A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

hunt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.7 24.2 4.5 9.9 23.2 10.3 31
Number of occurrences6347 3 1 4 1 7
Number of authors39 26 3 1 3 1 5

Occurrences of hunt in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
d the tod, 'hae guns, an they hunt. It is a sair scunner. They k on page 67
gey dreich,' the tod said. 'I hunt chuckie-hens; men hunt me. Il on page 68

3 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ured sowl she she stertit tae hunt for thaim, but they were naew on page 32
'Oot cam the sun, tae hunt awa the rain, Inky pinky spee on page 44

3 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
smiles at folk an they still hunt him. He cannae figure it oot. on page 1

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
dee'd on that field or in the hunt that followed; an mony mair w on page 27
g efter the Killin Times, tae hunt the white maukins that were d on page 64

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ither laddie driftit awa tae hunt fir puffins cooriet in thir w on page 14

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Until I hunt the quinie doon!' on page 8

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'Gin ye'd hunt deer, and princesses (For sha on page 4
The hunt is poor, a storm's at sea, Hi on page 5
Oor faes held ti the hunt, an they hae felled us, on page 43

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Arctic Circle ivvery year tae hunt the whales. Ships fae Dundee on page 36

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
nd aw. But I managed tae pure hunt him at the last meenit. on page 5

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
It's the Lord o the wild hunt ragin oot the sky on page 127

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
. Talk aw nice an fair-faced. Hunt doun an kill aff the names A on page 4

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
o, he thocht he wid stert the Hunt by lookin for Wee Grumphie, a on page 36

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
he wes juist on hiz gate ti a hunt ir hawkin fur sport in the au on page 42

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ocodile, and hud been oan the hunt fur a hame that wasnae made o on page 39

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
afore Nebe comes tae hunt them doon on page 44

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Reid clocks in the roses hunt, on page 82

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
ti hunt the culprits doun ti deith, on page 16
Ye can hairdly hunt a squirrel, on page 32

2 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
s gaed aff wi his buits on ti hunt, an brocht the keing a fine b on page 42

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
He'd hunt us doon wi snare an gun, on page 53

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An A dinnae hunt for fun.
But me - A hunt at leisure
2 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
sts, a bugger who’s oan the hunt fur a ‘highly active’ hau
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
since the local branch of the hunt saboteurs disbanded. We had b
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Hush Nou, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
it’s the thrill of the hunt
It’s the thrill of the hunt
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
?” “Ah daena ken. Lat him hunt wi wis for a quhile. Than Ah'
the Dug-men cam back fae the hunt, Mornin Sunshine an the Dug-w
?” “Ah daena ken. Lat him hunt wi wis for a quhile. Than Ah'
the Dug-men cam back fae the hunt, Mornin Sunshine an the Dug-w
can be in the forefront o the hunt ... ah, that is tae hae leeve
6 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
countin as a gemme ay two-man hunt gets underwaiy.
1 matches

Briggs, Susi My Yellow Yorlin, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Tae hunt and stab the yellow yellow yo
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
this dinda please them an the hunt wis up in earnest.

@LairnScots tweeted
anC's 'We're Gangin on a Bear Hunt'. They hae a teachers' sectio (2018) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
hat crowd - class - have to hunt doon footage of this game now (2020) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
tae dae is gang a street airt hunt. on page 12

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
t I held back, leashed by the hunt.
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
tae lockdoon task - treasure hunt wi list o Scots wirdies - us (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
Although cattie-faces usually hunt at night an are hairdly ivver
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
da first ean, Esau, likit ta hunt fir animals, bit Jacob joost on page 11

2 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
in tae get oot o bed an hae a hunt fir it eftir no pittin it bac(2021) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
feenished da barins treasure hunt part o da village gala #knack (2018) twitter link

Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
A wee Easter egg hunt in the park. ???? https://t.c(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
midnicht tae hunt fur him. Wud she find him wi on page 60

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
We left tha shore tae hunt inlan on page 2
A'll hunt on page 13

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
wurd, fer Herod ïs aboot tae hunt oot tha wean fer tae dae awa on page 2

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Hunt fae fame an fortunes frought on page 48

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
"We'll hae tae hunt the Auld Tin Box an try tae f on page 10

2 matches

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