A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

gem Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.4 10.8 0 19.9 5.8 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences2721 0 2 1 2 1
Number of authors18 12 2 1 2 1

Occurrences of gem 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

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
Broonie n that ir aw gem fur it. Wan ae our elder wans on page 17
te! Nae sweat, he says lookin gem, but wae a wee nervous glance on page 18

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Fat plooms an rosie rasps, gem-ticht on page 91

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
ae gem o yer necklace. on page 8

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Pasteurella, bonny lads micht gem on page 46
Fat plooms an rosie rasps, gem-ticht on page 52

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
killed ma Rizzio, ma bonnie gem. on page 29

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Fat plooms an rosie rasps, gem-ticht on page 91

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
this gem o basalt shapit on page 77

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ellin next that ye’ve won a gem o’ snooker recently.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
abuin Collins Gem, Scots Dictionary wi ilka new
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ps oot at the reader is aye a gem weel worth findin, as can be
1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
ss83 They fucked Us over that gem’.... and A think they though(2020) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
greet ilka time I sing it. A gem by Violet Jacob and Jim Reid.(2016) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
to see former @dundeeunitedfc gem Ryan Gauld win the player of (2020) search twitter

@changed_days tweeted
@D4RNS_ Such a hard gem tae watch man. Honestly wis s (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ubb @MusselburghAth laddies a gem amongst diamonds m8 lol - lu (2020) twitter link
@steven_dunnett a gem amungst diamonds brother lol (2020) twitter link
a wee trip up tae a gem o a park 2 nite n thats awe u (2020) twitter link
the nxt fortnite - laddies a gem likes - o happy days lol (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
an Sketch Book, a little-read gem o lore and language. As a res
1 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
The Princess Gem-de-Lovely cam, the bonniest l
1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ways just now. He's a peerie gem x(2017) search twitter

Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
as50 @RugbySco Rob Welsh is a gem of a man.(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
oet today. A real semi-hidden gem of #Scots and #Scottish #poet(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An A foun that this wee gem wis richt, on page 14

1 matches

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