Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'host'

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Use in varieties of Scots

host	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	12.6	42	26
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	26.2	8	4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern	13.3	3	3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	9.8	4	4
WCE - West Central	8.9	2	2
DUN - Dundee	21.2	2	1
EDN - Edinburgh	6.2	1	1
GLA - Glasgow	10.2	2	1
AYR - Ayrshire	42.7	4	1
LAL - General Central	15.8	12	7
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of host 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

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Mine host at the inn'll hae a smile tho on page 117

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
beddit the noo wi a heavenly host on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oot o the aadience acts es a host body fir the spirit at wints on page 58
re. "You've been a marvellous host," she whispered, wavin a han on page 61

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
le collieshangie o e hivvenly host singin God's praises: on page 82
ortant nor you invited an yer host will come an say till ye, 'Sh on page 105

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
eevin donor, bein sib tae the host body itsel. The doctor saw na
1 matches

General Northern

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
red awa fur ower an hour, the host lightin up like a Christmas t on page 77

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ht, especially bein on a hill host tae a cat o such fearsome siz
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
young offender institutes to 'host' them though?(2011)

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
And a host of daffodils on page 122

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
un o Miranda do Duoro wis the host tae an internaitional collogu
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
at feelin gied credence tae a host o ithers, guid an bad. Pride
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ldin laundry in Saughton. Oor host lights up the bong and slowly
1 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
And a host o ither famous names, on page 37

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
eased ti hear thir uncos. His host insists on shawin him a galle
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
donations in kind bi a haill host o freends an weel-wishers. Bu on page 106

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
d been drunk ower dennir, the host had a brainwave. on page 85

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
es. An Guid kens, there wis a host species near eneuch tae impla
1 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
"YASSSSS." The main lobby is host tae fiddlers biastin tune eft on page 3

2 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
uncil - an haud Sir James as host while they parlied., on page 26
1678, the government brocht a host o aicht thousan wild an barba on page 33
ransacked, afore the Hicland Host moved on - like corbie craws on page 34
the barbarities o the Hieland Host were still fresh in the memor on page 35

4 matches

General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ie, an he hackit thru Brian's host till Ulf, the Hie King's brit on page 14

4 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
up for tae serr in the king's host tae fend Scotland or mak weir on page 52

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
and Father Graham placed the host on my tongue. The breid melte on page 3

1 matches

MacGregor, Rose Lallans 102 - The Big C Roller Coaster, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry
huv jist sterted, an yer the host o this neoplastic roaster. on page 69

1 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
kemp, the flouer o Dietrich's host. on page 87

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ontergaits tae the birl o its host planet. Triton likely belange
1 matches

astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
why ur ye here? The Sidhe an Host a Hell ususally oanly meet in
1 matches

@ionafyfe tweeted
ly. Im affa excited for tae host the nichts live-streamed roun(2020)