A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

fills Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.6 8.2 4.5 49.7 5.8 51.7 17.7
Number of occurrences3416 3 5 1 5 4
Number of authors23 9 3 4 1 3 3

Occurrences of fills in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
in that mucklef Guidsakes, it fills the hale windae!" on page 36

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
fills the mornin: 'Ye will be Queen on page 38

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Fae a lass eatin hauf tae it fills up her whole; on page 6

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
s become kennt as 'TartanTat' fills up shop eftir shop in tourist on page 91

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
y can taste it and aw! And it fills ye up! It staps ye fu! It's j on page 108
vellous!' cried Mr Wonka. 'It fills ye fu o bubbles, and the bubb on page 119
That fills theer herts. They'll growe sa on page 160

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And aw yer philosophy fills yer heid on page 73

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
That fills this bag o mine,
It fills yer hert, an gars ye sing."
and fills the reservoirs. My guess is
3 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e smell ay its sulphurous tip fills oor nostrils an his face illu
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
he stench ay the slebbery dug fills ma nostrils gien us the dry b
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
stle an drone ay cunts talkin fills the room again; how they’d
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
a ay the lentils an ham stock fills the air, takin me back tae a
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
y o the Scots leid. This buik fills the muckle want for a text-bu
1 matches

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
rt smoking, Davie; she'd say. Fills ma heid wi nightmares aboot b on page 43

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ever saw wan at size? Why, id fills e whole window!" on page 35

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
s a broon colourin pencil and fills in the ootline o her face, bl
1 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Orkney Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2015 ISBN: 978-1785300066) Orkney, weans
"cattie-face in batter? That fills me wae dreid! on page 7

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The smell o clapshot fills the hall as each man taks his on page 70

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
oot community, the community, fills the visietor's lugs wi the ne on page 48
s the dance's steps as meusic fills the teum Ting Haa. Thir gotte on page 81

2 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
fills yur mooth an on page 81

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
er saa een yon size? Man, hit fills da hale window!" on page 37

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The fairest wind which fills her sails on page 32

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
saw yin that size? Here, eet fills th hale windae!" on page 36

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
that fills Lo Ceitie. on page 34

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
that fills Lo Ceitie.
A snell wund gethers an fills
2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
r seen yin thon size? Sure it fills the hale wunda!" on page 37

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Fills tha hail wide warl. on page 24

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Le'sure fills tha richman pooket on page 31
Shreeks an howlers fills tha groond, on page 36

2 matches

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