A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

scone Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.6 11.2 25.6 9.9 5.8 0 13.3
Number of occurrences4221 16 1 1 0 3
Number of authors29 16 8 1 1 3

Occurrences of scone in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ersel tae some tea an a sodie-scone, an then turnt tae the Dormou on page 44

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
e. For shuir, this ane's no a scone o yestreen's bakin, an he'l n on page 48

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ike a bairn that had lost his scone for a whilie but aw things pa on page 59

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Teeger that Cam for his Tea, (Floris Kelpies 2018 ISBN: 978-1782504665) Central, weans
teeger didna tak jist the ae scone. He golloped the hail plate o on page 9

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Auncient tatties, a fooste scone, on page 133

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Or buy a tottie scone, a guid paper, mak yer tea on page 21
As they say in Aiberdeen and Scone on page 75

2 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
a hame-made scone on page 22

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
r keepit at bay wi a buttered scone, on page 58

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
offee and a big sortae tattie scone hingy fae a vendor wae a wee
(and it’s a guid bit tattie scone, but no a patch on the yins O
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e aipple, it wis time for the scone! A lang string abuin oor heid
windae, wi a claggie treacle scone danglin fae it! Haunds ahint
telt tae tak a bite oot o the scone that wis skelpin oor wee face
3 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
that. Feedin twa birds wi wan scone, the auld wumman wid say, Ye
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
time. Who knows, maybe those scone munchers James and Gary will
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
It cleared up earlier the day Scone.. But it's back tae rain agai (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
es an a pot o tea, an mebbe a scone an aa. It's a b(2020) search twitter
on the black puddin an tattie scone/fried breid. *tuts* https://t(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
oween traditions. The treacle scone wan is new tae me! Onybody el(2017) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
h'm gettin masel coffee and a scone. Ah mention tae the lassie th (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
Ah jist got on wi butterin mi scone an drinkin mi tea an watchin on page 38

2 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
gied me a cuppie o tea and a scone or maybe a sair heidie or a f on page 124

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
chance o a cuppie o tay an a scone An the news o the howe wid be on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
f wi gaed te the Dairy fir a 'scone an yon'. on page 10
t wis firgotten in a flurry o scone spreadin an tay steerin. on page 71

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
his han an a face like a torn scone. on page 72

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
coronatioun o Robert Bruce at Scone. on page 12

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
g o hett tae, an spreid her a scone, wi butter an brummil jeely.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
quine help yersel tae a fine scone. It’ll dee ye good.”
s priggin, Lizzie pickit up a scone an half hairtedly teen a bite
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Noo I’ve eneuch tae buy a scone fur ma tea.”
as weel, tae the baker for a scone fur her fly cup.
2 matches

TheChielMeister Oatcakes 'n' Cheese, (youtube.com 2009) Doric, poetry
Wi a cup o' tay an' a scone
1 matches

TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
e in the tinnie fur a wee jam scone
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
AndyTawse Winna dauchle for a scone there(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
binnacks and a treacle girdle scone on page 13

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
rowdie an rhubarb jam apö dy scone. Hill berries is fine but dey on page 70

1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Ah had a soda scone for dinner, on page 7

1 matches

BardOfMilebush To A Merican Food, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
', Why- they're just a boring scone! I cannae stand yer white was
1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
And that big soda scone fresh baked that mornin, by t
1 matches

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