A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

curled Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 8.7 24.1 9.9 23.2 20.7 13.3
Number of occurrences4317 16 1 4 2 3
Number of authors26 11 8 1 2 1 3

Occurrences of curled in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
oticed, hid powdert hair that curled aw aer their heids. She wis f on page 55

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
louched ower. Noo she sat up, curled her mooth in the 'smile at th on page 1

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
icht so's it wad be bonny an' curled fur the Sunday tae gan tae th on page 27

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
He even kaimed and curled his hair, on page 38

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
tubes, and the gless tubes aw curled doon the wey and cam thegithe on page 104

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Maw hus curled hur white hair, painted hur t on page 2
on unattended oan the bed and curled ma hair wi their tongs. It wi on page 39
. Hur salt-and-pepper hair is curled tae perfection. Even though s on page 45
e far aff. Hur black hair wis curled tae perfection, and she wis w on page 55
d wi ma mouth and eyes, which curled like wee hauf moons, and twir on page 57

5 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
snuffed up an oot. Then flesh curled on page 112

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye had nae croon o thorns curled
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
in wee, delicately arranged, curled locks. Ah staun, slack-jawed
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
McDade’s curled up in the foetal position, co
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ud been ootside then whit wis curled up by her feet when she wis u
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Duvet curled I gazed at crumbled thee.
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
wered back. A spent the night curled up in a ba’ under ma blanke
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
For the bairns tae say wi curled up beak Worms again! on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
taes an at het little hannie curled aroon ma fingir; an at gutsy on page 67

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
bloody flees aawye." Morrice curled his tap lip. "They're fool di on page 14

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
apple an kickit it a bittie o curled up linoleum. on page 10
e it the door; the sicht o im curled up in is basket an the soun o on page 18

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ainst e door, an e ither airm curled roond her heid. Still she wen on page 33
noticed, hed powdered hair at curled all oer their heids. She felt on page 53

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
lily obsairt. "Gin her petals curled up a thochtie mair, she wad b on page 25

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
curled up amin the meal. Noo I wis h
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
is cairryin. The futterat wis curled up in a baa at the fit o't, s
dit wi a plowt on the grun an curled roon like an a.
euk far the young rhubarb lay curled up aneth the yird.
a polished mahognay cheer an curled her taes inside her buits, an
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Fin he'd left, she curled her airm throwe her brither's
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e in tae keep him company. He curled up but nae wi the thocht o st
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
corner kick een half time and curled it into the net. Fit a legend(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An lyan curled up in hur lair on page 84

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
nst da door, an da idder airm curled aroond her head. Still shö g on page 35

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
fae nichts curled lik on page 64

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
ered corner o a back gairden, curled her up cosy an gud ta sleep.
is gien ta scöl. Smootie wis curled up cosy in Magnus's unmade be
2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
nst th door, an th ither airm curled roond hur heid. Still she wen on page 34
ticed, hed powder'd hair that curled aw ower their heids. She felt on page 54

2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
n a hairbrush throu hir hair, curled it intae a bun at the nape o on page 54

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Humble, Faered an curled in a ball on page 49

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
lukked at it, cha pup wus aa curled up an sleepin soon. on page 18

1 matches

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