A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

bun Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.7 6.6 60 9.9 5.8 10.3 48.7
Number of occurrences6713 40 1 1 1 11
Number of authors26 10 8 1 1 1 5

Occurrences of bun in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
tak nae black bun nor coal, am never asked on page 39
black bun, coal, dram fae yer daurk-hai on page 77

2 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
he ashet, 'tak a bite o Black Bun, on page 38

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
something fried or a toastie bun on page 97

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
. An she ayeways tied it in a bun An covered it wi a silk heids on page 31

1 matches

Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
iz the very dab as Maw Broon (bun an aw), and Bill doublt up as
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
he bar for a cappuccino and a bun afore we start, then another
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
scraped back tightly intae a bun. She’s goat piercin bluish
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
her pony tail up intae a wee bun. Ah won’t lie, she’s gett
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Mouse Eat Mouse World, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
ir o sperklin een- twa pairts bun dust an
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
hair tied up in a fuckin mad bun.
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
shed noo?... I'm guessing yer bun's made?.. Have a lovely eveni (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
e, wi her grey hair up in the bun, rowed us aroon Hogganfield L (2022) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
anny wis aul wi her hair in a bun on page 15

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
haud o him, an he wis keepit, bun up wi chines; bit ilka time h on page 94
r him. He gaed ower till him, bun up his sair bits, bathin them on page 98

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
o I fun) Noo I fun I'd like a bun, a rowie or a bap. on page 94
HAPPINESS IS A WARM BUN on page 159

16 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Some fowk gied thaim black bun an ruff't thaim fae the toun. on page 95
"Come on, fesh ben the black bun, aal mannie!" the Unicorn hei on page 99
ie's takin tae sned the black bun!" on page 100

8 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
he didna dae her hair up in a bun. Ti her, lug-babs an lipper w on page 74

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
rnt roon. “Far’s mi cream bun?” he said. He wisna bonnie
“Far’s mi cream bun?” he said again, lookin at
ock, Ah ken ye like yer cream bun. Ah didna forget. Ah pit it o
n could ging mad ower a cream bun. It wis like he wis a big bai
t he did tae you ower a cream bun? He’d murder me for smashin
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
en, slashed inno a swathe war bun bi haun, stookit clear o the
the corn afore it, an spewed bun shaves oot ahin. Bawds an hai
s at nicht. An the clyack wis bun an pleated wi bonnie blue rib
fermhoose gairden gate like a bun shaif.
he middle an pued back inno a bun. On her left, sat Aunt Floren
5 matches

McArthur, Kaydi Rich n Peer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
o breid, three aipples and a bun. At wis i day he caught oot.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
z fair neat and tidy wi a wee bun in bed at the squar side o th
1 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
hair wis drawn intae a tight bun. Sheu lukked fairly ruffled.
1 matches

Shetland

Irvine, Chloe Untitled Poem, (The Scotsman 2021) Shetland - Whalsay, poetry
mewye a 'hol' yur niffer even bun?
1 matches

Southern

@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
here pal,even had the current bun oot ???? (2022) twitter link

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
u hir hair, curled it intae a bun at the nape o hir neck, tempe on page 54

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
tiver ye bine on irth wull be bun ïn heiven, an whutiver ye lo on page 9
rauk], tae lowse thaim that's bun, tae gie sicht tae tha blin, on page 76
girds an tha chains the' haed bun hïm up wi, an ït haed driv on page 83

4 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Sae whan he set aff hameairt bun, Frank tuk it gye an cannie, on page 5

1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
oot you was the big oul Paris Bun
intae it when I got thon wee bun home.
athin better than a big paris bun tae yersell
Just tae hae all that bun tae yersell oh aye, was a tre
4 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
ressions “tea meetin” and “bun worry” should be brought bac(2020) search twitter

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