A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

rolled Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 11.7 43.2 59.6 5.8 0 8.8
Number of occurrences5822 27 6 1 0 2
Number of authors31 17 8 4 1 1

Occurrences of rolled in Corpus

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Central

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
Their auncient nems rolled aff yer tung lik legends. on page 10

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae light the joint ah hud pre-rolled in anticipation ae ma final a on page 14
thick line ae white through a rolled up ten quid note it feels as on page 144

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
bbed hur hands together. They rolled oantae the movin pile o rusty on page 31
y is a man's man and a softie rolled intae wan. He's the last pers on page 62

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
e," the sodger said. The king rolled his een and nodded. on page 47

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
wad hae rolled off or blastit on page 42

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
treet name wi a Scots accent, rolled the 'R' an makit twa syllable
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Noo gie owre that caper wi rolled-up newspaper -
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
radio, wan airm restin on the rolled-doon windae. He’d on an imm
haunded each of us a rolled up wad a dosh.
2 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
t yon puir unnerpeyed actress rolled her een has been emblazoned o
1 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
heir way tae the club - were rolled that far up their legs it wiz
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
the visor in the van an a pre-rolled joint faws doon oan tae his l
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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Dave yawned expansively and rolled ontae his back, opening yin e
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
y learned that it had been “rolled” and the roof had been repl
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
Wis this Edenburgh? He rolled the wird aroon in his mooth.
Niamh rolled her eyes. ‘Huv ye seen onie
2 matches

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
ter the dook he got when they rolled him doon that blastit hill. H
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
o the original interview, she rolled up her sleeve and showed the (2018) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
y McRae and Bruce and Salmond rolled intae wan. Cannae wait tae he (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
he forks oot n get that pitch rolled for saturday lol - as for th (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
it. "Ay!" he baaled doon, an rolled aff the shooglie frame his la on page 29

1 matches

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
kept us gan. Sivinteen years rolled back. At ae point, Carlo left on page 29

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
He jitterbugged an rocked an rolled - on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Noo, ere's an offer!" Rosie rolled er een. "Ye'r aye makkin excu on page 17
or three boolies o tatties at rolled fae ae side o the dish te the on page 36
Beldie shook er heid an rolled er een es she waatched Dottie on page 72

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
You an aat jealousy..." Joyce rolled her een. "It'll lan ye in tro on page 10
o fun an lachter. The lan hid rolled oot aroon's fir as far as ye on page 21
Sandy rolled his een in reply an helpit Vi on page 28
kickit her aneth the table an rolled his een as if te say, 'See! F on page 31
"Oh, c'mon..." Donald rolled his een. "Your mither's a tra on page 35

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
scroll o e prophit Isaiah. He rolled it oot an faun e bit att says on page 85
He rolled up e scroll, gied it back til on page 86
'd made up. They faun e steen rolled awa fae e tomb. They gaed in on page 120

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah rest ma case." Dottie rolled er een. "Ye shid aye bi readi on page 20

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
it unbuttoned an shirtsleeves rolled up, an his haans muckit o dir on page 104
sic a force it stotted aff an rolled alang the fleer. Faither McMu on page 108
"Jess wis tickled pink fan Ah rolled up in it ae day. Bit, min', i on page 110

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
an a order rolled intae een.
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Isie rolled ower onno her back, her green
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Lizzie left wi a rolled up news paper deen up intae a
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
The years rolled on and by the age o twinty Do
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
They rolled him ower ontae his back that
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
by good fortune I tripped and rolled amongst the tabbies. Nae a ma
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Wi hands ower his face Wully rolled aboot the grun shoutin, “Ma
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d she'd hiv them perfect. She rolled them up aifter Mistress Gordo
t the same as Jessie’s eens rolled across the table.
2 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Rolled on his back an closed his eye on page 39

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
the grimleens - bitter tears rolled doon me cheek. on page 4
brake aff the tractor and hid rolled right ower the shore. on page 15
Zak fell ower the sofa and he rolled aboot the floor on page 59

3 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
ight be gaan on. He yawned an rolled owre. It couldna affect them
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
onny busky bit o hill pasture rolled wae young teeick, shalders an(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Mainland, Jim Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
aye waalkin, or if da sea rolled in an a day started on page 28

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ixed on Daniel as the credits rolled. His silence had unsettled iv on page 1

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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
A flash o red rolled doon the driveway. ‘What ab
1 matches

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