Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

craws	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	18.4	19.5	15.1	0	5.8	41.3	26.6
Number of occurrences	59	38	10	0	1	4	6
Number of authors	30	16	8		1	2	3

Occurrences of craws in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
When the last o the craws wir flappin thir weary wey ha on page 25

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 82 - Caul Stane, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
wi ainly the craws fur company on page 24

2 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
he reply. A richt pair o auld craws she'd joked at the wake, and on page 80

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
THE CRAWS on page 39

2 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
gied us fables wi craws an puddocks; on page 9

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an gnawed bi gibberin Hoodie Craws. on page 71

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Host moved on - like corbie craws - tae a fresh pickin Thus we on page 34
he field tae be pickit by the craws an hoodies like braxy yowes . on page 52
s three muckle, hungert young craws that wad hae seen the girnal on page 75

3 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
jist like a load o' hoodie craws, pickin' ower the corpse Oo' on page 9

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
an craws: 'Ye nevvir see me wi a mairr on page 112
Fir rattans, hoodie craws an laithsome mauchs on page 128

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
times your heid is thackit wi craws on page 18

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Loud owre her neichbours she craws on page 17

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
t at the tatties, and see the craws and seamaws in the air, and d on page 47

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ach, ye're aa grave-birds - craws, corbies! on page 25

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
The Auld Craws on page 7

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
The Stymphalian Craws on page 26
he fund oot mair aboot these craws. Folk cried them the Stymphal on page 27
astanets. "Rattle them at the craws and ye'll dae awright." on page 28
heids in their paws. And the craws didna like it either, no wan on page 29
y stables, been keeched on by craws, beltit by buhls, chawed by c on page 53

14 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
close as craws to sodgers on page 37

1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he tods an futrets as weel as craws, buzzards, hen harriers, eagl
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
heich i the bonnet firs craws preen thirsels fir Ye jalousi on page 3

2 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
an cackle darkly wi the craws on page 10

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oan life: "Iv ye flee wi the craws ye expeck te git shot." An, " on page 7

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
far it wis trumpit doon an e craws ett it up. A pucklie seed fel on page 93

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
See hoo they flee, like craws frae a tree. See hoo they fle on page 144

1 matches

Smith, Derek Northwords Now 43 - Derek Smith, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
a staunchion to entertain the craws. on page 18

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
actit the birds tae the park. Craws, starlins, spurgies - you na on page 118

1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
In the auld craws nest fer a wee pint & in waks(2017) search twitter

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
and names - catty clooer and craws taes. Da bees are lovin it. h(2014) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the craws flies hame ti rest, on page 34

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
he gloamin trees ir thrang wi craws.
a hantil craws begins ti sweil.
2 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
1 @HurchinHome Jist the usual craws oan a dkye skreighin aboot aa(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
nor mait an claes. Luk at tha craws, the' nether sow nor reap an on page 92

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
as a wicked Queen an she sent craws from the ither side o Ireland
e ither side o Ireland an the craws cast coul winds ower the swan
snatched the een frae al the craws an wapped them intae this pon
intae this pond. Nooadays the craws can tae be heared squealin in
4 matches

@HurchinHome tweeted
ay drive in the Airds, Greeba craws, dullies and drumlins.(2014) search twitter