A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

found Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words66.5 47.9 148.9 59.6 40.7 32.8 30.9
Number of occurrences20690 93 6 7 3 7
Number of authors79 44 20 3 3 3 6

Occurrences of found in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ycles, the man said, and he's found on page 18

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Wance mair she found hersel in the lang hall, clos on page 75

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
rtainers or something must've found it.' on page 19
d you think of him before you found this stuff out? You thought h on page 21
'Aye, ah've found it,' the wee man says. 'Wit n on page 31
hunted oanline fur a joab, an found wan in a this mad factory tha on page 59

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
bonnie press inbiggit til the found o't. Can yours dae the same?' on page 26

1 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
y to take advantage of my new found prowess'. Ah teuk twa asperee on page 80

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
the wey back fae Glasgow. Ah found masel dreamin ae the moment w on page 98
LOST AND FOUND on page 149

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
A soul that's gotta be found on page 77

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ranny o the school until they found the blownup bog. on page 20
ookin lassies and some huvnae found their clique yet. It's jist m on page 21

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Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
bank, reddies ti gie a siccar found ti the brig. on page 25

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
treated me like sommat she'd found oan the bottom o hur shoe. Sh on page 9
few hours anyway. Then David found Jamie wi his head slumped dee on page 10
amily wur seein red when they found oot. Da hud a one-year fixed- on page 33
Ah found a picture o ma teachers oan F on page 37
ae believe ma luck the day ah found one rakin in the bins. on page 39
Also on pages 51, 78
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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
found him lyin paws in air on page 47

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
outbye Marks and Spencers, I found a new lead, on page 123

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
he sodger thocht. But when he found it, he wisnae that impressed. on page 35

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
n as casually as Ah could, Ah found masel slippin the satchel int on page 112

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
I prayed they'd found a resting place on page 122

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
m B Fox claimit that "...GROS found no particular demand from pub on page 121

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
that bunch of jobs he simply found quiet work as a filler-outer
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
uitie, and straynge monuments found in the same. Thys comethe to
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
lang ladders. At yin point, I found a toilet and locked myself in
eildih” had taken place and found myself face tae face wi the m
ve got that covered. Someone found a torch, and we signalled in
3 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Latin Verses found at Ardoch, AD 1977 (1)
an found it hard tae look awa.
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
tedly pro-indy sentiments has found its hermit-crab hame in Scots
1 matches

Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
t". It wound her right up. We found it affa funny but she didna t
1 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
anges that had taken place. I found it answer[ed] the purpose bey
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
oint that the Old Norse loans found in Scots ([…] leaving aside
orthern Isles) are almost all found likewise in the dialects of t
2 matches

Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
bit yu'll know when yuv found it
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
pitch darkness. ‘Ah see ye found it.’ a voice comes fae the
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
there’s nae romance tae be found in lyin oan yer back oan a du
He sais he found that strange cos he’s been
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
se, other arrangements kin be found, an you’d know aw aboot tha
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ais pointin alang the glen we found oorsel in. ‘Dae ye see it?
begins tae rise. Pearcey hud found a box ay fire lighters an som
2 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
tie gied up oan life when she found oot she couldnae huv weans ef
y a fella who would when they found oot she wisnae gien them wean
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
d play for Scotland. Later ah found oot that Rinpoche means holy
'll never guess whit. They've found the new lama.'
2 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
as the TV series an’ noo ah found that Dodie Smith wrote mair a
llum length wans.) So when ah found the book o’ 101 Dalmations
me lie aboot hoo ah’d niver found a book ah wanted. That wid be
3 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Found a Gallic notice -
Escape had he, but, found it,
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
kin’ Adie’s paper, it was found that he had successfully expl
This story has found itsel’ bein’ re-told many
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
It found it's place,
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
Ailsa found hersel huddled oan the front
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
. an they speirt; ‘have you found the lord,’ for badness sake
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ectly well - now that I’ve found somewhere
“Now that you’ve found somewhere the whole process i
2 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
sin the murky shaddaes, Hazel found hersel at a white metal fence
ny an aw, the twa ae them hud found a snug windae seat at the end
2 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
back tae the hoose where they found some children; the rest are s
1 matches

Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
near an far, for those we've found and lost
1 matches

Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
I'm back wance again cause I found ma way through wan mair year
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
arged intae the millhoose, an found Cargill sleepin in a built in

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
and DOST) – No results were found.’ An Advanced Search for
and DOST) – No results were found.’ Sae whaur did ‘surroond
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
block a colour, but today ah found a different way a daein it al
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
liaGibb3 Aw jings, somebody's found out my political beliefs! Whi(2018) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
@andipeters See whit a just found at hame in Scotland! Hee hee!(2015) search twitter
ke Whoop whoop whoooooo! Just found you oan "twitter" xxxx(2015) search twitter
2016 Pretty impressive that a found this copy. An its still in su(2015) search twitter
abby blog post Jeff! Oh and a found ma way intae the newspaper ye(2015) search twitter
@Schofe See what a just found in ma cd collection. Fond mem(2018) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@MartinBroon tweeted
elfast tell Frank, A’ve just found oot whit’s been happenin wae(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
wering... the mannie has been found oot(2020) search twitter

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
omething a was watching and a found oot the big twist (2018) twitter link

@OliphantWullie tweeted
@alicemarramusic "Found" Michael's music late in ma l (2022) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ee what he'd been saying, and found I'm blocked. Finally. I wisna (2022) twitter link
inded Lawson aboot it when he found hisself sittin next tae me at (2022) twitter link

@changed_days tweeted
@alexgreenhorn76 Av always found it easier tae talk about ma m (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
tion, an mair like it, can be found in the @ScotsAtlas https://t. (2021) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
a full generation gap when a found out she didny know who nsync (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
Maniac latest news brother - found another one - its 8 accounts (2020) twitter link
just found out am exempt from jury duty (2020) twitter link

Doric

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
9,000 folk lived there. We - found a post office, bit the wifie on page 28
s prison block had been an he found a brick that he took back wi on page 29

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Blair found himsel back oot in the dairk, on page 77

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
to this fishy tale As Willie found oot for himsel Tae hae yer fi on page 15

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
boot stoppan hersel afore she found hersel fallan doon an awful d on page 8
e Rabbit cooldna be seen: she found hersel in a long, low hall, w on page 10
Alice opened e door an found at id led intill a peedy pass on page 11
lek telescopes: iss time she found a peedy bottle on id, ("wheec on page 12
when she got till e door, she found she hed forgotten e peedy gol on page 13
Also on pages 14, 19, 24, 32, 38, 42, 49, 50, 73, 79, 80, 83, 85, 105, 113, 118
32 matches

Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
that effort but A still hinna found the richt wye tae gang about on page 111

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
bore his name (McChubb havin found it on a business card an driv on page 118

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n he dee'd? They said 'fit he found as brick he left as marble'. on page 89

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
wye. Ah suppose this penny Ah found'll hae been plunted an aa, hi on page 107

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ice said it wis a haggis nest found in the
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
got fin he found oot the soun wis at full blas
time he went tae get fuel he found a closed sign in the forecour
2 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
he beast nor Erchie were ever found.
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Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
, Mrs Clushet, I think I’ve found oot fit’s wrang wi yer een
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
She wiz found walkin aboot the hill o Doune
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
started. Her mither hid been found wanderin aboot the toon a cou
or bullet wounds but neen wiz found, so they’d been roasted ali
at each murder scene they’d found tiny bitties o rubber. That w
Gyan roon the back they found the door open. The constable
jist read. First ava they’d found oot that Mabel hid made the n
10 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
cht that's fin he saw fit I'd found but he jist smiled an tellt m
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
reached them by this time an found Jeemicky shakin wi fear an so
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
calmed his breathin doon and found in so deein the pain seemed t
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e hospital. As I walked oot I found forceps and scalpels stickin
th exploded oot the wye and I found masel covered in dental impla
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tae tak a statement. They’d found my landy crashed intae the ga
rch o the area but nithin wiz found. The landy hid mair holes in
tae be alive. The police that found me hid pushed dressings they
nd up. The landrover had been found crashed into the gateway of t
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wint intae the Wall Hoosie an found wee Sanners MacKeerin in one
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
intae a place it wid niver be found. At each cast she cursed the
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
smocks o hoddengrey. She soon found twa that almost fitted but an
Jessie found fit she nott and in nae time
ked at Jessie and said, “We found this along with my brother’
3 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
The next morning the police found a mangilt corp doon by the au
1 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
He found a fairm foe sale ca’d east
Sign they found the fergie wis too sma for a

