A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

kale Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 7.4 5.9 19.9 29.1 10.3 7.7
Number of occurrences2915 4 2 5 1 2
Number of authors20 9 3 2 3 1 2

Occurrences of kale 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

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
unce neeps an batter cabbage, kale, carrots, ingins, beets, on page 77

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
pling and breath like rotting kale. But Sister Agnes has skin li on page 3

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
or twa pots o kale, an bonnie lassies on page 4
Chaos At Thi Kale Pot on page 40
roond thi kale pot. on page 41
or yir grannie's kale, on page 120

5 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
That's in the mornin cauld as kale on page 120

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
braw savwver! Is that a pot o kale?" on page 96

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ie stippit beeryin yon muckle kale-heid wi the geenipig? It's de on page 79

2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
cabbage whites hae spilet ma kale,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
An a boul o kale tae fill yir tum.
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
s mak my brose, they mak your kale;
1 matches

Doric

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
I bring hame? Tallies, neeps, kale. Fit thanks div I get? Far di
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
nywye Jocky teen a barrafae o kale reets ower the wye o the midd
upit the barra an skailed the kale reets aboot the grun. Mair th
2 matches

@cligeey tweeted
eftPeggers Fit a treat crispy Kale(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Salt pork and kale, sweeman in butter - I think on page 31

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
utties an a bridge made oot o kale on page 91

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
While Whalsa folk grew kale ta dee, du skyimpit on page 19

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
reestit mutton for Newer Day; kale soup an bannocks. on page 70

1 matches

De Luca, Christine St Ninian's Isle, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
Selkie Gyo; gied dem bere an kale
1 matches

Walterson, Vaila Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
bles. dey hed tatties, neeps, kale, rhuburb an some ingans too.
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
their way through my Shetland kale. I've given them to the birds(2020) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Mrs. Ballantyne, fermers frae Kale Waitter, tuik the tenancy on.
1 matches

Ulster

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
eed skirlin weans on wattered kale; A wacful dish, I fyke for me on page 59

1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
oan tha lan, growein prootas, kale an banes. They haed eggs an m
1 matches

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