A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

vex Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words2.5 2.1 4.5 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences84 3 0 0 1 0
Number of authors5 3 1 1

Occurrences of vex in Corpus

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Central

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
licht, beglamour, stumour and vex you ayont meisure. In yer rad on page 60

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
thaim soverance. Dinna vex yeirsell, Frizzel, gin yeir g
“Dinna vex yeirsell, lass, its ower twa
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
fack that ‘‘aduersitie ws vex [adversity fashes us]’ forb
1 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
aa at eence! Weel, aat wadna vex me ower muckle! I'd a fair si on page 11
e he wes jist a wee thingikie vex't for the peer eysters." on page 56
e the Keing's lug. Ailice wes vex't at iss, for she wes aiverie on page 94

3 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
bot on the tither haund A wis vex’t tae lair, at Scots isna t
1 matches

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