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

Enter a word to find all occurrences of, for example sonsie

The word 'laft'

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

Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
laftOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus8.72914
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 39.2 12 4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 1
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.6 1 1
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
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) 131.3 4 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of laft 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.

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
et da Christmas tree oot a da laft, an we'll decorate him specia on page 28
¼ mindit dat lang coat ipo da laft at her faider wor sometimes. on page 30
Willie, shü wid gying ipo da laft, an look at Jeemie's ship, an on page 71

3 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
n grow some corn tae full the laft His mither wis some aul for k on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
tidied oot yer garage an yer laft, life seems rale pyntless. Er on page 85

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
nor hairst, they've nae corn laft nor barn, still an on, God gi on page 102

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ae meet ootside yer faither's laft here, jist afore midnicht, ta
. Syne we'll rin ower tae the laft an hide ahin the corn sacks.
e tae her ain smaa bed in the laft. She opened the door an luiki
oor, an up the stairs tae the laft cam Jock Dow, wi the heid hor
him on the stoory fleer o the laft. Ilkie een hid his left fit b
9 matches

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
at's straight oota Liberace's laft. on page 31

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
Ye dinna even hae a laft Grunny, never mind an upstair
1 matches

General Northern

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
She laid the leaves by in her laft. on page 23

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
It bides in ma hoosie up in i'laft. on page 62

2 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Boswell’s Coort, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
rowth o bleck stour athin the laft o Boswell’s Coort.
1 matches

West Central

Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
thur wains wi ees rattoal. Ah laft wen ma ma said that coz that on page 41

1 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
tion. He teuk them up intil a laft that could be raxed nae wey b
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
mair toom, Edam biggit a ruch laft flair up in the ruif trees ab on page 73

1 matches

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
up i the Greenbanks grainery laft
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ox them up an pit them in the laft. I was up there yin day. I wa on page 56
inous gunrays bae turnin thon laft intae a museum." on page 57

4 matches

Web Analytics