A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'edges'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
edgesOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.83227
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21.9 2 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 17.7 7 6
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 2
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 13.7 3 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 10.6 8 7
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of edges in Corpus

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Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
fae thur edges. on page 18

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
alang edges o tha bonny riggs. on page 88

1 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
work oot fae da middle ta da edges o da burn. Turn it ower. Don'
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ddy hardenin an curlin it the edges as if touched bi the han o de on page 78

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, stairtin te snip awa it the edges o Harry's skillfully arranged on page 9
r richt." Ah nibbled roon the edges o ma ain piece. "It's absolut on page 31

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
n an tae smeeth doon her roch edges, makk mair o a leddy ooto her
1 matches

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
affinity for livin at the raa edges o life on page 33
He tucks the edges on page 54

2 matches

General Northern

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
g smile that curves up at the edges.
1 matches

(South) East Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Fatty stull haudin the ruggy edges o Alan's cut thegither. Alan' on page 36

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Le Marie, Nicole nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Last Day At East Wemyss, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, poetry
Yer eroding round the edges on page 87

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
auld envelope, frayed at the edges, that looked as gif it had la on page 73

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ar they've barely touched the edges. Even the wey Bruce rolls his on page 175

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
osy big toe, blackened at the edges, peeped through. The crab flu on page 37

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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
as day. They lingered oan the edges as sleep took her.
1 matches

West Central

Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
embroidert the edges o her cloak on page 129

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
scaurs wha's edges spairkle on page 32

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
edges, on page 26

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
oses,” he sayed. “Wiidlan edges kneedeep in farns, hillsides
1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
plasticine n smoothed oot the edges. Monica Mason is a stunner, n on page 26

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
the answers flickerin at the edges ay the vision. on page 3

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
see that moil o crevasses or edges o broken roads? on page 128

1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
nd his feet sprauchlin on the edges o rocks. The on page 18

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
werin up at the muin's bleart edges on page 20

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
taunin on the lenth o wan its edges so that it stared oot at the on page 42

1 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
an fae this sea aroon yer edges on page 20

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
an mair knife edges than a Setterday nicht oot.
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
uadays haes chaffed the sherp edges aff the satire and the lave o
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
de her windae, growed oot the edges o her weavin.
s loom. As she luiked at the edges o the claith, her neb wis fil
2 matches

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