A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

reef Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.1 0.5 81.7 9.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences531 51 1 0 0 0
Number of authors14 1 12 1

Occurrences of reef in Corpus

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Central

Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
u the fouth o life on a coral reef an see the byous craiturs tha
1 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
An faat wad we dee for a reef ower wir heids? on page 35

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
some of them'll see ye haev a reef ower yir heid.' on page 30

2 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
in her rooshty Fiesta Tae the reef it wis loadit an Robbie wis r on page 15

6 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
buyin ane o yon motirs wi the reef at faals doon oan a fine day. on page 13
throwe a taarpaalin ower the reef." on page 33
e; the aul sheddie wi the tin reef at hid bin ma hoosie wisna th on page 86

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
steek their heads oot the sun-reef. on page 59
eth. "She cud aet strae aff a reef." on page 74

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ae hae a lad lik you aneth my reef? Jist ye say e wird an e loon on page 16
fowk. They gaed up on till e reef an lat him doon throw e sclat on page 87
I att ye shuld come aneth my reef? Att's e wye A didna come til on page 90
here'll be fowk att' gie me a reef abeen ma heid'. He cried on a on page 108
att day, gin a chiel be on e reef o his hoose he maunna gyang i on page 109

5 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Jist as thi reef wis up abeen. on page 22

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
sair pit till't tae raise the reef wi the singin. The precentor' on page 25

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
richt kinch winnin throu the reef, Ijalouse!" on page 71

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
k o fite hair stukken tae the reef o his heid, like peer thatchi on page 51

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
There wis nae mair funds ti reef the dome
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
The British Legion lounge reef wis leakin water, it wis jist
awye. Mind you the reef wis thirty year auld an it wi
rty year auld an it wi a flat reef. Noo
aboot reefs, kens that a flat reef is jist a
e is nivver eneuch run on the reef an afore lang it begins
6 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e swing up in the spars o the reef, far sackin an strae rapes wa
ower a besom richt unner the reef beams far Minnie an Isie war
aa, an the tail o ilkie slate reef hid a fringe o icicles, dreep
oothmaist pole, a nail on the reef o the cairtshed aside the gre
in the warld bide aneth this reef, yer the youngest o them. Bit
9 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
airdens unner a muckle glaiss reef like a giant bubble. He left
roquois that the lift wis the reef o the Yird, an the airt in at
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t bigger things. The scullery reef hid collapsed, the gear shed
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
. Steens were stottin aff her reef and windaes as the men cairri
t eence mair rattlin doon her reef. Aa the windaes at the back o
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
the swallaes nestit aneth the reef an she
The rain wis dingin doon frae reef an tree, an Geordies fur
e here” cried Mooch. “The reef o wir hoosie’s leakin. Ther
3 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
urity detail - sniper on the reef!(2018) search twitter
cushie-doos in a dreel in the reef! https://t.co/ggZkUN7BD7(2018) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@74frankfurt Athin under ae reef. Donkeys years afore Tesco,et(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
en somebody in the 'Eightsome Reef falls flat upon his face Bit on page 70

1 matches

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