Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

selt	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	27	22.6	35.8	39.7	52.3	62	0
Number of occurrences	88	45	24	4	9	6	0
Number of authors	41	23	11	3	2	2

Occurrences of selt 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

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
He selt a potion which he claimed on page 27

2 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
it cam til its final form, an selt oot in that final form on its on page 40

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
paty, the fish they catch is selt an' the skipper gits his shai on page 25

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'I selt the coo tae this auld chiel on page 13
'Ye've selt oor Daisy for wan bean?' on page 15
They pawned their watches, selt their caur, on page 28

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s and previous appearances at selt oot venues. And as ah take a on page 52
midnight flit and never even selt as much as paracetamol tae th on page 70
, it retails at a quid and ah selt her a tin fur a tenner. Grant on page 143
u work fur me now. A fag gits selt fur fifty pence in the playgr on page 200

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
nter whaur Wonka's Sweets are selt. And the five lucky finders o on page 24

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Selt by pirates vendin doon the Ba on page 83
Selt her an aipple priced heich at on page 155

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
an made an selt mock staffs frae osiers on page 112

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
iller New Scotland will no be selt doon the river. on page 42

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
bangles o tin an selt them tae on page 10

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
n 1850 the nummer o chapbeuks selt in Scotland wis jaloused tae on page 15

1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ts leid gaitherin, and it was selt oot. Scots language publicati
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Koan, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
I selt the slide rule
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
the skame. Sae the biggin wes selt, an a tid tint. Eftirlins, th
Whan aw wes redd up, A selt it. The hale exerceise hed ta
nor it hed pit intilt, tho A selt it fur amaist sax tymes the s
be selt ti the Inglish. The Wastmeins
4 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Life, can be freely bocht an selt ower the wab (www.slexchange.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
ry wi ilka news-paper that it selt. A braw
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
st kill fowk, an get the body selt tae the local surgeons juist
ures. They’d hae the bodies selt as suin as they war deid, a s
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e aw their bluster anent bein selt oot, nane o the Scottish Cons
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
e minority for Itchy Coo haes selt 80,000 copies ower the hinner
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Aw Selt Oot?
"A didnae ken they selt dugs at this mercat."
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ly men tae mak fleeces tae be selt on the mainland, giein thaim
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
r herts micht be if we hadnae selt them doon the river – an’
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
isur o your eild? Ilk ane wis selt at a year auld — ye’ll ni
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
her lip. He had maist likely selt it, bit there wis nae pynt ar
irsity staff... they maun hae selt aff the expirimental subjecks
ist thing he kent he had been selt. Twa Chinese men tane charge
cape, they wad be catched, an selt on tae the resin plantations.
e brocht back whan the oo wis selt ... fermentit bean curd, drie
5 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ts language. The'r a CD an aw selt separate-like frae the buik.
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
ific verbs: fur exemple, telt/selt (told/sold).
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
ut doon an the National Trust selt it on tae a couple prepared t

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
manuel @edbookfest Drat! It's selt oot or I'd hae been there!(2019) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
ds & businessmen wir, an they selt oot Scotland tae save thur sk (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
t wis ither fowk's pintins he selt. They say he nivver selt neen on page 35

2 matches

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
e pey taxes, so the hoose wis selt. Wullie took ower when yinger on page 84

2 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
aa lee we're selt fae fan we're wee - on page 34

1 matches

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
ate. They built them weel an' selt them dear His reward his been on page 29

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
, they ett an drank, bocht an selt, plantit an biggit, bit e ver on page 109

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
the shoppie selt me Jonsar?" Jonsar turned roo
at the roup, athing wis bein selt at a affa rate.
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
stories aboot foo much he hid selt an, foo the market wis in ith
intae the Broch an selt his load, phoned the sawmill
ty. There wis only fifty pies selt. Mebbe you can see noo fit
ntil the twa hunner pies were selt. Weel the pies were gettin a
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
their growin herds o kye, an selt it aa roon the wynds an lanes
oup ooto Tullynorth. They hid selt their grun tae a chiel at Dun
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
war gaun till Americay tae be selt at auction bi slave-maisters
napped maistly, tho some fowk selt their ain littlins tae the sl
2 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2022) Doric - Aberdeen
As they selt a'thing under the moon

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
As they selt a'thing under the moon
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
onymair. Dinna hink i shoppie selt mony crabbies - wifie hid na(2019) search twitter
@DonsBarca Wis gutted I selt ma 1210s. Fit a gype(2020) search twitter
e aten them aa afore they got selt.(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
oot withoot getting something selt ti ye, whether ye needed it o(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
d neither. Jist exotic spices selt ayre noo.(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ght wae the devil himsel. I'd selt me bairn's sowl. I'd gaen two on page 21

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
id touch hid - and Ecky Yule selt hid tae me! on page 41
I haard that they hid selt the hoose and shifted ower ta on page 79

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
an oan. Retired, the business selt tae a younger generation. I w on page 33

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
h, some traders cam by so dey selt dir bridder as a slave an dan on page 13
s siller ta wirk. He bocht an selt gear an shön he doobled whit on page 105
it no 've been better tae 've selt da perfume an tae 've gien da on page 111
e days later da young craetir selt his share o da laand an med a on page 123

5 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
anna believe dir luck, at dir selt a peerie twa bedroom flat on on page 8
da shop nixt door, da ane at selt wirkin claes an crofty stuff. on page 38
ly in his sleep, an his widow selt da business on page 39
ambs, Jemima," he said. "Ah'm selt da laand ta Peter a da Punds, on page 63

4 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
yeir, bot wis selt aff til ithers i 1994. The Es
o ma knawledge, the ferms wur selt saiprait frae the Mansion Hoo
nou whan shei selt the Snoot cottage. Accordin t
cht. Mr Mitchel, the faither, selt this vehicle til huz fur 30/-
Manse wis selt i 1984. A mynd on Revd. Morti
5 matches

The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
at was that popular they even selt the curry pooder in wee bags
1 matches