A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

endless Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.2 16 3.2 49.7 46.5 43.7 4.4
Number of occurrences5030 2 5 8 4 1
Number of authors37 24 2 3 6 1 1

Occurrences of endless in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
emed tae be luikin oot at the endless rain through this windae or t on page 17

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Watt, George T. Lallans 82 - Caul Stane, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
peerin doun on daith's endless yirdin on page 24

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
aa he seemed tae achieve wis endless variations on the wrang answe on page 40

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
The blid rins endless on page 40

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Stey ahin tae watch the endless list o credits, on page 24

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
nripened by sunless months an endless rain. Forced tae kill beasts on page 63

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Here at the endless tryst o watter an scaur. on page 39
Here at the endless tryst o watter an scaur on page 42

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
the hoose o Westminster whaur endless Tories get tae speak on maitt on page 49

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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
re pipin doun no up. The same endless darg went on an on agin. on page 50

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Wha've gien me years o endless joy on page 92

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Doon and oot the gate o endless years whaur myndin withers on page 15
Tae the endless strains o a Heavenly chorus. on page 105

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Scots for twa-wey crack opent endless, new possibilities. Thir wis on page 58

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
oo Mexico, nothin' but miles, endless miles of open road, man!" Soo on page 136

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
wis endless as a hangman's raip. Lockin on page 112

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Aa's caum, within an endless blast o cauld. on page 14

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
body can stravaig. Mony finds endless oors o divert an pleisur ramm on page 65

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Wi slugs - an then the endless weedin. on page 62

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
but Man's tuim hert's an endless hole on page 53

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
wi the endless pushin o the iron ower the cl
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
cots haes tae shouther is the endless search for le mot juste. In t
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
nts eventually gied in tae my endless pleading and bocht a dug. Sin
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
cord, Mail… aye the list is endless eh? ‘N whit dis the paper y
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
can see ilka day the seeminly endless ruinage an waste o life an ho
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McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Endless conveyors of state sponsored
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
he Scottish Kirk. This caused endless bother when he cam hame again

Robertson, James Dr Wha, (Scottish Poetry Library 2018) Central, poetry
through endless versions o reality?
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e Richter Scale. The seeminly endless flow ae shite that poured oot
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ue amateurs doon south - its endless - pits the time in! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Snog, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
be pittin oorsels forrit fur endless mockery fae the rest o the sk on page 53

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
frae sic endless repetition.
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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Stuck doon endless bliind alleys - on page 3

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
thumb past endless trawphy presentations on page 35
endless feeneesheen touches on page 36

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Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
in endless motion on page 93

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Hall, Simon W. Crackan the troughs, (Brisk Northerly 2021) Orkney, blog
ot the poor sheep oot in that endless, drivan rain and wind, wind a
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Shetland

Nicholson, Hannah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Smooriken, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Shetland, prose
be pittin wirsels forwird fir endless mockery fae da rest o da skul on page 52

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Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
onkerry gyaain on inside - endless yowlin an sneezin, an every n on page 58

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
i her embarrassin wyes an her endless braggin aboot June an her gra on page 45

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
marked apön hit, harkened ta endless on page 105

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Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
an higher he grows, absorbin endless scurtfoos a hay wapped up fae
Endless circlin da dess; mair proddin
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De Luca, Christine Soondscapes, (Shetland For Wirds 2015) Shetland, poetry
endless drums fornenst a frenzied win
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Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ndergroond tae bide oot o dis endless sunlicht. Wi nae fresh air Aâ
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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
he emotions shared, unite the endless generations owre the lang cen on page 34

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Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the whyle the endless river swaws on page 38

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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
thair endless whusperin deids ma hert wi du
endless skowth. The easin kelters
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Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Wae it's endless tae an fro. on page 50

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