A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

bield Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.2 21.1 10.6 0 0 31 4.4
Number of occurrences5241 7 0 0 3 1
Number of authors27 20 4 3 1

Occurrences of bield in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
craigs a braw, caller bield fae the bleeze o the sun, and on page 60

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
bunnet areddies, an frae the bield o the tosie caur, thay suin d on page 25
this Kate becam her faither's bield an his life-stoup. Jean stert on page 26

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
No help, than. No cast, no bield yet fae battle, on page 36

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
feenisht buskin hersel in the bield o her green chaumer. She chas on page 31
time, an happit her unner the bield o her gless glob, he felt lik on page 34

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
atween strand, bield an watter on page 35
an whaized their last, nae bield on page 36
bield or bleeze, nae maitter, chyng on page 61
coupit biggans gie nae kinna bield, whaur weans are deid an ster on page 77

4 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
I ettled tae flee the bield, a lowp on page 36

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ithers ur biggin thir waa tae bield the beachit boaties. Gin, sey on page 14

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
a cuid never bltime in a bien bield on page 40
or blytheheid in that clintie bield, on page 41

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wearin space suits! The suits bield them fae the rays! Awricht! T on page 146

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Abuin Cormilligan's virginal bield, on page 20

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'Weel, puir Heehaw has nae bield tae bide in.' on page 7
fore he brocht them intae the bield o the Hunner Acre Widd and th on page 123

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Whaur nae safe bield can gaird the hamelorn fowk, on page 30
Nae bield for innocence, nae hame for p on page 31
An ourie house can bield tho switchbells wauk, on page 32
Than deid waur bield, on page 80

4 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Bield on page 22

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
tane Castle thare's no muckle bield fae wind an wather for a body on page 65

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Be a rock and bield for me, on page 97

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
For buird his bield, for wabster his wab - on page 81

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
Ilk bield's bleak, the few trees leafle on page 107

1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
An lang afore its bield wis richtly theekit,
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
buin Cormilligan’s virginal bield,
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ut she bade on, an she fand a bield in Hamtramck, a ceity athin t
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
ar-auld widden plough fur tae bield it fae bein worn doon by the
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
e bed an see hou fast ye cuid bield yer bodie fae the snell bite
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
e that they tak care o an gie bield tae William Wallace. Aroond t
lippen on the common fowk for bield an secrecy.
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
s tae get £1.4m (e2.06m) tae bield, forder an develop the langua
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
o linguistic richts, it daes bield citizens an groups agin abusi
eids that haes a high level o bield an micht be the official lang
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
o readers as weel as tae help bield oor minoritised leids
1 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
est oot the lea o the herbour bield a terrel wund wis blawin, an on page 98

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
weel as finnin im a timporary bield. The collogue ower, Andy, wi on page 30

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
ievit a circle wi fite cauk a bield agin Yer smile a circle inby on page 3

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ids o Pitrasherty raise up, a bield fur rubbits, a hinneycaimb wi
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ty, heated bi solar panels, a bield agin the gurly gales o sizzen
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
warnin, an jinkit up inno the bield o the trees jist in the nick
t wis fine tae watch frae the bield o the hoose, for they lowpit
2 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
el tak muckle pleisure in his bield the day. on page 5

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
n I heezed masel oot yon cosy bield, an hirpled doon the stair ta
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
tae yer wee privileged white bield #BlackLivesMatter (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha gate tae bield. on page 6

1 matches

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