A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

baist Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.9 33.3 13.5 0 0 0 39.8
Number of occurrences8466 9 0 0 0 9
Number of authors11 7 1 4

Occurrences of baist in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
terin yin anither tae see the baist. Hauflins wi their maiks, chi on page 58
gaun leukin for ma meesterie baist. Wee Mary cam skippin alang t on page 59
t, an flung ma airms roon the baist's weet craig. on page 63

18 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
mportant creation o thon orra baist: the National Health Service. on page 93
vid Dimbleby - unleashit the baist. on page 112

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
boot, feart that he'd see the baist an hopin that he wuidnae. He on page 38
ps o ice wis slowin the great baist doun an Davie managed tae kee on page 39
t muscle pouer tae get at the baist. Aince they caught up on it, on page 40
aince it resurfaced. Doun the baist wuid go pouin hunners o yaird on page 41
a reputation for bein a richt baist o a place tae wark. We'll cry on page 47
Also on pages 79, 80, 84, 94
23 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
re in the trap wis a wullyard baist gaun its dinger, daudin the t on page 80
ck jist stanin gowpin it thit baist's plet, an hauf-wushin tae ma on page 81
ns ir guid sweemers. Lave the baist in the cage an drap the hail on page 82

7 matches

Adamson, Donald Northwords Now 43 - Donald Adamson, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Central, poetry
like some greit gawsie baist on page 28

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
is whit we leave for ony baist on page 52
"O fell the Fate o baist sae rash! on page 54

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
'Let him gae. He's a baist.' Whit wis coanvict claik fir on page 17
w that stooshie ower a bluidy baist ... Shuid hae lit the bastert on page 18

4 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
eed lassie an the pink-nebbed baist rubbit chowks wi ane anither.
white kittlin. It shawed the baist tae be gey spirlie ablow the
assie lauch, delichtit bi the baist’s antics.
t haud od’t. She wappit the baist siccar in her shawl, tae anel
he haudit up the shawl-wappit baist tae her ain blenk een wir luk
6 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
his sleke, sinnonie, fuboukit baist, chasin an kekklin, gruppin t
k cosh wone it wuid mak fur a baist wi fyow waants an fain o a di
2 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
et spelled are forest, sea an baist,
1 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
reeng, haud wide an daur the baist, syne fecht for the orts an f on page 80

6 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
taen ma een aff the baist for a meenit tae lowse ma jai
werd oor wey. It was a sonsie baist
oot. It’s yon wee baist makkin aw the racket!”
3 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
In freenly chat wi burd or baist - on page 5
minute lik some soart o wile baist, stairtet gowlhin "Aff wi hir on page 80

2 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
a jaa bane, an it's no fae a baist!" on page 13
O man nor baist but onwards steer on page 27

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
haim, an sut hïm on hïs ain baist an brocht hïm tae an ïnn an on page 88

1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
fronted. Thon cuddy's a dirty baist! (2014) twitter link
hil Do ye hae an MOT for thon baist ye're on in yer photae? I'll (2018) twitter link
#ulsterscots wurd for the wee baist that jooks doon your lug at n (2014) twitter link
er-Scots are feared o man nor baist, nor virus! https://t.co/DrF2 (2020) twitter link

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