A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

spared Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.1 9.3 3 9.9 5.8 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences2618 2 1 1 1 3
Number of authors18 11 1 1 1 1 3

Occurrences of spared in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
vine Providence, that ve been spared time an again tae fecht for t on page 30
Nor were the common folk spared. In his trevels, John had wit on page 34
heets - were relieved tae be spared that ordeal, an alang wi big on page 53
hat kep their distance - wis spared. on page 74

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ick. At least that wey you're spared the heartache ae findin oot l on page 15
kirts ae the Toon. An expense spared, social gatherin, where water on page 165

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Juist yin wis spared this dreadfu dree, on page 34

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
m replies tae Kate. 'And they spared you. Not that it wis much o a on page 26
wis rebuilt, nae expense wis spared - even if ah wasnae keen oan on page 112

2 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Spared droonin on page 44

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
A bonny life an naething spared on page 17
Ahint the Judas sheep, eild spared her nane. on page 34

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
or oor lives will niver be spared. on page 30
Darnley's faither - spared! on page 35

2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
del o guid prose, we’d been spared mony eddicational problems th
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye'll find me, gin A'm spared, in
1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
we micht hae been spared twa World Wars,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e threit. Shairly they cud be spared? At ony rate, he wadna be the
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Father spared ma a beltin at nicht, bit sat on page 66

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ere fir aa te see. Dad wisna spared te see't, bit Ah can aye myn on page 78

1 matches

Orkney

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
ie their lives – the number spared wis….nane.
1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Is spared Odysseus, ta lat him stravaig
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
He micht hae spared a pikkil siller
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"I onlie hope the guid Lord spared the weans o Ulster frae Miss on page 20

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
n afore tha Sinn o Man, an be spared aa these thïngs that ir gan on page 106

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Egypt spared fae awfal fate on page 15

1 matches

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