A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

grat Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 15.4 45.2 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences6030 30 0 0 0 0
Number of authors28 19 9

Occurrences of grat 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

Robertson, James Black Cuddy, (Scottish Book Trust 2019) Central, prose
lped. 'Ye said ye widna,' she grat. She skelped at her airm, but on page 3

1 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Unsneckit the latch an grat, "gan free" on page 46

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
s an smells o the fecht. An I grat. Oh, aye, I grat. At the stai on page 60

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
n he lay doun in the gress an grat. on page 66

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Ah graned an Ah grat, on page 16

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
er an A roared oot greetin. A grat an grat for whit felt like oo on page 22

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
llt nor spiered nor kennt nor grat nor flew nor felt eneuch, nor on page 77

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
stertit jawin. An puir Freya grat gowden tears frae hir sunbric on page 14

5 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Red as he grat and girned and minged on page 76

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'Och, Heehaw! grat Christopher Robin. 'Are ye hu on page 67
er, I'm that gled tae see ye, grat - Rabbit. on page 118

2 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
an roar'd an grat. on page 16

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Blew bricht an crined, bairns grat smaa waes, on page 12

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
Syne she grat sairlie an said: "I hae duin on page 42

1 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
The High Heid Yin nearly grat. He'd aye thocht he wis the s on page 65

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
we grat blithely afore oor weary hush on page 63

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
mich fur Mirren. Shae nivver grat sin bairnheid, bot nou wes
auld billie wes deid, an thai grat. Mirren confortit
stane bink beikin i the sunn, grat
an grat, rowed an thrawed, bot the Do
4 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
sh: finnd, fand, fund; greet, grat, grutten; come, cam, come; an
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
.droplets ...as if the bushes grat for their lost beauty". The n
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
an’ senior Stewart laird. A grat when the Red Soldiers arreste
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
tense o 'greet' is 'gret' or 'grat'!(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
pit her face in her haans an grat an grat. on page 44

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
ulld mi hair, an Ah roared an grat a the wye hame. Och, he wis a on page 35

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Jist get ma oot o here," she grat "Ye're fairly stuck an that's on page 15

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
A grat an grat on page 3

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
y wiprt ma shakkin limbs. She grat an grat es she pattit ma dry: on page 66

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ace. "Joycie...far am Ah?" he grat, his een finally sattlin on t on page 16
o her breath in ma han. An Ah grat an grat fin the nurse cam te on page 45
held his heid in his hans an grat - great heavin sobs aat cam on page 95

4 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
him at his queets an roart an grat. She begun tae waash his feet on page 92
oon, an it cam intae sicht he grat ower it, sayin, "Gin ye bit k on page 112
Steenie gaed oot an roart an grat. on page 118

3 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
An govies, fou they grat tae see Stic muckle fraachts on page 52

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
An grat at Bennachie.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
stood at the back o a dyke an grat cause they didna ken far thei
a force that Attie skirled an grat, fur the cloor barkit the bac
her dallie Betsy till her an grat fur rage an vexation that niv
Matty, tho, bubblit an grat fin he saw his faither's corp
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
din back, seein foo the quine grat sae sair.
the life-watter, he stude up, grat sair an pit on his halie fedd
2 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ng deid. And nae mony wid hae grat at his passin.
did he say? Nithing. He jist grat. Grat sittin there in the pub
. Grat sittin there in the pub, quae
aetlike intae his hands. Jist grat. I wis that feel I didnae ken
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
dinna like this pairty” he grat. “Ma fur’s in a sottar an
he bars o his roosty cage, an grat. Tommy Bruce, the wee
the joy o the music. An Rory grat, great muckle tears that tree
3 matches

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