Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'fetch'

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Use in varieties of Scots

fetch	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	21.9	73	31
ORK - Orkney	19.9	2	2
SHD - Shetland	69.7	12	5
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)	246.1	7	1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	6.5	2	1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	34.1	14	7
WCE - West Central	4.4	1	1
DUN - Dundee	21.2	2	1
EDN - Edinburgh	12.4	2	2
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire	64.1	6	1
LAL - General Central	19.7	15	6
SEA - South East (Borders)	96.9	8	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)
GUL - General Ulster	28.4	1	1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of fetch in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
So, noo I fetch and cairry, feed the kye and on page 25

1 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
oor hero cried, laepin up to fetch his pail
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
is da lang an curly! An he'll fetch you things whin you bal dem, on page 23
n parteeklar. "Shö wid shön fetch him back!" on page 31
n! Mary Ann!" said da voice. "Fetch me my glivs dis meenit!" Dan on page 36
"A'll fetch da executioner mesel," said d on page 86
da Wheen ta da executioner: "fetch her here." An aff guid da exe on page 88
Also on pages 113
6 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
sted, an uncan wife cam by ta fetch watter. So Jesus aksed if she on page 137

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
rmly, "ta aks Captain John ta fetch da doctor." on page 34
d, "he's fine. Willie gude ta fetch him hame, an hedd a hert atta on page 60

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
tae da aedge o da broo, ta fetch on page 28
Fetch a daffik o water fae da well. on page 70

2 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
‘Nannie, fetch paets, will du?’
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ng curly broon hair! An id'll fetch things when ee throw them, an on page 22
dy in particular. "She'd soon fetch id back!" on page 29
here? Run hom iss meenad, an fetch me a pair o gloves an a fan! on page 31
nn! Mary Ann!" sade e voice. "Fetch me ma gloves iss meenad!" The on page 34
wan. Bill's got e ither-Bill! Fetch id here, lad!-Here, pit em up on page 36
Also on pages 82, 84
7 matches

Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
here, Jessie, and I'll go and fetch Mistress Gordon. She deals wi
s Gordon the cook had gone to fetch . “A gweed start,” Jessie
2 matches

(South) East Central

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
swaggerin doun thair path tae fetch her ower tae the Mainland tha on page 1

4 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Insteid, he'd fetch doun aipples for the weans; M on page 62

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
s that we shuid be ettlin tae fetch on-buird.
ae come alang sae lang's they fetch thair ain tinnie, a wee bite
2 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
he ‘pair sowel’ wi me tae fetch the mulk.
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ereft. Ma husband ran oot tae fetch the flag in his smaw clathes.
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
es but the Heidyins waled tae fetch them hame in the nineteen sie
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Alan Grant an Cam Kennedy tae fetch oot a Scots vairsion o aw the
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
hansel" bein a wee mindin tae fetch guid luck tae somethin new or
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
ST an the SND chauvit awa tae fetch oot a historical an cultural
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
th wis quick aff the mark tae fetch a teacher, and ither boys lik
1 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
he offeeshul limo wheels, Tae fetch his 'Rogan Josh' on page 212

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
t, 'Gang tae the well lass an fetch yer auld faither a drink o wa on page 78
thegither. He nippit aff tae fetch the polis an a few meenits la on page 107

2 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
�� criticise a poor outrun or fetch on One Man and his Dog! To ma
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
aw fur me and Brucie tae play fetch wae. Now we’re loacked and
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ng curly broun hair! An it'll fetch things when ye chuck thaim, a on page 22
in parteecular. "She'd shuin fetch it back!" on page 30
re? Rin awa hame the nou, and fetch me a pair o gloves an a fan! on page 32
"T'll fetch the heid-snedder mysel," said on page 44

4 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ie tred, he wis aye there tae fetch in peats, or brek the ice on on page 43
rn side, whaur she'd gane tae fetch a cogie o watter for Isabel, on page 46

2 matches

General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'Fetch the Haimmer noo!' roarit Thry on page 14

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
r other tasks. I was glad tae fetch watter at the well, for it wa on page 3

1 matches

Freeman, Fred Lallans 102 - Burns, Hamish and Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
oung...gillie... gaed.. young fetch...tae...thyme...fetch...tae.. on page 63
sae...trim Says...she...gae...fetch...tae...me...ye...Togue on page 64

5 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
hie when Wee Grumphie cam tae fetch him, and Wee Grumphie said th on page 106

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
'Fetch a knife,' Ah shoutit at him, on page 17

2 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
in your corn today, away and fetch the Rapet woman,
'I'll awa tae fetch the Rapet wumman, since that'
2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Muckle Michty Neep, (self-published 2021) Central, poetry
An sae she went tae fetch her niece
The lassie went tae fetch the coo.
‘Michty! Fetch the collie dug
3 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
g curly broon hair! An eet'll fetch hings when ee chuck thum, an on page 22
ody in particular. "She'd sin fetch eet back!" on page 30
ere? Rin hame this meenit, an fetch iz a pair o gloves an a fan! on page 32
n! Mary Ann!" said th voice. "Fetch iz ma gloves this meenit!" Th on page 35
Bill's got th ither - Bill! Fetch eet here, laddie! - Here, pu on page 37
Also on pages 84, 86
7 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
d the news wi me, tho she’d fetch me a cup o herbal tea – yin
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
an fetch hame bluebells on page 160

1 matches

General Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
ping trailer a basket for tae fetch
1 matches