A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

appen Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.6 12.4 1.5 79.5 0 0 24.2
Number of occurrences4225 1 8 0 0 5
Number of authors18 11 1 2 2

Occurrences of appen in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
will ye appen it up on page 8
Appen that gowden ee? on page 36

2 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ma furst inklin iz tae thraw appen the door bit convenshun hauds on page 81

2 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
wi airms appen on page 25
an ettled at prisin his een appen on page 48

2 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
appen ma mooth tae speak, but my vy on page 45
ma een appen. | lift ma nieve, chap, chap on page 50

2 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
'Appen fur me, ma sister, on page 10

2 matches

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
." Jamie shuved the door wide appen, but wisnae awfy shuir whit t on page 1

3 matches

Aitchison, Craig Lallans 102 - Sea Room and Hunger Stanes, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry
steert fir appen sea. Crewmen on page 43

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Cat Wumman: Tales O Nine Lives - The Witch, (Luath 2025 ISBN: 978-1804252420) Central - Peebles, prose
, an hunkered ower, aboot tae appen her jeet black wings the meen on page 39
spyin on her. But I heard he appen, syne shut ahint her. on page 44
ough she hus! The door creaks appen. It's dim in the hoose - ane on page 45

6 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
he Caravan Pairk. Naw. Wad ye appen yer lugs. A says Zander Campb on page 3

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
a yett appen, or a slap in the dyke on page 29

1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
his airticle isna mynt tae re-appen that discussion in ony substa
€˜Irish Inglish’ dialect is appen tae debate. That wad depend o
2 matches

DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
As Moa saw the chaft appen, she bendit her knees, pusht
1 matches

Doric

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
e see ma da or ma granny, and appen ma erms for a wairm and weel-
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
The jaas o the transport appen, a gant on page 5
ae space. An Astrid's soondan appen, but keeps her innerly nirts on page 64
aald, aald, lang beard, ae ee appen, ae ee puckered, ae mooth app on page 120
ve her hairt is ruggid furder appen. Ony tear wad bide on page 144

6 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
Sheu haads hersel appen, keeps
1 matches

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Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Ower thonner bae the appen dorr. on page 10
Hel oot, the appen han on page 11
For appen grun, on page 28

3 matches

Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
n breed on a griddle ivver an appen fire. There wus nae thermosta
nock at tha daur. Tam pult it appen, an his een stud in his heid
2 matches

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