| waist | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 14.4 | 12.9 | 22.6 | 19.9 | 5.8 | 20.7 | 4.4 | |
| Number of occurrences | 46 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Number of authors | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
a bit sash rope tied roun his waist. Stickin intil the sash rope on page 85
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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
untied a linen clout trae her waist an flyped back the corners. C on page 67
1 matches
Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
tae sea drookit fae alow the waist, aye an' gittin' no weel nae on page 20
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
cotton smock nippit in at the waist wi a braid leathern belt. The on page 77
1 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
me. He put his airms aroon ma waist an ah jist stood there totall on page 73
n on; she'd her airm roon his waist still but he jist shrugged he on page 169
2 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
a thin, gold belt around hur waist. Kate would huv suited that d on page 8
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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
by. Tie this rope aroond yer waist, and I'll lower ye richt doon on page 29
tae the tree, rope aroond his waist and the peenie in his haun. on page 31
2 matches
Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
he coarse hessian sack at her waist, on page 58
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
my airm roond her wee nairae waist an it wad be a perfit fit. Pe
1 matches
Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
nds went a' the way aroon yer waist. My, but ye were a fine looki
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t draps doon her back tae the waist ay the tie-dyed, woven hemp t
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
He’s stripped fae the waist doon wae his troosers tied ro
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ried a pair o troosers at her waist.
Yince he mittent her roon the waist an pu’ed her ontae his knee
ly, an had a ticht haud o her waist. Whit wad a fundie wumman dae
e wis a diagonal scar fae the waist on the tae side tae the colla
ls thegither an booed fae the waist in Napoleonic fashion. “You
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
creating scar, no menopausal waist thickening, boob pertness unb(2020) search twitter
Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
's a muckle spare tyre far ma waist eest tae be on page 15
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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
en far we wis, fit mayd eit a waist a tyme Rippen, couse we Flood on page 46
ish eis speer deep, an av tae waist ma tyme we eis lad." So a mai on page 62
2 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
briks hiv a thirty-fower-inch waist, ye pysonis bitch." on page 20
u'd just like to strip to the waist for me," said the beautician on page 82
"I asked you to strip to the waist." on page 83
3 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
widdie ahin the hoose; wydin waist-deep in barley parks. Wi'd a on page 21
dy, slippin an airm roon Vi's waist an haudin their four-leggit p on page 33
id, slippin an airm aroon her waist an haalin her ontill his knee on page 96
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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
A dinna pit ma airm roond yer waist," e Duchess sade, efter a pau on page 87
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e stappit Betsy back inno the waist band o her skirt, an stampit
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
po the table, skirt aroon her waist, nae pants tae her name, stri
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
intae pyoke an placie it aat waist hicht for somebidy else tae r(2017) search twitter
idge an doocot lock? Ma jeans waist has shrunk sin lockdoon!(2020) search twitter
Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
haps her airms aroon Astrid's waist an kieks aff intae space. Tha on page 108
1 matches
Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
dinnae put ma airm roond eer waist," th Duchess said, efter a pa on page 89
1 matches