A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

keech Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.7 14.9 15.1 0 0 10.3 17.7
Number of occurrences4429 10 0 0 1 4
Number of authors23 15 5 1 2

Occurrences of keech in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
that come intae ma heid? The keech that maun be stappit in ma he on page 139

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
e bracken brainches, nae unco keech. Thare wis naethin tae mint a on page 59

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
r's boss! We'll lea a wheen o keech an dross. on page 77

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
A muckle daud o doggie keech. on page 33

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
an minute ah'm gonnae eat the keech ah gie tae yous? Thon cake wi on page 114
the corbies cannae cack their keech on ye. Ye'll never see the li on page 157

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
haverin a load o keech on page 71
haverin a load ay keech, sae ye wur on page 81

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
upifeein. The clod o stramped keech telt her whit she micht ither
1 matches

Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
ot wir heids like flees aroon keech. Stigma in scuils micht be fa
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ot whit’s kent fae whit’s keech.
1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
“Bastart! Dirty wee keech!” Yer voice rose. Yer mithe
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part II, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
whit cliched keech
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
s, glaikit, greetin, haud on, keech, loupin an polis.
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Tae Ilka Scots Makar an Scriever, (twitter.com 2022) Central, poetry
An steuchs lik a hantle o keech on yer shuin,
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Clartin ma cairpet wi keech on the flair;
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Takkin Back Control, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
the steuch aff yer keech
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Better Thigether, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
a reekin bulldug keech
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
k fur fresh scrapes ur rabbit keech. Thur wis plenty, an efter ab
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ie putit on tae resorb wee an keech. My grannieminnie uised tae t(2020) search twitter
@alexmassie Nae keech Taggart!(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ee. Its disnae even need much keech tae dae it.(2020) search twitter
t yer richt, the Vine show is keech. Utter keech in fact.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
is frae hid brock an glaur an keech on page 40

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ce at contrack-eyn. Efter yon keech-hole o a hoose she'd bin trai
n wee sea o booze, blether an keech. Gin he founert an sank – g
wye ben fish-guts an scurrie-keech, speirin as he gaed alang far
3 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
shin’ ma yelly garters, a’ keech’d ma draa’wers efter a nich(2018) search twitter
wi’ yer mooth o’ the sooth keech!(2018) search twitter
y’isterday im harbourin’ a keech that wid burst a coo’s erse.(2018) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ouldnae adee, the trailer wis keech! Mair Doric jokes https://t.c(2016) search twitter
Beach keech fae the Brooch tae the Red Li(2018) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
ally cannot spouting absolute keech. This one is right up there!(2019) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
@TotallyTabi07 Keech ??(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
n o aipricocks fair redds the keech oot o ye. #UlsterScots scran (2015) twitter link
We're baith keech at the fitba: the Scotch folk (2015) twitter link
n up tae yer oxsters in coo's keech wud scunner ye! (2016) twitter link

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
@Angelinekking Oh aye, keech is used a lot here still. Tho (2021) twitter link