A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

breed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.1 11.2 33.6 39.7 23.2 10.9 22.1
Number of occurrences5621 21 4 4 1 5
Number of authors32 11 9 4 3 1 4

Occurrences of breed in Corpus

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Central

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wi yellay palms the dyin breed on page 95

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
a look - yi don't know whit breed it is or how much upkeep itll on page 169

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
the rest o the evidence. The breed an tomatas were easy. Washed on page 40
od tae it. She kept feedin it breed an things, even gave it a wee on page 77

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Nae chyce o mines: ma lot tae breed on page 18
nocent frae hame, whaur ruins breed on page 30
frae the swaw, thrang vessels breed on page 31
or jimp in minents, hou they breed, on page 47
A braw douce mon, the breed on page 64

5 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
are sons o a noble breed, on page 32

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 58 - twa poems bi George Hardie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Hamilton, poetry
that govern aa his breed.. on page 41

1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
nidae Carmichaelus since this breed is no likely tae hae mair whu
1 matches

Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
nut a nut plod on then mouldy breed heed woop woop look it that
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
‘n’ peas ‘n’ butter't breed Bit the ‘hing a couldnae gi
” thum up the stair Withoot breed ur bowels 0’ cock’a’lee
2 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
like eating a sponge. Crispy breed rules ?(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
mac without a doubt - a real breed n butter centre forrit - top (2021) twitter link
course these lads r the reel breed n butter players lol (2020) twitter link
espite the dives - guid auld breed n butter centre forrit wis th (2020) twitter link
@robertmdaws a team of breed n butter players that gave th (2021) twitter link
hin the lower leagues fir the breed n butter stuff (2021) twitter link

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
l, aa so's ithers kin ett eir breed an I get naethin bit dunts, a on page 26

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
id We've bikes an dogs o ilka breed It's marvellous the things fo on page 15

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I dinna care ower muckle fir breed noo, on page 84
An poor it ower a bittie breed fan we're skint on page 87
If ye like lava breed, 'en gan tae Wales on page 114
A clay model o' a loaf o' breed fit he ett on page 159

7 matches

Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
. I wis needin porridge oats, breed, butter, milk and a fancied s
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
t thanks div I get? Far dis e breed come frae ye stap awa in yir
1 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2022) Doric - Aberdeen
Nae real crusts on yer pan breed

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
Nae real crusts on yer pan breed
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
e fan I wint intae a shop for breed
Breed that hid a fair thick crust
2 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
tfintray Usually aye, special breed ees eens, ken!(2020) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
But they were broon breed back in 2012. Noo doon the do(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
and the lassie offers me dry breed with a bit of ham that's prob(2016) search twitter
crack o dawn, got the milk n breed in fae shops, fed Bobby (the (2017) search twitter
twa sausages, nae ton greasy breed & nae so muckle mushrooms! #g(2017) search twitter
area then next tae me at the breed area!! Fit dee ye dee? Cheeri(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
cut her calories and fed her breed and watter. on page 51

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
breed an butter, macaroni-cheese pi on page 9

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An he'd cheust geen in fur breed. on page 127

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The sam' breed order eviry week. on page 42

1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Shetland breed o kye, sheep or horse (also c on page 101

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
lyphemus, da boerdliest o his breed -
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
sent me tae research anidder breed o peerie fokk: Santie’s elv
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Noo, da Kunal breed o trows ir unusual. Dey ir we
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
houldnae hae put eet in wi th breed-knife." on page 68

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
He knowed tha seed an breed o thaim aa. on page 14
A seed an breed that's yit tae cum Wull truel on page 66

2 matches

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
an open fire and made her ain breed. An made her ain whiskey tae. on page 46

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Ern'in' his breed bi' honest toil. on page 41

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
er trough is full oo sweeten' breed. on page 29

1 matches

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