A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

rot Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.2 14.4 0 89.4 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences3928 0 9 2 0 0
Number of authors22 18 3 1

Occurrences of rot 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

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
tles ae pound nasty, pure gut-rot dry cider that cost a quid ea on page 12

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Sugary rubbish lik that will rot yer teeth.' He brandished a r on page 39

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
eneugh tae gie the timmer dry rot. on page 26

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
e taen whit he taen, left his rot in yer brain, an by sunrise t on page 56
We ken the rot yer souls contain, on page 104

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
past, jist let it rot. on page 111

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
y're jist gaun tae fa doon an rot, an whit's the sense o that? on page 89

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Sae slow aa sets rot. Ilka actor blears on page 16

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Sae they dinnae shout and rot. on page 157

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
dug-up, recawed frae lingerin rot o doom. on page 15
In the damp daurk widden rot o winter's breith. on page 57

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
s needs liftin syne dey dunna rot I da grund) an as abuin A you on page 36

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
e kent their nems, bacteria o rot on page 35
On lippin tide gart rot him quick an, deid, on page 37
An trawls rot raivelt wi deid tang on page 38
The rot efter the routh. on page 82

5 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
y're jist gaun tae fa doon an rot, an whit's the sense o that? on page 89

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
I'll stairve, an rot, in these thistled ditches - on page 35

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
than hae thochts rot like aipples. on page 82

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
mers that wis affectit wi wet rot, whill Cherlie an Ian wis pit on page 58

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
in wind, smellin unnerwaffs o rot an pish throu the saut blaw:
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ae the midden an lea them tae rot. English screivers claimit th
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
arkin lifes, ar bein left tae rot in the fields like unhowkit t
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
e yaised acause o the damp an rot, made up the faimily hoose. N
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Flairboards’ goat wet rot,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
couldna possibly be left tae rot in fundie hauns. Noo they wer
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
wi haill communities left tae rot, an wi nae sign ava o a polis
1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
accepted, hids cheus a lok o rot on page 87
nt records', or ither kinds o rot, on page 88

2 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
Tae rot wae the bones o eens geen afo on page 89

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
Ernest Marwick rot a skript fir a spot on Radio
in a pees fir spaekan at’s rot in firmil Engleesh – is at
sequins “Alias Isobel” is rot in the richist an most comple
d, whit A’m foond in novils rot bi both Orcadians an viseetir
l Orcadian” tae mach firmil rot Engleesh: Orkney speleens, Or
6 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
of wind, rain, woodworm, dry rot, wet rot, and other climatic,
, wet rot, and other climatic, botanica
2 matches

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