A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

feast Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.4 18.2 13.5 9.9 5.8 0 26.6
Number of occurrences5336 9 1 1 0 6
Number of authors31 20 7 1 1 2

Occurrences of feast in Corpus

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Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Monie wull faw, a feast for wowfs, on page 57
an gaein aff tae Valhalla tae feast. An in an oot o ma dreams I k on page 60

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
their nobles an courtiers tae feast an dance an rejoice in their on page 62

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
eirschip. Noo Daith layis the feast, Lyfe's dune lauchin, on page 14

3 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
an feast oan its delytesum fruits. on page 9

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Oor frien unpacked his humble feast Whaur the Keil Burn jynes sei on page 11
such a darting dancer, for to feast on page 31

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
en ah get hame. Ah hae a guid feast at the schuil dinners and tha on page 184
As ah tellt ye, ah hae a guid feast at the dinner schuil.' on page 197

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
nfarg there is a village Folk Feast, roon aboot Easter; the big G on page 56

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
he pre-Christian Samhain, the Feast o the Deid - cam roun. This on page 117

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Tae swall thair kytes an feast theirsels upon. on page 128

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
r. Tell her tae redd up for a feast. Tell her the rest o us will on page 42
And Da says tae redd up for a feast! They'll be hame in the noo!' on page 44
layin intae a wallopin muckle feast afore lang, and the fact that on page 45
rns, the maist mooth-watterin feast, a purvey o sappie creeshie c on page 48
'Jist feast yer een on that' skirled Mr T on page 52

6 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
ae a merriage; it's a deith's feast! on page 35

2 matches

MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Wha staws his kyte in daily feast on page 13

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
ste dead good fur ma midnight feast." on page 22

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ed an walcums aw cumers til a feast, while his wife is putten on on page 140

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
The 25th Glenfarg Folk Feast on the Easter Weekend on the
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A bluebottle maks me a feast
A feast for palates sae refined."
Ma weekly feast o fish an chips.
3 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
, ready tae be servit wi this feast.
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
doon tae enjoy oor al fresco feast. I wis getting a bit impatien
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
We imagined a feast fae the foodbank and bided oo
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@1Mikeydfc Feast or famine bud. Feast or famin(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
AFA_Official @AmmyFitbaNews a feast of trophies and teams - grea (2021) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
On the Feast of Stephen on page 15

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
fir the Feast o the Assumption vestments la on page 3

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Noo e feast o e Unleavened Loaf, ca'ed e on page 116

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
s cave at will, an on a day o feast an celebration in the distric on page 51

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - The Cricket An The Eemock, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
She foun her feast wis turnt tae fast.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
nawed intae her surprise Yule feast till her ribs war bulgin an
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
@gdwood01 Feast on there min(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
treat wife fer a fish supper feast fae Ashvale #fitfine(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
o the feast that's afore is, on page 5

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Preparing a feast for my peerie feathered frien(2013) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
er went tae Jerusalem for tha feast o tha Passowre. An whan he wu on page 73
Noo tha Feast o Bairmless Breid, caad tha P on page 106
let yin wrangdaer gang at tha Feast.] on page 109

5 matches

Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
On the menu o’ feast
1 matches

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