A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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skaith Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.5 22.3 4.5 0 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences5044 3 0 0 0 3
Number of authors24 19 3 2

Occurrences of skaith in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e'en the smaaest inklin o the skaith she wis veisitin on thair fai on page 23

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
an duin wi quickly, an wioot skaith tae wir ain ship.' on page 55

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
e hoose or hame, an in deidly skaith forby, I took a bit paper an on page 12
les,' he added, 'there is nae skaith in settin aside a piece o war on page 24
prince. 'I didna wiss ye onie skaith; but ye were fain that I tame on page 70

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
tters waur. Ye must hae meant skaith for somebody, else ye wad hae on page 44

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
dnae fash masel that thay wad skaith iz, but it did fleg iz a wee, on page 22

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The comin skaith; for mirkrife meesery on page 26
Intil his mou, did skaith on his fair hide, on page 37
Laired in the derk; he canna skaith me here on page 45
Spout o spunks an scour o skaith on page 56

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
airn raivel, bit A tholed the skaith an stertit takkin tent o the on page 82

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
Laired in the derk; he cannae skaith me here on page 60

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
n watter daes ane anither nae skaith. on page 39

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ey saufit frae onie pheisical skaith. Hir saul wins til heiven wha on page 139

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
negleck o the leid - an the skaith duin bi the Executive - war on page 121

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ndart. Mebbies it'll mend the skaith they hae been daein tae the l on page 56

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
s e'en waur an daes e'en mair skaith tae the weird o the language
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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
oo pynt oot the psychological skaith that's bein duin tae the bair
guage upsteerers the day, the skaith haes been duin areddies an th
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
œScots baith benefits an taks skaith frae the fact that it shares
ids should no be done tae the skaith o Gaelic. Insteid, thir leids
oor lives has chynged tae the skaith o verbal
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
the richt ane an whuther ony skaith haes been duin or no.
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
inimie at wissed thaim ti kep skaith. The
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rays is that thay dae untelt skaith tae leevin cells, the verra t
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
on implications, an gin onie skaith is duin til the Yirth, it sou
n on a plaister for ti dern a skaith. Thai wad want ti suggest tha
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
that wurds spoken alood micht skaith the lythe quateness. "Graun a
awfu happens! Wha kens whatna skaith
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
aim at tholed the stour-blawn skaith o the Dust Bowl throu
the skaith frae the camps mellin wi the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
weel abuin thair wecht wi the skaith they dae tae the survival o t
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ent, at least — cause great skaith in terms o prestige and warld
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
sair haud an daein nae want o skaith tae the indiginous Scottish c
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
, acause the Scots did muckle skaith tae his shipping. In 1550 the
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
conter ony discrimination in skaith o this Declaration and conter
that daes skaith til the fundamental richts gr
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
here that's daein nae want o skaith tae the campaine for the Scot
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
the BBC daes juist as muckle skaith tae the confidence o thae fow
g haes haed tae dree a muckle skaith frae aw the airts ower the ye
anither year is tae dree mair skaith frae fowk that nae doot sees
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Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Tae fleg aff the skaith wi aw o thair micht;
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Aigan tae skaith the gowkie whae threapit
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Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
ok Yer tears tae hain Ye frae skaith A'll cloor juist yin meenit i on page 3

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
rein. An ye'll nae dee me ony skaith, tho I'm an insec.' on page 40

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
makker, maun be guairdit frae skaith.
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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
A wudnae gurn for skaith o gear, on page 35

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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
e tuk up an hae tae pye oot a skaith. Thar’s nae skaith fur naw
. Thar’s nae skaith fur naw fillin oot tha speiri
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