A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

lairds Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.5 14.5 4.4 0 0 31 0
Number of occurrences3529 3 0 0 3 0
Number of authors18 14 3 2

Occurrences of lairds in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
aith o the common folk an the lairds. The King's curates had sent on page 26
Episcopacy. For a while maist lairds didnae steir themsels ower mu on page 33
n the dwellins o gentlemen an lairds sympathetic tae the Covenant, on page 58

4 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
his grip, and he seys tae the lairds an fairmers, 'Yi hae thrie we on page 14

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
nooadays stertit tae kythe as lairds, merchants an burgesses biggi on page 40
ars that held land, either as lairds or burgesses, or aiblins nobl on page 52
mon grund taen an inclosed bi lairds an lords that haed nae clear on page 56

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
ants of the King's lands, the lairds and the gentry, will now be r on page 3

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
prizes fer guessin whaur the lairds hae aye stood on the maitter on page 83

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
d fir aw men, no jist fer the lairds, an whit's on it is jist as m on page 84
wis thrasht oot, maist o the lairds agreed tae pit the plan intae on page 85
tourist attrac. tion bit the lairds roun Auchterhouse hid anither on page 86
the pouer o speech. Even the lairds who micht hae felt some satis on page 90

6 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Scots bunnet-lairds, wha sat in Pairlament, on page 152

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Whaur tobacco lairds wi slaves for ballast on page 45

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
And ilka day we will eat like lairds.' on page 79

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
drug-lairds huckle intae jail on page 21

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Whit I'll tell the lairds is this: on page 16
He an his lairds ye've draan owerclose. on page 23
s little crannie than aa your lairds. on page 32
The lairds here think ye're deid yet. on page 35

4 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
k: the keings, the dukes, the lairds, an richt thro ti the smaa ge on page 42

1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
For maist lairds — whither they be green, tr
1 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
ert breks, thinkin on aw thae Lairds athoot a single penny.(2020) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
in thon Darien Scheme, a few lairds & businessmen wir, an they se (2022) twitter link

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
Glenbervie Lairds in glory there as lang on page 29

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
telt tae leave. The lairds wife an Jane got on affa weel
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
d-line micht weir. An aabody, lairds, lassies, loons an littlins,
1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
Settan lik lairds oan their fancy new machines, on page 129
the banes o lairds and laayers, dochtless now. on page 144

2 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
egstie mei, thair irnae monie Lairds at kan bloust at thay awn mai
1 matches

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