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Use in varieties of Scots

peched Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.5 15.9 7.5 9.9 11.6 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4031 5 1 2 0 1
Number of authors15 9 2 1 2 1

Occurrences of peched in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Black Cuddy, (Scottish Book Trust 2019) Central, prose
is hot braith tae her lug and peched. on page 1
is hot braith tae her lug and peched. on page 4

2 matches

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
Precious peched oot a sech o relief. But she on page 15

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ince sat doun on the table an peched a bittie. By nou he had traiv on page 53

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Ah peched an Ah panted, on page 16

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
John Broun fell faur ahint. Peched an forfochen, he stopped for on page 37
braith ot move a step but he peched; an nou he had ta'en tae slee on page 75

3 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
when she'd peched her last, didnae gie us a clu on page 100

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Oh Maw!' he peched. 'Believe you me on page 17
Wolf heched and peched and blew and blew. on page 44

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
, you, sir: ye'll end up fair peched - Ye'll no find naethin ther on page 14

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
r jist a couple o seconds and peched a bittie. on page 122
s-seevens are f-f-fourteen,' peched Rupert, and the 'Trunchbull, on page 144
It's no possible!' Miss Honey peched. 'Ah dinnae believe it! Ah ji on page 170
'Weel!' she peched. 'Ah'm gettin the hing o it. on page 207

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'I'm no feelin richt!' peched Violet. on page 111
'Never again!' peched Mrs 'Teevecheid. And then the on page 141
'It's pure magic!' peched Granda Jock. 'It's... it's .. on page 147
'Giein it tae him?' peched Granda Jock. "Ye hae tae be j on page 171

4 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Hoolet peched oot a muckle sech o relief. on page 74

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Haud forrit, ma wee scones! peched Mr Tod. 'Dinna gie up!' on page 26
f and taen a gollop. "Wow! he peched. "Wow-ee!' on page 64
s ... it's like gowd bree! he peched. "Och, Toddy, it's. . . it's on page 65

4 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
throu thai guns again?" Alan peched, efter a meenit. on page 63

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
'Bugger that,' Ah peched. 'Cut ... him ... doon ...' on page 17

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
side, an, skirtin the watter, peched hes wey tae the tap o the low
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
otaur stottert an stampit, an peched an snochtert, but cudna cleek
That lassie,” said Hermes, peched oot efter ettlin tae ootrin h
cudna keep up, an the line o peched-oot suitors waitin tae be eat
3 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
kled ingins on her belly. She peched fin she waaked an her feet sp on page 92

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Fut a stuff!" peched Beldie, er muckle breests str on page 69

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e turnt an grinned as Morrice peched his wye up five flichts o sta on page 8

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Fin we laid him back doon, he peched an peched like dug fin its ch
an peched like dug fin its chased a rub
2 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
We peched wir wey through Lancers, Quad on page 3

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Ah'm aa right," he peched, "just kerryin ower muckle we on page 60

1 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
his new hoose. He stunkit an peched an took on, an feth hit wisna
1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
A footered wi kinnlin, peched an blawed on page 18

1 matches

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