

Occurrences of oots in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
o us, forby permeetit flee-oots fir an oor. There's nocht per on page 77

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
pt at birthin's an' at layin' oots. She hid tae dae it, of coors on page 6
ht, maybe we have oor wee fa' oots noo an' then, bit ye tell me on page 28

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e ma wey tae the crinkled cut oots ae the Racing Post, which hud on page 30

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
and cin ainly survive wi hand-oots fae Westminster. Leavin aside on page 133

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Then kerry oots an even mare drugs, on page 76

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e airt. Mair aboot the ins an oots o hill walkin, lik uisin a ca on page 65

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
a cosh-lyke wey, o the ins-an-oots o ma awn days as a collegiane on page 9

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
explainin aw the fykie ins-an-oots as he gaes alang. Again, the on page 140

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
ours, ups-an-douns and ins-an-oots o the quaisten ower a lang tr on page 7

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
inti aw the wee fykie ins-an-oots o Scots leid provesioun in th
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
d wul gie thaim aw the ins-an-oots o what in fack haes happent.
1 matches

Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
hou mony fowk kens aboot the oots and ins o the bill? I dinna w
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
d tae debate the in’s an’ oots o’ Oor Wullie like it wis p
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
had been responsible for brak-oots in the past. The Wanderers ta
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
e read, gaun intae the ins an oots o airticles an leirit papers
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
threapin aboot aw the ins an oots o Scottish theatre at hame an
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@MartinBroon tweeted
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
rn, caain a gaitherin o doo'n-oots tae repentance. "Ay, ye've aa on page 30

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
Sae he oots wi his cheque beuk an oots wi on page 34

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Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
aboot gushers and blow oots, on page 11

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
she usually kens the ins an oots o aathin." on page 24

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
...an nae mair Chinese cairry-oots an chippers." on page 70

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
has mair than a thoosand rig-oots in it, giftit fae aa ower the on page 13

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
wintit tae learn the inns an oots o the Blaik Airt, an aince th
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
fu o ne'er-dae-weels an drap-oots, tattooed, screwed oot o thei
langsyne, kent aa the ins an oots o the quarry.
him tellin aabody the ins an oots o their transplant contract.
3 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
still deen the birthday shout oots on Grampian? Can you put a sh(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
, waas hung wi viddies, print-oots, bruck. He pits a simpler mes on page 150

1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ormation, wi mair o da ins an oots on page 89

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
re, shae hadnae had onie faal oots wi the Queen yit, but shae kn on page 83

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
er, an lïftit up tha doon-an-oots. on page 70

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Thair''s trade turn-oots, cobs an Airish Draughts, sid on page 21
in aboot in thaim sparkly rig-oots. It gies me tha dry boke'", s on page 23

2 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Ins an oots
Ins an oots
Ins an oots
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