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	9.6	6	7.4	19.9	40.7	31	14.5
Number of occurrences	32	12	5	2	7	3	3
Number of authors	19	8	3	2	2	2	2

Occurrences of solemn 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

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

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
s stiff but no awkward, aye a solemn lass. The colours of the dres on page 3

1 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

Alexander, Brian Yarns 3 - Pilgrimage tae Passchendaele, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Dufferin, prose
n put his name tae the Ulster Solemn League an Covenant…
, dae hereby hecht oorsels in solemn Covenant, ootthrou this oor t
2 matches