Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'fare'

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Use in varieties of Scots

fare	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	20.3	65	45
ORK - Orkney	9.9	1	1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	19.6	6	5
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	23.7	2	2
DOR - General Northern	39.9	9	5
NEC - North East Central	46.4	1	1
SEC - (South) East Central	28.1	11	8
WCE - West Central	41.4	9	4
DUN - Dundee	10.6	1	1
EDN - Edinburgh	6.3	1	1
GLA - Glasgow	10.9	2	2
AYR - Ayrshire	39.3	3	1
LAL - General Central	13.4	10	8
SEA - South East (Borders)	12.5	1	1
SWE - South West (Galloway)	41.7	3	2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)	163.5	1	1
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)	88.3	1	1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster	14.1	1	1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)	36.3	2	1

Occurrences of fare 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
ncheen, I can weel afford the fare. on page 22

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
est wye. An the Bruce's hid a fare notion o themsels, ay, wi the
1 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
a ti save i cat fan he gets a fare clook reight bain i face. A l
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
doon tae dine on their simple fare . As she passed one windae she
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
tae Mary fur the Doric phrase Fare Coniched fit means spoilt rot(2014)
y bocht twaa bottles fae Fine Fare!(2018)

@FaeFoggie tweeted
oot yet? Ye may gang far and fare waur as Jimmy says. Weel, he'(2019)

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
rmansk. The only thing is the fare disna include a return ticket on page 44

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
d lat aabody ken fou they wad fare athoot him in time tae come. on page 25

1 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Peyd ma fare an climt on board on page 139
Or foo I fare or if ma hair is broon on page 173

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ns for jist a mintie tae say "Fare weel tae ye!", an syne gaed b on page 35
it aa," said Humphy Dumphy. "Fare weel tae ye." on page 89

4 matches

TheChielMeister Oatcakes 'n' Cheese, (youtube.com 2009) Doric, poetry
It's the fare o' tha gods ye ken an' a'
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
is a bloody taxi hoping fer a fare as knew my legs buckled wee t(2016)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
FaeFoggie es wiks fat Fridays fare is brocht tae ye fae The Ytha(2019)

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
trength willna manage it. Sae fare ye weel then, Hercules, ya bi on page 50

1 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Fare ye weel Joco Geordie, we looe on page 10

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
' when ye mak them yer bill o'fare on page 32

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
efore he continues: "Free bus fare, preferential medical treatme on page 38
entrance. Ah pey the boay his fare and chuck in a couple quid ti on page 176

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
r sister's wallet tae pay the fare. on page 83
evils o drink an hoo he micht fare better if he spent mair time on page 95

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
Fare Thee Weel Tae Aw STW Readers
1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ins ti come an gie their last fare -ye-weills afore the service.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
That's 50p, the fare .
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
White Heather Club wis staple fare . Scotland wis depicted as a
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
highest wages, and the best o fare in the country! An aw for doi
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
, she said, Ah'll pay yir bus fare. Ah said, Aye but ah'll need on page 50
naw so ah had tae pay her bus fare back up the road. on page 54
s jist yir hotel an yir train fare, he said, Yi'd need tae take on page 161
e he said Chris wisnae a half fare. Aw gies a break man, he wis on page 169

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Juist simple fare tae entertain, on page 43
lin tae partake o some hamelt fare; on page 56

2 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
she niver gie’d me the bus fare . Unless it wis rainin’.
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
nge his mynd – but when the fare wis ready an the plates war g
mealtith, it’s no juist the fare ye’re peying for. A plain l
2 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
Sic casual racism is standart fare whan they hae tae mention Ger on page 115

1 matches

Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Ma frugal fare wis gruel o' sand an' bluid. on page 63

1 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
The truth o hou I feel and fare wi clarity. on page 128

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
mistaken - standard eighties fare .
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
while, instead o their staple fare o kail brose, milk an oats, a on page 56
he wee nowt, this wis walcome fare in the deid o the year. Bess on page 57
'My that luiks gey guid fare for a servin lass!' Jennet ne on page 68

3 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
'It's gey and halesome fare,' said Muckle Maw Molipi. Sae on page 40

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
Myntit, we were, tae fare thegither, on page 55

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
shairly than the usual dour fare on page 5

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
University gied her her taxi fare hame.) Ah mention correckness on page 9

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
did thay fare , I wunner, throu the muckle r
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ns whiles oor ain mair hamely fare taks a back seat. Wirds like
pairt o the ivery day bill o fare . In mony hooses, I jalouse ma
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
cited gin they see the bill o fare ! Its makit up fae aw their Gr
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
s.. And let's hope for better fare from Easter rd... Not a lot t (2022) twitter link

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
iainnicol Ye may gang faur an fare waur!(2020)

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Sae fare ye weill ma darlin!
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Fare thee weel an trevel blythely, on page 46

2 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Ah am the fare o the poor o the airth, on page 79

1 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Noo they say that fir mae wil'fare, on page 32

1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
daydreym fare better than na prevail on page 45

1 matches

General Ulster

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
t of a "what though on hamely fare we dine" type perspective(2020)

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
èr, yer faith haes saved ye. Fare ye weel!" on page 84
that Jesus wus daein, he wus fare fasht, acause sum fowk sayed on page 85

2 matches