| arms | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 20.6 | 21.6 | 30.1 | 9.9 | 0 | 20.7 | 4.4 | |
| Number of occurrences | 66 | 42 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Number of authors | 30 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Til baith fell asleep in ma arms. on page 16
Ah louped intae his arms! on page 25
2 matches
Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
be God. Nou she rests in the arms, all tears are wyppit away. on page 43
1 matches
Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
y turtles sook their heid and arms back intae their shell when t on page 1
4 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Atween your arms or bullets, jist gie me the g on page 83
1 matches
Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
unbidden frae their faithers arms on page 41
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ncial vampires or Imperialist arms-dealers, but we hae the richt on page 96
ome amoonts o siller that the arms business attracks, it on page 121
, agin, naethin new. Nou, the arms trade is the best kind o busi on page 122
3 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
The cratur's great arms loomit abune him an the cratu on page 70
1 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
t. He drops the fitbaw in his arms and walks ower tae the grey f on page 18
1 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Maw crosses hur arms. 'God gave me ma cross tae be on page 3
Ah wis sittin nervously wi ma arms folded, hidin behind ma hair, on page 41
e Virgin Mary. She raises hur arms tae put it around ma neck, te on page 48
r at the stoap, and we linked arms. She wis wearin a reid coat w on page 55
Ah fold ma arms. 'Naw.' on page 62
Also on pages 116
6 matches
Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Strang arms reach roon the globe on page 3
1 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
ar pleyer in the Dreerieshire Arms dominos team, 'Nae-Chap Cherl on page 59
oll roun til the Dreerieshire Arms on the corner o Craig Street on page 60
2 matches
Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
s-like, Doris poued her frail arms into her coat sleeves and
1 matches
Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
We approach the Portland Arms, Tam an I. It’s just past h
doorway is the sign Portland Arms in stainless steel lettering,
2 matches
Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
side, latchin their wee germy arms intae the Coco Pops and and g
1 matches
Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
The long thing held oot its arms and they bent a shape whar it
fae the last time – how its arms bend in a way that means it c
eld, mud on my nightie, up my arms, my hands, under my nails. My
ds him, holding oor dog in my arms.
4 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
In the Udny Arms Hotel at Newburgh, no that fa
1 matches
Facebook link ( 2021) Central
ion o bein allooed tae cairry arms intae the kirk, a reflection
@g_hibby tweeted
et an outboard for that.. Yer arms will be exhausted by the time (2022) twitter link
@bigandymccoll tweeted
aturday ?? and then get up-in-arms when @SSalyers2 rallies the t (2022) twitter link
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e the car park o the Sailor's Arms. on page 58
1 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ars, wi peedy skill, By peedy arms are plied, on page 5
t wis sittan on e top, wi ids arms fowlded, quietly smockan a lo on page 40
; but at last id unfolded ids arms, took e hookah oot o ids moot on page 43
er, at last she stretched her arms roond id as far as they wid g on page 49
eedy craitur, an held oot ids arms an leigs in all directions, " on page 57
Also on pages 88, 110
7 matches
Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
stomary perch at the Stronach Arms. Instead, he was closeted at
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
n in his neuk in the Pitsliga Arms, (far it
1 matches
Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
doubtin talk in the Bruntland Arms. There were sceptics makin no
later, also in the Bruntland Arms, the same crowd were collecti
the majority o the Bruntland Arms regulars felt Abbie hid been
at those leavin the Bruntland Arms sensed somethin wis awry.
ny a drinker in the Bruntland Arms that, on the very night Erchi
5 matches
Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
it in. I was sweating and ma arms were shakin wi a the adrenali
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
mpletely unknown tae the fire arms experts and kent only that th
1 matches
@72redz1903 tweeted
males would be sitting there, arms crossed with that look that s (2020) twitter link
@cligeey tweeted
@clelland_bruce Anither arms(2020) search twitter