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Use in varieties of Scots

saftly Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20 27.2 9 0 11.6 0 13.3
Number of occurrences6453 6 0 2 0 3
Number of authors23 15 3 2 3

Occurrences of saftly in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Snickerin saftly, they wait in thir stalls, on page 25

1 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
An the gress blatters saftly ablo on page 12
fitmerks saftly faw on page 42
Gab saftly an on page 44
Ma airm an lead me saftly frae this muntain o graves? on page 88
t, young guidwife! Wheesht an saftly dover, on page 94

8 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"Cheshire-Cheetie," she cried saftly, no at aa shuir it wad like t on page 44

5 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
bitter eastlin win, she crept saftly oot an cried thaim tae her. A on page 76

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
hat?' the Trunchbull speired, saftly. 'The safter her voice wis, t on page 140

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Chairlie's knap, and he said saftly, 'But maist mysterious o aw, on page 20
Then Mrs Baffe said saftly, "Ye cannae be disappointit, on page 32
it, ma dear,' Mr Baffie said saftly. 'Mind ye, I'd love tae go. I on page 61
ht, ma darlin,' Mrs Saut said saftly. 'Mither will get ye a squirr on page 127

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
e bottle, tilts it back, Then saftly, blows! on page 32

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
e frichtened by Jer,' he said saftly tae himsel. But he wis fricht on page 12

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
ntice, enfauldin ma desire wi saftly laid inducements. on page x
t spring's seed swiftly spent saftly on page 55

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Ratton, ma birkie,' he said saftly, 'I am an on page 61

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ge Strauss's haund and bit it saftly. on page 36
hae seen three bairns greetin saftly aw nicht lang. on page 55
, clattie fingirhails scartit saftly on Violet's chin, and she shi on page 78
oor o the bedroom and drew it saftly open, tentie no tae wake the on page 95
Whit will we dae?" Klaus said saftly. "Kid on we're no weel? Mebbe on page 138
Also on pages 148, 152
7 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Mary Fleming: Saftly she comes, an fleetly, on page 30

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
A hap ye in it... saftly, cannily... on page 28

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
She saftly sweits, and tremmles gin I mi on page 18

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
An saftly throu the seilence bate the b on page 33

1 matches

Landles, William Lallans 73 - Welcome, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
And a mither's hert sang saftly, on page 57

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Anointin thaim as the air saftly sighs.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“1 am so sorry,” he sayed saftly.
heard that,” Iskander sayed saftly.
young, Iskander,” he sayed saftly. “A wumman canna aywis mak
es in the waa, rooketty-cooin saftly. Twal feet again abuin her he
cam roon wi a wumman’s haun saftly straikin his face. He opent h
15 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
ye can..." "whit dae ye mean saftly?" murns the cymbalist "cymbal on page 3

2 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
my seaside world seemed saftly blurred an moistly threatenin on page 10

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
The sea quine laid the prince saftly on the sand wi his heid turne on page 116

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
r, or the rodden tree showdin saftly at the neuk o the Neep Park C
aa this in, then she nichered saftly, garrin her muckle nostrils s
2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ida lap o her sister, at wis saftly brushin awa some dead on page 123

1 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
splintery boards, lik fingers saftly wirkin
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Na, hairts wus lairnt tae saftly thrum on page 4

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Sae shae caalt saftly efter it, "Moose dear! Come o on page 24

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Rummels saftly in ablow on page 21

1 matches

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