A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

Concordance

Enter a word to find all occurrences of, for example sonsie

- pre-sorted concord - post-sorted concord - map and chronology - chronogrid - similar spellings - fine-grain concord -

Use in varieties of Scots

es Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words253.3 23.2 624.5 0 46.5 186.1 1473.8
Number of occurrences82146 416 0 8 18 333
Number of authors34 12 12 3 3 4

Occurrences of es in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
This le'es ye wi juist the wan on page 41

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the corners o her mooth. But es she wisnae the only wan whase on page 156

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Speed, Es, Coke, Smack, Crack, on page 2

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
-ES~-NSI-: ILITY on page 169

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
lural in Scots, eik - s, or - es if the word ends in - s awrea on page 26

1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
His soirées are as dreich as the grave-ya on page 80

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ration in the lichtshad abune es hairless pow. He'd been aboot on page 18

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
jings, thir wis merriment in es eyes. He wint doon tae London on page 43
Mr Houston wid remember that es ain son had died, so here whi on page 44
c'mon,' Kevin says, an e put es fists up. on page 45
dney used tae shout things in es sleep, things that shocked ye on page 47

24 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
didna appreive o’d. Ma o’es mey hae nae lykin fur it , ai
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
whin ma maw brung 'um hame, 'es a year yunger rin me an' a'v
'E flung mey wan e' 'es luks an' a kent whit 'e meant
whin ma uncle Toamy stapped 'es dowt doon ri wee lum it sent
whin ma uncle Toamy stapped 'es dowt doon it.
uncle Toamy's a tradesman sa 'es git a few mair bob aboot 'um.
5 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
he big coal fire’ll burn ‘es bum
An’ the rest ‘e ‘es rounds ‘e’ll no’ achiev
says a widnae be back tae ‘es gaff
he pare wee sowel hid cote ‘es tail An' 'e hudnae the sense
Ma wee dug coked ‘es leg oan the standard lamp
7 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
reverrons mes frères, ce n’es(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
ny CDs sittin in cupboards it ES?(2016) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
Onywye, on es parteeclar mornin, the verra on page 76
ie aaler. He's eeswally in or es time.' Than, o a suddenty, 'Y on page 77
so; but it wasna taen o you! Es is mebbe yir faither but it's on page 78
'Is es Ferguson Newman's hoose?' say on page 79
A'm thinkin that the maan on es photie hasna muckle hair an e on page 80
Also on pages 81, 82
21 matches

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
Andra couldna believe es lugs. on page 84

19 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
the winscreen wipers wheechin es wye an aat, as he drave aff t on page 30

1 matches

Bolland, John Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
an aathing fae es pint o reference on page 82

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Seein es Ah'm aye here, Ah s'pose ere on page 8
e you?" Ah speered it farther es wi hurled doon te Inverurie H on page 9
Takkin that es an 'ay', aff wi gaed te the D on page 10
ric faaled is airms, smirkin, es Winnie struggilt inte er best on page 12
lach, their shooders shakkin es they tried te control theirse on page 14
Also on pages 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 88, 89
222 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
" Jack's een war like sassers es he leukit doon it the sheet o on page 6
ce in hauf, "wid mak im aboot es popular es a fart in a phone on page 7
at wik, Jack fussled t'imsel es he gat riddy fir anither busy on page 8
e gossip deet oan Jack's lips es the door opened an Ivor Goodn on page 9
t it is baldy croon an leukit es nervous es a turkey it Christ on page 10
Also on pages 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52
111 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Ere's es kirk. A winna say faar it is. on page 24
Onywye, nae lang ago, daes es young precentor billie nae la on page 25
gie becam keerious aboot faar es graan soun was comin fae. Tha on page 26

5 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
gairden in front o't but jist es narra forecoort on edder side on page 88
At es, e deuks set up sic a squalla on page 89
it an says laigh-in ''Ere was es morning, I arrives at the kir on page 90

