A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

rugged Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.9 4.1 10.6 19.9 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences198 7 2 1 0 1
Number of authors12 7 2 2 1 1

Occurrences of rugged in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
k fricht an sink. The mair oo rugged an joogled tae pou yin fit oo on page 59

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ah telt him the scorem rugged at his sleeve, squeezin his a on page 126

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
It rugged an ryved aw the timmers out t
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
The bairn that seen it rugged at his mither's airm, shoutin
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McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Sae rugged an' free.
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Hie'lan' mountains, rugged coires,
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
reeted wae the same depressin rugged auld puss as before when ah a
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@robertmdaws big malky - rugged n streetwise n a man wae a he (2021) twitter link

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
f the swaw taps. The wee boat rugged an birlt agin the wather, bit on page 98

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
The wee loon rugged his mither’s sleeve. “Go
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
id lang, reid hair, did Isie, rugged back in a smeeth-caimbed plea
he tuik her hard wee nails an rugged them doon the ice. Thon gart
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ny snoot, an fin her hose war rugged up tae her kness, an her play
d oot a thin simmer frock, an rugged it ower her heid.
or clickit or rugged or rived, ony auld bolts or n
3 matches

Orkney

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
an oot hidey holes across the rugged hill. on page 60

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Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
They rugged and rived at hid, aye gainin
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Wir hill maybe doesna hae da rugged grandeur a Gunnister or Hamar on page 91

1 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Strang an rugged, fierce an free on page 45

1 matches

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