A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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thirsels Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.8 24.2 30.1 29.8 0 31 0
Number of occurrences7347 20 3 0 3 0
Number of authors21 16 3 1 1

Occurrences of thirsels in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
tak dugs fir dauners, treat thirsels tae meals on page 33
atween thirsels an mair or strand, on page 37
ramskeerie shapes rejig thirsels on page 54
tuimit place in which tae be thirsels an tell the schuil on page 77

5 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
re deein, thae grat an pissit thirsels wi dreid. on page 14

3 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
h dinna ken how ahbuddie gits thirsels on page 19

1 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
comment; the facts speak fir thirsels. In contrast, in the same cha on page 84

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e Park an doon the River Cart thirsels; an when Charlene wis six yir on page 81
ate an lookin dead pleased wi thirsels. So whit's the story mornin g on page 93
is wee cronies startet pishin thirsels. Ah seriously wantet punch aw on page 169

3 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
huv fauldit thirsels thegither like a cloak, on page 5

2 matches

Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Whimbrel, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
burning thro their conceit of thirsels. Thir radios must hae been ye on page 5

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
e opinion that the Nine Sangs thirsels canna be frae afore the saico on page 33

1 matches

White, Ian Nimmo Lallans 73 - Whit credit crunch, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
worry thirsels intae crunches. on page 51

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
hou blate they are at allouin thirsels tae be heard communicatin in
ain wecht o nummers tae force thirsels oot the jyle - force the spo
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
thae professionals ken athin thirsels the'r nocht in speakin Scots
ae ither fowk but dinna think thirsels they're aw that guid cause th
2 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Wha rules thirsels?
t’s time fur thaim tae fend thirsels,
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
nae doot be ower tae see for thirsels juist whit's gaun on efter th
haim tae no tak a snicher tae thirsels at the kinna logic that's com
e distreebution o the buikies thirsels.
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ist o thaim chuise no tae lat thirsels be heard uisin it in public a
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
wad sair like tae see siclike thirsels can awa an jyne a virtual vei
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Unity defined thirsels as :
t. They were makkin names for thirsels an movin on. He pynts oot as
ame, if no the ugsome craters thirsels. Accordin tae Jamieson (the f
3 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
The times thirsels wir bad enough,
The floors aw flourished by thirsels,
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
iclar its writers, disnae see thirsels as warkin cless an disnae yai
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
oot o the hail o Europe stelt thirsels agin this muckle tsunami o
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
estates e’en proscribin tae thirsels whit ither craiturs alangside
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
cams afore Parliament. Giein thirsels the comfort o thinkin it wull
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ullie an DC Thomson haes fund thirsels in the news a lot thae last t
ut dinnae ask thaim tae lower thirsels tae his wey o speakin. The Wi
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e modren comic graphic novels thirsels gin they war owerset intae Sc
1 matches

Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
as cabals in boardroom gift thirsels
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
an she said that if the Scots thirsels didna keep thair ain hamelt c
ans o young Scots tae express thirsels in, an ken the guid o, thair
ll come ower tae fund oot for thirsels whit.s gaun on. Associes that
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
ecutive raicentlie taen it on thirsels no tae hae a quaisten on the
frae fowk that nae doot sees thirsels as "ane o oo" e'en tho they d
2 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
traik amang the sterns sterns thirsels wunner at this refleckit lich on page 3

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
. The cottars micht shift fur thirsels, syne. Someither chiel an his
It's jist that men canna help thirsels, sae it's up tae weemin tae b
ilk that the Bruce's used fur thirsels. The Ayreshire milk tho, wis
n haein snabaa fechts amangat thirsels fin the schule wisna closed b
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
mithers nae muckle aulder nur thirsels. Here, the toun affloadit inc
r Scots than the Scots bairns thirsels. The Bandaras war heid o the
e baists gang gyte an turn on thirsels. In Pompei there war eeemages
er..the British didna tribble thirsels wi local stooshies atween nat
4 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
stampin their feet an warmin thirsels wi a wee drap aquavit. Eence
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
gh, they seemed tae entertain thirsels wi a wee ceilidh – a maist
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
i the fankle fowk are getting thirsels in ower this stramash. Ae qui
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
at wikk Gurr an Scrat behaved thirsels. It wis “Please”, an “T
Mooch hid the hale place tae thirsels.
ir nebs in their tails, bored thirsels inno the oo, an
BAITH fancied thirsels tae win yon. They tichtened t
a wee whyle efter, they fand thirsels in a
6 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
askin thirsels if thir maed a mistaek, on page 11

2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
g. Bit haer an thir thei kach thirsels oot.
1 matches

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
on folk whae scrieve in Scots thirsels, no jist owreset intae Scots (2020) search twitter
avid and Sandie are braw fowk thirsels, wis grand tae be spiert tae (2020) search twitter
s weans' smeddum an belief in thirsels an their grades an results gr(2020) search twitter