A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

sterted Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words73.5 68.4 42 39.7 0 713.2 8.9
Number of occurrences238135 28 4 0 69 2
Number of authors22 11 4 3 2 2

Occurrences of sterted in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
nless bree o scunner that hud sterted tae beal an horter in his her on page 139

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
A sterted furst doon the lowse saundy s on page 59

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
A taen a sate on the dyke an sterted tae feel bothered. A lowpt up on page 22

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d fast and weel and naturally sterted tae ettle efter books. The on on page 5
fur bairns in the place, she sterted daunerin roond, seekin someth on page 7
frichtsome suddenness he noo sterted tae rive on page 34
in here somewhaur!' She sterted searchin ahint the settee and on page 41
ow. The faither in particular sterted tae get less big-heidit and f on page 43
Also on pages 57, 63, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 77, 80, 81, 85, 86, 95, 96, 101, 108, 121, 122, 123, 130, 135, 145, 146, 158, 159, 162, 178, 184, 187, 200, 204, 205, 206, 208, 212, 219, 220, 221, 227
55 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ry?' said Granda Jock, and he sterted jooglin wi lauchter. on page 14
lin sun, and the haill palace sterted tae melt, and then it sank on page 15
Mr Wonka wis makkin, and they sterted sendin in spies tae chore his on page 18
nd then Mr Lugmince's factory sterted makkin sugar balloons that ye on page 19
I gaed oot intae the toun and sterted buyin up aw the Wonka bars I on page 30
Also on pages 34, 37, 38, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 50, 57, 66, 77, 89, 93, 95, 103, 104, 105, 108, 128, 129, 132, 136, 140, 141, 149, 151, 153, 161
42 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
Geordie sterted shauchlin towards the door. H on page 8
Geordie sterted tae tremmle. It wis her face on page 10
e muckle pot on the flair and sterted work. on page 19
and sterted tae steer his mervellous smac on page 31
spoon in a kitchen drawer and sterted tae gie it a guid steer. The on page 32
Also on pages 38, 42, 44, 54, 56, 59, 61, 75, 76, 82, 99
20 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
It sterted rainin, and the tin sodger go on page 75

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
it sterted luikin braw. The bum o the er
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
as the French revolution that sterted a leid policy that led tae th
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
er hert filled wi joy and she sterted tae greet.
1 matches

McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
a daylight n immediately they sterted making shelter until they cam
n thay staun below th' tree n sterted lukin aroon thaim fur a few m
2 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
en, Glesca, Embra, Dundee — sterted gangin aboot diggin up bodies
tly rich chiels in thae days, sterted peyin criminals or desperados
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
theirsels for a mínit, than sterted takkin aff their turbans. The
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
re’s the murderer!” an’ sterted tae run efter me. He wis youn
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Clan Chattan, tae oor left, sterted tae chairge. Despite Young Lo
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
You never ken it could have sterted a trend whaur bein’ keen an
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
them, bit we, increasin’ly, sterted tae get younger students inta
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
y the waddin o the cloods. He sterted tryin tae build a mindin fae
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
- oh btw a cheeky wee brycey sterted the school at ormi primary n (2020) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
t Mains o Drumtulloch, an hud sterted tae dee it up, richt bonny li on page 84

1 matches

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
He sterted tae sing, 'Goodnight sweethea on page 19

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An sterted greetin fur his ma on page 163

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
if mirrorin the rain, watter sterted tae treetle slowly doon his l
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
She sterted tae rin fur hame, keepin weel
. The neep wis feenished. She sterted tae play wi Benjy, Matty's du
her clootie dally, Betsy, an sterted tae prig wi Meg Ramsay an her
'Weel, the twa birds sterted the fecht on the tap o a stee
As Minnie sterted tae unbutton her blouse, she
11 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
picnic etten jist far they'd sterted oot frae. There wis still an
ter, bit afore he'd seriously sterted tae trawl the net fur a life-
Syne Bappy sterted a lament fur the tint bairns
bit keek frae the buik she'd sterted reading the nicht afore. Wisn
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
did fin she gaed tae bed? She sterted tae feel richt nae-weel. Ther
their heids an Rosy Vine sterted tae climm heicher an heicher
supper, fin anither stooshie sterted. Scrat the Kittlin lowpit up
nno a tub o sugar icin. Mooch sterted tae greet.
wis drookit. He sterted tae chitter. Gerbils like het
9 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
g, and meed tractors afore he sterted makkan sports kers. When he s
makkan sports kers. When he sterted tae build sports kers in the
2 matches

Lamb, Gregor Lamb’s Tales, (The Orkney Dictionary 2005) Orkney, prose
n got in the driver’s saet, sterted up the car and drove off doon
1 matches

Peace, Courtney The 'Guid' Life, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
An sterted tae dyte the byre.
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Efter a meenit she sterted agin. "A wunder if Ah'll fa r on page 9
else tae dae, sae Ahlice sin sterted gabbin agin. "Ah ken Dinah'll on page 10
happened th noo, that Ahlice sterted tae hink that gie few hings w on page 11
th pair wee hing sat doon an sterted tae greet. on page 13
ss than e'er: she set doon an sterted tae greet agin. on page 16
Also on pages 17, 18, 20, 21, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 44, 49, 52, 53, 54, 56, 59, 61, 62, 67, 71, 72, 73, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 86, 90, 97, 99, 102, 103, 105, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 121, 123
67 matches

@jamie_ginger tweeted
rpet aboot 20 year ago and he sterted bleathering away ti is like a(2019) search twitter
@Bulla7 she sterted a fight when o wir claping da(2012) search twitter

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
An sterted oot tae earn a on page 35

1 matches

Gibson, Darren Oul money, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
y tha ten bob note. Tha coins sterted wi a half croon, at sim folk
1 matches

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