A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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lair Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 13.3 24 29.8 0 153.1 4.4
Number of occurrences5825 15 3 0 14 1
Number of authors32 19 7 3 3 1

Occurrences of lair in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
ure ye tae the middlins o his lair, on page 52

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
chappit the door o the Lion's lair. on page 26

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
e muir, kis his braw naig wad lair. Ay, ay; he's lichtin doun. A on page 48

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
the cave Reeks like the verra lair on page 16

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Oot oa lair in the flocked leaves in the on page 178

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
at had been howkit up fae its lair tae. This yin had the body o on page 110

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Ere I wis merchant Mary peyin lair on page 7
nt the patient words o nippit lair on page 8
Nae shalla lair or wuidland burial on page 35
Dry keels tae set as lair stanes ower the land, on page 39
uncin nems prefer tae lurk an lair on page 47
Also on pages 80
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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
wolf wis smoked oot frae its lair." on page 112

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
cked the monster doon tae its lair. The Hydra wis naewhere tae b on page 11

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
t century? The war men o buik-lair sic as John Duns Scotus, an t on page 110

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
he wad heize up yer hert. His lair o the auld fermin weys is mar on page 77

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
mony an interestin crottle o lair anent ae sang or anither (did on page 129

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
bein a treisur houss o lair an mense in hiz ain richt. We
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
He didnae luik back at the lair for a whylie, thinkin the unc
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
wes braidly unalike schuils o lair – ettlin tae unnerstaund no
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
feathers fae the Minotaur’s lair, an picked up the twine that
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
they git up tae in their ain lair. Ah still cannae believe ah w
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
pass on tae ye siccan wit and lair as I hae acquired. I’v haen
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
vin in saucht, forstaundin aw lair.
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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ll hunker owre MacDiarmid’s lair, whaur the ousel sings,
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
we'd nivver get cried oot wir lair or Jesus cam bak ti wakken us on page 40

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
zy es he peered doon inte the lair: it wis a lang wye doon an af on page 76

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
A'll pull ye's doon intae ma lair!" on page 9
shin an crashin doon till his lair, on page 22
An af't he blew them in his lair. on page 23

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
all cry tae dree her fleysome lair A lassock dowff an eerie. on page 8

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
weel. Neest lair in the moss tae Jonsar Eck wi
) Fin the mannie fae the nest lair appeared, he started tae spre
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ian o Sgian', that merkit the lair o a warlock, lyin skelp in th
it fortress. Frae their dubby lair they reenged ower the nearhau
tter bedd, in its cauld blaik lair. Bit Jock Dow'd fand it oot,
Tae Leddrach's steeny lair
hoose in Dessloch Place tae a lair in the neuk o the Machar Kirk
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Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
hey’d niver seen sic a tidy lair.
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Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
lair. on page 54

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An lyan curled up in hur lair on page 84

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Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
's craaled oot fae its secret lair!'
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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an the trees on yeir lair ir sweyed –
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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
in the lair, but nou Ah’m aye leevin,
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ettle, tae lair tae flei ae airplane an hei h
hed i mynd at aabodie hed tae lair
an at is the wey wei hed tae lair, aff bi hert, pithy portions
Gin it’s yer ettle tae lair mair aboot the fash o the “
ely denied ma human richt tae lair tae read, skrieve an spell, i
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@StuartPoet tweeted
rstaun, scrieve, sing, teach, lair an lug intae it, nae maitter (2020) twitter link
n us, forby the odd wird we'd lair(2020) search twitter
staunnert. Hoo else ye gonnae lair it tae weans in schuils fir i (2021) twitter link
@cr_wford Ah jalouse ye maun lair a wee sint Scots leid fir tae(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
w them oot o their wee hidden lair
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