A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

barely Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words29.7 30.8 22.4 49.7 69.7 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences9258 14 5 12 1 2
Number of authors46 26 11 2 4 1 2

Occurrences of barely in Corpus

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Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
t a raid on a wee trader that barely kent we were there afore we l on page 58

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
that cost a quid each. He kin barely hold his excitement back. Our on page 12
f Si O'Connor's right hand. A barely feel it, just that dull thud on page 20
git landed wae a right, but A barely feel it, full ae wine n adren on page 28
Didnae know the cunt n ma maw barely mentions him. He's just a ven on page 37

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
chosen machine. Each ae thum barely blinkin or rememberin how the on page 27
in sae stressed that ah could barely digest ah bowel ae tomatae so on page 121
the fact that so far they've barely touched the edges. Even the w on page 175
ough the quiet mornin streets barely exchangin a single word wae e on page 188

4 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Yed gaed frae me wi barely a wurd. on page 99

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
t owner wis an auld wifie wha barely took it oot wanst a year. A b on page 79
ite o her glegness. She seems barely tae ken she's that cliwvir. on page 84
rby that, the pencil-case wis barely lang eneuch tae haud it. When on page 131
an wis in sic a dwam that she barely looked whaur she wis gaun, an on page 201

4 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
here in front ae me an ah can barely control masel. It's fuckin me on page 76

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
rd the fishin boat Toshie wis barely alive, but he wis alive. Luck on page 43
made it aw the better. They'd barely on page 49

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Whiles thaim at hame wir barely cled or fed, on page 41
Barely a month afore the Armistice, on page 88

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Barely livin only jist, nae mair tha on page 5

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
h that ah cannae reply. She's barely broken a sweat. Ah'm no sure on page 11
wis Scots - and fur aw ah'm barely a teenager, ah'm still at the on page 50

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Yin barely covers his ankle on page 18

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
m a guid Catholic, but we kin barely afford four mouths tae feed. on page xxi
the end, his paper-chin skin barely clung tae his bones, bulgin p on page 43
her you, Marie,' she replies, barely able tae shuffle hursel throu on page 45
l fae Maw and the Clan, livin barely a stone's throw away fae Sand on page 46
s wis no picnic. No when ah'd barely two pennies tae rub taegether on page 51

5 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
I can barely eat but ma stamack sickens, on page 26
Ma Francis, thouch barely a bairn, on page 32
Mary: Ah mon Dieu! (a barely articulate cry o grief) on page 35

4 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
utside their houses, in their barely fence-separated gardens that
1 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
n ages, over an oor an ah wis barely feenished wan haun, no tae me
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
It barely seems a week or twa
Fae youngsters, barely past their teens
his teeth jist barely broke the skin,
3 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
e brightness too – blue sky barely skiffed wi cloud.
enough jobs for guys who can barely let the paint dry cause
2 matches

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
lk for oors on end and noo we barely last ten meenits as oor conve
traight into conversation. Ah barely even notice the time it’s a
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
cht green needles, seemin tae barely hing on in the tottiest tirl,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Barely visible in the rapidly encroa
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The cunt barely flinches, insteid drawin bloo
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
ie asks wi’ a face that cun barely conceal the fact he’s rippi
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
h wis still hingin there jist barely attached, throbbin and pulsin
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
at the hem o the tunic, which barely cam doon til her knees, bit t
...” He fell silent. He cud barely mind, fae that year o bricht
atween the Auld People an the barely-heard-o Dugpeople. Gin Beatri
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ank at the Royal. Maist ay it barely registers; just the usual cas
. Wan minute yer a wee laddie barely gien it so much as a thoat. I
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ur noo haes nae hairtland. It barely haes a core vote. For the fir
1 matches

Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
sprawled across it, leavin me barely any room. The fucker snores.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ically, at Damo’s pint, wae barely a drink oot it. Ah grab the d
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
clear to the handler you can barely move, its easy to do and ye d(2020) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@karenisathome No idea, I was barely auld enough to drink. I went (2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
They could barely dae the interviews wi the rau (2022) twitter link

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
s hoastin aat muckle they can barely tak twa steps athoot collapsi on page 43

1 matches

Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Seaforth Road, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
bit barely the star o his ain show. on page 70

1 matches

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - The New Leviathan, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
It's een we barely see on page 84

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
only knows Fix the ba she can barely dae on page 15

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Barely visible on page 8

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
spik, I didna think, I didna barely move, forebye's the neive tha on page 51

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
A week bit barely three,
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
it’s ower warm and ye can barely mak oot the orange flavour. Y
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
ast has gotten worse. She can barely stan up withoot runnin oot o
or aboot a day solid. She can barely lift her heid up aff her pill
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rdon wiz scowlin at Jessie wi barely controlled anger. The Laird s
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
n has been making strides in. Barely an hour between the two citie (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
bones were creaking awa! Cud barely sit doon tae go fer a quick w(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
He barely said a civil wird or teuk a b on page 50
He hid barely a bit that wisna pierced and on page 58
They barely bothered tae say 'cheerio' an on page 59

3 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Mirrland, his face noo barely there on page 8
the pen grouws fent, barely manages on page 29

2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ck a Trojan, an gude hame, wi barely a wird tae ony ane. on page 38
the added water converts to a barely edible fawn coloured sludge. on page 76

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
symmetry. Hit barely kens foo ta steady on page 31

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
dee at could barely cut a paet, turn a haand on page 19

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
I da run waas der barely a door on page 34
Barely a nyepkin o laand, barely an eftirnön on page 36
whaar sun can barely rekk. on page 38
dey could barely win aboard her. on page 60
Neist simmer, when da breer barely shaas, on page 69

6 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
Noo we wir barely shot afore aa dis happened, s
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
in da waater, barely clingin ontae a plank o wid t
1 matches

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
wi thair guns again. The sun barely set at this time o year, but
1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Whaur tha gumlie river Lagan barely on page 26

1 matches

King, Angeline Untitled, (twitter 2021) Ulster - Larne, poetry
oon update. Weel, ah hae been barely oot o Larne for a guid year,
1 matches

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