Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'robin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

robin	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	63.6	211	32
ORK - Orkney	9.9	1	1
SHD - Shetland	17.4	3	1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	13.1	4	2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern	162.8	1	1
ABN - Aberdeen	21	2	2
DOR - General Northern	4.4	1	1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	36.1	14	5
WCE - West Central	31.1	7	3
DUN - Dundee	10.6	1	1
EDN - Edinburgh	12.4	2	2
GLA - Glasgow	20.1	4	2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	220.7	168	9
SEA - South East (Borders)
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	56.9	2	1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of robin 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

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
s o red in sunrises, sunsets, robin breasts and dog wid on page 112

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ng my garden. Just now it's a Robin and 2 dunnocks joining the re(2014)
Da peerie robin benefitin fae my gaerdenin ef(2013)
White ragged robin on da croft ?? https://t.co/m(2019)

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the kailyaird war reid as the robin 's breistie, an ower the washi
in the deid-thraa o Winter. A robin wheeplit oot tae them frae th
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
he grew as reid’s a robin reidbreist, an ower wheezy ta
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
883981 Least it's nae Throbin Robin ????(2021)

South Northern

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
Silver Sea, Robin Hull, Steve Savage, London an on page 124

1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
up tae a bit o horseplay, wi Robin Hood fechtin the Sherriff o N
1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Puppet Mannie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
apen-moo’d tae the tales o Robin Hood
1 matches

General Northern

Philip, George Tales Fae The Doric Side - Winter, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
raither fixed on reid breist robin on page 80

1 matches

(South) East Central

Peffers, Bob The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
did ye git on at the schuil, Robin ? Div ye like it fine"? "No",
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
The Robin cam tae the Wren's nest,
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
When there wis Robin , watching me
"Robin ," A said, "it isnae me,
"Ach!" Robin said, "It isnae greed -
Said I, "Noo Robin , fine ye ken
A braw cock robin needs a hen,
10 matches

Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
here huw chouf wouf wee robin rid tit peejin breesty lovey
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@ajmc1066 so u got a reliant robin insteed wae the go faster str (2020) twitter link

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
ins: thaim o Dauvit Purves an Robin Lorimer, o 'Macbeth'. Happili on page 116

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
abreeke, The Tweedale Raid an Robin on page 141
The twa central characters o Robin and Nanny ir an eident, douce on page 142

4 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
sure, things hae picked up. (Robin McAlpine, that Bella blog you
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
in the wintertime, a wee rid robin lost tae the storm.
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
that said he wis jist like a Robin McHood! Nou Davie wisnae ower on page 84

1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
eption! Later, there followed Robin Hall an’ Jimmy McGregor, A
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
of Nottingham ~ Il stick with Robin Hood and Little John here.”
1 matches

Glasgow

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
gassed, can ye believe this, Robin?" Mum raises a flat hawn up n on page 28

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
The wee wan wi the robin on it..." on page 98

1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
troduce folk, but Christopher Robin and his freends hae awready b on page vii
braw hooses. And Christopher Robin has a hoose, and Hoolet and K on page 7
Christopher Robin had spent the mornin ben the on page 8
'Naethin, Christopher Robin. Naethin tae fash aboot. Ye w on page 9
weltrie. In fact, Christopher Robin,' he gaed on in a lood whuspe on page 10
Also on pages 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 28, 29, 30, 32, 35, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 84, 85, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 105, 113, 114, 116, 117, 120, 122, 131, 135, 144, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 154, 155, 157, 158, 160, 161, 162, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168
155 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Wee Robin Reidbriest on page 28

5 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
The Mairriage o Robin Ruidbreist an the Wran on page 4

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
o the last issue o Lallans: 'Robin Ruidbreist' (for ridbreist, o on page 56

1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
owersettins, by Edwin Morgan, Robin Lorimer, and wur ain David Pu
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
ddy wi a Christmas tree and a robin and a bit a holly on it.
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
@robinmcoach Hi Robin... I was off twitter for a fe (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
ppy weekend to you, Rosie and Robin fae East Lothian, Scotland. L(2019)

@Chazzbat tweeted
Hou cin Robin be shair it's Matt? It cud be(2020)

South West (Galloway)

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
a Robin Reliant roondit the bend comi
1 matches

General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
t the haul o an aul edition o Robin's Readings wi Paddy M'Quillan (2014) twitter link
Robin's no wrang - we're scunnered (2020) twitter link