A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

Concordance

Enter a word to find all occurrences of, for example ablow

- pre-sorted concord - post-sorted concord - map and chronology - chronogrid - similar spellings - fine-grain concord -

Use in varieties of Scots

purrin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.2 3.6 7.5 0 23.2 31 4.4
Number of occurrences207 5 0 4 3 1
Number of authors15 5 5 2 2 1

Occurrences of purrin 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
pool, "an she jist sits there purrin that nice nex tae the fire, l on page 22
"Ah'd caw it purrin, no growlin," said Alice. on page 64

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ukt in the puil, "an she sits purrin by the fire, lickin her paws on page 21
"Id eaa it purrin, no growlin," said Alison. on page 44

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
purrin like a cat - on page 35

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ee cat tae her an it cooried, purrin.
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ig belter ae a red Tesla come purrin’ in n parkin’ opposite. T
1 matches

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
he clootie rug afore the fire purrin awa. She aye gied me a cuppie on page 124

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ms up as a lang pink limo cam purrin in aboot an they aa got in ow on page 57

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
An wi that there comes purrin roon fae the back o the hoose on page 105

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
a affa braw hoose (Hanna wis purrin like a kitten) that
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
t gless. The ferm kittlin wis purrin afore the fire, twa threids a
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
yes ida watter, "an shö sits purrin dat boannie-wyes bi da fire, on page 22
"I caa it purrin, no girnin," said Alice. on page 65

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
an da comfortin rhythm o his purrin. on page 30

2 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
purrin... on page 163

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
boot in th pool, "an she sits purrin sae nicely b' th fire, lickin on page 21
"Ah ca eet purrin, no growlin," said Ahlice. on page 63

2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"A caal it purrin, naw growlin," said Alice. on page 64

1 matches

Web Analytics