A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

yinst Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.3 3.6 0 0 0 0 314.2
Number of occurrences787 0 0 0 0 71
Number of authors14 3 11

Occurrences of yinst in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
r an thirty exact. He somewey yinst hud coontit them awready in h on page 135
bonnie... a cigarette boax... yinst I get it back frae aff..." He on page 139

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
The vote wis taen at yinst, and it wis gree'd by the mon on page 6

1 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Soss it yinst mair throuither on the fiel!" on page 87

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
An as Billy Joel yinst sang - sometimes a fantasy i
ly faced wi meaningfu choices yinst in a blue muin, o coorse it's
e of politicians gowfin every yinst in a while, finally they wad
3 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
A thocht A seen him yinst agane on page 6
Yinst mair. on page 18
Whar yinst a forth had owersicht on page 22
Yinst streeched an pu'ed wi Michtie on page 26
Yer kinelie face yinst mair." on page 44
Also on pages 51, 61, 71
8 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Nae mair than yinst a minute on page 5
ake an haein naethin tae dae. Yinst or twice shae keekt intae the on page 7
at it made hir een waater; an yinst shae mine't tryin tae box hir on page 14
nor nine fut taal, an shae at yinst tuk up the wee gowden key an on page 17
hin they aal githert roon hir yinst mair, an the Dodo sadly reach on page 28
Also on pages 33, 41, 50, 51, 72, 73, 75, 76, 83, 86, 87, 94, 96, 98, 103, 114, 116, 124
27 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
At yinst forenent an throuither. on page 17

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
er o Solomon, bi hir that wus yinst tha wife o Uriah. Solomon wus on page 1
rd, save me!" he caad oot. At yinst Jesus raxt oot his han an gri on page 9
n ït left hir. She got up at yinst an lukt eftèr thaim. on page 76
ha hale hoose brauk apairt at yinst." on page 80
owstèrin wun an waves. Aa at yinst tha wun drapt, an tha stoarm on page 83
Also on pages 84, 89, 94, 95, 97, 100, 101, 103
17 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Hugh, baith had anither jab. Yinst the'd daen thair day's darg a on page 8
Yinst A had a notion A cud quarely on page 11

2 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
loos at thon shud bae done aa yinst. on page 33
r. Thon needs leukin intae aa yinst wi' a view tae pittin on page 41
u' programme at onie gaes oot yinst in a laiter tim' slot ir a pr on page 54

3 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Acause yinst the times ower it's ower, on page 16
'The messages yinst a week. on page 37
Tae the office yinst agane. on page 38
thair'll be crop tae gaither yinst agane. on page 48
An groan yinst mair as joints align, on page 53

5 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2011) Ulster, weans
Yinst thur wur three billy goats. T
1 matches

Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
The monks that yinst leeved in the Abbey
1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
a heid-coont onlie cums aboot yinst iverie 10 yeir an gies us a p
a heid-coont onlie cums aboot yinst iverie 10 yeir an gies us a p
2 matches

Gibson, Darren Solace, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ards, poetry
Tae turn yinst mair an mak fur hame
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
in the plestic bin: I did it yinst an the Cooncil gied me a quar (2014) twitter link
ry loanen tae Dunskey Castle, yinst a Scottish hame tae Hugh Mont (2015) twitter link
puckle o aul stanes: aiblins yinst a bonnie hame wi reekin lum a (2014) twitter link

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