A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

perfit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.7 14.4 4.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3128 3 0 0 0 0
Number of authors15 12 3

Occurrences of perfit in Corpus

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Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
A perfit, uncheyngin machine on page 17

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
ma maik, ma perfit doo! on page 10

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
tilda's brither Michael wis a perfit normal lad, on page 4
wan and a hauf her speak wis perfit and she kent as mony words as on page 5
er, ye'd huv thocht she wis a perfit normal five-and-a-hauf-year-a on page 95
ant tae be funny. Ma idea o a perfit schuil, Miss Honey, is wan wi on page 153

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
in fact the perfit all-roonder, then whit mair d on page 121

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
s an writes in thair ain leid perfit weel athoot haein ony lang-he on page 33
at da back o six', this maks perfit sense in Scots. It isna aw ee on page 36
abular. Thir words an saws is perfit habile an shuid be comprehend on page 38

4 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
t aw the ruim micht here, bot perfit lown an stiddie. on page 7

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
gur, the by-ordinar delyte an perfit cullourin o fax an huil, the on page 1

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
ence, a green puddock lowps a perfit bow, oan the staignant loch. on page 14

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
illumination o a perfit warld
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
le. Rael considerin, even o a perfit hallanshakar like masel.
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
e lossin o "b"'s efter "m"'s, perfit modern eediom like "The sorry
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
r kind, the kind that tells a perfit wee story. The ceenematic nee
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
tit the flet eftir ane ouk. A perfit smuith skreid liggit
perfit. Thai chuise thair neipours t
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e nairae waist an it wad be a perfit fit. Perfit, like You hae mad
fit. Perfit, like You hae made us. But Ye
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
, are evokit in the context o perfit mairriage. It is a liminal lu
‘mair perfyte amitie [mair perfit amity]’ would ootdae thon o
n perfyte amitie for euer [in perfit amity fur ivver]’. Hooivver
3 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit's For Ye'll No Gae By Ye, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
lauchin they'll gar ye perfit deid,
1 matches

Kay, Billy Time for Reflection, (archive2021.parliament.scot 2022) Central, government
this chaumer. They are wirds perfit fur debate sic as “speir”
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
s aw mince. Nae sic richt-oot perfit English owersettin lowps tae
1 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
an his vyce bullert up tae a perfit scronach. on page 60

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
bairn fin it wis born tae be perfit, near as dammit. This bairn w
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
enits, mellin intae the hulls perfit.
1 matches

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