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ruit it is? The answer can be found at http://t.co/n6fRKZlVMy(2014) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
t nipped oot fae i weddin and found a bargain fir a fiver. Nummer(2019) search twitter
ough a pile o aul photies and found iss een o you whizzin roon Pi(2019) search twitter
aged aboot a bit and thocht I found it, turns oot it wis i soap. (2020) search twitter
Hud on...I'm 47(ish) and just found oot that the club in club sar(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
, racism, sexism etc has been found throughout the force, nithin (2022) twitter link
Roberts I have tae say that I found Covid a weird experience - f (2022) twitter link
@JonSavage1966 It was great, found masel singing along tae a bri (2020) twitter link
@jamlang22 Aye Jamie, I’ve found some o the chat on sportsound (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
w. Nae snitching, you will be found(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
ng sooth terrace lost ma dad (found him again though)(2020) search twitter
@DeesideDon Found that vid on an aul phone load(2020) search twitter
there on a school trip niver found it https://t.co/jQEnmHnjry(2020) search twitter
The magic money tree ha been found(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
@jimmycarr Jist found oot yer in Inverness this wee(2012) search twitter
buy Becky that CD. Have jist found it an jammies for her a DVD n(2012) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
y fer change tae buy a nip, I found een o'those scratch cards & w(2017) search twitter
Bit on top o’that I found Jessie’s auld stockings, Ber(2017) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
ying tae sign me up when they found out ahm ex military..chased t (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
waits. "If what I think I've found..." Noor shaks her heid an fi on page 117
en," sheu says, "I think I've found... ' There's something ... th on page 159

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Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
panese digger tae dig oot the found. He worked long oors, and soo
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
Awful, horrendous, but better found than not. Poor peedie moot. (2021) twitter link
kie Petrie would be a surname found in both island groups. As a d (2021) twitter link
to the smaller types of bees found elsewhere but I doot our bees(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
, and the huge mushroom theyd found. I couldn't believe it when t on page 9

1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
has gone wrong before it was found where it was, away from puppi(2018) search twitter
My found thing is a mermarble / merble(2014) search twitter
Stone Age seafood platter ?? Found in a 6000 yr old midden today(2016) search twitter
Found this treasure on da shore whe(2014) search twitter
I found my first Little gull this eve(2013) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
@djhenshall found da cake fridge daday!! #CakeF (2018) twitter link

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@hornet_2011 Hev e found ur shoes pal. Ask @Bulla7(2012) search twitter

@jamie_ginger tweeted
@Linsey_xo just found that oot??? #21yearoldidiot(2012) search twitter

@projecthawick tweeted
@John64760404 Just found it this was 18/19 Teviot Road(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
n cudnae find a seat. When he found a seat, he fell fast asleep. on page 1

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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
25 Tha Ulstèr-Scotch Skailin Found (USSF) wus stellit furtae mak on page 38

2 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
identity stranger an' gien a found fer the forderin o' unco expe on page 50

1 matches

@fairfaaye tweeted
YIN: A ubiquitous word found in Ulster-Scots where you wou(2020) search twitter

@HurchinHome tweeted
er's 'Author's Preface' which found shoon prettier than shoes. #S(2018) search twitter

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
Had a wee juke an found some hurchin food when oot sh (2021) twitter link

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