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 'steam'

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

Use in varieties of Scots

steam	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	24.6	82	47
ORK - Orkney	39.7	4	4
SHD - Shetland	17.4	3	2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)	35.2	1	1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	6.5	2	2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	21	2	1
DOR - General Northern	26.6	6	4
NEC - North East Central	137.6	3	2
SEC - (South) East Central	12.2	5	3
WCE - West Central	4.4	1	1
DUN - Dundee	42.5	4	2
EDN - Edinburgh	43.4	7	6
GLA - Glasgow	51.2	10	4
AYR - Ayrshire	10.7	1	1
LAL - General Central	26.3	20	7
SEA - South East (Borders)	60.6	5	4
SWE - South West (Galloway)	13.9	1	1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)	62.8	2	2
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)	174.4	3	1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)	1468.4	1	1
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)	32.8	1	1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of steam 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

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
through the flood-lit steam fae the human on page 3

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ur sticky toffee, risan steam, on page 116

1 matches

Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
at wir eyes when they spokk, steam risan on page 18

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
e in the new shed at 4.45 am. Steam in the haet o the piggy bulbs
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
object, hit wis pechin laek a steam-engine whin shö catched it, on page 62

1 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
da sam date in Mairch, we wid steam ta Fair Isle. We hed a mark d
1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Moarnin Ida Kames, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
stymin trow steam at broos an greyness
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
peedv thing wis snortan lek a steam-engine when she eatched id, a on page 57

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
esidential elections getherin steam , on oor TVs. And the word Pri
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
at gettin een o em hand held steam things wi a hose ti di jaiket(2020)

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
s breath comin oot in puffs o steam. on page 30

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
up his myne. 'Weel, we've got steam up, the tide's richt an Ah'm on page 41

1 matches

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
his bunnet noo a peakit cap, steam fustle on page 35

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Fan Alf got up steam, he wis lik the runawa train on page 8

1 matches

Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
tae tak on watter tae mak the steam tae drive the rig
So puttin’ on a bit o steam the driving wheel gings roon
He opened up mair steam and tumbled aff the brig a’
3 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
nratty99 I widnae gie him the steam aff ma shite.(2020)

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
on and saw Artemis ahint him, steam comin oot o her goddess lugs. on page 15
Spairks and steam came snocherin fae its neb as on page 31

2 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
Economic Assessment Monitor (STEAM ) figurs for the Borders efter
1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ae run a fag packet flat wi a steam-roller.' on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
mply littin oaff a Wee bit ae steam. on page 97
steam through the crowd and find hi on page 170

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
d or a sky heuk or a bucket o steam or ony o thae things. A new p on page 96

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
speed she got wired in at, a steam train couldna hae cleart that
1 matches

West Central

@annieones tweeted
g the Scots for inventing the steam engine (fired by coal) for cl (2021) twitter link

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
this created thi steam on page 23

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
them'II tell ye yet there wis steam comin oot his lugs wi aw the on page 48
e me lads - naw, naw, it wis steam puddins or rice an raisins or on page 56
e, by nou reid in the face an steam jist aboot comin oot o his lu on page 76

3 matches

Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
funnels engorged an exhaled steam. on page 18

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
he road an they wid bring the steam road roller! It had big wheel on page 76

1 matches

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
inventin the telly, or Watt's steam ingine, gowf, the telephone,
1 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rst practical radar system an steam engine, free mercat economic
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
fe frae the flyin’ vitriol. Steam pourin’ oot his ears, Callu
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e did manage tae lauch at the steam that rase aff him. “Ye’re
. “It’s like talking to a steam engine enthusiast or somethin
2 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
reidsnapper wis snortin lke a steam-engine when she eaught it, an on page 61

1 matches

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
in the livin room. Pipin hoat steam rises fae the dish ay stewed on page 13

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ked too soon. He's ran oot ae steam. Doon he goes, joost liken th on page 13

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Improvin a model pouered by steam, on page 91
Whaur the steam unfurls, on page 110
And the steam whistle blew. on page 151

3 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e the motor an the windaes aw steam up remindin me ay that day in
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The room is fuckin baltic an steam fae ma breath as well as the
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
some upturned geysers spewin steam .
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
in the livin room. Pipin hoat steam rises fae the dish ay stewed
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
wee thing wis snortin like a steam-engine when she gruppt it, an on page 44

1 matches

General Central

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
As steam fae its flusterin belly taks on page 30

5 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
reetched out in front of him, steam rising frae his claes and his on page 3

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
haill place wis fu o reek and steam and wunnerfu rich smells. on page 100
n a maist frichtsome wey, and steam sterted poorin oot o it aw ow on page 104
nd whiles wee jets o coloured steam shot oot fae the cracks unner on page 118
A loch o hoat caramel wi steam comin aff it... on page 140

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
When aw the steam and slavers had gane awa, he on page 35
ven hear her. Muckle cloods O steam were awready poorin oot o her on page 98
aw o a sudden stapped and the steam skailed. That wis when Granni on page 99

6 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
uckle kettle fufft, the yauld steam harld on page 23

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
et till the Mey blossom-time. Steam raise frae Samson's braid bac on page 17

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
and a lat doun in prices, as steam pouer, in the touns, tane owe on page 69

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
een unsuccessfae pratticks in steam -driven craft in the 1840’s,
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Through steam yer strippit bare on page 10

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ir wee hing was snortin lik a steam-engine when she caught eet, a on page 60

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an steam ma heavy plets.
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
whan hei wis in charge o the steam engine at pouered, the tempor
pouert bi Steam . The herd appent the sluice g
2 matches

South West (Galloway)

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
petites whetted bi the waft o steam on page 156

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
wee thing wus snoartin lik a steam-ingine whin shae eaucht it, a on page 61

1 matches

Gillen, Charles Oot Here Mae Lane, (Words without Borders Magazine 2004) Ulster, prose
ass is still froze, she blows steam fae hir nose, man,
1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
The steam cloodin up roon hir, on page 10
Frae oot the gowpin steam on page 11
ootas plowt; the neeps' sweet steam on page 17

3 matches

Eastern Ulster (Belfast)

Sullivan, Morna Yarns 3 - Bak Then, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Belfast, poetry
ootbaa, fechtin an lettin aff steam
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wairm cloods o puff-baa steam on page 35

1 matches