Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'hurdies'

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Use in varieties of Scots

hurdies	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	8.4	28	20
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	6.5	2	1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern	4.4	1	1
NEC - North East Central	91.7	2	1
SEC - (South) East Central	4.9	2	2
WCE - West Central	22.2	5	2
DUN - Dundee	10.6	1	1
EDN - Edinburgh	24.8	4	2
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	10.5	8	8
SEA - South East (Borders)	12.1	1	1
SWE - South West (Galloway)	13.9	1	1
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)	35.7	1	1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of hurdies 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.

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ey likit staunin up tae their hurdies in fish bree, scales an guff:
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
. Jessie the Jumbo hodged her hurdies an showded back an forrit dae
1 matches

General Northern

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
hissel oot an back ontae his hurdies an unwrapped the sackin. Afor
1 matches

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ppolyta and the belt roon her hurdies plistered wi siller and gowd. on page 39

2 matches

(South) East Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
gin he brennt! Horns, hurdies, hauchs, on page 52

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
last, by pour-pourin upon his hurdies the oil o hazel; but neither
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ge siller buckle. 'The bowsie hurdies that kythed fae unner the smo on page 77
ll stood wi her haunds on her hurdies, glowerin at him. 'Get a move on page 122
s, legs apairt, haunds on her hurdies, glowerin at the wee laddies on page 135
s, legs apairt, haunds on her hurdies, glowerin at Miss Honey, wha on page 210

4 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Cairvin ma hurdies for something tae eat,
1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
d rip meh breeks rite aff meh hurdies on page 3

1 matches

Edinburgh

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
The curves o yer hurdies are like jowels, on page 14

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
eg, the ither knee booed, the hurdies inclint, tracin wi the side o
tiltit the opposite wey, the hurdies tiltit the ilk wey as the hei
waist, abuin the curve o her hurdies , an lift her upwart tae the f
3 matches

General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
forrit, but wis suin ower ma hurdies in deep watter an cuid feel m on page 22

1 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 102 - Stirling Brig, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry
an invaders arrae stobs heez hurdies. on page 49

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Jimp round her hurdies clings her wee short skirt, on page 65

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
barn, he cuid hae gruppt her hurdies an cowpt her in the strae. Bu on page 17

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
He gaed doon on his hurdies an let oot a croon on page 23

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
hurdies are for houghmagandy. on page 80

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
, an haes endit up heels ower hurdies. We noo frequently see soleci on page 56

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
yers o nylon nettin jaggin ma hurdies ,
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Her hurdies and her waist sae slim on page 49

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Gat tummelt on their hurdies
1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
yway, gin ye get doon on your hurdies amang tha oul heidstanes, an on page 8

1 matches