A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

makk Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words29.4 0.5 123.3 0 75.6 0 0
Number of occurrences911 77 0 13 0 0
Number of authors13 1 6 6

Occurrences of makk in Corpus

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Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Makk a lang airm on page 35

1 matches

Doric

Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
I tuik a stoon ae mornin tae makk a clootie duff, on page 20

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Tales Fae The Doric Side - Bullied, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Ivery day makk my life hell on page 55

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
e fit he wis deein They didna makk a lot o odds For nae much wis on page 15

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Tae makk him think on fit he'd deen, on page 11
Tae makk yersel feel michty pleased, on page 13
A'll hae ye makk ma fires burn, on page 15

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
suppose ye div. Ye'd raither makk a clart an a sottar o yersel, on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ich on the hill, Minnie cudna makk oot fit Tarry wis sayin, like
scythemen cuttin roadies tae makk room fur the binder tae dee i
wis unnerstood that she didna makk friens wi the cottar bairns,
Isie. 'No they're nae. I can makk them weak as kittlins. I can
them weak as kittlins. I can makk them prigg.'
34 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
r Myra hid nae veins left tae makk ony eese o in her airms an le
ture-cairriers are geishas an makk-on Samurai. I winner fit they
Samurai. I winner fit they'll makk o ye an yer fiddle?"
ozed bi government decree tae makk wye fur the wirkers' life-cel
far younglins micht play. Tae makk eese o them, the toun's tenan
18 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
indae pane, likk the wurds ye makk wi yir finger on the weet gla
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ercy.” quo Jessie. “Can I makk eese o yer watter tae skoosh
oot again. Granny Riddle wid makk on she wis raikin fur somethi
Peely Wally. We’ll hae tae makk her better.”
“I’ll makk ye” cried Gurr the Tyke, an
“It disna makk a soun tho, an brakk things,
15 matches

Facebook link ( 2013) Doric - Buckie
i elephint thighs ,ye hid tay makk it langer.

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
t Paets fae Uncle Willie, dey makk a lifier fire as dis machine on page 63
hear dat low hurrin noise dey makk, bit dir watchin me, fur I fi on page 91

2 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Makk hæst wie da hærst afoar nyg on page 18

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Metadist Metafir, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
He sings – ‘An I will makk ju
1 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
A'm caald an weet an du could makk me a scaar o tae ta waarm me!
A'm caald an weet an du could makk me a scaar o tae ta waarm me!
A'm caald an weet an du could makk me a scaar o tae ta waarm me!
blaain an blaain but he could makk notheen o da staney hoose. Fo
4 matches

Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
ta makk wit o shaeps
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland
see foo it aa goes an' kinda makk it aa up as we gyeen alaang..

Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
twa decades, I wis bidden ta makk twartree bits o prose. Tae my
keen whit? Da thing I want ta makk fur dis is a essay'. Da first
2 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
s grown up, mi jewel, du sall makk dy mark in Lerrick.'
1 matches

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