A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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prayer Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words31.2 34.4 28.6 39.7 5.8 20.7 31
Number of occurrences10067 19 4 1 2 7
Number of authors44 27 10 2 1 1 4

Occurrences of prayer in Corpus

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Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
n a confined space exposed to prayer on page 52

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
his poacket buik, they fun a prayer on page 9

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
hew held his braith in silent prayer. on page 39

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Please God hear ma prayer; on page 16

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
umer, an deliver 4 richt guid prayer an lesson. on page 22
Gin there wis ever a time for prayer in this puir be-nichtit land on page 25
enks tae God for answerin his prayer. on page 29
ead the English Book o Common Prayer frae his pulpit, an left his on page 30
r the Lord himsel, in earnest prayer, seekin solace an deliverance on page 31
Also on pages 32, 35, 43, 51, 54, 60, 61, 67
13 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
zen, an burriet ootby, wi nae prayer, on page 40

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
us, a depressed wee atheist's prayer. on page 93
But, if ye wish her gratefu' prayer, on page 105

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ht in the middle o the Lord's prayer, she jimped up, claucht her b on page 102

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e a coin or twa he wuid say a prayer fer ye, tho they werenae monk on page 16
life o contemplation an prayer at the heid o Glen Ogilvy, so on page 81

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah've no even said wan proper prayer and God's answered mine. Ah r on page 32

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Ye hivnae got a prayer, on page 8
oper funeral. A coffin, a wee prayer, a ceremony. That's whit aa t on page 64

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
tance, ah can see she's put a prayer card and miraculous medal oan on page 12
purse and reachin in past hur prayer cards fur a pile o two pences on page 31

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
't give to be if i was mary's prayer on page 32

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
angels, while the douchtless prayer on page 33
2. A Baundsman's Prayer on page 60
On prayer-saft pace; on page 80

4 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Tak it, queen, as an unspoken prayer, on page 35

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
e ma bed, like A war makkin a prayer, an read the pome tae masel a on page 83
nd!" Saicretlie moothin a wee prayer tae Rabbie. on page 84

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
resaif our prayer. on page 97

5 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
The text o the Lord's Prayer is fae "Sermons in Braid Scot
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
er, it’s gittin it’s no a prayer at aa. Amen.
ered on here... it wadna be a prayer. I want tae pray, Faither, bu
2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
men, usit greit devosioun and prayer all that tyme.
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah say a prayer that she gets me the help ah
Ah say a prayer under ma breath.
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
A Prayer Frae the Hert
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
ly on the shelf as he spoke. 'Prayer beads, hen.'
d Ally, cross-legged wi their prayer beads clickin away like knitt
pt our blessing.' He took his prayer beads and waved them above th
lin and clickin away at their prayer beads.
4 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
An’ said a gratefu’ prayer.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
that they spick the langage o prayer?” He drappit his vyce e’e
that they spick the langage o prayer?” He drappit his vyce e’e
2 matches

Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
wee atheist's prayer mate, gies us a haun oot ae t
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
Thur wis a quick prayer endin wi, “Spare the green

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
His prayer buik hud been haunded doon th

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
m quite literally livin oan a prayer.
1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Jist mak ae earnest plea an prayer.
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
non religious but have said a prayer or two in my life, fitba dinn(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
wuid be Bon Jovi Livin oan a prayer! An oldie! But a goodie!?? Hu(2016) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
am O'Shanter an Holy Willie's Prayer: https://t.co/x2ZLBa5g6B #Sco (2020) twitter link
tive games oan 'Holy Willie's Prayer' an 'Tam O'Shanter' at https: (2019) twitter link
y's Blood' and 'Holy Willie's Prayer'. Nae printin, nae photocopyi (2019) twitter link
O'Shanter' and 'Holy Willie's Prayer' wi oor new interactive lairn (2018) twitter link

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
poondin feenisht wi the Lords prayer an here agane war the words, on page 100

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
an, wad he mak im wullin. The prayer was answert tae sic effeck th on page 30

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
: lang fite fingirs faaled in prayer; a quiverin dreep hingin fae on page 76

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Sunday skweel. Ah said a wee prayer aat Jesus wid lut her in - c on page 67

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
s say, 'Ma hoose is a hoose o prayer, bit ee've made it a den o th on page 113

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Ah find masel cairryin a wee prayer on page 6

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
chin noo. "Wi'll hae te pit a prayer upstairs fir a dry day." on page 14

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
lka Tyesday, faan we haud the prayer meetin.' on page 88

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ble Study on a Wednesday an a Prayer Meetin on a Setterday, forby on page 72

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
was she deein askin for mair prayer an allooin me tae gyang aa th
orsin her lees an seekin mair prayer; fae him, tellin o his wife
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
le wis ringin the summons tae prayer frae the muckle moo o the Ste
t takkin tent o the littlin's prayer:
aither hid telt her...the Big Prayer noo, nae the little een, thou
syne gaun ontae the Littlin's Prayer, 'Noo I lay me doon tae sleep
ed as she ay did, an said her prayer, 'Thy Will be dane', an lay d
5 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
neurotic o his flock attendit prayer meetins in the kirk in an att
1 matches

Shearer, Gillian Skitin Oan Thin Ice, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2019) Doric - Alford, prose
sed ower their chest as if in prayer, ae leg thrust back lik a cra
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
The Lord's Prayer in Doric seen at St Machar's (2016) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
her (an yass, sheu pits up a prayer a second anent the wind), so on page 106
the laancheen bay, preferran prayer tae seean them aff: an aald w on page 151

2 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
thrappled intae prayer. on page 12
pipes an circuitry, as if at prayer. on page 26

2 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Da Loard's Prayer on page 93

1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
population. Ma prayer the day, i 2005 is, at the sa
aicred Kye, i perpetuitie? Ma prayer is at thaim fock, whae raipre
2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Sally an prepared hersel fur prayer, but the minister tapped his on page 40

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
frae stabbin hoarnit beese Ma prayer an answer sen. on page 65

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
A Prayer an fastin on page 6
o thïs kine o ïll spirit bi prayer an fastin.] on page 9
ariah, for God haes heerd yer prayer, an yer wife Lïzbeth wull gi on page 69
, 'Ma hoose wull be a hoose o prayer.' But youse hae turnt ït ïn on page 103

4 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
So mi'bae we shud say a prayer on page 36

1 matches

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