A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

nit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.8 8.7 4.5 0 0 0 22.1
Number of occurrences2517 3 0 0 0 5
Number of authors15 10 3 2

Occurrences of nit in Corpus

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Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
id ae them. Ah mind Nancy the nit nurse fae primary school she on page 169

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
A rotten nit, a bowfin pear, on page 133

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
e; a lairge, strang, wechtie, nit-broun buddie; hiz taurrie ple on page 3

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
O ma littil nit-trie.' on page 3
hit ti clame the lass. "Ein a nit-trie wul can be a beild in a on page 4

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
men mainner at the fowk wes k'nit inti the ae naitioun. on page 47

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
an nit combs, on page 42

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
15 in fit 'foot', sit 'soot', nit 'nut', pit 'put', wid 'wood',
"ui": fit (foot), sit (soot), nit (nut), pit (put), wid (wood),
2 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
id ae them. Ah mind Nancy the nit nurse fae primary school she
magine enubdy wantin tae be a nit nurse.
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
ffed amang theirsels for a mínit, than sterted takkin aff thei
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
n oor uncle wis left for a mínit tae steer the jeely, a clump
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
theirsels and teuk leg. A mínit efter, aa five o them wis in
1 matches

@annieones tweeted
iesaurus Ma da used tae sae k'nit....as ma mum wis a keen k'nit (2021) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
in the Valencian leid as 'La Nit del Foc' (The Night of Fire). on page 4

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
wis anely ane, for fit lay wi nit's airm aroion her, an that sc
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
obably won it. Bit mingin.....nit, ats nivver a guid thing.(2019) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
I did son. Dae ye hink I'm a nit-wit?" on page 44

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
." Sae Jhone gien ïn. Tha mïnit Jesus wus baptised, he ris up on page 3
d cumin tae vïsit me? Tha mïnit A heerd yer wairm wurds, A cu on page 70
n he sayed tae thaim, "Tha mïnit yis cum ïntae tha cïtie, a on page 106
' knowed ït wus Jesus tha mïnit he brauk tha breid. on page 112

4 matches

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