A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

enemies Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.2 14.4 0 0 5.8 0 31
Number of occurrences3628 0 0 1 0 7
Number of authors17 15 1 1

Occurrences of enemies in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ler n that. The Toi wans, our enemies, write Y TOI or TOI BOIZ or Y on page 4
natural selection some ir our enemies, which makes yi para. The sto on page 10
m Lassies. They huv their ain enemies, the lassies who jump aboot w on page 23
by, who ir their backup n our enemies by default. A see Si's hand g on page 45
s. Both ae them ir formidable enemies but A wid stick wae the might on page 50

5 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
gaed doon the thrapples 0 oor enemies. And you hens, how mony eggs on page 6

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
nce strike at the herts o the enemies o thy Kirk an Covenant, an aa on page 54

1 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
dreamt o kings, nor focht oor enemies on page 198

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
EXPLODIN SWEETIES FOR YER ENEMIES. on page 137

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
hate it ootby. Ootby's fou o enemies. We ainly gang oot because we on page 79

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
an help destroy his enemies. on page 29
wi oor loun - far frae oor enemies - yes! on page 35

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
learnin him how tae chib his enemies, they taught Hercules tae rea on page 2
inns he chased aff the king's enemies by giein them a jeelie-lip sa on page 3

3 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Hamilton, poetry
but no thon ither enemies on page 143

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
tornado enemies o fragile peace. on page 107

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
k wi (e’en bi his sae-cawed enemies, at ae time or anither ... th
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
leen seems tae, that the real enemies o Scots arenae an indifferent
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
nner the banner o ‘Rome’s Enemies’. They raidit sooth ower th
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
an the Terrible would put his enemies heids on pikes tae warn any o
1 matches

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
. An, as in a war, yer wfirst enemies are often yer ain generals or
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Gin aw the enemies o the Scots language wis tae
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ah’ve goat ma fair share ae enemies in Edinburgh. That’s right,
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Ee day wan o dir enemies, a graet muckle brute o a man on page 23

1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Love fer yer enemies on page 6
Love yer enemies on page 79
Thïs püt hïs enemies tae shame, tha hale lock o th on page 94
ae uise thaim, sae nane o yer enemies wull be able tae stan up tae on page 105

7 matches

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