A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

scrape Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.1 9.3 13.6 19.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2918 9 2 0 0 0
Number of authors20 14 5 1

Occurrences of scrape in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
wunder hoo men kin dae that. Scrape their face every day. Wi some on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
But Makars that jist scrape an boo? We dinnae want nor ne on page 77

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ard barren upland pasture tae scrape thegither juist eneuch siller on page 33
rest o the time they had tae scrape awa at the moss an snaw ootby on page 56

2 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
hear the scrape on page 39

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
he leaves an ah wis tryin tae scrape it aff ma shoes before ma ma on page 73

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The chairs scrape loudly oan the wuiden floor, on page 41
wha's aye tryin tae scrape up the interest oan his debt on page 120

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
at babies in buggies that wid scrape yer ankles if you werenae car on page 35
hey were. Remember ye had tae scrape the black bits aff an cover t on page 62

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
en treatit like somethin ye'd scrape aff yer shoe. Mr. Poe hadnae on page 127

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
Some were nae mair nor a bit scrape in the groun wi a happin o gr on page 18

1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
gaitherin for shelter or tae scrape awa the snaw tae feed on the
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
an sleeves as they catch and scrape against the fibre ay ma overc
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Forced to scrape a living,
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
the cauld weather ah like tae scrape awa at the rust, coating ma g
1 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Wi a scrape o the pen, the guisers drappi
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
the cauld weather ah like tae scrape awa at the rust, coatin ma gl
1 matches

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
mes are gweed, I jist get tae scrape e boddom o e barrel, I'm aye on page 26

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Tae scrape (an nae blaad the plaster) on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he'd lut ma lick the speen an scrape oot the berry pan." . on page 87

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n his draars fin he heard the scrape o Joyce's key in the lock. "A on page 17

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
bit didna yet hae onythin tae scrape frae his chooks wi a razor. T
she liftit the dry leaves tae scrape the bluid awa luikin fur some
dennertime, Steenhillock wid scrape the tastiest bitties o beef f
3 matches

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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
n soonds. He stairt tae gae a scrape or two wi his front feet. Beu on page 21
Tae pick an scrape an feed. on page 40

2 matches

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