A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

nithing Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19 10.2 60 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences6120 40 0 0 1 0
Number of authors9 1 7 1

Occurrences of nithing in Corpus

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Central

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
The wind sings o nithing but his wirds, on page 25
Her tears avail her nithing. on page 26
They're nithing ti me, nor ti him, on page 29
Nithing. That boy! on page 33
heid erect, nithing restless, inconstant there - on page 35

20 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Oh nithing serious as far's ye ken? An a on page 15

4 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
saying I got een like at for nithing, I got it
1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Fit did he say? Nithing. He jist grat. Grat sittin th
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
n the charger. My toolbox has nithing in it, but I kent that would
he land until it thins oot to nithing. I’ll be lucky to receive m
e blaan owre onto ma road – nithing I hivna dealt wie afore. Andr
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
she’d keepit quate an said nithing, things micht’ve worked awa
a look in the windae but saw nithing. “Christ min ye must’ve b
e roll top desk staring intae nithing. At one side o her sat an emp
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ino and in nae time there wiz nithing but bleed, snotters an eebroo
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e dog wiz mad an he could dee nithing wi it! Jeemicky’s yaks bulg
astard that naebody could dee nithing wi!”
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
air tae get the stain oot but nithing she could dee wid get rid o i
landy. For a fyle aifter that nithing happened an I thocht the grea
climb the gate because I mind nithing aboot that. This started a bi
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
mpathy for Jessie and wid hae nithing tae dee wi the idea o ghosts.
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
@d_anderson878 Ach nithing a docken winna cure(2020) search twitter
@CaroleInnes0 @LeftPeggers Nithing fine in there chunce a coffee(2020) search twitter
Nithing bad tii mull Ower on @BBCRadi(2020) search twitter
rt @Ali_Leith @markgibson1903 Nithing ti dee wee me must o been a g(2020) search twitter
@shooglie Nithing ti girn aboot(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Nithing else fer it. Will have tae wa(2016) search twitter
an I go doon the street i see nithing but wooden boards(2016) search twitter
One of those days fan nithing goes right and nae matter fit(2016) search twitter
Nithing on box the nicht. Trying tae (2017) search twitter
. Being affa busy deen muckle nithing!Got up late, sat on ma backsi(2017) search twitter
and 10 other occurrences.

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
When ee hev nithing better ti dae on a seterday m(2020) search twitter