A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

inby Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.3 24.5 9.6 9.9 0 87.5 22.1
Number of occurrences6646 6 1 0 8 5
Number of authors28 21 3 1 2 2

Occurrences of inby in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Inby a spinkie den, devoid o licht on page 72
Let us inby. on page 106

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 82 - The Gowden Boat, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Wha is this, steerin inby the shore, on page 15

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 82 - Caul Stane, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
singing oot ower the inby pairks, on page 24

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
pier. You, damnpt deil there, inby on page 52

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Pleisantly inby, a carlie, lane an auld, on page 24

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
y drawins o boa constrictors, inby an outby, an tae pit my mind on page 10
tae draw oniething forby boas inby an ootby. on page 12
jist the kist. Your sheep is inby.' on page 14
the twa o the boa constrictor inby an ootby at the age o sax. Ce on page 20
signalman. "They are sleepin inby, else they are gantin. Ainly on page 75
Also on pages 78, 82
8 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
inby tae dicht its wat feet oan a on page 33
INBY on page 40
tae bide inby a while, tae ring nae bell. on page 77

4 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ae fend for themsels. Gethert inby in the stell for warmth only on page 56

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Wrocht coal inby this glen. You talk o colour: on page 31
The caup wi a ring inby; the riven sceptre; on page 41
spitals ricklie as the thrang inby, on page 42

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
the hingit duir afoir he cam inby the spence, an he wes aye sic on page 4

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
l. Juist a wee sweetie - and inby a pang. A lang sleep in a pan on page 47

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
faither proodlie, afore gaun inby tae hiv a blether wi ma mithe on page 81

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 67 - Leddy Stair’s Closse, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
An inby, Primrose, dossed up fine, on page 141

1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
r it wis a pictur o the scene inby - Did the fouk they thocht o on page 8

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
aukened oot the dwam they cam inby to perpetuate. The spatular t on page 72

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
e fowk that's writin the day. Inby is an airtin tae his ain weel on page 15

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ed him ben the rotour-craift. Inby
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
e loed the wee tailor, an cam inby for tae hae a crack wi him or
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
thank Ye for the day Ye gaed inby her hert, even tho she’s no
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
gner J.D. Knight aw his lane. Inby amang aw the braw picturs is
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
is aatimes present an on-line inby ma skull – Ah check tae ver
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Inby the bouer, wee Miss Marjoriba
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
s wan hell o a hoolie gaun on inby.
1 matches

Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
side o things. But whit aboot inby? Whit's the story wi that?
1 matches

Lawrenson, Dorothy Ranch Road 12, San Marcos, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central - Fife, poetry
Inby the shooder, Aa trauchle
1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
fankled up inby the spire,
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
No a meenit haed she set fit inby the door o the baxter’s sho
Bi she’s inby the baxter’s door for the f
2 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
s, on each of the fower sides inby the fence, thare were sturdy,
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
manuscript wis pit thegither inby the circle o the politically
d atween the twa quines baith inby and ootwi the spheres o male
ither, she is a wumman warkin inby the smuirin doonhauds o 16th-
3 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wi bluid poorin oot his neb. Inby thare wis a terrile saur o wh on page 97

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
'Ay, I saw it draw inby Northies fin I wis cairtin st
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
her wye throwe Banff she wint inby Chalmers Hospital tae speir f
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
he doctor’s nae due tae cry inby till the morn. I winna bother
s mither. First ava, he cried inby a soutar’s
it his neb teetle the windae. Inby, aathin wis bricht’s a pree
3 matches

Orkney

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
whit tang wis there, an caal inby the shop tae get thir errands
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
n o a wee feigur o an acrobat inby wi his hauns spreid an whitna on page 5

2 matches

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Inby a whyte-heidit cailleach mumm on page 38

1 matches

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r tradeetion, a when o makars inby and a gowden seam fir the poe(2020) search twitter
ht tae be, as suin as they're inby the schuil. It heezes weans' (2020) search twitter
e Scots harlin mair scrievers inby the SPL, an jist the blone fi(2020) search twitter
pt @bwpublishing Well duin aa inby an tae @bwpub fir the braw da(2020) search twitter
tae hae contributit 'breenge' inby this braw buik ??(2020) search twitter

Ulster

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
pit tae airtin Ulstèr-Scotch inby ilkaday daeins an weirin it f on page 28
rin an airtin Ulstèr-Scotch inby ilkaday daeins. on page 38
tch leid, heirskip an cultùr inby, intil oor cultùral makkins, on page 50
s tha wye the'll mak an inpit inby ootpittin tha mints an ettlin on page 58

4 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
nae tae be gangin fornent or inby thon bluidie pairt.”
1 matches

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