A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

wand Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.3 4.5 6 9.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences149 4 1 0 0 0
Number of authors6 4 1 1

Occurrences of wand in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
auld eneuch tae grup a hazel wand, his first job as a wee lad i on page 24
as he whittlt awa at a hazel wand an she spun the first o the s on page 55
her twa lads were skeelie wi wand an worm - an the leister at on page 63
cuid be temptit wi the hazel wand an worm. Efter the lambin, th on page 74

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And skelped it wi her magic wand. on page 6
Her Magic Wand gaed helter-skelter, on page 12

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
anged fur that siller-mounted wand on page 112

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ae wi’t. It’s the divinin wand o the Internet. Mony nou isna
1 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
fushin wand an wappin flees, A was awa in
“A’ve taen ma spinnin wand is weel. Gin thare’s onie m
cht ontae oor fushin bag, the wand, an oor bait bag was fykie. A
“A’ll gie ye’r fushin wand a redd-up afore sumbodie’s
4 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
vening, catchan sillicks wi a wand. on page 95

1 matches

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