A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

lyfe Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 13.9 10.6 0 0 93 0
Number of occurrences4327 7 0 0 9 0
Number of authors6 4 1 1

Occurrences of lyfe in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
If this lyfe wis ma ain yin on page 62

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
p. Noo Daith layis the feast, Lyfe's dune lauchin, on page 14

8 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
accompt he maun leived hiz lyfe amang a curn o the maist wikk on page 6

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
fauldit owre, fur yeir verra lyfe, - acorss the poke-saiddil, on page 5
he blemishis o wir by-fleitin lyfe, it wul certies tirn tapsalte on page 6

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
air duirs - ma mane is at ma lyfe is owre settilt an pluffit. A on page 3

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
n wes eildit bi the pingils o lyfe. The sensautioun o be-in lows on page 2

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
aid: I suppose I'm leadin the lyfe o Reilly, an the gomeril wha on page 134

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
stowed wattir. Nivver in hiz lyfe hed he sein a wattir afoir
be-in nyow ti the wattir-syde lyfe an aw its weys. The Mouss say
bene in a boit afoir i aw ma lyfe.”
Out owre the lugs i the nyow lyfe he wes interin upo, hiz heid
by the Wattir? Whitna jellie lyfe!”
5 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ves. Mirren wes feirt fur hir lyfe. Than ane auncient wie wyfie
Grunstane’s lyfe, bedein.
lyfe.” Ebenezer soumed at he wes
at is necessar ti bigg a nyow lyfe, an the
mid gate. Pit the auld weys o lyfe ben yeir ain laun mixter-maxt
5 matches

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
a thi tap o eit an lossen wer lyfe's, so we jist leyft aat een f on page 10
ae get thi best surprise o ma lyfe. Ther wis great muckle fight on page 19
Noo at's jist a snippet aboot lyfe on thi spray, me an Ronalt hi on page 21
up. We wis hingin on fur deer lyfe eis, eis monster wis baaken t on page 48
n ontae thi tiller lyke hee's lyfe depended on eit, fyle thi wat on page 49
Also on pages 62
7 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
trie, that haes ti dae wi the lyfe o man as as social craitur. A on page 34

2 matches

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Lyfe's failures an regrets on page 38
sen lyfe an daith in cycles cums an ga on page 40

2 matches

Purves, David Lallans 75 - On War, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
Patriotism, Peace in Man’s lyfe, lat us than say: ‘Lat Duty
1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Chu-i. He aince wrate til his lyfe-lang freind, Yüen Chën: You
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
in frae meat ti win ayelestin lyfe,
gloamin o ma lyfe haes flaen awa,
ma lyfe breingin here an thare
3 matches

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