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Use in varieties of Scots

threid Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.3 27.2 13.6 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences6253 9 0 0 0 0
Number of authors34 28 6

Occurrences of threid in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
the threid o a ma traivels' spinnin on page 32

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
llaed thaim doun the years, a threid tichtlie wiven inti the fabri on page 26

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
Daur ye touch a threid o my sark an I'll gut on page 106

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
Yer lips are like a threid o crammasie, on page 7

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
hames, wi a mannie deliverin threid an the weavers makkin up clot on page 62

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Yon days o damask, o weavin threid, on page 18

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
awsome shaw wi a kennin ee. A threid o slaivers skailt doon yin si on page 54

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
unsteek ilka threid on page 46

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
rks o grim homage, man-wrocht threid on page 37
An gars me drap ma threid an body baith. on page 44
In tenty order up the sleekit threid, on page 45

3 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
An gars me drap ma threid an body baith. on page 59
n tentie order up the sleekit threid, on page 60

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Nae wey ti wind it up the threid's no ti be wund up in ony wey on page 26

3 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
t gowk? Ye'll no see a single threid o oor claes." on page 58
, cam a' their cravins: "Gowd threid tae weave the gounie, silk sa on page 59
kkin like they were runnin wi threid. A'bdy wis gaggin tae see the on page 60
when he couldnae see a single threid on the luims. He didnae ken w on page 62
eid Yin couldnae see a single threid. The only pearls he could fee on page 64

5 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ae shaw that the'r a 'Celtic' threid that runs aw the wey back tae on page 110

1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Knotless threid, loose i the weave. Queesitiv on page 95

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
n or ploy hings on the silken threid o the ootcome o a Google sear
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
d ettlin at makkin a distinct threid o lairnin focused on Scotland
Aw pupils hae access tae this threid at baith Primary an Saicondar
modren readers, an pits oot a threid o scuil-college level study g
3 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
bit o claith an his needle an threid, but the fient a pair o breek
nkled up in the claith an the threid, an aa that wis gaun throu hi
2 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
• Mak hail a threid o Scottish cultur that is nip
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
s twice ye've gard me brak ma threid
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
thinkin shuirly it's the reid threid oot o the tortured, modular l
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
oot an aboot. It’s anither threid lost atween generations. I da
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
e the maist douce an delicate threid that ye can spin.” Then tae
sht!”, an tied aff her last threid.
is wey back if he follaes the threid.”
3 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
g that cam tae haun, a pirn o threid. “Whit div thoo caa that?
nt Beatrice, an pickit up the threid o thair conversation. “Sae
ck, bit it wis ower late. The threid had slippit the needle. Derri
3 matches

Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Liberal Democrats hingin on a threid wi its main bases i the North
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
Allan took a threid o his ain thocht, an spun an
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
fowk fur a lang time, bit 'is threid kind o appent ma een. Biden's(2020) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
Sic a bonnie braw wee threid! https://t.co/XoxRrqCONE(2019) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ny siller fir postin tae this threid Billy??) (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
o y hashtags or memes in that threid. ??(2020) search twitter
This threid is an absolute hoot. https://(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
An coorse, we cannae hae a threid aboot Scots audio withoot men (2020) twitter link
THREID! Folk are aye askin us where (2020) twitter link
e a look at the wirds in this threid - are ony yins new tae ye? # (2020) twitter link
ne in wi the blether oan this threid! Click here tae watch it live (2020) twitter link
the Scots leid interestin! A threid… #Scots #ScotsEdu https://t. (2019) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
A gaither foryatten fuscia threid it in Yer herr on page 3

1 matches

Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
ss wis frae hid ile an oos an threid on page 40

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
either side o't, wi a strang threid tae haun like the Thuggees us
1 matches

Harper, Edith Legacy, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2021) Doric, poetry
tape-mizzers, bastin threid an pinkin shears.
pu’in the lang fite threid ahint.
2 matches

@cligeey tweeted
@Fcfraser Oh aye rang threid ats the bombay ties noo ??(2020) search twitter
@Fcfraser Rang threid ??Hame made Bombay tatties(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
. fir frein’ship is a silken threid, it binds a’ frein’s th git(2021) search twitter

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