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Use in varieties of Scots

stauns Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.6 29.8 6 0 0 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences6658 4 0 0 2 2
Number of authors36 31 3 1 1

Occurrences of stauns in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
It still stauns in the backlan's o Whauphill, on page 21
The nock stauns silent since she left, on page 24

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Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
aye stauns on page 129

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
windae, a middle-aged wummin stauns waashin dishes at the sink. T on page 1

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Rhind, Neil Eemis Stane 2 - The Ploom, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
Yet there it stauns, circlit wi rails on page 5

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
taps, slips aff the kilt, and stauns still on page 93

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
up fir Oor Leddie's Wal whilk stauns bi the short wey up tae the k on page 14

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
For on the table stauns three bools, on page 30

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
he Act, passit in 1708, still stauns. on page 42
monie fowk in England thinks stauns heid shouders abune maist ith on page 44

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
caps tae work, in case anywan stauns on them. on page 11

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
nuthin stauns in yer wey, nae chiel is mair on page 105

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
The Scots Wikipedia as it stauns the noo is a muckle, can-edit on page 47

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Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
s o airchietectur. Ilk collum stauns its lane, uphauddin the linto on page 13
bak an forrit bi aw the fowk stauns fur the exerceisin o the leid on page 26

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ebody that, at a pairty, jist stauns there in the corner no talkin on page 74

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
It stauns up on the auld belltooer on page 16

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
an the keeper stauns on page 15

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
umman. A poem, in Scots, that stauns as ane o the earliest express on page 4

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
eit an tae be honest, whan he stauns oan his ain favourite, it is on page 9

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Licht braks, nicht faws, loch stauns. on page 52

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Hardie, George Lallans 73 - Pop Gaes the Idol, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Hamilton, poetry
Up on the throbban stage he stauns on page 114

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
e the oreiginal documents. It stauns its lane as a gaithery an shu on page 132

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ontents. Here a man, tho, wha stauns shouther-tae-shouther wi aa t on page 134

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
spaicial in its awn wey. Mark stauns oot kis o the fack that it is on page 136
e hae here is guid, but as it stauns, it's o mair intress til the on page 139

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
d o the language is whan fowk stauns up tae praise the mither tung
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
in the weet. Wi here an thair stauns o rauch gress, a puckle o whi
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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
resurrection durkit whaur it stauns,
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
dingin doun thae things that stauns in the road an lattin folk se
As it stauns the nou, the ScotsteXt site h
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
e folk gittin their papers. A stauns at the back o'd an she's watc
eve, "Aa A'v got, freend." He stauns thare an leuks at me, hairns
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
caps tae work, in case anywan stauns on them.
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
“He stauns accaised o raisistin arreist,
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
The question stauns as tae whit requirements in o
n times in hits first week an stauns as a treisurable lairnin tool
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
blethers aboot the fast food stauns in the High Street. Nancy Gro
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
r whaurever possible. Douglas stauns oot for his ettle tae elabora
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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 76 - Mither tung?, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Stauns the Scots tung ready fur sic
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
icy hiz a back gate. The toon stauns humphy-backit, keeps its coun
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
enst the kirk. The kirk itsel stauns on a bit knowe, ye ken, wi th
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Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
eicht o the adults population stauns at a min-bogglin 65%. This ha
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
a score note in her haun, she stauns there sayin nothin, like a Br
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ck soot ay heavy industry, it stauns proud, alangside Glasgow Cath
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
nae respect these swines. He stauns up lookin as if he’s goat s
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
Mr Neilson again. Mrs Linton stauns up for tae awa oot. “The si
He stauns thare till he canna thole the
Thare he stauns nakit in the blawy nicht, fau
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Alang the loabby, a figure stauns in the shadows, the grey bris
cut oot the middle man.’ He stauns up, chucklin tae himsel, turn
nded oan the dish by Nike. It stauns oot like a map oan his face l
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
aun has jist been impaled. He stauns there gawkin at his skewered
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Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
t knowe an howe hou sicker he stauns airchin's craig the reidness on page 3

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
til Laigersay, but this buik stauns on its ain as a guid read. Me on page 124

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
til Laigersay, but this buik stauns on its ain as a guid read. Me
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
On the mantle here, stauns a wee braiss bullock cairt, g
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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
reeny-broun lustre til it, an stauns wutness (at its near a metre on page 5

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
stauns ma braw wee son.
1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Doonby he stauns, fashed wi dool on page 51
Macassey stauns on tha braes o Wee Binnian on page 53

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