Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

row	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	33.9	36.8	28.5	39.7	29.1	41.3	22.1
Number of occurrences	110	73	19	4	5	4	5
Number of authors	67	38	15	2	5	3	4

Occurrences of row 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, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
low haw that wis lit up bi a row ae lamps hingin fae the roof. on page 10
the sand wae widden spades, a row ae lodging hooses, an ahint t on page 21

2 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
s Harkness on the widows alms row - drawin her curtains early on page 78

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Steek that row,' she telt him. 'Ye'r no gaun on page 35

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Tae row the boat as weel's they cuid on page 5

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
"Ian, row up yer tuils an gang ower the on page 26

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ried tae get aw the bools tae row up tae. No tae shift it. Just on page 1

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
' they're sittin' in the back row o' the flicks wearin' a blind on page

2 matches

McClure, Rob nothing but a set of eyes for stars - The Night, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, poetry
The whole jing-bang and the row-de-dow of the night! on page 101

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
They can row oan tap ae waves while we wad on page 79

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
Eck gies me a awfy like row fur spikin' like that, he dis on page 14

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ner near Iona, no in the same row, it wid seem wrang. The row i on page 3

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
sit doon, he suggests tae the row. on page 7

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
begun, While the grim boatmen row. on page 6

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s located right in the centre row. Handy timin, likes. Cos as s on page 52
l bairn, a boay in the centre row stands up and starts clappin. on page 57
fur a mass murderer oan death row. Oan a on page 115

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ond face sittin in the second row. "Braw. Please staund and say on page 63
Fae the third row o desks, Lavender said, 'It's on page 73
ae a wee laddie in the second row. on page 135
die cried Rupert in the front row, 'Whit's twa seevens?" on page 142
echty wee laddie in the front row piped up and said, "But surel on page 145
Also on pages 150, 155, 160, 167, 210, 211, 217
13 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
their ain boats an began tae row awa fae the pier. Ithers spri on page 94

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
t ma haun up three times in a row tae ask her tae repeat the qu on page 16
layed it aboot ten times in a row an she wis daein ma heid in w on page 40
school that they've got front row seats. Ah said tae Nicola, Th on page 75
y he came in three times in a row tae buy packets a chewin gum, on page 109
i go an whit wid yi dae. Back row ae the Odeon said Charlene, A on page 112
Also on pages 152
6 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
s handsome as well, wi a wide row o white teeth, but they wir j on page 76

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
boatie. It wis a muckle open row boat wi a tall front and a ta on page 92

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The entrepreneur, wi his ship row-chowin in the teeth o a stran on page 103

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
an Doug hovered in the front row. There were nae seats in the on page 20

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
he bonniest hoose in the hale row. The bricks had been weel dic on page 19

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
han Young Wullie telt him til row up his tuils an get ready ti on page 65

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
I was shauchlin doon the New Row o The Auld Grey Toun on page 123

1 matches

Drosten, John Lallans 67 - Fower Poems bi John Drosten, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
(24 Cheyne Row) on page 133

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Row upon row, they stretcht, far as the gr on page 14
Pickin oot ilka row the lass wid mind oan this th on page 61

3 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
rtment Meeting afore he got a row fae the Principal Teacher. Sy on page 37

1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
t ma haun up three times in a row tae ask her tae repeat wit sh
puni cos if yi got three in a row the teacher usually phones up
2 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
tript doon, spilling the last row o tenements intil the dead sp
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
An row’d oor haunds wi her peenie
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Aye, an her no even gettin a row!
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ae stoap them gettin ten-in-a-row; the same ten-in-a-row that w
; the same ten-in-a-row that wid eclipse an surpass o
2 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
illuminatin the motor an the row ay hedges in front ay me as i
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e sung tae "Weel may the keel row")an sees wi sympathy, the ain
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
powder an’ a smooth ba’, row’d in silk frae ma mithir’
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
se it took Tamas, in the next row, in the chest then smashed Yo
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Nine championships in a row, his skill took stock.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
The Captain gied him a row, bit he had nae problem wi th
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
n lookin buidin in the middle row ae maire shinin examples ae n
1 matches

@FaetheRye tweeted
n who scuttled oot the second row? Patricia Gibson perchance? (2022) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
n guid Nicky! Hae a guid game ROW!xxx(2014) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
haund grenade. She'd cause a row in an empty hoose! #Corrie(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
and after the 4th train in a row was cancelled at the last min (2022) twitter link

@pmcm1355 tweeted
eam Murdo's goan fir ten-in-a-row.?? https://t.co/8wCcvINv4c (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
y pal and I were in the front row watching Martin Kemp. We said (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
mair fumbles than in the back row o the cinema lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ma jaikit and hung it on the row o hooks neist tae the front d on page 41

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - Oor Grun, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
the roch row o heather. on page 88

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
The man row'd up a bonny fish on page 15

1 matches

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
Row and wratchedness, penitrive, on page 111

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
bonny wee polis loonies in a row. on page 144

1 matches

Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
on the sperrit o men on Daith Row on page 74

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
hall, wheech wis lit up by a row o lamps hingan fae e roof. on page 10
sand wi wooden spades, then a row o lodgin houses, an behind th on page 20
ure, she hedna as yit hed any row wie Queen, but she knew at id on page 80

3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
‘Aat haed been a hard row for ye tae hyow, min, Fergie.
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
her vyce enough tae gie ma a row for pittin ma trainers doon o
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
ask questions ye didna get a row so very quickly at the thresh
er's boat fyles an ended wi a row or a scud in the lug or fyles
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rd as if somebody wiz haein a row. A wee while aifter that yin
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
hings, an syne there’d be a row.
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
cht yid hear it twa days in a row!(2012) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
e schoolie or just aff middle row? Think ye should donate it ta(2017) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
in the 80s an eest tae get a row for spikkin Scots, it's jist (2019) search twitter
nshire eest te gie ye a richt row if ye spoke Scots in class. D(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Yir knackered the entire row o stabs. on page 62
As row efter row appears, the men lift their e on page 95

3 matches

Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
continue thi row, hids coorse sewing. on page 18

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
aal, an aa da licht cam fae a row o lamps at wis hingin ida rdf on page 10

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
er, an shü re-lived da cruel row whin shü fan oot Sarah wis p on page 22

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
bi Usta Ness. I da boats, men row on page 62

1 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
d myself up tae see da lowest row o birthday cairds an pickit o
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
s dis evenin. Three days in a row ain't bad!! So pleased so man(2016) search twitter

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
At ither times the row was fierce on page 158

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
w hall, which was lit up b' a row o lanterns hingin frae th roo on page 10
sand wi wudden spades, then a row o lodgin hooses, an ahint tha on page 20

2 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
coultry and my family used to row the ferry over the Forth. Lov(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
w haal, whuch wus ht up bae a row o lamps hingin frae the roof. on page 10
san wi wudden spades, thin a row o lodgin-hooses, an ahint thi on page 21

2 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Tha muckle drum tip heard tha row; on page 34

1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
led at yer place there in the row
1 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
hey'll be infesting the Sandy Row with their unquenchable deman(2019) search twitter