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Use in varieties of Scots

term Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words36.8 51.9 12.1 9.9 29.1 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences118101 8 1 5 1 2
Number of authors55 41 6 1 4 1 2

Occurrences of term in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
first mornin o the new schuil term, as she wis loadin her car, on page 11

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
o yer deein consciousness. A term it 'bad faith' in ma philosop on page 50

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ost hairt in wir country lang term. on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
It wis neither a mercat nor a term day. on page 57

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
'death stare' an insensitive term at a purvey? on page 1

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
time tae scrieve their end o term reports. If ah wis a dominie on page 2
ah micht enjoy scrievin end-o-term reports fur the eejits in ma on page 3
Afore the first week o term wis up, frichtsome stories ab on page 96
'Six times in the first term,' Hortensia said. "Twice fur on page 98
first week o Matilda's first term, Miss Honey said tae the wean on page 128

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
anither election in the short term, the wey they are biggin the on page 8
wer the kintra an left a lang-term legacy o resentment some mich on page 17
rence atween the frugal, lang-term plannin as regairds the oil i on page 23
cities turnit ower tae short term lettin fer tourists. The sole on page 90
waur. Fer at least the short term, tho, tourism is here tae sta on page 91

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
me for the start o University term an the publicity it's attract on page 87

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
a puni in the second week ae term cause she thought ah wis bein on page 16
se if yi get three in the wan term the teacher usually phones up on page 17
Management an Set Design this term, but half the time thir's nae on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
They talk o 'Long term prospects', whit are they? on page 71
only oor moral language hud a term tae heeze up sic graund delus on page 118

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
intae Scots micht gie ye the term 'totey-rote': totey bein an a on page 12
e like but soondit richt. The term Eye Dialect wis first used wi on page 19
the Norland Subject Rule is a term used for tae descrive the gre on page 32

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
the sauce sottered, a cookin term which here means "cooked ower on page 44
rent," he said. "It's a legal term and it applies tae Coont Olaf on page 66
"It's a theatre term," Mr. Poe telt him, "it jist on page 140

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
oot. Da hud a one-year fixed-term contract in San Francisco as on page 33

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ckit sibness wi Dan, her lang-term bidie-in. on page 90

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ae the warst... aicht pun the term, wi bed an board... It wis a on page 17

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
and ego-centred, nor duis the term 'puritan' apply. The prioriti on page 95

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
daena dae muckle for the lang-term growth o Scotland as a hail. on page 110

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
t o the DSL is ane o oor lang-term plans. Tae dae this systemati on page 16

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
wis like ti haud watter lang-term, or wad thare / shuid thare b on page 4

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Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
ts breach auld coffins' short-term strata. on page 107

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
g speakers o Scots whiles the term fiery besom is used acause th
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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Spring term, Magee College, Derry, 1962
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
staff and plan for the langer term updatin o the online Dictiona
onnected with the use of this term in relation to a kiln. For th
llads and anither yaised as a term o contempt for a sma sleekit
arsh ragwort. It tells us the term (large) white gowan is yaised
4 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
clarity, whit is meant by the term
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
a puni in the second week ae term cos she thought ah wis bein w
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gov.scot Biggin a strang future for Gaelic an Scots, (Scottish Government 2022) Central, government
t for tae mak siccar the lang term growth o Gaelic an Scots is a
he Gàidhealtachd haes been a term uisit for the Heilans an Isla
tae splore whit relevance the term Gàidhealtachd haes for polic
3 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
actions taen, alang wi langer term actions, for tae deliver thir
nally the Gàidhealtachd is a term uisit for the Heilans an Isla
n maistly Gaelic. Tae noo the term haesna pleyit a pairt in Gael
the Republic o Ireland, this term is mair associatit wi langage
lic o Ireland hae uised a sib term aw throu the last yearhunner,
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e aboot twinty year later the term ‘the usual money of Scotlan
, bit as the affcome o a lang-term European trade recession forb
e domestication’. Thon is a term uised in anthropology, meanin
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
m functionin as a byleid. The term “byleid” is an orra ane f
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
subject will confirm that the term aye surfaces in discussions o
(conteenin ilka no-staundart term recordit in the nine-coonty U
ut e’en that’s a cultural term.2 Agin thon, the nummer o Sco
3 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
The term Wildlaw haes intil’t the id
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
h at he nott ti airt out lang-term replacement warkers efter
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Jist board an ludgin tur a term,
Jist gang tae Oatridge fur a term.
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
tattooin or body pentin. The term wis first yaised aboot 1,700
1 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
hen ah first came across this term online, ah wis telt that Scot
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
mer and this would be ma last term at primary; ah'd be gaun tae
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
espect an tak tent o its lang-term health.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
as that. Later, for her long-term security, she wad hae plastic
the bead (objeck in thy lang-term possession) is unner the caap
2 matches

Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
The term “British vailues” is conv
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
maun also mind that this nixt term needna be aw aboot independen
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e stairt tae Syriza’s first term in office wad hairten Spanish
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
Ah scoff at the term, ah dunnae really believe in
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
parent neutrality, this Scots term is stappit fou o sleekit irre
s in question. Hooivver, thon term – alang wi, fur exemple,
terms o propriety. The Scots term sits richt on the cusp atween
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
e fykie tae owerset the Scots term shooglie intae a guid yin-wir
se either the Scots or Gaelic term wioot trauchle.
the Scoti or Scots, efter the term yaised by the Romans fur tae
The modern term Scots comes fae the medieval
comes fae the medieval Scots term Scottis.
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@IshbelMcF tweeted
ir Scots tae catch up wi thon term, an yaise Deif mair conscious(2019) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
raiRua Dinnae really like the term 'president'. Its too American(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
r Ma local butcher yaises the term 'ham hough' - ah says tae hi(2016) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
r an Edinburgh) and i use the term workie and have heard it used (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
tumshie' is often yaised as a term o endearment fir a wean - us (2018) twitter link
wha survived the first schuil term! Enjoy yer tattie-howkin hoal (2017) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
aur fowk I worked wi used the term tae. (2021) twitter link
confused by people using the term ‘hen’. (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
n oot ti the great brain this term's required paper: The Reforma on page 53

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
llar an a tie Ye've heard the term "Fair Erchie" on page 15

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Fairbairn, Jamie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Banff, newspaper
llowhammer, could be a fittin term tae a gutless jiner on page 37

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
en, like ill daein cottars at term-time.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
untin or the tcyauve o a lang-term mortgage – he cud gae richt
va. The Mollucans wirkit lang-term tae lowden the Yird's polluti
2 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Twa days intae the new term (nae bairns yet, mind). Awthi(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ah ken it wis a Glesga term, noo calm doon abidy, it's an(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
(kod-sweechan), an at’s the term a lot o the fok A’m spokin
1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
ge. Hit’s a purely relative term, at onnly comes ta be relevan
is datten oonveive an asky a term at hit can mean onything. Sae
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Hae a fine term,
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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
ivver, da last day o da scöl term cam an hit wis time fur Magnu
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
er wi yun peerie breeze. Long term forecast for #Shetland, – yr(2013) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
utwith is an auld Scots legal term fae when maist Scots Law term(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ion tae a lenthy list o short-term contracks. on page 13

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@HurchinHome tweeted
in an online meeting used the term "redd up" for getting things (2020) search twitter

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