A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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drappit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.8 22.9 67.3 0 23.2 0 0
Number of occurrences8943 42 0 4 0 0
Number of authors35 20 12 3

Occurrences of drappit in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
et. The nicht had fawn. I had drappit my tools. I tookna tent o my on page 30

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Sulhunt, Miriam Lallans 90 - Rapunzel, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
drappit ma bevie. on page 33

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
heir backs an the pace nivver drappit. Normally Thrawn Tam, a stran on page 49
As it was drappit tae the drill flair the OIM w on page 53

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Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
the eisins abune hiz heid an drappit the straes intil the wattir w on page 41

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
e hole in the roof bigger and drappit doon aside the tods. A Wee Br on page 46

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
when I drappit a' an ran on page 51

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
-hush weapons." Broun's mooth drappit aipen. on page 65

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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 82 - Tecumseh, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Thay hae drappit in the weirs: on page 87

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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
e luim room and he aboot doon-drappit wi the sicht... o hee-haw. Ji on page 60

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
Ane bi ane, the caird pleyers drappit oot. Sinsyne thare wis juist on page 58

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ue. Mr. Kay an a frein whiles drappit intil thir, aiblins ti kittil
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McGibbon, Joe Lallans 74 - Draps o Sapie-Bubble, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Haufweys hame I drappit the cley,
Ay, drappit the pipe. The wee fule! Is li
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
t, an things tentles fowk hae drappit out o boits!”
ir evin ti mint at it, sae he drappit the maitter.
2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
lt wird guessable. Gin it’s drappit in for its ain sake an no mad
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ang easin-gaits until syne it drappit, rose up again, gaed ahin a c
threapit that twa spheres noo drappit oot the craft tae the grund,
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
," Sylvie said, as the pennie drappit. "What wey dae ye
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
A gaed an fund at Maggie hed drappit the back-buirds an drawn the
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Baith drappit tae thair knees, tane stoor f
reezeblock buildins. The road drappit awa aneath him an wis led on
ack the envelope, tore it, an drappit it on the grun. Than she fell
sien sittin on a meal ark. He drappit the quilt that wis wrappit ro
He drappit his haun abruptly. “We were
15 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
scrape o the pen, the guisers drappit the lee that they’d lang ha
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e (SFP, SD, SL, Con and Caur) drappit frae 132 seats tae 102, an th
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
e Labour Perty, Clause IV wis drappit fae the Perty’s manifesto.
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
ly tae Germanic Scots, it wis drappit fur Celtic Gaelic, which bega
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@johnstone_shane tweeted
s thi wurd "caked" wi thi "k" drappit! (2020) twitter link

Doric

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - My Faither's Fowk, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
cairrit an drappit on page 37

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Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
t oot ower her sheen. Fin she drappit me aff in the mornins, Ah'd m on page 92

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Her face drappit fin she saa er plate: the sea on page 36
Ronnie's jaa drappit fin he saa the terrifeein sic on page 56
e a leukie it at anorak?" She drappit er briks roon er queets fir a on page 70

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
licht-heidit an far awa as he drappit back inte the limo. He sighed on page 59
y owerwhelmin him as his face drappit an he pyntit tt Dolly's defla on page 62
gairden yisterday fin he jist drappit doon. Ah kent he wisna able, on page 83
tivation - like the boddom's drappit oota ma pail." on page 85

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
drappit fae the tree o life on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ruit. He buttoned imsel up an drappit is draars. "Ah aye dee ess," on page 38

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
idna half git a fleg fan they drappit doon on page 157

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
d there in Cyaard's haund, an drappit a gold ring fae its beak. on page 118

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Ananias an Sapphira, fa baith drappit deid for leein afore the Lord on page 91

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Fan the win drappit richt doon,
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
drappit doon the drum be the feeder.
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
wid turn awa frae a lammie it drappit. Bit Natur's nae cut an dried
since they'd bin merriet she drappit a bairn ilkie year. They keep
At thon, Minnie near drappit the worsit aathegither wi exc
fe's due tae bairn, bit she's drappit sax already, they maun ken th
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Doon, doon, doon drappit the riven, granite physog o t
thon day, Jenny," quo he. He drappit his voice tae a fusper.
id ken fit kinno a mither hid drappit him? A bittie o Dr Bandara st
ks grabblin the fish guts fit drappit frae the gutters' knives. The
n haar, thon purple smog that drappit blue-green rain in smoodrachs
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Ah drappit ma cup o tea!’ says Broon,
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ks it doon wi ye’r gear you drappit on the hull, an
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Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
pped it richt in twa and then drappit it in the bin.
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
skins wi their hairy hauns an drappit them aawye. Nae mainners ava
r ruggit aff wi the breeze an drappit doon like dandruff. Birdies p
re wis an almichty crash they drappit! Ane hid a chippit neb, tithe
he derk loch, until ae day he drappit his rod
she’d bin drappit inno an auld body’s purse w
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
atalieAHood I tried at eence. Drappit my phone and it wint ploop. R(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Drappit ma, bonnet gan ben I road Fun(2020) search twitter
@GerryinAberdeen @cattyish I drappit 50p up there on a school trip(2020) search twitter
Better nae drappit https://t.co/cC0K2GyA6E(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
dan, juist oot o naethin, hit drappit doon, dat smertly at Alice he on page 8

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
fur dem. Aandrew, Ruth's man, drappit doon deid at sixty fower, jus on page 76

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Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
s grippit wir editor. My jaa drappit when he offered me an aa expe
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Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ty nose. Wan by wan da bairns drappit doon wi da sam feerie. Dey la
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