A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'spelt'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
speltOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.14732
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 23.2 4 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 26.6 6 6
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 21.9 9 4
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 5.1 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 15.8 12 10
SEA - South East (Borders) 24.2 2 2
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 170.6 6 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of spelt 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

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
wirds for 'boy', is sometimes spelt 'beuy' an sometimes, 'buey'. on page 8

1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
present participle is /ən/, spelt - in, an dat means at a wird on page 36
correction da existential wis spelt as "dey ir/wir" on page 87

3 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
’ language - deleeberately spelt sae as ta suggest dis doon-to
1 matches

Mid Northern A

@DoricPhrases tweeted
d agree with Kelly that it’s spelt marless. https://t.co/AotBpBq(2019)

General Northern

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
k how we hink wirds should be spelt. Gled 0 at, cos the panel wid on page 10

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
pik it maun be kent, fooivver spelt. on page 7

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Dinna get ony soda or spelt on page 84

1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
0304 @Alhena1537 @Rhymer_poet Spelt it the wye I spik it - fae t (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@Fionasstalker Spelt piece wrang though https://t.(2020)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
ersMcG I didnae ken if it wiz spelt different because it referred(2019)

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
'Yakcam' kis it wis 'Mackay' spelt backarts an 'backarts' descre on page 85

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
'Yakcam' kis it wis 'Mackay' spelt backarts - an that aboot sum on page 26

1 matches

Matthews, Andrew Lallans 104 - Skiddlie Thochts, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
tisyzygy, gin that's hoo it's spelt? on page 81

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
the simple fack that they're spelt as if they were English. Aa o
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
aes nae herm, micht be better spelt "gaist, goul" for the sake o
he last three names is whiles spelt "Birminghame, Nottinghame, Cu
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
(noun) an "loo" (verb, whiles spelt "loe" or "lo'e" in traditiona
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
er wis William Burnes (whiles spelt Burness) but they aye mak the
Burns, nae maitter hou it wis spelt.
2 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
as the letters G, R an A wur spelt oot an ah wis positive she wi on page 107

2 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
it engendered, cause Adie had spelt “tights” phonetically!
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ny letter binna the five that spelt her ain name. She wad form th
1 matches

Glasgow

McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
If ye gied him hard words he spelt them. on page 114

1 matches

General Central

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
, anely on Rodrick's van it's spelt "Kläti Klüti". on page 30

3 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
thron, as some words micht be spelt richt but michtna be pairt o on page 40

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
tina. Tho tae the maist pairt spelt in the soothren staundart, th on page 15

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
dered or dumbfoundert, raged (spelt g, but no a ‘g’ soond), r
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
n o a word that’s sometimes spelt differently – ‘hous’, o
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
@FinlayMcF Ye spelt guisin wrang.(2019)

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
on, it's jist the English yin spelt wrang...? https://t.co/AzHPBr(2018)

@MartinBroon tweeted
“James, you spelt brexit wrang!” ?? https://t.(2019)

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
ngeScots Naw, it's no "maker" spelt wrang. A MAKAR" maks poems. @(2016)

@pmcm1355 tweeted
theSNP English is jist puirly spelt Scots. Baith leids cam fae th (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
which th words "EAT IZ" were spelt oot aw fancy in currants. "We on page 14

1 matches

The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
o' Fasil Din? Was that how ee spelt eet? Ee could get owt tae fit
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
ne tae mine hoo some wurds ir spelt. on page vi

1 matches

General Ulster

@OrangRuth tweeted
@GerryAdamsSF @YouTube It's spelt 'Choon'(2017)
@5intheface You spelt boarder wrang(2021)

@the_gellick tweeted
aboot Twitter the nicht! Weel spelt @JonnyRottenNI an @squinterat (2014) twitter link
her tae say tae ye! But weel spelt my friend! (2014) twitter link
@dmcbfs @Hawf_Nelson We'd hae spelt thon "were" as "where" in #Ul (2015) twitter link
n_gallda Weel said - an weel spelt ana! Aa the best! (2014) twitter link