Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'david'

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Use in varieties of Scots

david	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	57.2	190	61
ORK - Orkney	89.4	9	3
SHD - Shetland	180.2	31	3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	19.6	6	3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	52.5	5	2
DOR - General Northern	62.1	14	4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	75.6	31	11
WCE - West Central	48.8	11	2
DUN - Dundee	42.5	4	1
EDN - Edinburgh	18.6	3	1
GLA - Glasgow	10.2	2	1
AYR - Ayrshire	42.7	4	2
LAL - General Central	78.8	60	24
SEA - South East (Borders)	37.4	3	3
SWE - South West (Galloway)	55.8	4	3
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)	163.5	1	1
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster	10	1	1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of david in Corpus

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Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
The ﬁnest tweed too, David says, and sighs: on page 39
He's fairly teen a shine tae David, too - on page 40
Weel that got David ﬂustered, blushan ferly, on page 41
eel, says I to Feyther and to David, on page 42
I thowt o David and his tailoreen on page 43

6 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
mebody sent hid skywards wi a David Beckham keek And me bonny hat on page 74

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
o the effect that s/15840 Pte David ... Seaforth Highlanders was on page 38

2 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
wha wis da grandfedder o King David. on page 20
David da King on page 23
Dey pat a lok o armour on David bit he coodna mak muckle o it on page 24
Solomon wis med king efter David. Da nicht afore he wis croone on page 25
in in Galilee, hed ta geng ta David's toon caad Bethlehem. An he on page 79

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
'll be John, Sylvia, Peter an David. Poor sowels dey hedd mony a on page 11
David Attenborough wis right, Moira on page 27
oy, Peter, wis at university, David wis an apprentice plumber, an on page 42
"Ah'm hedd a terrible night, David," Claire slurred, as shü sta on page 51
t wid takk her mind aff o it. David Attenborough wis sittin in hi on page 52

8 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
@drl Awww David Im sorry to hear aboot dy r (2018) twitter link
@drl Wir auldies noo David (2021) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
eskins, Divot man Said Doctor David Giles on page 15

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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
sie awa. Her tae an asylum an David tae seven years service in th
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
@DavidMerson mony thanks David! xx(2014)
v an alfresco wee! Thanks tae David fur the contribution.(2015)
Ah cannae mind fit Craig David sang aboot - wis it Monday, (2018)
Can anyone help David pls: I used to do shooting (2018)

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, David Bowie, Prince an Elton John. on page 6

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
“Chukkens!” cried David , warmin tae the game. “Fowe
this will doubtless be young David . Just you leave the little ch
“David dear,” she roared at him, a
3 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
k tae the subject o bees, Sir David Attenborough nae lang ago wra
1 matches

General Northern

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
air doon tae his shooders lik David Cassidy - he wis a singer wy on page 44

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
The Reverend David Ogston 1947 - 2008 on page 12

9 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - David, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, poetry
David on page 13

1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
wis wee… Billy or Jimmy or David … and she’ll think…. Aye
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@72redz1903 tweeted
FCOfficial Congratulations on David Martindale being declared F (2021) twitter link

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ome a someboady yin day, that David did beat Goliath. The truth i on page 18
ith intae an animal that even David Attenborough wid consider a d on page 61

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
is wark appearin in Scotland! David Kinloch, a makar an scholar w on page 5

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Nannie K. Wells the stature o David Hume, or Edwin Muir. Gin ye d on page 96

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
he Biggers and other poems by David C Purdie
DAVID C. PURDIE is a weel kent name
David C. Purdie
3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
�s new Hie Heid-yin) wad like David C. Purdie’s mindin o Dr. Ma
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
n". Thir's weel-documentit in David Purves' "A Scots Grammar" (Be
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
aelic. The raison gien bi Sir David Steel's Corporate Body is tha
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
a prescriptive grammar (mair David Purves nor Jim Millar, wha et
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
01738-583698 and tickets fae David Aird 01577-830370.
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
t physically sick when ah saw David Bowie askin Scotland tae 'sta
ssie no tae lea him? Ah luved David Bowie. An ah felt betrayed bi
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Sir Jimmy Shand, sculpted bi David Annand, that wis the ootcome
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
souch. The umquhile Professor David Daiches said that "The New Te
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e English bi Susan Masotty an David Colmer.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
3 publisht bi Waverley Books, David Dale House, New Lanark, ML11
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
a tan ee broos. That was how David of Seafield entered oor lives
According tae Miss Pullar, David had been raised by haun efter
im (his Sunday name was still David but we dropped the “of Seaf
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
[NOTE: photograph here of David McLetchie in original]
David McLetchie MSP efter speirin t
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
tizenship, the Hame Secretar, David Blunket, acceppit the Welsh l
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
n bi the SPCB's convener, Sir David Steel.
B, includin the convener, Sir David Steel, is Lib-Dems (2), Lab (
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
bit crocodile wi clarty claes.David Eaglesham, general secretar o
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
didnae sound right. Davie or David, aye, but Dave just doesnt (2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
eynolds @MussyAmateursFC look david your no retiring surely n tha (2021) twitter link
annahB4LiviMP top drawer from david - great gesture! (2021) twitter link
otlandFA @BonnyriggRose thanx david n ur comment is spot on - wh (2021) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
the idiots in primary school. David Donald. Here. Eunice Garvie. on page 46
em. This boy in ma class cawd David Donald, his family are pure p on page 51
wore an Aran jumper, no even David Donald an he wis the pure rej on page 52
in the group (Tiger Jackson, David McManus an Murray Hart) an th on page 75
s an Navdeep's pal had on her David McManus T-shirt an a blue fly on page 116
Also on pages 117, 169
8 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
irst poem we encoonter is Sir David Graeme. As Hogg himsel awns u on page 137

