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Use in varieties of Scots

stout Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.8 9 3.2 9.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2117 2 1 0 0 1
Number of authors13 9 2 1 1

Occurrences of stout 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
r, the* nummert seiven hunner stout an resolute men, ettlin tae m on page 26
had gotten himsel in tow wi a stout band o airmed men set tae gai on page 34
ron an aicht o his followers. Stout Dauvit Hackston, hero o Drumc on page 40
smairket, an the third, their stout leader David Hackston o Rathi on page 54
woollen stockins, an a pair o stout broun shune. A Kilmarnock bun on page 68

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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
tied tae hunners o fathoms o stout rope an aince the whale tried on page 40

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ome wes still common, like "a stout hert for a stey brae" but e.g on page 7

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
"Stout Captain Hay, the skipper baal on page 50

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
The wee stout fowk I dout ye maun admire th on page 98

1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
this fella wiz proper short n stout, likes mibbe five fit yin –
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
wes in a nyow warl o fowk wi stout herts an strang baks at
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
trategy an trainin an tae the stout herts o the sodgers theirsels
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
™ve dug the grave an’ hae a stout ciste fir ye as befits yer ra
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
“Be o’ stout he’rt an’ fu’ o’ fait
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
A stout, rid-faced man steppt forrit
The stout flesher straikt his chin in t
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Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ye want tae drink yer mirkie stout an get a lairnin experience a on page 8

1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
shot fae, the loon watched a stout shadow ging fleein aff tae ma
1 matches

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
but wan o them wi siccan a stout hert, siccan grim determinati on page 10

1 matches

Ulster

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