A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

slippit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.5 18.5 13.6 0 133.7 10.3 0
Number of occurrences6936 9 0 23 1 0
Number of authors25 16 2 7 1

Occurrences of slippit in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
epin. He pit on his claes and slippit oot. Alang on page 18

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
It slippit ben quait-like, ower hou lang on page 19
e,' she sayed til him, as she slippit High Noon inti the VCR. 'Can on page 23
Sax day afore her faither slippit awa, Kate wis sittin wi him i on page 31

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
Naething, naething ava!" an I slippit awa, quick-smert. on page 86

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
ae douce, o Spring an Simmer, slippit cauld an stieve on page 40
it, aince, twice, but it aye slippit - on page 49

3 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
i beachit. A wee laithern bag slippit ower the boord. 'Aye, an brin on page 14

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
She slippit through the Palace Yett. on page 26

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
taen the wee siller coin, and slippit quickly got o the room. In fi on page 43

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Sae the lad slippit awa, doucelike, frae the heat on page 43

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
The fleet Galathée slippit intil the sea on page 98

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
o her health, I dout." Sae he slippit the tindel-box up his jouk, p on page 37

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
bed slippit awa and Daith hissel gied up on page 108

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
en the number 59 cam up an he slippit the satchel tae a chap whae w on page 112

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
bbit gettin: ilka meenit that slippit
Suddenly Ma Rapet slippit awa frae the fit o the bed. S
2 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Had slippit awaa.
Ye got slippit awaa
2 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
uiet “Ay, Sam” afore they slippit out the door again. Whan the
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ds. But as he skiffed past, I slippit the twine an the dirk intae h
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
had treatit her champion. She slippit aff her bedroll an gaed tae k
Beatrice, her heart stoundin, slippit intae the daurk afore ony ith
wis ower late. The threid had slippit the needle. Derriakin an Guzu
t o the crackit-open door. He slippit inside an haused baith o the
heard thaim skailin. Than he slippit back oot, only tae fin that I
10 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
t. Fitba reporters haes aften slippit intae Scots for thair heidlin
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Oh! Davie!" Isobel sniffit an slippit it oan t'er fingir. on page 31
d silently doon the aisle. He slippit inte the widden seat an sut i on page 74
lacie fin they war aa bairns, slippit inte the pew in front. on page 75

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
pool, sighin wi relief as he slippit inte the caal watter. on page 11
nks!" Ah teen the lipstick an slippit it doon ma sock an oota sicht on page 66
uth or no, bit Tamara's smile slippit an she stairtit te bubble an on page 77

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah clean firgot te tell ye - slippit ma myn, like. Ah wis jist abo on page 10

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
nno the hoose, we'd niver hae slippit back in wioot him kennin we'd
tae the college in toun, hid slippit back tae the auld spikk noo t
2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
- " Da Rabbit jamp ida air, slippit da white kid glivs an da fan, on page 18
hö hed in her haand, an shö slippit him laek a haet col, juist in on page 20
Wi dat sam, her fit slippit oot anunder her, an da nixt m on page 21
ts is ferrets! Whaar can I be slippit dem, I winder?" Alice guessed on page 33
o as no ta nip her neck. shö slippit da bottle laek a haet col, sa on page 34
Also on pages 114
7 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
day da lift cleared. Dan Noah slippit oot a corbie bit it didna com on page 7
s Jesus himsel - a pör body slippit in an pat i da plaet twa peer on page 133
assover he med some excuse an slippit oot. He set aff fir da Temple on page 145

6 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
n oot dey wir just laek newly slippit rams. Laekit a scaar a da dre on page 4
"You most a slippit ipo dis," he said, haddin up on page 27
whin shü wis nine year aald. Slippit ower da pier. Jessie wis i da on page 44
so Willie coodna see whin he slippit da peerie white peel under hi on page 60

4 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
At slippit inanundir on page 27

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
Wi a skirl shui slippit her gless an ran fae da Haa a on page 35

1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
cam runnin in - he wis even slippit his staff, poor owld body.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e we ken hit. Da ram has been slippit on wir hill an I hed a yarn w
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e waatched in horror as trows slippit intae da holl. Idders rushed
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
d back tae a young doctor wha slippit frogspawn on da Wastside o Sh
1 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
the ewe, ha'in slippit, on page 151

1 matches

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