A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

ca'd Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 9.3 13.6 9.9 5.8 31 4.4
Number of occurrences3318 9 1 1 3 1
Number of authors22 12 5 1 1 2 1

Occurrences of ca'd in Corpus

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Central

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Forth Brig, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
ver-near ca'd ower by the cheek o it. on page 28

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
A brainy chiel they ca'd Einstein. on page 8

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
An like the hills ca'd oot tae ma beloved Granny on page 11
She's ca'd "Auld Reekie" endlang the yir on page 32

2 matches

Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
pecially bi Sheena Blackball, ca'd A Raised Glaiss, wis read bi on page 4

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord, on page 32

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Ah ca'd up then ma mind's firin'-squa on page 63

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Peffers, Bob Upheeze, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
Nou Ah'm ca'd Bob Peffers an Ah'm the wabst
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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
howker. Grandfaither ferm wis ca'd, "Blinkbonnie". There wis som
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
They ca'd it Dapple Grey;
She ca'd it ower the braes;
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
An spier'd what was't they ca'd her.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Ma brither hud a dug ca'd Spike,
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@DABArbuckle tweeted
roots Another thing Alex, she ca'd a clock a 'noak' - "whit oor(2020) search twitter
@willie_rennie Nae wunner yer ca'd RENNIE. Yer gien us a' hertbu(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
up range? There's a concealer ca'd 'Peely Wally'.(2016) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ig kitchen space that wis aye ca'd the 'scullery' in oor hoose D (2021) twitter link
The Kent variant isnae ca'd the ENGLISH variant because K(2021) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
, and it wis a' aboot a chiel ca'd Andy Dunlop at'd erected a mo on page 35

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
na - Anne spraggit them a An ca'd them gey feeble excuses on page 15

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
So Nick, he ca'd his fiddlers three, on page 16
An threw him up an ca'd him doon, on page 19

2 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
e ca'? Fit aboot a wee drinky ca'd #DrookitHoor ? Ma thrapple's (2017) search twitter
boot it fit aboot a wee ditty ca'd Aiberdeen? #Doric(2015) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
iz the absolute berries. It's ca'd ending the evening on a high (2011) search twitter
@LouiseNicol1 well ........ I ca'd tee!(2012) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
They wir nivver ca'd Willie or Geordo, nor none o on page 42

1 matches

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
breath wi adds you tae a list ca'd 'complete fuckwits' https://t(2021) search twitter

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
ca'd p- p- p- penguins on page 164

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The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
e sticks. Cleeks, a hink they ca'd thum. A yince seen a laddie r
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The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
e buy back then. What was eet ca'd? Vesta. Ee mixed eet up in ho
1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Wed ca'd hir, an sa hir on page 22

1 matches

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