rat | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occurences normalised per million words | 26.2 | 30.8 | 16.6 | 9.9 | 17.4 | 20.7 | 31 | |
Number of occurrences | 84 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Number of authors | 39 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat tappin, on page 30
6 matches
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
e singing you the hits of the Rat Pack this evening,' on page 6
eman, singing the hits of the Rat Pack, please welcome to the s on page 25
2 matches
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Black Grouse rat-arsed on page 71
1 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Yer scum, ye dirty fuckin rat, I hope ye come tae ken, on page 34
1 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
b ti huntit craiturs like the rat, on page 32
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ark like some diseased-ridden rat. Ah wisnae bullshittin yae ea on page 19
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
les and how tae spell cat and rat and moose. So durin each less on page 84
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Buik 1 Satire 1: The Rat Race on page 103
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
fer the horses, nivver mind a rat fer the coachman."' She began on page 81
1 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
niver! Like a steed ti a rat - on page 29
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
s, lookin mair like a drooned rat than a prince. on page 24
1 matches
McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
It a stairtit in the Rat an Monkey on page 53
1 matches
Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
urse noo Ah could smell a big rat. Ah'm mibbe invisible bit Ah' on page 112
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Whaur ye wad want a rat, at least,
1 matches
Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
, an ma lips war parched. The rat-a-tat o gunfire ahint us kept
1 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
Sumb'dy geid me rat stinkin' heid caul' in the ru
cquaintances an' relatit ower rat particular calendar period; b
Leg a' lamb, rat's wan e' ma favourites an' ra
's wan e' ma favourites an' rat's whit A opted fur. Rat wid d
's whit A opted fur. Rat wid dae fur me. A made up a m
22 matches
McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
’ lookin’ fell “Drooned Rat-like!” She, drookit, descen
1 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
road, haud ma wheesht an' aw rat pish.
A wis dain' jeest rat, readin' ri Beano fur r'umpte
e ast how comes 'e didnae tag rat wee message oan tae ri wan a
e a gote back wi' ri shag 'n' rat, a hud a penny caramel in eac
eorge. Must bey getting' roon rat wye, aye.”
8 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
back hame. “What is it, Lab-rat?”
1 matches
Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Hamilton wis a richt rat bag in ma opeenion.
@iainnicol tweeted
re a Tory MP. You dinna gie a rat's erse aboot fowk suffrin.(2020) search twitter
@Chazzbat tweeted
d a drawer an immediately saw rat shit. They cleaned the drawer(2020) search twitter
tae dae magic when Ah hed ma rat problem(!) #TheOrder(2020) search twitter
@weenell3 tweeted
I've mair respect for a sewer rat! (2022) twitter link
@LairnScots tweeted
wbody should read 'The Reiver Rat'! by James Robertson #Scots # (2020) twitter link
Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
I doot we've a moose or a rat on page 15
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nnie grinned. "Walter smelt a rat fin she kept leavin the lavvi on page 51
1 matches
Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
'Rat Pack' generation on page 9
1 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
assage, no much beeger than a rat-holl: she bent doon an looked on page 11
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
German lines followed by the rat tat tat o machine guns jist l
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
thing an thocht it hid been a rat scurryin aboot. Onywye she he
1 matches
@beast_afc tweeted
you hae when you find a dead rat and think it's a treat. #Rang(2020) search twitter
@fittiecrooners tweeted
ght as my heed is like a deed rat, moo is as dry as Berts slipp(2016) search twitter
y rubbery meat! Like eating a rat's backside! Nae that aff trie(2018) search twitter
the same texture if ye ate a rat!! ??(2018) search twitter
Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
ui wis oagit oot fae anaeth a rat's crang, an scrimin ower da w on page 35
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
on an aa or shö’ll smell a rat. Da wye ta colour hit, he wro
1 matches
@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ience when a spotted a fuckin rat in lounge and got rid of that(2020) search twitter
Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2011) Ulster, weans
The oul wumman met a rat. Shae sed, “Rat, rat, gnaw
. Shae sed, “Rat, rat, gnaw the rope.
nae get hame the nicht’ The rat sed, “Get mae a lock o chee
cheese. Shae gien it tae the rat. The rat stairtet tae gnaw th
. The rat stairtet tae gnaw the rope.
5 matches