A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

ends Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words31.5 38 15.1 39.7 40.7 41.3 8.9
Number of occurrences10174 10 4 7 4 2
Number of authors64 41 9 3 7 3 2

Occurrences of ends in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
nd she wis gaein agin her ain ends, an creatin a veicious cercle on page 21

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
The river's sooth, the autumn ends, the gress an trees are dowe, on page 34

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
bleck end! Yince ye ken whit ends het ye tak the wee powie in t on page 22

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ubble. That's aw. Chopped-aff ends ae things. Nothin that was aw on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
and were sat up on their hind-ends, listenin tae him. The dugs h on page 6

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
If yer grade ends in an "E" on page 9

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
muckle haa wi doors at baith ends an the hairth midmaist. An ai on page 14

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
ater when they did that. Loaf-ends, gummies and sometimes even s on page 36
ts. We were feeding them loaf-ends and the bits in the middle of on page 42

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
If ma life ends afore A wake, A'm sorry that on page 69

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
it's me that his tae mak the ends meet if he disnae catch ony f on page 14

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ames, ane efter the ither, an ends up here as yer Uncle Nick. Ye on page 74

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
er cent. Your reign ae terror ends theday. And mines hus jist be on page 200

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an burn baith ends o yir wick, on page 69

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
unners a times but she always ends up worse aff than she startet on page 135
tryin tae smuggle drugs an he ends up in a Turkish jail, Ah wis on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ompletely toom forby the faur ends o it. At ane o thir ends ther on page 142

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Catch haud o baith ends and pou, Mr Kranky said. on page 102

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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
Single ends wi black leided grates on page 79
At that time in single ends or hooses grand on page 121

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
- it is ordnar whan the verb ends wi p, b, t, d, or g. on page 23
eik - s, or - es if the word ends in - s awready. on page 26

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
teps. "See you men wi yer fag ends," she greeted him. "That's tw on page 38

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
hanical shools on their front ends cam racklin intae the widd. B on page 22

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Fidge forkit ends, tho foggit ashlar lairs on page 32
Ends wi a cadenced thunner-clap, on page 59

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
t o the novel, sae the reader ends up a tait lik Chrissie's Aunt on page 90

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Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
iyin tae smuggoal drugs an ee ends up in a Turkeesh jail. Ah wis on page 41

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
ke chaff tae deave the warl's ends. on page 112

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 1 - Ye’re Still Here? It’s Ower. Gang Hame., (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
w the unanswered questions an ends left hingin. "Here is the evi on page 24

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Ends this fierce-like flude o legs on page 19
Govin at the fag-ends gobbed up at the roof. on page 21

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
stle blaws and the lang shift ends at last. And even syne, when on page 136

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - Embdy Lost a Jaickit?, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
When playtime ends an A hear the bell, on page 113

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ethin but it's no easy and it ends up daein yir napper in. That' on page 6

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Oor owthor ends wi medical maiters. Whit kin on page 110

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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
life begins as it ends. on page 95

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
g Ella's heid awa oot oan the ends o her lang airms an herself w on page 67

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
d, she taks tae the bottle an ends up bairnt. on page 128

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
71% - is watter. At the twa ends o this globe the'r north an s
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
haur a whin rigg met the road ends, rin a hie railwey bankin cai
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
ld it be "-ie" or "-y" at the ends o wirds? What's the airgyment
nae wonder that this approach ends up wi orthographies that's si
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
th ettlin towards the selsame ends, mibbes fae different stertin
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e past tenses o waek verbs at ends in ‘p’, ‘t’, ‘k’,
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
n Mid-Ulster Inglish at baith ends o the register scale is the v
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ie ane tae turn Scots tae the ends o tragedy. Bill Dunlop’s Kl
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
hat keeps you awake till work ends. Apart fae that it’s watter
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
tae acknawledge that, gin the ends are awfy different, the motiv
conflate their means wi their ends; when pairliaments are that s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
him. Aw thair best laid plans ends up wi proponin that
loose ends is aw tied up.
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
o Scotland. Their name an the ends o their muckle launds ar comm
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Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
mair nor iver we war the pure ends o the earth.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
muckle banners wi them on the ends haein tae walk sideyweys! Fai
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
nch farce style, aw the loose ends is redd up happily bi the pla
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Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
It’s hard tae say where he ends an the jayket begins. Slidin
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
in yer empty bottles an joint ends aw oer the gaff, right?’ he
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
owds, as ye dae but it always ends up back tae the three ay us.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
An that is where the story ends,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Tae limbs far nerve ends hae deid.
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
, as the boay inside the flat ends up oan his back wae the couch
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
and wis sittin on their hint-ends, listenin him. The dugs haed
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
rstaan at the kin o fowk that ends up wi the Wanderers tends no
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ne equalise wae us noo, an it ends that waiy, the title goes tae
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
trictit tae the 16 weeks that ends on the date o the
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
The final stanza ends the poem in siblike vein, hei
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
e see his wife an bairn it aw ends in the worst possible way.

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
e be rule the day,. else it a ends up gyang tae pot sic as Spaff(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
tter company's responsibility ends at yer gairden gate. David is(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
There ends the similarity on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
obe, drawers, hand-carved bed-ends and washstand. All in excelle on page 71

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
winder foo ye manage tae mak ends meet. on page 148

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
y breenges alang. Ilka stanza ends wi ‘When winter cams howlin
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McDonald, Charlie Doric Scots Books an Poems, (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Did yer mum iye keep odds an' ends in tins
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
checkin for mines. Onywye it ends up wi Anthony Quail pittin hi
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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ation for Scots produce if it ends up bein the main fuid source
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ah think it is fae fin the ends o pints were kent as points. (2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
eeding? Nae doobt somebody fa ends up gan tae the chippy(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Click o steel wires, ends safe in her knitting belt. on page 47

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Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
and, but they are. Every road ends in the sea. Every aspect plea
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Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
level o uphaudan tae utopian ends, tae gar the leid tae bide ra
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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
sal be my Loard; an whaar du ends dy days, dat's whaar A'll end on page 17

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
a stressed - bye sits apø da ends o wirds an tells you aboot wh on page 30

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Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
inta da middle. Dan in fae da ends o da rigs inta bundles in da
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De Luca, Christine Paes Eggs, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
ee wye or tidder. Da twa ends
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
c ‘it’ endins on verbs at ends in p, t, k, b, d, an g soonds
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Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2021) Shetland
a last bird posters tae Loose Ends so if you're no been tae coll

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
f da grund. We set dem on dir ends in groups o tree. An we med s
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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Where gable ends face tae the street on page 14
constant struggle that never ends on page 46

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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Frae this day til the ends o tyme
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
unemployment benefit an makin ends meet, an providing fur thair
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Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
ledge gained, no for peaceful ends. on page 37

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Bot sting ain tail ait nir ends on page 17

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