A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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priests Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.7 5.1 19.5 0 5.8 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2510 13 0 1 1 0
Number of authors15 10 3 1 1

Occurrences of priests in Corpus

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Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
alang wi a hantle o chauntin priests an haly brithers. Noo, Brodir on page 14

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
That priests and people Find salvation on page 55

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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
ehaviour o prominent Catholic priests, an ye hae tae say that histo on page 118

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
thrawn smeddum o his Pictish priests on page 85

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
i politicians, gun rinners an priests, on page 69

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
350, for Scotland wis scant o priests an haed mony a vaikit benefic on page 110

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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
'Aye, lamas, you know, like priests, only Buddhists.'
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Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
law priests haud pseudo enquiries
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
en comprehendit meenisters an priests amang them, sae the haun o re
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Steele, Gregor When Scotty said “Scunner”, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
And the fermers and priests and sodjers o the day,
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Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
sweet rins frae the priests on page 3

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
an Annas an Caiaphas e Heich Priests, e wird o God cam tae Jock, Z on page 83
richt tae ett it, neen bit e priests hid e richt." An he said anaa on page 88
e rejeckit bi the elders an e priests an e laayers, an be deen awa on page 96
"G'wa an shew yersels till e priests." An it cam aboot att as they on page 109
day i the Temple. Bit e heid priests, e laayers an e cooncillors w on page 113
Also on pages 117
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
r its een. It wis guairded bi priests fa war servants o the god, th
e twa green emeralds ava. The priests o the place kent naethin ava
guairdians o the shrine. The priests wad niver hae suspected a wee
It hid taen the priests a while tae track her doon, f
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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Geng an shaa yoursels tae da priests an dey''ll lat aabody ken you on page 127

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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - On War, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
gil moufu o the guid meit the priests gide til thair fat pigs?
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