A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

Concordance

Enter a word to find all occurrences of, for example ablow

- pre-sorted concord - post-sorted concord - map and chronology - chronogrid - similar spellings - fine-grain concord -

Use in varieties of Scots

sadness Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.4 6.2 9 39.7 23.2 0 17.7
Number of occurrences3012 6 4 4 0 4
Number of authors21 10 4 3 3 1

Occurrences of sadness in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Past Sadness on page 66

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
eather, brocht a tear o baith sadness an joy tae his ee. Ilka time on page 33

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Depression isnae sadness, and it's really no the kind on page 63

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ie's condition were moved tae sadness. His freens were broken-hairt on page 90

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Eh, whit a sadness o drink on page 98

1 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
that bonnie it wid scatter aw sadness and mak ye greet tears o joy. on page 83

1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
there wis a certain degree o sadness when we said oor last goodbye
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
r ower the braeheids; a jag o sadness at the fact that naebody stey
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
I can but leuk at the USA wi sadness at whit it haes became, wi sa
at whit it haes became, wi sadness for the abuses an lees an vio
2 matches

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
This sadness isnae weakness,
His sadness wis still there but noo
2 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a lump rose in his throat an sadness sut in his chest like a steen on page 91

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
h'm owerwhelmed bi a grief an sadness at maks ma hairt sair: grief on page 48

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ah got the feelin there wis a sadness in thon blue eyes, an the cre on page 118

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
be replaced wi an overwhelmin sadness at her ain loss but for her n
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
r screamed oot but it wiz the sadness on the laddie’s face that s
1 matches

Noble, Brian , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Dinna mine him we sadness but we good cheer
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I feel a touch o sadness as I mourn owld Charlie's los on page 13

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Sadness in him on page 23

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
and laughter and sadness mingled on page 26
without fear and toil and sadness. on page 27

2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
croft in Bressa. Bit da great sadness in dir life wis at dey wir ju on page 12
roo. Memories tinged wi great sadness fur Magnie, fur Mackie joined on page 93

2 matches

Williamson, Christie Submissions, an keepin on, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, blog
s useful life, aften wi graet sadness. Espeeshilly if hit wis een o
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
ries I juist feel dis intense sadness creepin apö me. Mind when we(2021) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
. They wud miss the skimmerin sadness o the wean inside. on page 21
ir, she felt sad - the kine o sadness that a wean suffers alane wha on page 47
nner knows how to find joy in sadness an sadness in joy." on page 48

4 matches

Web Analytics