Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

Concordance

The word 'dryin'

- basic concord - pre-sorted concord - post-sorted concord - map and chronology - chronogrid - similar spellings -

Use in varieties of Scots

dryin	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	12.1	40	28
ORK - Orkney	29.8	3	1
SHD - Shetland	46.5	8	7
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	13.1	4	1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	10.5	1	1
DOR - General Northern	22.2	5	2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	4.9	2	2
WCE - West Central	4.4	1	1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow	10.2	2	2
AYR - Ayrshire	10.7	1	1
LAL - General Central	5.3	4	3
SEA - South East (Borders)	12.5	1	1
SWE - South West (Galloway)	41.8	3	3
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)	62.8	2	1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)	65.7	2	1
GUL - General Ulster	10	1	1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of dryin in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
id up abune the banks tae the dryin green abune, whar hid wis ska
e o' the banks and on tae the dryin green, whar sheu cuppit oot t
o' tang an coo-scones wis aye dryin in the neuk-o-the-back afore
3 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
on it; "dis doesna seem ta be dryin me ava." on page 26

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
n upside doon abune da stove, dryin oot fur a repeat performance on page 93

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
an klæs dryin pieriewys. on page 17

1 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
aid it oot thin enough? Is it dryin aa right? Will we manage to g
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Böd, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
haes fun oot at dryin oot
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
ioned tae stops my throat fae dryin up(2021)

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ssedness dat comes fae a good dryin day? Drochtloff? ??????(2016)
No da best o dryin days(2013)

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
north tae sooth tae catch the dryin wins. The day, tho, Jock Dow
The schuleroom guffed o weet, dryin socks an mochles, fur it hid
' quo Meg, timmerin on wi the dryin up o the plates, near up tae
a gweed skelp at a towe fu o dryin sheets an wallop them back an
4 matches

Aberdeen

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
' a bit 0' luck Ten days 0' a dryin' win' on page 29

1 matches

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
dryin back tae black on their sleev on page 31

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Countryside dryin up I'm ill at ease.
dryin the dishes. In the middle o a
Countryside is dryin oot, nae afore time,
Fit wis cut wis takin a lot o dryin an, the strae lyin on the gru
4 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
s a millionaire. Just fur the dryin oot, like. Aw they dolly bird on page 1

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
And while my sark's oot dryin on the line on page 21

1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
aein baith the washin and the dryin. on page 141

1 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
shut ma eyes against the noo dryin yir eyeballs oot wind, an I c on page 3

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Dryin aw natural processes o yer fa on page 57

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
innin the fleeces; cutting an dryin winter peats on the muir aa s on page 55

1 matches

General Central

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
ithers were shampooin an blaw-dryin the gress. Hoverin richt afor on page 8

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
The special he brings til the dryin bar surface is a five-giller on page 72

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ellin ye its mah tirn fir the dryin streech the day," Ella wis ba on page 65

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tae gie ivvery hoose its ain dryin streech, bit ilk wife hid her
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
on yon, whit wis kent is the dryin green, it the back o the big
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
nae reekin lums, nae piles o dryin nets. on page 31

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
the ink wad be dryin on page 50

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Dryin her hands on the coarse hessi on page 58

1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
tance, an shae wisnae lang in dryin hir een tae see what wus on page 17
oice: "it disnae seem tae bae dryin mae ava." on page 26

2 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
pin hir hans intae rockpools, dryin ribbons o kelp on the low sta on page 50
"They say she had the kelp dryin the lenth o the promenade. Af on page 55

2 matches

General Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
But it's fairin up an dryin oot, or sae the forecast says on page 46

1 matches