Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'caas'

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Use in varieties of Scots

caas	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	13.5	45	29
ORK - Orkney	49.7	5	2
SHD - Shetland	17.4	3	3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	9.8	3	3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	31.5	3	2
DOR - General Northern	17.7	4	4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	9.8	4	2
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh	12.4	2	1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	11.8	9	7
SEA - South East (Borders)
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)
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	28.4	1	1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)	127.2	7	1

Occurrences of caas 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
Fur he cheust caas me 'the sprog.' on page 2
And sheu caas me a 'cheeky bitch!' on page 53
mes, he taks the dorts and he caas a spade a spade! on page 55

3 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
nogh runnan fine. Thir leader caas the dance: a tree-step first, on page 130
signs O a mortal stoor. Sheu caas the bays. on page 152

2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"So dat's why Bertie caas your bathroom da police cell, on page 75

1 matches

Williamson, Christie Da windirs o technology, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Shetland - Yell, poetry
Sandstrøm, hit caas hitsel.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
A’m learnt dat a richt trow caas a see-saa a hedder-kin-dunk.
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"The brochure caas it Disneyland Paris," correct on page 34

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“Weel my mither caas it a Mianie-minnie-mony-feet,
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
s. I caa it a Buttery, ma pal caas it a Rowie. End o i day. Yon (2019)

Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
n aboot here is fat the Bible caas "the ferst resurrection". The on page 82

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Syne the reformation caas wis teen up aawey' said Sandy on page 56

1 matches

General Northern

Philip, George Tales Fae The Doric Side - Winter, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Jake Frost caul caas, an uninvited tee, on page 80

1 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
“Snuffy,” I caas oot. “Man, I thocht ye’d
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
e you doing in there? a voice caas oot fae somewye abeen.
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
s new hame, aye, for that she caas it noo, even though she kens
1 matches

(South) East Central

Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
for heavy flee-traps? Aye he caas on page 60

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
t (an baith thae philosophies caas him thair ain), but we ken fi on page 39

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
o in what the fashion columns caas a pouer-suit. "Ar ye needin m
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
o Stuart’s wey o spaekin an caas hersel a dookit body nou, “
1 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ds twa muisical eras scholars caas the Renaissance an Baroque pe
durin a time muisic scholars caas the Medieval period. The Saun
2 matches

General Central

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
he as murderers, whaur terror caas on page 30
for heavy flee-traps? Aye he caas on page 45

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
a bial, as Margaret Fay Shaw caas them, were for dancin til whe on page 62

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
lift fae him. For aabody that caas on the name o the Lord maun b on page 97

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Mankind wha damns us, caas us cruel, on page 54

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
he caas you King. on page 81

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ou the rouk o time an memory, caas ti mynd photies in history
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
huid bi richts hae been phone caas . I mean thon kind whaur the s
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
Caas it upwith, inpitten wi his te
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
ou blythe, the fowr-year-auld caas oot, on page 15

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
'Wulliam the Conqueror, whose caas wus likt muckle much bae the on page 26

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
dailygaun faas, an tha hoolet caas, on page 9

1 matches

Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
caad Bellybugglebo. Fowk noo caas it tha boagey man.
1 matches

General Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Then sumyin caas the polis on page 14

1 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ie wi hïs brither wioot onie Caas ïs gaun tae be judged fer ï on page 5
Jesus caas Mattha on page 9
ha hoose.' An sayin tha freen caas oot, 'Dïnnae bother me, tha on page 89
ït. An whan he gets hame, he caas thegither hïs freens an nigh on page 96
tha deed rises agane, for he caas tha Loard 'tha God o Abraham, on page 104

7 matches