A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

tools Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 11.8 27.1 0 34.9 10.3 0
Number of occurrences4823 18 0 6 1 0
Number of authors27 14 8 5 1

Occurrences of tools in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ht had fawn. I had drappit my tools. I tookna tent o my haimmer, on page 30

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
da kens that tae. Kept aw the tools they nicked. He just disnae l on page 1

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
, A thitk they are gey uisefu tools, bit they're no the only anes on page 50
e grund supplied wi the basic tools o the trade. An ye cannae den on page 123
makkin tools tae kill were devoted tae mak on page 124

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Tools tentlessly scattert, a parado on page 11
op an gaither up the worn-oot tools, on page 28
aa the tools o his trade an shuttin up sho on page 121

3 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
hie ti be aye fouterin wi the tools an niver uisin them for ti ma on page 4

1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ewdriver – in fact the only tools that wid ever make a home in
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Loadin the last ay the tools intae the van, ah look doon t
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
really fingers – mair like tools I suppose. I could feel them
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
He brocht oot a bag o tools an biggit twa wee wuiden doll
began guddlin aboot amang his tools tae he foond a baw o thick tw
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ae ma maimrie an ruits wi the tools o various Scots dictionaries;
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
, ah'm sick of lookin at they tools lyin in the hall. Are you no
And two weeks later the tools hadnae moved fae the hall so
2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
uncle Toamy, “a'll stick ma tools in ri boaxroom an' wey kin fe
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
tools ye used
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
fur lang eneuch, fund or made tools, suiner or later they cuid bu
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
peratin gear. Armed wae maire tools than a carpenter. It really d
en this. But ah return tae ma tools and tactically hud each yin t
2 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
g leather seat wi fluffy fite tools biggit up it baith eyns. on page 82
icter es she wheeched awa the tools at Betty hid teen sic care te on page 83

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, he'll likely hae aa his ain tools - Frank winna bi needin his on page 82
binder an reaper, vintage han-tools an implement-seats. on page 93
deuks, turkeys; an aa kines o tools an odds an sods - graips, ra on page 94

3 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
tools he hid forgot, bit he jist ni
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
nae believe, ere wis twa bath tools, twa hand tools, Three tools
, twa hand tools, Three tools for
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
len them his binder an ither tools an gear fin it wis nott. Youn
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
r dusted me aff wi some paper tools an sent me back tae ma class.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
fle butts or using entrenchin tools in a vicious bloody fecht. Do
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
rummlin aboot throw his box o tools, mutterin nesty
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
oards an screens are actually tools o the trade.
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
sack and now they’ve downed tools on Goodwin - honking recruit (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@onceuponashire Power tools are oot(2020) search twitter
son878 Ach we can get I power tools oot https://t.co/WX1SeZmtPc(2020) search twitter

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
No tools but his good hands, his on page 20

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
n da brucks o lemm. Da tombs, tools an lemm is laek dat at's fun on page 13

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
You gied wis tools ta wirk hit, on page 25

1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ry dey held! Dey hed da richt tools, a ripper an a tushkar, but d
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
fae a brooch wi idder peerie tools.
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
Turns oot woodcut tools ir da ELITE fir neep carvin (2020) twitter link

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Tools tentlessly scattert, a parado on page 207

1 matches

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