Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'barley'

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Use in varieties of Scots

barley	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	12.4	41	32
ORK - Orkney	59.6	6	4
SHD - Shetland	5.8	1	1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)	35.2	1	1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	9.8	3	2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	31.5	3	2
DOR - General Northern	22.2	5	5
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	2.6	1	1
WCE - West Central	4.4	1	1
DUN - Dundee	21.2	2	2
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow	10	2	1
AYR - Ayrshire	42.7	4	1
LAL - General Central	6.6	5	4
SEA - South East (Borders)	24.2	2	2
SWE - South West (Galloway)	13.9	1	1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)	31.4	1	1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)	58.1	1	1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)	71.4	2	2
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of barley 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.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The barley's nivver grown ava - hid mak on page 20
Driftan fields o barley and gold, sun-ripened oats, on page 37

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Barley fields on page 79
Barley fields on page 94

2 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The oats sing; the barley pops. on page 111

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Crackan the troughs, (Brisk Northerly 2021) Orkney, blog
e dry. Weel fed on silage and barley , they sit content on the snow
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
aks dem nipsiccar - an - an barley-shuggar an da laek at maks ba on page 89

1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
le at makes them bitteran'-an barley-sugar an such things at make on page 85

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a sweetie, en." He nippit the barley sugars oot o er han an stappi on page 41

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he hoose; wydin waist-deep in barley parks. Wi'd a cairtie made fa on page 21

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
beasts an parks fu o aits an barley tae add tae their wealth.
1 matches

Aberdeen

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
Some barley an' tatties for the morn on page 14
or a drap o' rain An' a' the barley passes for malt. on page 29

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Myrtle takin a pint tummler o barley watter afore she went ti bed on page 72

1 matches

General Northern

Petrie, Kimberley Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Letter Tae Ma Younger Sel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
er hauns across gowden tips o barley. on page 26

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
lik The Wind that Shakes the Barley rin backarts on a concertina on page 3

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
tae the sooth park where the barley hid been sown, an ah pointit on page 118

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
wi a suppie barley wine. Efter the meal the bott
1 matches

Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
ls and muckle graft, threshed barley fae the strae
1 matches

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Tattie scones and barley bree.
1 matches

West Central

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
get ma breath back. A sook a barley sugar whin A'm oot walkin' bi
1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
pit in any barley. on page 40

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
o crisps, a bitter lemon an a barley wine. Weel they were aw jist on page 76

1 matches

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
masses yet, the auld peas an barley . No yet. Just the trendy cunt
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
That wis afore the peas an barley took its grip though. As soon
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
thaim bitter an twistit-an-an barley-sugar an siclike things mak a on page 44

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
abune the holm, whaur aa his barley seed had been sawn an set wee on page 69
sawin an reapin, stookin the barley, an helpin Edam wi peats frae on page 70
s yowes, gether in his hey an barley hairst, an stack the peats fo on page 72

3 matches

General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
he millins o coo-cake an onie barley gotten by in the coo's shairn on page 80

1 matches

McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Tap Table, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Glisterin wi ile an soused wi barley-bree. on page 117

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
types o crops were growed, wi barley and oats maist common amang t
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ns an curly kail alang wi the barley , split peas or lentils aye st
dealers tae get oor meisur o barley alang wi ither dried stuff li
2 matches

South East (Borders)

Purdie, David C. Lallans 90 - Le Vin de Mon Pays, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Southern, poetry
Gie me a waucht o the barley bree, on page 7

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
that maks thum bisoms- an- an barley-sugar an sic hings that mak b on page 87

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
The rain said tae the barley on page 177

1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
maks thim bitter - an - an barley sugar an things lik that maks on page 88

1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
The price o barley, green an stra Nae guid again on page 30

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Ir lairn hoo tae bring tha barley in, an whut tae dae wi kail. on page 21

1 matches

Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
stookin or staakin o coarn or barley or wheat, nae brairdin o hedg
1 matches