8 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
At es, he wheechs roon an sees me.
‘Fat’s es tae me noo, min? Ye’re nae
for aat,’ says he, ‘tho, es fyow month baak, it micht hae
loo’t; but than A thocht at es cud
st of Mither’s clyes. Weel, es we did; but, fan we cam oot o
6 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
oot intil a puckle mair beuks es time an cam on plinty that wi
n Scots wirds ye winna fin in es beuk fooiver lang ye seek the
Es bein a twa-wyes dictionar, A
3 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
Callum get yer back side doon es stairs. Yer gan to be late."
1 matches

Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
foriver cus a miss times like es; they wis the best.
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2013) Doric - Buckie
oune in the mou about it. Bit es contraption jist gings its di
ipe or a bit of a limmer it's es contraption thit winna dee fi

Findlater, Mark , (no publisher recorded 2022) Doric - Troup, government
Here in es bear pit for thay nithin forb
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
usic @craigjohndavsn Fit's aw es teuchter jet lag chat like? W(2016) search twitter
@johnnydee72 fit's es rock n' roll racket emanating(2016) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
wik at the @invisahoteles in Es Figueral, Ibiza. Fit a rare p(2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@Ali_Leith It his es wik #sair(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
hale piece like. Jist look at es ah e' noo. Using Twitter tae (2019) search twitter
@FaeFoggie @air_ingy Es phones Doric spell checker st(2019) search twitter
cPhrases I hope e last line o es statement disnae say "....new(2020) search twitter
@DoricPhrases @FaeFoggie es wiks fat Fridays fare is broc(2019) search twitter
e pan loaf'll be in owerdrive es wikend. Nae idea fit they're (2020) search twitter
and 3 other occurrences.

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
Aedies an Effies howlan, hands on page 24

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
erman gibt's 'de ir' fir gibt es, etc). We reserve dis fir con on page 36

1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
s shö wis, happier even more es da simmer wör on, wi a cheer
Fir dey wir mair es Baabie at wis interested ata
cam in, an shö spak till’m es kindly es ever shö could lat
kindly es ever shö could lat hersell,
An es we lookit, even in dat short
6 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
It's time the thief wha'es stole those years on page 6
Was launched a ship wha'es history reigns on page 32
But pity those wha'es cares and woe's on page 46

3 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
his wife Kate,(whae kam oot o Es’dalemuir) i Hoscote Ludge y
Es’dalemuir. The Sheep Dipper
2 matches

The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
alkeet doon The Avenue. Juist es a was gaun along past The Cau
on the same side o' the river es the new hospital. Of, course
and kinda disguises the fish es they soom up against the flow
t a fish and was fair excited es hei came back tae the bankin'
4 matches

The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
left the toon and then juist es oo were at the check-oot, oo
in the Borders efter the war es weel es other nationalities.
weel es other nationalities.
rant, an' oov hed Chinese for es slang es a can remember. Thon
slang es a can remember. Thone food is
7 matches

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
got less and less every year es mair veterans frae the twae w
rs in recent times hev served es a stark reminder that the lis
2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
an in the early 17th Century. Es it's a dialect o Scots it hae on page v
lly standardized orthography, es weel es authoritative an comp on page vi
An iver, es the story draint on page 6
Sae shae thocht tae hirsel (es weel es shae cud, fur the het on page 7
w, fur shae had plenty o time es shae went doon tae luk aboot on page 8
Also on pages 9, 10, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 45, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 101, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124
210 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
nie new an' excitin' chansts. Es yin member o' the Co-Design C on page 4
shud bae braid in hit's scope es the penel alloos at maakin a on page 5
i' the ootcum o' Ulster-Scots es a thrivin' 21st century ident on page 6
etwaark shud bae leuked intae es soon es possible an' eneuch r on page 8
Leid an' Cultural Ambassadors es a wie tae heft a guid on page 10
Also on pages 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 34, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 672, 68, 70, 71, 72
121 matches

Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
eties (whun we had oany Ds or Es) wae wer twarthy coppers an,
1 matches

Depairtment fur Commonities Hargey announces heidwie oan plens fer Airish an’ Ulster-Scots, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
at includes Leid trails sich es Cul-Tra-il leukin intae the s
1 matches

Web Analytics