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Use in varieties of Scots

dreid Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 24.2 3 19.9 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences5347 2 2 0 1 1
Number of authors28 25 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of dreid in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Aw dreid the lichts that flochter roon on page 73
Ah divna dreid the wheems o fate on page 78

2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
'deserve sic a big dose o dreid on page 52

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
But the nicht, the dreid o meetin his creditor even pe on page 133
wthegither, yin mair akin tae dreid, wis gruppin him. on page 135

2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
thay cuidna langer evyte the dreid word Alzheimer's. on page 20

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
I teuk a deep braith, baith dreid an excitement tichtened ma th on page 55

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
clang o stecl, an watched in dreid throu a wee crack in the door on page 52
riven near tae madness wi the dreid o whit micht befaa her Edam o on page 62

2 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
wi dule; I dreid that your esteem on page 43

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
n Vikings hame. Daith his nae dreid, Vengaunce ma heirschip. Noo on page 14

5 matches

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
on yon dreid shore on page 62

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
bin. Matilda stood frozent in dreid. The faither kept gaun. There on page 35
ften bumbazed and owercome wi dreid the first time they're croodi on page 61
Amanda, frozent in dreid, managed tae stammer, 'Ma m-m on page 106
fozie face hud turnt grey wi dreid. His stocking were fankled ro on page 114

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
spendin yer days an nichts in dreid o briganers or fire ~ e'en ye on page 107

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
re's a black caul left whan a dreid thing is born on page 138

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ing. On tap o this, the'r the dreid that we micht seem tae be pit on page 6

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
e greet, but jist tremmled wi dreid and grue, a wird which here m on page 50
o coorse, they were loadit wi dreid. Frae the gibble-gabble o vyc on page 133

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Sweir won frae her, else dreid displeasure drawn on page 8
e antrin fear, tae find their dreid on page 28
on by peerie hopes an muckle dreid. on page 30

3 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ie douce but fu o the fash an dreid o the mither. Milkin sangs an on page 62

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
She'll keep ye frae aa dreid. on page 24

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
it wis gaun gyte. A shither o dreid ran on page 80

1 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
They dreid-na Hell (nor Baudrons' claws) on page 55

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
ens its deeper strechts whaur dreid lurks or warmer, shilpit pool on page 51

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
aunce ower the watter. It wis dreid o Revolutionar Fraunce that b on page 110

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
War 't no I dreid the torters daith wad bring, on page 44

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ane. Thay are cryed Deimos ('dreid') an Phobos ('fear') baith sp
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
ailor’s hert wis stounin wi dreid an his hauns began tae shak.
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
hnology, an science, that oor dreid wis born o the idea o invasio
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
But she did ken; she kent the dreid o Gary Beaton had gart her ba
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
syne wad be sair chitterin wi dreid at the thocht o haein tae dri
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
n the satire the’r the real dreid o the Inglis upper cless that
1 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
and quittance frae dearth and dreid hes been proclaimed
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
oncession turned tae a grue o dreid an disgust as the results sta
1 matches

Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
n enterin govrenment – they dreid the voters micht stairt seein
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
e an a hauf o constant war an dreid haes left monie Americans rea
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
me ken fine I hed naethin tae dreid.
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ld flesher’s hert filled wi dreid an forebodin.
1 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Bewaar the Jeelyeel bird, an dreid on page 21
s, but she wes ower muckle in dreid o the Queen tae mistrou it. " on page 29

2 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Orkney Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2015 ISBN: 978-1785300066) Orkney, weans
in batter? That fills me wae dreid! on page 7

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
Mr Dursley stoppit dead. Dreid flooded him. He lukked back a
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ah think wi dreid on the lang mairch
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Dreid fillt his broun een. on page 52

1 matches

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