Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

solemn	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	8.9	5.5	7.5	19.9	40.7	31	4.4
Number of occurrences	29	11	5	2	7	3	1
Number of authors	17	7	3	2	2	2	1

Occurrences of solemn in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ither yin, sayin, in an awfy solemn tone, "Fir the Duchess. An in on page 55

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
The Solemn League and Covenant Now bring on page 22
wis gled eneuch tae sign oot Solemn League an Covenant, an trick on page 24
e strength tae adhere tae the solemn Covenant that binds us an Thy on page 54

4 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
said Nicola puttin on a pure solemn face, But yi'd need tae pay f on page 169

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
rred fae touchin. He had made solemn promises tae his mither and f on page 19

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Tae mak it mair... solemn. We can draw a wee cross an w on page 68

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
wer tae yer spierin, he said, solemn-like. on page 83

1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Mair nor a decade eftir, A Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summe
1 matches

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Wi a solemn aith tae wir fadder Abraham, on page 81

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
an took e thimble, lookan as solemn as she could. on page 27
oer till e ither, sayan, in a solemn tone, "For e Duchess. An Invi on page 53

3 matches

The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
ating and the right kind o’ solemn atmosphere – Aiberdeen Sher
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
aemed youngsters dansan aafil solemn, tentie noo as aalder fock, b on page 132

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An muttered a low an solemn oath on page 84

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Dodo, risin tae his fit wi a solemn face, "I move that the meetin on page 27
oond her ageen, while da Dodo solemn-faced presentit da timmle, an on page 28
an took da timmle, lookin as solemn as shö could. on page 29
er ta da idder een, sayin, aa solemn-wye, "For da Duchess. An invi on page 56
da begennin," said da Keeng, solemn-wye, "an geng on till du wins on page 120

6 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Da heat is solemn. Da wife on page 50

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
A solemn moment, the coble pool on page 26

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
wer tae th ither, sayin, in a solemn tone, "Fur th Duchess. An inv on page 54

2 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Five solemn leagues apairt an near on page 32

1 matches