A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

trailin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 7.2 19.6 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2814 13 0 0 0 1
Number of authors20 12 7 1

Occurrences of trailin in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
trailin debris fae the ruins on page 9

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
cy exit. Broonie n Addison ir trailin behind cos Am chargin ahead, on page 44

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
the path. Ahint the beanpole, trailin awa back roon the road, was a on page 1

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ied Wully McCoy an she had us trailin the length an breadth ae Moor on page 169

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
rew sae fast that soon it wis trailin aw ower the flair in a thick on page 103

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Aye trailin ahint twa, three smairt lassi on page 128

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
I was trailin roond in heevinly circles eft on page 123

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Pearcey’s trailin behind tryin tae light a join
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
e taivers, then wheeched awa, trailin her ain bit weavin ahint her.
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
am towards her, lang tendrils trailin behind it like a horse’s ma
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nder appeart. The lad wis aye trailin him. “Ging an fin Lachin,â€
nder appeart. The lad wis aye trailin him. “Ging an fin Lachin,â€
d ancestors thocht Kamile wis trailin a hem - she maun hae heard s
3 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
the ‘hing in the hoose No' trailin' its puddins an’ aw that go
1 matches

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
chit aff wi his twa followers trailin ahint him, mutterin obsceniti on page 74

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
there, her anguished shoutin trailin us on page 9

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a purple an green shell suit trailin oan the pathie. She pickit up on page 21
n aa at aul furnitir ye'r aye trailin hame," said Beldie, rammin er on page 71

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
appenin noo?" hissed Morrice, trailin ahin them an keepin ae ee on on page 12
touchin up; yer rear bumper's trailin a bittie; yer airbugs cud dee on page 69

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
an left me trailin awa ahin ye on page 51

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
itba in comfort insteid o aye trailin te the pub', an he'd the chik on page 19
d at she winna hae the wirk o trailin ma back upstairs. "Maybe you' on page 46
e University. Ye canna hae er trailin a muckle case aa the wye fae on page 52

3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
ppit caat, for she'd seen him trailin his hin legs ahin him in e ga on page 27

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
e were baith young an set oot trailin the mull
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
med an fussled inno the lift, trailin linns o wattergaws ahin
1 matches

Ulster

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
wumman lukked painrife an wus trailin a fut.
1 matches

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