A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

flit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.4 16.7 12 79.5 52.3 41.3 17.7
Number of occurrences6633 8 8 9 4 4
Number of authors42 21 5 3 6 3 4

Occurrences of flit 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
en in, siller coins when they flit see in yer Ne'erday wi fire d on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Bess afore the back-en - an flit her awa oot o their clarty lu on page 50

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
heard the boay did a midnight flit and never even selt as much a on page 70

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
She's done a moonlicht flit, Mr Trilby said tae hissel, on page 221

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
They positively had tae flit. on page 115

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ooks like yon, it is time tae flit tae anither yin. Pooh had had on page 137
ose is blawn doon, ye hae tae flit tae some ither place, dae ye on page 151

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
or hole, we're gonnae hae tae flit as soon as we can. We'll neve on page 16

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Fitt, Matthew Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
And if wan wee laddie should flit tae Kelvinhaw on page 15

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
you flit fae me like words o a ballad on page 19

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
I am Mary King flit frae the deid close on page 7
Did she flit the forhooed house on page 20

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
noes an plates flist an gang, flit an lift. Ower millions o year
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
freins, an kentna whitwey ti flit thair leilties ower nicht. Th
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
on a want for tae rebrand an flit Bòrd na Gàidhlig; on the am
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
d AD 300 tae 900. These would flit aboot as the Pechts or their
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e crouns gart the Scots court flit sooth tae Lunnon, takkin wi i
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ed abuin him, he wis able tae flit aboot, gleg as a hinny-bee, a
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McDonald, Alistair Lallans 59 - Huntegowk, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Netherlee, poetry
Flit frae tree tae tree an nest
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
assie, “we canna afford tae flit fae my mither’s strecht awa
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Lehane, Matt Aye an Ay, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
morally flit fae CND,
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
. “Suin ye’ll be able tae flit tae the hills,” she sayed,
uburb, in case the Pandit sud flit.
uburb, in case the Pandit sud flit.
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ndstane corridor ay tenements flit slowly by.
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ned financial institution tae flit its HQ – can lead tae a ban
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
ered, blether, sleekit, braw, flit, coorie, weel-kent, peelie-wa
fur speikers o SSE and Scots flit atween the twa. Hooivver, it
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
eanin we maun but tyne in the flit tae “endure” – but a wh
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McNulty, Victoria Flit, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Midnight flit by a spiritous flirt
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Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
f unner pressure tae let fowk flit intae thum, tae gie the commu
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
a Scots or Gaelic speiker tae flit atween The Broch and Am Broch
cottis insteid o Inglis. This flit taen place in line wi an aye
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
an her faimly dae a meenlicht flit fae the tenement they'd bade on page 72

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
He asked Jonsar Eck." Wid you flit me fae Auchter
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
er. Anely they didna wint tae flit, an they cursed the warlock f
on the steens, fur fowk didna flit verra far langsyne fin they m
arin Heilanmen. Syne they wad flit tae the music room, the cauld
hid bin hired tae help wi the flit. Alec Mathieson liftit Minnie
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
hey baith kent it wis time te flit

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
an my mum an' dad decided tae flit
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
bit, or git enogh o a pin tae flit the sistem, like a rogue come on page 104
e fock at steyed, the fock at flit. The chaenges. Whit isno chae on page 123
t back fae haem tae haem, tae flit as seun as the morn's morn, a on page 161

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Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
neebor tells me that when he flit intae his new hoose in the We
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Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
e boulder. Migrant goldcrests flit roond the geo in the morning
d tae leave. On the day o the flit, they were carting their poss
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Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
rsel, a maigrant, sumbdee wha flit Orkney in men’s klaes an re
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@johnkmitchinson tweeted
e: ‘She’ll no be wantan tae flit.’ (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
"Flit's da owldest rule ida book," on page 119

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
id hae paece here. Dats why I flit, ta get awa fae da trash nixt on page 27
an him just da day eftir shü flit, seeven weeks ago, dumpit at on page 28
e wid a been deid if shitd no flit whin shü did. It shurly wis on page 29
ooth. It wis da week afore we flit at I hedd ta gying in ta da d on page 72

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
a Nort Sea Germanic languages flit tae Britain: da Jutes cam fae on page 13

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
See's du me flit on page 109

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Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
k Dilettanti. As for Jock, he flit tae the Sooth Hoose like thay
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@HazelTindall tweeted
ries about Smootie da cat dat flit fae Bressa ta da toon!(2019) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
heid o Yill Waitter, hed tae flit throwe
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@officialAliRed tweeted
so that she telt us her next flit wis tae a plot wi a view up t(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
nekking Naw, flicht = flight. Flit is tae move hoose aye.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
nicht. A holy eve. Whan sauls flit frae yin warl tae the nixt. on page 2

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
shud get hïs wages. Dïnnae flit aboot frae hoose tae hoose. A on page 87

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Time hast flit, yince mair forgatten, on page 15

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Smyth, Anne I Corinthians 13, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster, prose
en the wye A cud mak muntains flit, an haenae luive, A’m nayth
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