Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

prayin	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	20.3	20	24.1	0	0	10.3	39.8
Number of occurrences	65	39	16	0	0	1	9
Number of authors	30	23	5			1	1

Occurrences of prayin in Corpus

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Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
'Nae prayin!' auld bogleheid bellochs, on page 52

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
alf-wey stage ah foond massel prayin fur a fitbaw question. He doe on page 35

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
him in the een an stertit in, prayin at he wad unnerstaund: on page 32

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
an lauchin, twa or thrie were prayin - but afore lang aw were sil on page 56

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
on daein as ye see fit, e'en prayin for me. A cud be wrang; mibby on page 48

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an prayin tae baffy-blessin gods. on page 75

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
cle Tammas, ye'll hae le stop prayin on yer knees an wearin holes on page 25
arm plaid; Jennet fand hersel prayin hard for the comin o spring - on page 71
atchin an tendin - an whiles prayin - as girnin weans threshed a on page 74

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
re ae the livin room and ah'm prayin he doesnae decide tae take a on page 150
nce. Ah wis jist sittin there prayin he didnae zone in oan me. on page 91

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
drillin agin an they were aw prayin, een the pagans like Tam an a on page 51
p dark hole. Awbodie had been prayin that a bit o pipe casin had b on page 52

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Aw the folk on board are prayin...' on page 96
She chawed while prayin in the kirk, on page 114

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ssionary Society and say ah'm prayin hard. Bettie said she swears on page 45

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Again they think o prayin on page 102

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
idney survived. Ma mother wis prayin fur thim at the time an she n on page 47

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
her, she wis aye prayin, and the first thocht he had
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
him dain his stretches - the Prayin Mantis an aw that shite - in
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
'The only prayin he does is that his horse'll
at bothered, went on wi their prayin as though nothin had happened
Sammy paused in his prayin and turnt roond fae the front
3 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
gion. An’ they’ll a’ be prayin’ anyways, singin’ an’ t
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Carpet Layin' – Plumbin’ Prayin',
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
aun an listen tae the doos - prayin, ye see. Strynge, intit, that
aun an listen tae the doos - prayin, ye see. Strynge, intit, that
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
l; but neither by priggin nor prayin, by reason nor by rung, when
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
istian folk cud be as weel as prayin hard.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
istian folk cud be as weel as prayin hard.

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
staunin ther prayin tae God, anen some bigot ball
Stoap! Somedae stoap that nun prayin! The MacGlinchies ur
ean comes oot while the nun's prayin it'll be boarn a
"Keep prayin Sister! At least until the we
er Josephine hud been staunin prayin jist a few seconds afore. Oh
5 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
s smile ‘’If you’re the prayin type, son’’ ah tell him �
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@jax6754 tweeted
eady tae study and learn now! Prayin fir your panto rehersals etc (2014) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Faither, leukin up fae aa is prayin. Ye see, it wisna like it is on page 65

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e see ma bairn again. An Ah'm prayin she'll firgive ma - aat she' on page 45

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ye yer dyows. Syne, fan ye're prayin, dinna be lik e hypocrites, t on page 13
hale congregation wis ootside prayin at e time o the incense. An a on page 79
hippt nicht an day, fastin an prayin. Comin in at att verra meenit on page 83
Jesus wis baptised tee an wis prayin fan e hivvens opent an e Hail on page 84
ay, an there he bade aa nicht prayin tae God. Neist mornin, he cri on page 89
Also on pages 95, 96, 99, 117
9 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
r their mithers in the nicht, prayin tae Jesus for salvation. Gavi on page 16

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
rned his paper ower, hopin an prayin that there wid be een or twa on page 86

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
y for th’umman, wi her maan prayin seelently. But the time seen
sna happy aboot the wye A was prayin for her; and her maan wasna e
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
bi origin, an they war Hindu, prayin tae the Lords Ganesh an Hanum
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
leukin up intil the Lift, an prayin til
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Keep on prayin on page 7
ense, aa tha fowk wus ootbye, prayin. An aa o a suddent an angel o on page 69
wud stap ïn tha Hoose o God, prayin an fastin nicht an day, an ta on page 73
e wus gettin baptised, he wus prayin, an tha haivens apent. Tha Ha on page 74
e's follaers ir aye fastin an prayin, an sae dae tha follaers o th on page 78
Also on pages 85, 86, 89, 107
9 matches