| floatin | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 13.7 | 15.9 | 12.1 | 0 | 5.8 | 10.3 | 13.3 | |
| Number of occurrences | 44 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Number of authors | 29 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
dreams micht venture intae, a floatin, eerie space athoot form or f on page 11
1 matches
Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
but somehow cud sense he wis floatin tae the source o the licht. on page 48
1 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
n at me, n A kin hear ma name floatin aboot among the young team, c on page 29
The two community polis ir floatin aboot the hall, lookin at the on page 58
2 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
watter,' Johnny says. 'It wis floatin. In the canal.' on page 1
1 matches
Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
min' in green wans wuid a' be floatin' in blissfoo clouds on page
3 matches
Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Thur's been rumours aboot me floatin aboot since high school, but on page 1
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
se tae a grand? said baw, eh? floatin intae ma gairden again. Witho on page 40
1 matches
Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
floatin on a sea o pipe reek, his een on page 195
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
alangside an stick the great floatin cratur wi a special lang spea on page 41
ane o thae eerie silences and floatin through it cam this broad Yor on page 72
2 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
he said, Ah don't see a halo floatin above your heid. Ah've never on page 128
ll be weird no seein Margaret floatin aboot; ma ma'll no huv anybod on page 169
2 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
cht-heidit. There wis an unco floatin feelin comin ower him, as tho on page 54
2 matches
Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
pal Rowley (wha's like as no floatin richt aboot the 150 mark, by on page 8
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
mither's fantoosh pooder-puff floatin on the tap. 'T will hae tae b on page 31
1 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Floatin, faint and haurd tae bear, on page 53
1 matches
Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
.' And he thocht aboot himsel floatin on his back doon a river, or on page 65
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Nae floatin lily's tresses snarled his fe on page 37
1 matches
Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
eeps us apairt. We're aw jist floatin aroond in the vacuum o silenc
1 matches
Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
noticed the cloud eh gasoline floatin er the ‘mens’ heeds, it w
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ended in the air like a ghost floatin through the room.
1 matches
Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae the dug bed. The baw’s floatin fae side tae side. And there
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
aw the time thair words comes floatin oot thair mooths in baloons.
1 matches
Facebook link ( 2021) Central
n o us managed tae git haud o floatin wid planks an be cairried tae
Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
i the faint powdery whiteness floatin roon his heid.
1 matches
@raiphsays tweeted
@AwTroon Aye it wid be floatin doon the river in nae time!(2020) search twitter
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
eer-leukin fishy thing at wis floatin aboot in some kinna wattery b on page 18
tray. Weird kinna meesic wis floatin oot o the spikkers, on page 59
snaa again, great saft flakes floatin throwe the air like fedders. on page 77
3 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, handin ower a price list an floatin awa oan a clood o black lace. on page 30
1 matches
Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Floatin doon i' Burn o' vat, nae dook on page 175
Degrees ir floatin aboot like leaves ipon an aut on page 194
2 matches
Cormack, Liam Hallaeen, (The Gaudie 2019) Doric - Banff, poetry
Wis that a floatin bizzum ah hit?
1 matches
Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
n eneuch. Grace’s apern wus floatin oan tha scum o a deep boag-ho
1 matches