A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

werenae Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words29.6 46.8 3 0 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences9591 2 0 0 1 1
Number of authors27 24 1 1 1

Occurrences of werenae in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
could be beheidit, an that ye werenae tae talk sich a load ae haver on page 86

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Twa werenae seen withoot the ither on page 32

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
continental Europe an America werenae familiar wi. This is that, in on page 33
- that the varieties yaized werenae respectably approachin ony st on page 40

3 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
de wi a Gleswegian splash. Ye werenae the first wan an noo yer the on page 77

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
see by their claes that they werenae sodgers. But he fand himsel w on page 57

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
her sultana scones when there werenae sultanas in them. She wis alw on page 38

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
make believe that thae lies werenae said. on page 32

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ilda said quietlike, 'that ye werenae lookin richt and ye jist took on page 57
lda's mither and faither, wha werenae bothered wan way or the ither on page 60

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ere north o the border things werenae jist quite the same an there on page 7
n fer haein links tae the IRA werenae jist obscene, they were ironi on page 11
phical culture showit that we werenae jist as dung doun as they wer on page 14
the same gait as masel. They werenae the ainlie yins eethir, an si on page 15
record, an o shame. Nou, they werenae aw bleck-hertit: the various on page 18
Also on pages 48, 72, 84, 95, 99, 101, 105, 108, 120, 123
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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
say a prayer fer ye, tho they werenae monks theirsels. on page 16
by nou pretty shair that they werenae actually French spies an went on page 27
the lads were an that they werenae onie kind o threat the consta on page 28
nineteenth century the fairs werenae jist as lawless an dounricht on page 30
him Jamie realised that they werenae jist yer ordinar kind o fowk. on page 31
Also on pages 33, 40, 42, 47, 51, 58, 82, 85, 99, 104, 106, 116, 120, 125, 126, 127, 128
29 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ings his faimly needit. There werenae even enough bawbees tae buy t on page 5
Mr Wonka. 'I never said they werenae.' on page 121
sky. It made ye feel that ye werenae staundin on onythin at aw. on page 166

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
They werenae the true facts, that wisnae r on page 75

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
So we werenae awfy bother't by on page 7
Stairt so ye did. I thocht ye werenae comin till eleven O'clock." S on page 22
wid scrape yer ankles if you werenae careful. Look at that yin! Pr on page 35
ashed this mornin. The wifies werenae locals, so he'd no likely bum on page 40
s fer the coffee mornin? They werenae burnt. on page 62
Also on pages 77, 78, 99
9 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Jean: A peetie you werenae sae brave afore. on page 35

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
if you werenae on page 17

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Forby, gin their sowels werenae burthened bi the crimes on page 23

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
rammles afore - for brammles werenae allooed in the Emperor's gair on page 98

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Ave hird it telt we werenae thaur on page 37
sh history. Whit if histories werenae screived bi men? Rab Bruce's on page 59
werenae thocht tae be thon kin o carn on page 82

3 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Gin the lave werenae as thick as mince on page 81

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
like the auld mon’s gin it werenae for a young, ticht chin that
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
n eerie void. These musicians werenae human in the slightest! And t
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
They werenae really black at aw, as everyb
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
time in its history — fowk werenae weel aff but awbody seemed ab
1 matches

Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
resources available that jist werenae there in ma younger days, esp
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
business on social media. We werenae daft, the likes o Facebook wi
were up tae but we certainly werenae gaunie say tae the Polis “h
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
e bugger aff. I cuid see they werenae kiddin, it wis a shock tae ma
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
hen they got there the guards werenae wantin tae let them in, they
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ts kept me oot the game. They werenae wanting showed up by the like
the time and “The Bairns” werenae really ma cup o tea. This wis
2 matches

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
he country but of course they werenae an they were suin oot o print
1 matches

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
Ye might no believe it if ye werenae there, but for the next half
1 matches

Doric

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
eather the time ran oot an ey werenae able tae
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
as they werenae fechtin. Fin the trucks stopp
1 matches

Southern

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
gain, the guid folk o' Hawick werenae shy.
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
pt unnerneath the water. They werenae interested in King Lir. They
1 matches

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