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sook Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.4 16 35.2 29.8 40.7 0 4.4
Number of occurrences6330 22 3 7 0 1
Number of authors30 13 10 3 3 1

Occurrences of sook in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
wie leaned oan the bin, hud a sook at the bottle every noo an ag on page 1

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
each wird or thocht or sook at whit Ah've brocht on page 41

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
the coat-tails o the Union an sook up whanivver possible tae the on page 85
ey ivver hae been, an they'll sook up tae oniebuddie wi eethir p on page 114

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
hit fur, ah said. Tae help yi sook up the auld cow's arse. on page 34
Space Raiders, aw she did wis sook aw the flavourin aff them an on page 145
ah said it ah wished ah could sook aw the words back intae ma mo on page 150

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ma palace! I'm no even gonnae sook the stairs or lick the waws! on page 15
w, ye could hear the aye-gaun sook-sooksookin soond o the pipes on page 75
Then aw at aince, the pooerfu sook on page 84
stapper in yer mou and ye can sook it and sook it and sook it an on page 102
ts prentit on it, and when ye sook the pictur o the bananae, it on page 118
Also on pages 119, 137
12 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
(Greg is a sook) on page 5

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
t's taes. Then it stertit tae sook. It felt tae Kat like a haill on page 14

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
SAIR-THRAPPLED CUDDIE SHOULD SOOK YIN PEEL TWICE A DAY. on page 28
piered her. 'Or are ye gonnae sook it slowly?' on page 38

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Ratton wis usin this tube tae sook oot the cider. on page 65

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
Ye could sook a straw
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
when ye yaised tae sook them
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An we could sook here unmolested
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
fur tae get ma breath back. A sook a barley sugar whin A'm oot w
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
rit aint lasted long - awa n sook ur dummies psml (2020) twitter link

Doric

Bolland, John Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
an ay thi greedy sook o space draws on page 82

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
But she'll only sook a strippit ba on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fun in ma pooch - a case o 'sook an spit'. An, files, Ah'd swe on page 88

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
Grandad took a sook o his pipe an looket at her s on page 94

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e get some maet inside him te sook up the drink. on page 60

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
irn an e paps att nivver gied sook'. Syne they'll say till e moo on page 119

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
An sook yer soul fae oot yer moo!" on page 9
An sook fowks souls an bring them in? on page 13

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
gotten tae pet it, and let it sook his fingers, aa slivvery and
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
whyles she'll lat the littlin sook her, an bring it up as her ai
orn calfies, learnin them tae sook frae the coggie insteid o the
holes in the bag, garrin him sook the win in harder an quicker
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
indmaist reason fur tryin tae sook siller frae his nearest an de
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
hide an wi great relish I’d sook the tabby then chaw it up tip
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“Sook awa, Sook awa” cried Percy. “I’ve
lugs, an telt Kirsty Ann tae sook in. An Kirsty Ann gowpit doon
2 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Michty! Sook aw the joy! https://t.co/TmV3(2020) search twitter

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
, nithin' beats a summer time sook o' ma Cauld banana!(2016) search twitter
quentin' #Deeside seekin' tae sook some soor plooms. #BetterTheD(2017) search twitter
ker @RichardHammond ? Funcy a sook o' ma banana cappy? #AwfaStra(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Here's a butter-nut tae sook. on page 5

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
powerfuul sook. on page 5

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
tan the washeen oot in a good sook o wind on page 65

1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
unded vowel /du/ (du), /suk/ (sook) on page 23
ess alveolar fricative /suk/ (sook) on page 26
sook on page 28

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
da saat sook o a broth on page 30

1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a dry een. Dere wis plenty o sook tae dry da paets. When I hear
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
fers a variety o flavours tae sook. Feth, you might even fin a p
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
tory o her soup spoon? Whit a sook in we aa got when we fan oot
1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
All ither hobbies A' hae fur sook, on page 34

1 matches

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