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
David Purdie offers us a vairsion o on page 7

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
r: A Life of Alexander Scott, David Robb, Dunedin Academic
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
that micht jist be happenin. David Cameron hid nae need tae caw on page 10
clipse of Scottish Culture bi David Beveridge an Ronald Turnbull. on page 14
bangers - includin the VoW's David Dimbleby - unleashit the bai on page 112

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ll jist cry him Dave, tho Sir David micht hae been nearer the mai on page 76

1 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
poners — sic as Andro Kemp, David Peebles an John Angus — tha
salms, hermonised by a sweirt David Peebles, is collectit in the
alm settins an ither warks by David Peebles. Image credit: Edinbu
3 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
Father David says God makes iz the wiy we on page 3

2 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ne a muckle strang chiel caad David Hackston, an anither callant on page 35
mornin the 22nd o June 1679, David Leslie an Dauvit Hackston an on page 39
the third, their stout leader David Hackston o Rathillet, wis sen on page 54

3 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
tor for monie year, the makar David Rorie pynted oot hou isolated on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
this wearyin, but her brither David ettelt aye at takkin a pensef on page 14
aed been. That wis teipical o David, for like thair faither he ha on page 15
tie-odd year on, whan Kate an David wis awa at the college an the on page 16
set aff ti byde a holiday wi David an his faimlie in the seatoun on page 19
he day efter thon, an wi that David an Jean laid thair lugs thegi on page 20
Also on pages 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
met richt awa wi the sicht o David Hume takin a shot at a billia on page 50

2 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
. Some yaize Scots. Some like David Greig ir Anthony Neilson dinn on page 44

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
instance, gin a body's cryed David, daena chenge it tae the Scot on page 13

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
the Scots/Yiddish dialect in David Daiches book Two Worlds, A Sc on page 8

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
guid freens! Young Jim wis wi David Arthur at Wellhill, an... The on page 17

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
es of Ancient English Poetry, David Herd's Ancient and Modern Sco on page 69

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
es. A mair wicelike essay, bi David Carter, vizzies Scotland's he on page 110

1 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
mer Editor o this journal, Dr David Purves, will hae space ti gie on page 4

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
e census, whyle the convenor, David Steel, haes aye been luewarm on page 121

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
bs taks syllabic - it endins. David Purves’s A Scots Grammar; I
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n, Robin Lorimer, and wur ain David Purves. Purves’ is mibbes t
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Salmond an UK Prime Meenister David Cameron met at St Andra’s H
wis signed bi Alex Salmond an David Cameron on 15 October 2012. I
2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
The Richt Hon. David Cameron MP The Richt Hon. Ale
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
a brakdoon o polls suggestit David Coburn micht sneak a saet on
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
irty, the Conservatives unner David Kamerón haes surpreised comm
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
on the 19t September. It took David Cameron less than six hours e
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
* David C. Purdie’s Scots owersetti
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
David Steel deid on this vera day �
Ivvery year the David Steel Lodge Lodge frae Kirkmu

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
20th December 1685 David Steel frae Nether Skellyhill
David is named as a martyr tae the
In 1679 David focht at Bothwell Brig whaur
cam tae the farm an surprised David whae taen aff an tried tae es
David believes him and gies up.

@FaetheRye tweeted
mur Couldny haud a caunle tae David Attenborough. Whit a guy, eh? (2021) twitter link

@g_hibby tweeted
ould have went tae specsavers David... :) (2023) twitter link
Mrs H stuck an egg on top tae David... She's efter somethin' I'll (2022) twitter link

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
@LeaskyHT Aw best, David. Ye'll be a muckle loss.(2019)

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
ut 1 listen to Three Lions by David Baddiel and the lads makes me (2018) twitter link

@OliphantWullie tweeted
p yir basic linguistic skills David, fir it's no that hard tae ma (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
in music. Ah cudnae hear whit David Attenborough or the scientist(2020)
ity ends at yer gairden gate. David is gonnae hae a massive bill (2020)
Why hus Ray got it in fer David? Whit did he dae tae incur hi(2020)
TheBobbyBall Ah thocht it wis David Jason in the photie. ??(2020)
David's t-shirt luiks like an oily (2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
able tae play the guitar like David Gulmore. Aw naw, wait . . .(2020)

@fairpechtoot tweeted
cr Goin recommend a 'starter' David Crystal book fir me please. I(2016)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
s of Hilda Murrel, Willie and David Kelly are looooong gone. We'v (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Hae a look at this, by poets David Eyre an @GeartTigchelaar http (2020) twitter link
Did ye ken that David Hume's famous list o 'Scottic (2019) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
erar Gilbert, Brian Holton an David Purves. She gied us a braw in on page 5

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
��, hae yersel ae leuk it Dr. David Purves’ observations, anens
1 matches

@officialAliRed tweeted
ppa @SkyNews Muckle weel din, David. From Damascus Drum tae the b(2020)

South West (Galloway)

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
His forbeir King David on page 33
If David Barrie haednae dee'd on page 68

2 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
om. But a wisnae fast enough. David John McKeown chipped in first
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
@yyesscotland Braw pic Billy, David and Sandie are braw fowk thir(2020)

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Coont in David Healy at the supporters behes on page 2

1 matches

General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Dr. David Hume on page 4

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