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Use in varieties of Scots

wipe Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 12.9 27.1 0 11.6 0 35.4
Number of occurrences5325 18 0 2 0 8
Number of authors30 13 9 2 6

Occurrences of wipe in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Forth Brig, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
but there's nae mess tae wipe up efter.' on page 28

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
os his sleeve is comin up tae wipe his splattered nose. Si n Taz on page 19
over tae our wee sub group. A wipe the blood aff ma ain nose wae on page 29

2 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Wipe thae tears fae yer eyes, hen, on page 55

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
fur a bell tae ring to go and wipe his master's erse greeted us on page 17
since we wur auld enough tae wipe oor ain erses. It didnae matt on page 95

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
wipe yir feet on thi mat afore yi on page 36
evil stares, an wipe meh erse we auld on page 103

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
a spellin tests, and ah could wipe the table wi everywan else wh on page 16

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
dsome man. Ma lip curls as ah wipe the worst o the white and bro on page xiv
in. Ah take a deep breath and wipe the sleep fae ma eyes. Ma dig on page 14
wouldnae kill the cleaner tae wipe: it aff. The smell o bleach t on page 83
by the ringin o the phone. Ah wipe the sleep fae ma eyes and bli on page 118

4 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e back o the Jerries an we'll wipe them oot wi a puckle han gren on page 65

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
ried tae dae tae Scotland wis wipe it oot. Namin an aircraft car on page 39
wipe oot the heelan clans. on page 56

2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A'm stoppin noo tae wipe ma broo,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
akin, sweat drenched heid, an wipe ma haun oan ma troosers.
1 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ma eyes burst open. Ah wipe away the sleep. It’s jist g
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
d ma funny bone and ah cannae wipe the smile fae ma puss.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
tsunami unleashin itself tae wipe an ill prepared city oaff the
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Ah sit up straight and wipe awey ma tears and blow ma nos
1 matches

@ionafyfe tweeted
on top of it all, you had to wipe yer arse with leaves. #corona(2020) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
@LaurenOxleyx Cannae wipe the smile off my face after w(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
urghAth itll b a pleasure tae wipe ma feet oan thae slabs brothe (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
"See an wipe yer feet!" on page 32

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
toon att sattles upo hiz, we wipe aff tae yer shame, bit myn, e on page 98

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I've got i' caul an I wipe ma snitch on page 67
Ye wipe yer een an say sorry on page 121
Mind an' wipe baith yer sheen, loon on page 153

8 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
hands, giein athing a wipe. It wis a bit ower late for t
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
It' affa close wipe the broo noo an again.
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
ma steak? Tak yer horns awa, wipe yer Erse n' serve Ye up!(2015) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
t tae heeve oot the wrappers, wipe the grease fae yer moo an sta(2020) search twitter
l bog roll, I am a 7 square a wipe man. One strong square of kit(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
Becky has jist wipe th tears awa fa ma een. Poor (2011) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
on dep is tellin dominies tae wipe oot Scots, as in the 19th an (2021) twitter link

@McGoo1888 tweeted
Scotland is gawn tae wipe oot the folk who have raped u (2022) twitter link

Shetland

Hall, Nat nobody remembers the birdman - Hairst, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Shetland, poetry
Da need ta wipe oot da windaes - on page 82

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
s shü loohit fur a hankie ta wipe awa da taers runnin doon her on page 25

1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
He swears he'll wipe him aff' th' earth - on page 36

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Wipe thon tear frae aff yer check, on page 22
Wipe doon, on page 43
Wipe yer face on page 44

3 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An let it wipe away. on page 50

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Tae a Virus, (no publisher recorded 2020) Ulster, poetry
So dinnae think ye’ll wipe us oot
1 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
guests had the good grace to wipe the jizz aff their beards(2019) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
d hole - ye hae tae gie it a wipe. (2016) twitter link

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