lick | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 16.5 | 14.9 | 27.1 | 19.9 | 5.8 | 20.7 | 4.4 | |
Number of occurrences | 53 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Number of authors | 32 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
'You'r in a awfae lick this mornin,' speirt wee Mary on page 59
1 matches
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
a lick o reek an a lowe o flame on page 26
1 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
tae clype on a body tae thae lick-spittle curate lackeys o yon on page 24
s chairge, wi a wee sneevilin lick-spittle o a curate aye at his on page 40
2 matches
McClure, Rob nothing but a set of eyes for stars - The Night, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, poetry
the bet-lick left him in a sopping addle-d on page 101
1 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Jist let me kiss and lick and fuck the thochts right oo on page 55
1 matches
Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
a mock o'" me. Ah gicd him a lick on the lug fur it. on page 7
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s decor hud seen as much as a lick ae paint. Maist ae the seatin on page 72
1 matches
McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
wis least expecting it, he'd lick wan ae his big fat fuckin sau on page 76
2 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
lick thi tae jam rite aff yir feet on page 104
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ven gonnae sook the stairs or lick the waws! I'm gonnae bide in on page 15
uted Mr Wonka. 'Please dinnae lick the boat wi yer tongue! Ye'll on page 93
2 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
remove a dish, then hus a fly lick on page 119
1 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
On a cauld bitter lick o winter on page 48
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
A'm hed a cat's lick on page 35
1 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
. The front door wis needin a lick o pent, and cairved slap-bang on page 21
the deckin oot - the back a lick o pent or sortin up the winda on page 30
s. Killin us widnae dae him a lick o guid." on page 79
3 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
bins or gien Maw's kitchen a lick o paint, ah dae it without qu on page 5
d she'd a face a dog wouldnae lick. He wisnae wrong. Fae above h on page 37
2 matches
Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
lang a wee burn north o Cairn Lick thare's a grand view o Loch L on page 65
1 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
lconer sees him. The couardie-lick is gien an the Captain is kil
n that this ack is a couardie-lick til the gait-enn kemp. The’
2 matches
Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Lowe retreatit, defeatit, tae lick his wounds,
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
s it rollicks alang at a guid lick descrivin a spontaneous loup
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
douts the hoose coud dae wi a lick o paint. He buys bings o pain
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e wintit tae catch her wrist, lick her fore-erm an smell her sce
1 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
n aal mannie vyce, ooncannily lick aat o the aal stock aside im. on page 30
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n behaved masel, she'd lut ma lick the speen an scrape oot the b on page 87
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
The dug gied it a snuff an a lick syne paddit awa wi's tail hin on page 71
1 matches
Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
r ben nor me, A'm nae fit tae lick his sheen, he'll baptise ye w on page 9
Sae awa they held at a gweed lick an faun Mary an Joseph, wi e on page 82
2 matches
Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
an waterfalls lick an flick on page 44
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
hocht, the place cud dee wi a lick o pint and a bittie o sprucin on page 8
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
e gings bye at siccan an aafa lick. Ye mith as weel ettle tae re on page 95
ower thonder: fegs, but fit a lick thon Queens ean rin!" on page 97
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
pen o skin. There wis a coo's lick o fite hair stukken tae the r on page 51
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
o's wad gie the clyse-poles a lick o creosote fan they on page 72
1 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Puppet Mannie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
Fan it gat a lick o pint an a funcy cloot anent
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
“We canna hae a coo’s lick spylin ye,” he remairked.
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
comin doon the wye, at a fair lick fur a charabang, fin the driv
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ten year his junior, efter a lick-an-a-spit o coortship, his fe
1 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
in aat time. It wis a bittie lick fleein roon a suppermairket,
s nae said tae rhyme wi main (lick farrer sooth an wast) but wi
2 matches
Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
daean at a lick, I hear a hunder thoosand on page 18
1 matches