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Use in varieties of Scots

prey Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 11.3 1.5 19.9 5.8 0 8.9
Number of occurrences2822 1 2 1 0 2
Number of authors26 20 1 2 1 2

Occurrences of prey in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
istance, the skirl o a bird o prey soarin in the wind. on page 26

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
constrictors dinna chaw their prey; they eat it in ae gollop. Sy on page 9

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
alking like a leopard fur its prey - on page 67

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
an heartless talons fin their prey, on page 16
lik falcons oan thair hapless prey, on page 98

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
concrete buildings oantae the prey sky. The sound o an accordion on page 41

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
He's a prey ti foxes' teeth, suin, maybe. on page 35

1 matches

MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Tae spare her prey. on page 13

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
'At tracks his prey ower forest and hill, on page 98

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 58 - twa poems bi George Hardie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Hamilton, poetry
become the prey. on page 41

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Gruggie, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
hootin up, clairtit shit-hoos prey on page 74

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
an hertless talons fin their prey,
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e deny it wi regairds birds o prey like hen harriers or eagles,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e summit, there’s a bird ay prey. An eagle ah reckon, hingin i
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
s a corbie or e’en a bird o prey wad emerge through the reeks.
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
ng to feel a wee bit like his prey. Tell tha’ tae ma traitorou
1 matches

Briggs, Susi My Yellow Yorlin, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
He is the hawk and I am his prey
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Kay, Billy Time for Reflection, (archive2021.parliament.scot 2022) Central, government
” bein Scots fur the bird o prey, the kite. And the Greens are
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Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
ae kill aff protectit birds o prey. A cheil fae the RSPB, Keith
1 matches

Niven, Liz Burnin Whins, (Luath 2004) Central, poetry
Drink made ye prey tae malevolent types.
1 matches

@FaetheRye tweeted
dbotanical Protected birds of prey, mair like. (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
in watch or searchin fer thur prey/adversary an Ah'll say tae ma(2020) search twitter

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
prey to the ravages o war on page 68

1 matches

Orkney

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the lives o those who are his prey. on page 146

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
onxie wae a random seabird as prey and it's all "awww poor birdi(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ower laek a whitrit eftir his prey. I cruggit ahint da bonfire a
1 matches

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
yin, no twa, but thie burds o prey (A thocht the' wur rid kites, on page 30

1 matches

Dee Har Tha Broon Troot, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
Tha prey's naw as abundant,
1 matches

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