A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

skeerie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words1.8 1.5 4.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences63 3 0 0 0 0
Number of authors2 1 1

Occurrences of skeerie in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
aid Wee Grumphie, giein a wee skeerie lowp. 'I kent it wis yersel.' on page 53
because he wis aye a wee bit skeerie aroond Teeger, wha wis an Awf on page 55
Pooh?' said Wee Grumphie in a skeerie voice. on page 128

3 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
s, tho Ailice wes jist a haet skeerie at the thocht o trains lowpin on page 40
gomed at her in a maachtless, skeerie kinna wye, an gaed on ranin s on page 63

3 matches

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