Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

gravedigger	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	3.7	2.5	10.4	0	0	0	0
Number of occurrences	12	5	7	0	0	0	0
Number of authors	6	2	4

Occurrences of gravedigger in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Aye, aye meenister,' said the gravedigger, 'A'll jist be here when ye g on page 109
ut some fowk noticed that the gravedigger wis aye happy tae buy drinks on page 110
ost his position as the Howff gravedigger an the Steeple Kirk's meenist on page 111

4 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
abit by workin part-time as a gravedigger in Clydeview cemetery. Wan ni on page 50

1 matches

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Archie Ologist, the renowned gravedigger. on page 40

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
fin I beeriet him there. The gravedigger wis a secunt cousin. He hid a on page 51

2 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
'Chaser' Robertson, the kirk gravedigger. The grave bore his name (McC on page 118

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
imly war kirk bodies, bit the gravedigger'd opened the wrang lair, an t
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
er man Jocky. He’d been the gravedigger for Macduff Toon Cooncil up a
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
p last respects hid left, the gravedigger pulled a pin in the coffin an
1 matches