A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

weicht Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.1 9.8 9 0 23.2 0 0
Number of occurrences2919 6 0 4 0 0
Number of authors13 7 5 2

Occurrences of weicht in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ken tae. Mind he'll bi a guid weicht.' on page 20

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
the watter-edge whaur oor ain weicht stertit wirkin agin us, an wi on page 59

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Ti scart but vines o fruitfu weicht on page 91

1 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Scots widnae could cairry the weicht o the raised diction needit f on page 40

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A guid frien wull weicht ma virtues against aa ma faut on page 119

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
like a horse tryin cae get ma weicht up. The loose skin roon ma ne on page 50
thocht. Nae wonder ah'm losin weicht. on page 82

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
ae scart but vines o fruchtfu weicht on page 52

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Ti scart but vines o fruitfu weicht on page 91

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
aloan, an aa the weicht on page 40

1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
e corporate an administrative weicht on a wee'r public body an hou
len weicht tae decisions tae be taen atw
2 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - The Sycamore at Calton, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
echin up the brae ah felt the weicht,
1 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
bones, but he could pull his weicht when he hud tae.
Bettie thocht she’d the weicht o the world oan hur shoulders
2 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Some o the weicht ah’m under lifts fae ma sho
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
aboot eicht - wi brushes an weicht His cloots tied up in a birn on page 15

2 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
cker bus, Ther wis ass muckle weicht et eih clutch wis slippen aw on page 20

1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
e loon stairted tae shift his weicht ontae his left airm, a shairp
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“A cuidnae cairry yon weicht an hirpil doon anaw!”
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
Moira’s fair pittin on the weicht in this lockdoon. Ee me! She
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ect ting doon, an felt a braa weicht aff o her mind as he smootit on page 63

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
tae der very atoms wi da weicht o wirds: on page 19

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
better fur lossing some o yon weicht I tink' said Mam. 'We'll no h
in. Mam, shö's lost a lock o weicht. Shö's surely bön lockit in
2 matches

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