A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

spun Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.6 10.1 6 19.9 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences2820 4 2 0 0 2
Number of authors20 13 4 1 2

Occurrences of spun in Corpus

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Central

McNeil, Andrew Lallans 58 - Carnegie’s Turning, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
That spun Skibo - jewelled epicentres. on page 122

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
smoors harried birdsang spun on page 44

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
lt awa at a hazel wand an she spun the first o the simmer clippi on page 55

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
o Ivaldie firit thir smelt an spun gowd intae the maist dentie o on page 14

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
me wi ma - Heh Kirsty - ah spun roon an Chris Rice wis at ma on page 112

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Jack airgie-bargied, pled an spun, Tae save his dreams, on page 32
Who spun pure journalistic gold. O who on page 45
The wheel o village life spun roond the Pit, on page 65

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
lie, but Aunty Sandra must've spun that story after the hit-and- on page 91

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
ed his wabs, a pirnfu starker spun on page 37

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
"Whit wad ye gie me gin I spun it fur ye?" said the brounie. on page 42

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
flashed in the noon sun as he spun the pleuch roun at the end o on page 17

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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
y figures, whose claithes wur spun fae cobwebs. A weird whistle
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
be. He pat it on the buird an spun it slawly. “Whit an antique
wintit tae see the sea.” He spun the globe. “Daft, intit? Bi
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
a threid o his ain thocht, an spun an internal life fur the lass
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@OliphantWullie tweeted
said neebor ! Billy Connelly spun that wan last time round wi h (2022) twitter link

Doric

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
t, he crossed and cleekit, he spun her roon an furled her. The m on page 94

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Get spun roon an roon on i' waltzers on page 111

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Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
e to agree or disagree, Sandy spun round once more. "Erchie," he
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a track across his broo as it spun roon an roon afore the reed h
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
As the speedo spun tae ninety and gaed up again on page 8
washeen on and, as the claes spun roond, on page 12

2 matches

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
An Lyttle spun his cantie yairns o on page 2

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Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
ds were never damaged as they spun aroon again.
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