A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

bitty Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.6 10.6 54 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences5721 36 0 0 0 0
Number of authors26 11 15

Occurrences of bitty in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Fir baith oor oars, wae bitty skill Bi bitty erms are plied on page 5

3 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
gger makes the eld cunt a wee bitty nervous. A reassure him wae a on page 12
it. Broonie's da looks a wee bitty amused anaw. Aw seen n done b on page 54

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
n. His mooth hings open a wee bitty. Wet an waitin. Like a wean t on page 1

2 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
m fowk are sumtimes are a wee bitty o' both - a radiator thit's on page

2 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
watter. Eck tells me that the bitty they walk is the length o' th on page 13
. Ocht, maybe there wis a wee bitty o' the rid in it, bit Ah git on page 27

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
enly yauled. 'Ye keeked at ma bitty paper! Ye read it affy whit a on page 48

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
staunin lad, mibbes aye a wee bitty slow, on page 118

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e but the door wis open a wee bitty. on page 20
armer. Turn the gas fire up a bitty an sit it oan the tap. on page 59

2 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
’, Nichols laughed but wi a bitty a hidden grimace cos his back
a petition or a letter. Some bitty of paper scrap wi legal signi
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
camp wi the odd bitty paintin thrown in on the side
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
ived at the door. It caused a bitty a sensation, lamas in Maryhil
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
heym, they wis still that wee bitty exciting cus they wis exotic
1 matches

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
lad tae hear yir feelin a wee bitty brighter the day ma freen. Ha(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
h'd let misel in, for she's a bitty deef an disna ayewis hear e b on page 35

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
thi stem doon tae thi keel a bitty lyke a Fyfic, An her starn cu on page 17

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
an fan yer a bitty auler, files some envy on page 15
An fan ye grew a bitty auler on page 31

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
any further: she felt a peedy bitty nervous aboot iss; "for id mi on page 13
tell me," sade Alice, a peedy bitty shy leck, for she wisna quite on page 56
an opportunity o showan off a bitty o her knowledge. "Joost think on page 57
e them-" when she wis a peedy bitty startled by e sicht o e Chesh on page 60
them wi e ither: e only hard bitty wis, at her flamingo wis gone on page 82
Also on pages 86, 88, 92, 96, 99, 113
12 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
t. She ayewis made him feel a bitty better aefter his mam's been
1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Puddock Spittins, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
an a wee bitty
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
atch he saw that he’d a wee bitty time for a cuppy o tay an som
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
y an mak the warld jist a wee bitty less dour. Nae anely that, bu
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
@coldavi if ye ken a bitty aboot the boady, fit fit fits(2018) search twitter
Doric BananaWifey gings fae a bitty crazier th’n a #ScottishWild(2018) search twitter
A wee puckly bitty o' snaw and a'body goes banan(2015) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fa wants a bitty o this #dinosaur chocolate? F(2017) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
. Am up early inti toon for a bitty o fun later iss efterneen. Bu(2019) search twitter
I'll be honest, feelin a bitty spewy noo. https://t.co/93oml(2019) search twitter
re affa nice. I pool is a wee bitty cauld. My wee mannie wis like(2019) search twitter
her day on ma peecee. Needs a bitty mair work. Nae feenished. htt(2019) search twitter
Sliver o bitter, sometimes a bitty o rasp jam. Bit ats i beauty (2019) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@cligeey tweeted
@Val_Bold We're a bitty ahin roon oor wye(2020) search twitter
og @WindyWilson88 Affa dull a bitty weet some fair cracks n rumme(2020) search twitter
@Ali_Leith A bitty mochy here tee(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
lamb .... a’hin’s ‘at wee bitty better we a tickie o’ cream (2021) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
die_d_ryan I did see ah't wee bitty. Saw e' pynt o the hale piece(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
. We made siccar that oor wee bitty o research hid at least a Sco (2020) twitter link

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