A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

stiff Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.4 14.4 27.2 39.7 11.6 10.9 13.3
Number of occurrences5427 17 4 2 1 3
Number of authors41 20 11 4 2 1 3

Occurrences of stiff in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
hurrit up the stairs, scairt stiff case she met the real Mary An on page 34
e Mock Turtle said: "Ah'm too stiff, nooadays. An the Gryphon nev on page 96

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n wis cauld an ma back wis as stiff as a plank o widd. I didna wa on page 54
aps an gear, streitchin their stiff airms an legs an lowpin intae on page 55

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
e Mock Turtle said: "I'm ower stiff. An the Gryphon never learnt on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
l ye, I am sittin up by then. Stiff as a wee stooky, hairs stauni on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
tae reply tae the shooglie stiff upper lips on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
their beds, or lyin ootside, stiff in daith, gruppin a cogie by on page 81

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
he were a young lawdie an the stiff heather wis streetched oot as on page 77

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d ticht and oorie. She wis as stiff as a stookie. Her shooders we on page 187

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
icans cuidnae be daein wi the stiff an pseudo operatic style o mo on page 70

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
g past ten in the mornin wi a stiff south-easterly wind blawin an on page 92

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
deid, I'm tellin ye. It's as stiff as a board. on page 60

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Stiff-happit in a shroud o frost on page 80

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
airn wind and droukit frozen stiff bi the arthritic rain was a f on page 136

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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
getting baked an stiff an derk an broon –
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An three miles back - sae stiff A got, A hardly could sit doo
we fund him, stiff, an wet wi dew.
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah wake wae a start, ma neck stiff an sore fae the hard, widden
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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
Yer legs was stiff. Ye stood up. The hem o yer c
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Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Tim wis froze stiff wae shoack. He wis horrified.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
This ane wisna stiff as a board or ocht. It wis ge
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
When ah go tae pour another stiff drink. Fae the corner ae ma e
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@billykayscot tweeted
ippit tae describe feelin gey stiff an sair when ye've sat doon f(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
slowly and feenished up wae a stiff neck(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n the remains at laid caal an stiff aneth the sod. on page 78

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
eevils, feel fowk, an them wi stiff jynts, an he cured e hale jin on page 11
"He's lyin at hame foonert wi stiff jynts an rackit wi pain." Jes on page 16

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
e Mock Turtle sade: "A'm too stiff. An e Gryphon never learnt id on page 93

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
. Ah could see she wis scared stiff. Ah wis feart an aa, bit Ah c
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
a stiff drink or twa, jist tae steady
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
l gae ben the hoose an takk a stiff dram ooto yer faither's bottl
hid poored Sally Bruce oot a stiff dram, the nearest ting tae me
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
red her senses wi the aid o a stiff brandy, an the doctor an land
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ar he wes awa tae get a richt stiff kickin fae the gamie. Nae far
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
nae move? That wiz me. Frozen stiff A wiz until A heard her speak
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
on the windaes. They were gey stiff at first but she got some ile
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
one howl an fell doon stone, stiff, starin deed! The aal Pipe Ma
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
. Instead she stood up slowly stiff wi the caal an wupped her thr
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
s misty hame. Bit he wis ower stiff, ower slaw, ower fooshlonless
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
loons, jist hoofed a hoorin' stiff hot toddy doon ma neck wi' a (2015) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
ine I'm bidin up. Need summin stiff.(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Sheu wis gettan stiff tae climb the hill, on page 10

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ir might be white, me fingers stiff, on page 135

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Under sunshine, their stiff aching backs recline on heath on page 60

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
‘You’d be stiff if you’d been sittan on a h
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
a Mock Turtle said: "A'm ower stiff. An da Gryphon never laerned on page 98

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
state o): stivven 'to become stiff' (stiv + - en) on page 43

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
h Mock Turtle said: "Ah'm tae stiff. An th Gryphon ne'er learnt e on page 95

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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
the Mock Turtle said: A'm too stiff. An the Gryphon niver larnt i on page 97

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Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
€™ as soople for mi joints ir stiff an’ dry
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Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
t the start o the day ye were stiff as a poker but as the hours w
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