A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

Concordance

Enter a word to find all occurrences of, for example ahint

The word 'legend'

- basic concord - pre-sorted concord - post-sorted concord - map and chronology - chronogrid - similar spellings -

Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
legendOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus28.79235
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 3
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
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 162.8 1 1
ABN - Aberdeen 11.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 39.9 9 5
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 120.2 47 2
WCE - West Central 13.8 3 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.6 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 21.7 4 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 16 12 11
SEA - South East (Borders) 49.9 4 2
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 2
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 legend 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

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
His legend'ry un-Faansindrie brain, on page 20

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ic ur think Jimmy Shand wis a legend. I hiv freends aplenty that p on page 48

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
him! He’ll be famous – a legend – I widna be surprised if t
1 matches

Shetland

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
w, and their story past intae legend.
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
fe o a stukk bairn. A Japanee legend tells that ae day, Buddha tor
1 matches

Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
Monster or legend?
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
curled it into the net. Fit a legend yon is! @Angus_the_Bull1 Min (2020)

South Northern

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
The Legend o Eck
1 matches

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
n the existence o sic a local legend still wisna brocht tae ma att
1 matches

General Northern

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
en table. My Granda's a total legend - fish suppers fir him an Gr on page 95

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ye became a legend in i' Tower Ballroom on page 170

1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
score goals and you’ll be a legend in no time #StandFree @Aberde (2021) twitter link
e se if he funcied a pint ??. Legend (2020) twitter link
y he wis, but, fit a voice - legend (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
Today is the day you become a legend. Trust your instincts, the ch(2020)
se a hero but earnt #hero an #legend status fae me. #StandFree(2020)
ndfree #Scotland #tartanarmy #legend https://t.co/FifCRdKxZE(2020)

@daleser23 tweeted
@Joey7Barton on yersel joey #legend(2013)

(South) East Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict on page 52

2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
e front door brother - eer a legend n sose every body that disnae (2020) twitter link
ld b leading the snp - eer a legend jim lad (2021) twitter link
car racing there - laddies a legend n guess whaes been there - g (2020) twitter link
hAth @KListon11 ed tudor is a legend brother - need a say mair - (2021) twitter link
rong eer due me a pint ya wee legend lol (2020) twitter link
and 40 other occurrences.

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
this shite aboot how she's a legend on the stage when in fact she on page 169

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A legend that brocht back Simmers lang on page 62
Emblazoned wi the legend 'For Valour'. on page 88

2 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Liddel’s legend’s his glory, tae inspire ev
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ht fae an IKEA showroom. Hibs legend Frank Sauzee and Robert De Ni
1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
git called. Rangers doft, YT legend in the makin. Am as tall as on page 8
ike a ghost story or an urban legend. Exaggerated as fuck, and pro on page 11
It wid live on in memory and legend. on page 22
ack seat n the Azzy boay is a legend. on page 40

4 matches

General Central

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
lous when she called Bettie a legend because she wis drinkin a can on page 79

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
y, a parable fae St. Kilda, a legend o Tammas the Rymer and a nove on page 62

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
liteecs!); releegion; myth an legend; social an domestic life; ind on page 133

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Venus wis lang the planet o legend in Greek an Roman lare an unt
fear') baith sprung fae Greek legend an said tae tae'a been the so
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
-entirely-reliable historical legend, the echteent-century Roushia
1 matches

@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
My wee tribute to a legend and Kano Patron @ScottBrown8 (2021) twitter link

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
@jack_capener Legend. Thanks awfy, Jack!(2019)

@iainnicol tweeted
e frae the ‘union dividend’ legend.(2020)

@IshbelMcF tweeted
uppressin it in masel. Whit a legend tae the hale community. Weil (2019)

@MartinBroon tweeted
y spine??. Pal, yer already a Legend! ??. “They’re(2020)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
wireless. RIP Jackie. Anither legend o oor history passed. (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The legend I will explain on page 22
A myth, a legend and a fable on page 42

2 matches

@jamie_ginger tweeted
re they.. Ka beat wee dottie #legend(2019)
Ka wait ti jesus birthday.#legend(2018)

South West (Galloway)

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
o a volcano, the hert o legend, on page 77

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
Great fella, nice guy, Killie legend.(2020)

Web Analytics