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Use in varieties of Scots

theft Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.1 5.7 1.5 0 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences1311 1 0 1 0 0
Number of authors11 9 1 1

Occurrences of theft 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

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
theft that wisna theft? But his ain mither wis worri on page 18

2 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
it's a sex wurker hit, ye say theft o a shag on page 36

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
r, ye cannae legally cry this theft. But tae gang back tae the an on page 24

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
an crookit gamblin; muggins; theft; an assault, tho as anither w on page 104

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ah'm feart aboot, when ye say theft's oan a par on page 121

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
luvely laund's lang loss and theft o hert on page 19

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
awricht. But the vocabulary o theft here is wrang. Scots belangs
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
It’s not theft, Edith. It’s survival, ah h
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
unt. Ah kent he wis ahint the theft. Ah didnae suspect him o murd(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ae arrest her for corruption, theft and inciting hatred towards '(2020) search twitter

Doric

@daleser23 tweeted
tae sum raspin beats in grand theft auto anoo(2013) search twitter

Shetland

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Scalloway Castle, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, poetry
Or branded fir theft,
1 matches

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