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 ahint

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

Use in varieties of Scots

sheila Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.5 3 9 29.8 34.9 0 0
Number of occurrences216 6 3 6 0 0
Number of authors8 4 2 1 1

Occurrences of sheila 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

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
An aye thare wis Sheila, his ain lass an his muckle l on page 10

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
heeze - are ye readin this, Sheila Wellington? on page 54

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
til't throu the Fowk Revival. Sheila Stewart represents the great on page 77

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
best. The tap prize gaed tae Sheila Templeton wi her poem My Land
Sheila Templeton wis born in Aiberde
2 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Sheila wis busy hackin sticks When s on page 15

3 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
r, the nurse telt iz thit wee Sheila, whit shae
aw day an maist o the nicht. Sheila haid bin in
whin thay gaed ower ta Sheila wi her nittin A shut ma een t
3 matches

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Here's Sheila tae tell you on page 11

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
So Barbara and Sheila, on page 25

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
e first wis Maggie o Quoys bi Sheila Garson. on page 34

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
rappitd! He wis mentioned dis Sheila a time or twa, da lass at wro on page 38
da weekend, an dan du can tak Sheila oot fur a run a Sunday." on page 39
wha's in da office, Mind dat Sheila at Randy Andy took ta Busta d on page 40

6 matches

Web Analytics