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Use in varieties of Scots

rent Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.9 19 15.1 39.7 5.8 0 8.9
Number of occurrences5437 10 4 1 0 2
Number of authors32 21 5 3 1 2

Occurrences of rent in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
'As lang as she peys the rent and disna pit paint on the ca on page 10

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
citizens wi nae ony means tae rent a datcha for the season - it on page 134

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
peyin rent tae ivrywan an the wee metal on page 49

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
siller tae pey the laird his rent ilka quarter day. Sae the wee on page 33
e let oot a terrible cry that rent his hert as she reared up an on page 37
ower her heid an nae laird's rent tae pey. An young Adam wis no on page 63
o men an murther that whiles rent the curtains o her sleep an t on page 66
haut like a herd o stirks, wi rent breeks, skint knees an thistl on page 73
Also on pages 80
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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
live as tho they're in a diff'rent on page

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
s kye. Ah speired if ah could rent his cottage. "Ye on page 195
seton it, ye're welcome. The rent is ten pence a week." on page 196
ey said. 'Ah pay ten pence in rent, and the rest jist aboot cove on page 197

5 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
A haill series o admonitions rent the air but Kate wis resolute on page 94
the noise o a second coffin's rent on page 113

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
in yer troosers an a young rent boy or hooker is near-haun, on page 114

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
gled tae cobble taegether the rent fur. Ah'm the family Cinderel on page 10

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
For feed an rent, nae siccar tide on page 12
Gart mete tae flesh life-rent o rue. on page 72

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
nae secret. Gin the first tae rent on page 112

1 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
The High Heid Yin near aboot rent his breeks lauchin. "There's on page 58

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
forcet or rent apairt, plucked their ain on page 66

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
He's never happy till He's rent on page 52

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ark (ir nane ava). Mortgages, rent, gas bills, bairns' claes, po on page 16

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
usies war alluterlie ryved an rent, the
dae ti mak mends?” Tammas rent hiz hair an rowed hiz ein ti
wes rent apairt, an hiz memore o Rosie
3 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
you’re daein up a flat tae rent oot, it’s an elsie on each
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nd as ah kin. Tell big fuckin rent-a-riot in there tae take that
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
d get it up fir us so fast, Rent Boy, Si rasps intae ma ear, s
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert The Wit o Solomon, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
"Rent the babbie doon the mid
1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
faith frae faith’s asunder rent.
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@Chazzbat tweeted
? Ah cudnae, an Ah dinnae hae rent or a mortgage tae pey.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
aen an that's final! Coantact Rent-a-Castle an mak aa the arrang on page 40

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
mi mither couldna afford the rent - an we got a cooncil hoose, on page 35

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
chtie mair taptoo, ye can aye rent oot bikes fae ony o the 275 V on page 3
it cams doon tae the price o rent per square metre. For souveni on page 7
spread oot, ye micht want tae rent a car file yer aire. If drivi on page 17

3 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
else o value tae pey the back rent o the hoose. He wiz weel suit
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
like. Jist wondered if I can rent een o yer buses fer a pension(2017) search twitter
ny get oot fer a pint bit yon rent a gob in the bar has turned m(2020) search twitter
he bar the day! Bin tae lang. Rent a mooth barmaid saying it’s (2020) search twitter
Think yon rent a mooth is trying tae compete(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
t mesel a furnished flat. The rent is fearful high on page 10
en money fur I hidna paid the rent. on page 29

2 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The rent is due the morn, the landlord on page 117

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
as a novice tenant fermer. I rent a bit o grund there fae me fi
1 matches

Shetland

Mundair, Raman Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
wind tears rent on page 10

1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
ter hamelan' they fecht a dif'rent battle, on page 44

1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Bides here wi nae rent
1 matches

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