Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

laest	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	15	13.4	1.5	39.7	87.2	20.7	0
Number of occurrences	48	26	1	4	15	2	0
Number of authors	15	5	1	2	6	1

Occurrences of laest in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
she wantit ti hae a record at laest o whaur she on page 14

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
Forth athoot the passenger at laest keekin ootower at the Muckle on page 125

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
emerks for ti shaw the war at laest ae bodie, the best-kent forby on page 116

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ors, an an apen disciple o at laest ane, A can say that the heidm on page 6
an parteiklar intress o at laest ane o the editors (tho it gan on page 7
ir ma faither aboot thon). At laest ane o the same skreivars wul on page 9

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
e maist pert saft an lown (at laest in its straucht narrative mod on page 135
t war, the haill warld (or at laest aw readers o John, wha, bi th on page 136
al, an the'r a braw uiss o at laest ae bluidie leitmotif. The Led on page 138
conflick atween thaim, or at laest o sum richt guid drama, ir th on page 139

4 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
orial chyces in this issue at laest. Thare juist haesna been time on page 4

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ataw', he'd aye been telt. At laest bi hes mither. Hes faither ha on page 16
He kent at laest twa buses had been an gaen fr on page 18

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
e, an at’s celebratit bi at laest ane o oor makars in this edei
sittin on ma awn shouthers at laest sen A wes nae mair nor a hauf
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
This buik is, at laest in tairms o vollum, a caller,
ir in hirsel. The readers, at laest, kens that it seignifies some
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
Forth athoot the passenger at laest keekin ootower at the Muckle
ike whan ye'r no giein it the laest bit attention, but ye ootdae
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
as "scant" is that he kens at laest three ither langages, ilkane
en wi us in aa generations at laest fae Burns's time. Burns hisse
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
overie time for ti skreive at laest ae poem, but he wes back i th
fack, he wes the author o at laest 18 plays, tho thai ir maistli
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
xtin? I am sauf frae that, at laest, sen I haena fashed masel ti
1 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
meplace idder, ye maan rin at laest twice as fest as aat!" on page 34

1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Whin wae laest expect id, wur back's tae the on page 69

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
osst obscure o airticles ithe laest reputable o jurnals fer ivry on page 133

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
modils at kin eksplaen (or at laest descraib) this is “code-swi
Thir at laest faiv weis o ritan Orkney lang
2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
n anidder key apon him, or at laest a book o rules for shuttin fo on page 12
own up noo," shö plotit; "at laest der nae room ta growe up ony on page 35
hardly ken, sir, eenoo - at laest I ken wha I wis whin I raise on page 44
he'll no be fairly mad - at laest no sae mad as he wis in Mairc on page 66
is quick ta answer; "weel, at laest I mean whit I say - dat's da on page 70
Also on pages 85
7 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
nd, Jesus wid come göd - at laest ta his wye o tinkin. Bit his on page 145

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
better aff withoot him, an at laest du hedd respect fur dysel." on page 46

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
s geed peerie wyes an tøk at laest 250 year. Da trang trade atwe on page 10
dis pairt o da wirld till at laest 2,500 year laetter. on page 13
ae da argument(s). At da very laest a sentence can be maed on page 82

4 matches

Williamson, Christie Submissions, an keepin on, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, blog
na think hit’s cool. Bit at laest een o dis poyims A’m sent d
1 matches

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a vexation is dat its in at laest twa makkin books.(2020) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
s houses on the ferm, twae it laest, it the Auld Toun an than How
A’m nou thinking aboot it laest twae fock at bade it Deanburn
2 matches