A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'sorted'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
sortedOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus24.68049
ORK - Orkney 59.6 6 5
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 16.3 5 3
MNB - Mid Northern B 262.1 2 2
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 32.8 3 3
DOR - General Northern 70.9 16 8
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 48.2 19 6
WCE - West Central 13.8 3 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 41 9 5
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 9.3 7 7
SEA - South East (Borders) 25 2 2
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster 42.2 3 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of sorted in Corpus

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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Sorted oot aal the maes an bund the on page 71

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
"You mind? I wis castrated - sorted - call hid whit you like. on page 36

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Lantren needan sorted on page 23
ck inside. He walked ower and sorted the fence and took the tracto on page 129

2 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
n and shae's tied up til id's sorted. The Sigurd's meant tae be ga on page 87

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
If only hid wis sorted, on page 121

1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ittlin noise as a crood o dem sorted oot a roog o Lego. Aside dem
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
re weel plaesed ta get hit aa sorted oot. Luikin back, hit hedna b
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e's broo. "We'll soon get you sorted out." on page 45

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wiz a Pipe Major Macinnon faa sorted amongst bagpipes. Jeemicky ca
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
an pulled the screen doon. I sorted through my manna and put so m
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
intually efter a filey got it sorted. Jist winted een drink. Iss i(2019)
een waitin ages. I'll have it sorted. Awa ti message ma printer lo(2021)

Mid Northern B

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
We needed tae get a oor stuff sorted afore we heided aff. A hid pa
1 matches

@McGoo1888 tweeted
That's terrible and should be sorted..but ahv nae idea how calling (2021) twitter link

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
tough, but I'm chuffed we've sorted things oot noo ye've got yer on page 17

1 matches

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
timmer. Noo the harvest home sorted a' this oot Tin wi hid a supp on page 29

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
t wis a leakin pipe an you've sorted it.' on page 76

1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
aye" she laughs. "My phone is sorted an, I
rn, nae shaft, bit it cood be sorted an used for
ye awa tae the smiddy tae get sorted. Auld Eck hit on the
they got things sorted oot.
4 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
' if they got a puncture jist sorted it oot
1 matches

Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
an’ sorted “picters” aff the plumb,
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
fae a former player! Get this sorted @AberdeenFCSLO please. https:(2020)
Ball! Nae haven that. Get it sorted or get him dropped. Nae wanti(2020)

@cligeey tweeted
er for a dother or a lad that sorted beets?(2020)

@daleser23 tweeted
got another ticket so we are sorted(2013)

@Franwella tweeted
s quine. Ye jist need tae get sorted like us! Bit thanks, we'll ha(2013)
right han o Th Enterainer sorted. Left han nae too bad. Baith (2012)
@LouiseNicol1 get it sorted! Aimee's phonin noo tae get d(2011)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
thing as hid tae get twa hips sorted oot! Finally back noo(2016)
That’s me sorted oot fer Halloween, will avoid(2017)
That's a'thing sorted oot fer the first fittings th(2017)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
thing. Get her telt. Get her sorted oot. I mean, wean needs a dad on page 1

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
n traditional spellins haesna sorted muckle, ower an abuin the sco
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
it. A lassie frae Glesgie. We sorted an extra bed in ma room an ti
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
wir sorted oot fine,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
appearinly frae nae-whaur an sorted oot the striped picnic chyres
1 matches

Muir, Glenn The Bruce Triumphant, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, poetry
"How ye sorted oot they gnyaffs"
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
cheers guys - got a doubler sorted noo - bring it on n thanx (2020) twitter link
in a live stream game today n sorted out sum unfinished bissniss - (2020) twitter link
ffers n huv a game for 2 nite sorted b oan (2020) twitter link
wbankAfc hope yous get a game sorted guys n touch wood we get the (2020) twitter link
look at this n lets get this sorted (2020) twitter link
and 8 other occurrences.

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ed tae ten year syne. They've sorted it so it isnae possible tae p on page 17
up the lum stramash nae doubt sorted the mither and faither oot an on page 43
's aw ye're gettin." She even sorted it so the schuil peyed ma wag on page 194

3 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
, beauty or gallusness. An he sorted me oot with gallusness an mib on page 16

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
mewhere tryin tae git a cargo sorted after their day ae doggin it. on page 38

1 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
innae need your help, cos ave sorted supper fir us, Da, and in ma on page 42

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
rink alcohol, that I'm need'n sorted, thirty wan years auld is too on page 3

2 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
me back when ye get yer money sorted oot wae the social.” Ah sat
dness, efter he gied me it ah sorted oot a few things; a leccy bil
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
. ‘How’d ye get oan mate? Sorted? he sais.
Sorted?’ ah sais, belligerently, l
2 matches

Ayrshire

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
Ah have it aw sorted. Ah’ve organized for wan o
1 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ptious, but 1t seemed tae hae sorted oot aw her aches and paiks, a on page 71

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ble in ma family will be lang sorted. They're aw ah huv tae leave on page 50

1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
end up with loads so i wid be sorted ??(2020)

@g_hibby tweeted
@KittyB49568181 I'm sorted noo Kitty... I'm on the follo (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
Schofe mmmmm! Thats ma dinner sorted once I'm back hame! Brrrrrrrr(2014)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
yer wishes, hence the accent. Sorted.(2020)

@rattlecans tweeted
m miles ahead afore he'd even sorted oot a quill fur himsel (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@jamie_ginger tweeted
Trying to get a hoose sorted isni the easiest o things #pu(2012)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
issue which is needed tae be sorted via TT would take some time. (2020)

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
ork, writing, the hoose being sorted, plans & a certain politico h (2021) twitter link

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ostcards frae aroon the warl, sorted bae kintrie in alphabetic ord on page 57

1 matches

General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
e o a perscription noo we hae sorted leids? (2015) twitter link
able waa. Hooaniver, I hae it sorted: wheek a wheen o boards on th (2015) twitter link

@HurchinHome tweeted
"redd up" for getting things sorted and tidied up. Love this word(2020)