| preen | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 17.2 | 5.7 | 54.3 | 29.8 | 29.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of occurrences | 55 | 11 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of authors | 24 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
that kid fit oan the heid o a preen on page 24
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
els cin dance on the pynt o a preen, bit made it possible that th on page 19
1 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Whaur yer brithers preen their paraffins like real har on page 43
1 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Preen oot this devil frae your saul on page 23
1 matches
Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
frae spickers at didnae gie a preen for correckness - an Ah dinn on page 9
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ir. Syne the wifie lats faa a preen... it draps tiwards the fluir
1 matches
Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
he haed brocht wi him an tae preen it an steek it. He wis that g
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nt) (be mutual arrangement) a preen (affectit objeck, neutral as
preen (affectit objeck, neutral as
ticipant) (unexpectit-like) a preen (affectit objeck, neutral as
3 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
rs dotted the lift, a thoosan preen pricks in a velvous curtain. on page 40
'Bring it on, than, ye preen-heidit gype!' said the bounce on page 45
2 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
aa the mair '- a sair heid, a preen heid, an a ba-heid. On the ae on page 56
1 matches
Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
fae the mint Aa shinin like a preen on page 15
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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
heich i the bonnet firs craws preen thirsels fir Ye jalousin thir on page 3
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
gied Eric a gweed powk wi the preen. "Ye'r hairdly Mel Gibson yer on page 12
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ye winna preen it doon - on page 5
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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
fins it aa cleaned lik a new preen. Awa he goes an fins anither on page 100
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ging stracht, ye ken, gin ye preen't aa tae the side like Gouroc on page 64
"Fan I preen up my fyaakie again," the pee on page 67
The breist-preen hed geen lowse again file she on page 69
7 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
oon aboot tae face me. 'Weel, preen back yir lugs an A'll tell ye on page 88
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
wrigglin lik a forkytail on a preen. Bit the mair he wriggled, th
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Mornin sae quait, cood hear a preen drap
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
squeeze a preen atween them noo. It wis jist
Still an quait I cood hear a preen drap,
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
o een, like Minnie's ma's hat preen that she wore fur best on Sun
'Preen yer lugs tae the grun,' he te
chie steel, an stude on't tae preen a sprig o rowan abeen the win
keepit it polished like a new preen, an guairdit it like a dug wi
st room wis shinin like a new preen, fur the cottar wives hid bin
5 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
bi years o peroxide. A human preen cushion, puir Myra hid nae ve
s ay riggit oot smert's a new preen.
er in turnabout tae test wi a preen-prick, like the spinnle that
r a hunner years. Except thon preen-prick telt them in twa meenit
– Myra Anderson, the human preen- cushion, bluid treetlin frae
6 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
id wis as sma’s the tap o a preen an her reid wings war dottit
as if he’d bin jobbed bi a preen.
Inby, aathin wis bricht’s a preen, full tae the gunnels wi
e doon. Ten pence an a drawin preen fell oot. Yon widna even buy
4 matches
Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
then I pose an! preen fur a while on page 145
1 matches
Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Yu can primp an preen all yu like on page 97
1 matches
Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
tle, efter shui wis stucken a preen ithin Duiweel's hoch an gotte on page 35
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
ll craa first thing or claag, preen on page 48
da preen cam undon, da brotch fell on on page 66
2 matches
Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ce da howe wis sheenin laek a preen Meenie reesled in a draaer an
1 matches