A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

forenent Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.2 24.7 4.5 0 0 0 75.2
Number of occurrences6848 3 0 0 0 17
Number of authors18 13 2 4

Occurrences of forenent in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
his haun oot forenent his een and a ferm disappeare on page 18

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
d intae the air! Richt there, forenent the wee prince, wis ane o tha on page 83

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
photie o yer forebears, stuid forenent the croft; on page 10

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
abbit wi pink een scuttert by forenent her. on page 7
up abune, but it wis aa derk: forenent her wis anither lang tunnel, on page 10
a table set oot ablow a tree forenent the hous, an the Mairch Mauki on page 44

5 matches

Sulhunt, Miriam Lallans 90 - Rapunzel, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
forenent me. on page 33

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
wisnae ony mair is ten yairds forenent iz whan oo ee'd yin anither. on page 58

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
alang the ruch stan¢ causey forenent the steadin, an roun the corn on page 24
wpin the shairn on the midden forenent the hous, neist tae the fail- on page 25
t up a muckle lowpin-on stane forenent the sheep bucht. For he ettlt on page 27
d rebel. He stoppt deid when, forenent him his een lichtit on the wh on page 29
ories o the guid folk gethert forenent him, tho - thenks be tae God on page 35
Also on pages 40, 41, 46, 71, 76, 79
12 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
r cornflakes. Her brither sat forenent her wi his back tae the door, on page 53
still balancin on wan leg and forenent the waw, 'Miss Honey taucht u on page 140

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Wee Grumphie beekin his taes forenent his fire, but he wis dumfoone on page 1
ing he saw wis Teeger, sittin forenent the keekin-gless, keekin at h on page 20
r Acre Widd, and wis staundin forenent whit had yince been Hoolet's on page 137

3 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
no stanes. The waw wis nicht forenent them, blockin their wey. on page 60
re hiddlin. She stapped richt forenent them. The ainly thing arween on page 67

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Forenent the unlozened windae, shair e on page 21
The saison; nor the hoose forenent ye, ye'll scarce notice on page 28

2 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 82 - Tecumseh, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
quhyt man, sauntit lyke snaw forenent a simmer sun. on page 87

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
forenent the wa. Syne, in the mainner
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
diversity forenent the world in the neist decade
ll shaw there is aye problems forenent Gaelic education) but tae a
2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
, the stairheid ravelin bleck forenent the clouds o a willyart Scots
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ttelt doun in the strae richt forenent the platform. The hens perche
d. You gryce ’at’s sittin forenent me, ye will aa skraich your l
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the gless that sut untouched forenent him. The Tibetan man tane it
jeckin it ontae the seat back forenent her. Gin ye wintit tae rise i
etainin for thine ain Use) is forenent the baal (neutral as tae poss
l tae sit doon an tane a sate forenent him. “Ye’ve been tellin t
uries, sittin or lyin bleedin forenent the waa: “They’re thine.â
8 matches

Hubbard, Tom Scottish Faust: Poems and Ballads of Eldritch Lore, (Kettillonia 2004) Central, poetry
Crooned wi the ae lamp, forenent the howff.
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ower the powney’s shouders forenent the saddle, an its neibour ow
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
ate thair smeddum an pawkerie forenent blowsters,keppers, drouth, do on page 3
preesin forenent Yer teeth on page 75

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Oot forenent was the Billy-gait wi muckle
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Forenent Scrabo, on page 51

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
tha oul rusty yett ye'll see forenent ye tha oul ruined kirk wi its on page 8
Doonby tha plantin, forenent tha moss, on page 15
At yinst forenent an throuither. on page 17
Forenent tha oul heidstanes, on page 23
Whiles, forenent, a drill dirls doon on page 27
Also on pages 34
7 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
aed throwed hïm tae tha grun forenent thaim aa, ït cum oot o hïm, on page 76
if, ïn amang tha fowk, richt forenent Jesus. Whaniver he saa thair on page 78
a keepin thair ee on hïm. An forenent hïm wus thïs man wi hïs bo on page 94
m here tae me, an kïll thaim forenent me!'" on page 102

5 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
anda Gellick 99 year syne fae forenent Ballygellick postbox http://t (2015) twitter link
I'm clocked forenent my lum wi the wireless on @bb (2015) twitter link
Newtown tae the the quarries forenent Scrabba Tooer. http://t.co/My (2014) twitter link
eend, a gansh caaed Ed, stood forenent. (2014) twitter link

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