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

seik Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.2 26.2 1.5 0 0 31 0
Number of occurrences5551 1 0 0 3 0
Number of authors16 14 1 1

Occurrences of seik 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

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ow did ye no tell us? Worried seik, we've on page 18

3 matches

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
loko, wha wis dootless feelin seik and gcunnered, daunered aff t on page 57

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
young man wad get a sort o a seik an fleggit sensation that hud on page 133

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
nae me! Ah'm seik o yir yip yappins lik a wee d on page 14

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'It maks me seik jist thinkin aboot it,' said on page 24
r like this wioot dangerously seik gettin. on page 48
'I feel seik,' Violet said. on page 110
And ither things wid mak ye seik, on page 133
'Noo I am gonnae be seik!' yowled Mrs Teevecheid. on page 141
Also on pages 155
6 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
seik-scunnered wi it' She wheeched on page 97

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
be a Dowf and Dowie Teeger, a Seik and Sairie Teeger, a Wee and on page 104
arie day ayewis made him feel seik-sair for them. He said this t on page 106

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
ain decorements. Sune he wes seik o dae-in bot a ruid on ae syd on page 44

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Are equally mingin and seik.' on page 5
' said Boggin the fodge. 'I'm seik-scunnered wi howkin.' on page 20
She'll no feel sae seik on page 73

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
warsle for the seik and frail on page 21
is went an left us seik an soor on page 68
an ye hud tae be seik on page 82

3 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
I was feckless and seik o the Auld Grey toun on page 123

1 matches

Drosten, John Lallans 67 - Fower Poems bi John Drosten, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
fur nae bein seik an aa; on page 134

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
tae the boy, seik, scunnert, 'Here's yer baa, E on page 60

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
but watch oot for Atlas. He's seik o cairryin the heivens and he on page 46

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
bi kirkmen, that cuid tak the seik. on page 110

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
comes eftir us. I'm seik wi fear on page 52
seik lamb, slauchters thoosans for on page 54

2 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Red on Maroon, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
are wame seik, on page 111

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
back in her seik-bed, her hauns oot on the pur
tae the seik wumman, wha wis aye lyin jist
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
A wes seik o’t, sae A retoured ti wirk
owersum set roun lik it wes a seik bed.
“A suppone he’s seik o the sicht o the lirk o yeir
Tammas wes aye verra seik, fur he wes in the thraws o p
seik-ryfe, an didna ken whitwey ti
8 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e she wis, she wis gettin gey seik o’t aa, an whiles she’d m
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
e byre like it had never been seik a day in its life. The young
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
I wis hert-seik. Whan Daedalus saw hoo I felt
on the cloods abuin ye, hert-seik for the hame I left on Crete.
air scunnert wi aw these luve-seik suitors gawkin at her trainin
est, an saw aw the ither luve-seik lads an heard their stories,
ae first. The lave o the luve-seik suitors were staundin aboot a
6 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
o Pars fans !!!! Celtic were SEIK as the proverbial parrot!!!! (2022) twitter link
year auld by a TIA and A wis seik!!! Ye,'ll still be able tae p (2022) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ppoase at's fit yea caa "Haim Seik." Steil starving, a noteys't on page 32

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
misthrive whan the airts faas seik. We hear tell Patricia's awa on page 5

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
But still an on, the seik man’s hert
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ah ryse up. Ah im that seik
1 matches

Web Analytics