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 sonsie

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

Use in varieties of Scots

stake Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.6 14.9 6 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3429 4 0 0 1 0
Number of authors23 20 2 1

Occurrences of stake 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

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
cunt win but there's a lot at stake here; ah want that fuckin mon on page 13

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Please yersell.' Mair at stake here than his aggro. Mibbe a on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
owre the smiddy an the stake nets, on page 26
up by whaur haaf nets an stake nets wir on page 31
as birlins, creels nor stake nets mauger here on page 33

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
rible bein the drounin at the stake o twa puir weemin on the sand on page 62

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
The stake's no twa fit ower the watter on page 45

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
eems tae huv sensed what's at stake here. This time, he seems tae on page 25
"I wish. It was only a pound stake. I've doubled my money and th on page 44

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
witch an wuid be burnt at the stake - that the lasses' secret wi on page 98
wi Wishart bein burnt at the stake in St Andrews on 1 Mairch 154 on page 118

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Destined tae stake a mark forby, on page 76
The weans are here tae stake their claim for promissory lo on page 92

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
t the weddin. True love is at stake." on page 87

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
is there something bigger at stake here? Whit wid you dae? on page 113

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
ty's the time o the race. The stake's a bob each-wey makkin twa b on page 59

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ogue wi Scots leid communitie stake-hauders, coud think on hou ne
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ow come he’s tethered tae a stake.
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
€œthe honour o the gods is at stake. Pluck for me the brichtest t
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
At Stake
ked like a severed heid oan a stake. Pap oan a fake beard and itâ
2 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he haunds o thaim wi a muckle stake in it, repopulation an tap-qu
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
a really care. Aa that wis at stake wis a wickly bonus o fags wha
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e the coalition pairties, tae stake their haund on Scots percepti
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
ked like a severed heid oan a stake. Pap oan a fake beard and itâ
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2020) Central
iver by Wigtoun an tied tae a stake whaur the tide wud cam in an
The modern picture whaur the stake wis disna luk much … Thatâ€

@MizLiot tweeted
‘I’d put a stake through her heart and garlic (2021) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Bruce: Fit ye need is a guid stake inside ye. (Bruce laughs) Get on page 40

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
is furreign….eastern, she'd stake her life on't, bit riggit oot
1 matches

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
alang the strand by the auld stake net stobs tae the Pow's mooth(2020) search twitter