A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

leaned Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.9 16 8 0 11.6 0 13.3
Number of occurrences4030 5 0 2 0 3
Number of authors16 9 3 2 2

Occurrences of leaned in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
The DI leaned furrit. So did PC Walters. on page 1

10 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
d athwart his knees, suddenly leaned doun an thrust its pynt sherp on page 45

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Miss Honey paused and leaned back in her chair ahint the p on page 66
y safter, mair pally, and she leaned towards the laddie, smilin. " on page 116

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
said Granda Jock, and noo he leaned in closer tae Chairlie, and i on page 16
Granda Jock leaned forrit and pit a lang baney f on page 20
The grandparents in the bed leaned forrit, cranin their baney au on page 34
Granda Jock leaned forrit and taen a close look, on page 57
a taen a key fae his poacket, leaned ower the side o the boat, and on page 99
Also on pages 132
6 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
he didnae get in. Instead she leaned ower tae Shuggie. on page 24
Hughie McAlpine leaned against the dry-stane dyke as on page 35

3 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
He leaned forrit tae sneck the door, an on page 24
The mannie leaned ower until his face wis jist on page 90
sked, his ee-brow gaun up. He leaned in taewards Violet and looked on page 107
on her shooder. A dairk shape leaned in tae whusper in her lug. on page 158

4 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
er, Scott tellt him 'he never leaned on a firmer or a surer'. on page 116

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
e set yer fit in bit the tree leaned ower an the arrangement ay lo
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
rgio turns tae us. John kinda leaned back in case Sergio started k
1 matches

Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
Sae ah leaned forward a bit mair n kissed h
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
The Prof leaned back in his cheer. 'Speir at on page 57

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
t the ceilin ... An suddently leaned ower, till his face wis richt on page 109

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
idna even heard the bell. She leaned ower an kissed him for fit co
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
l nae be dodgin it.” Daavid leaned ower an picked up something f
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
is deen ma daily crossword - leaned o'er me and said 7 up is Lemo(2017) search twitter

Shetland

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
Da chair creeked as he leaned back, his glasses faain doon
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Gutteryaggle leaned ower da peerie lass on my lap
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
away frae the Anglicans." She leaned in close tae Maisie as they c on page 1

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ie emmers an a load o esh. He leaned ower an gien ita poke. "Thair on page 17

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
s an skinklin eenies, an they leaned in close tae me as we al bent
1 matches

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