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The word 'reekie'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
reekieOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.73115
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 28.1 11 1
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 16.3 3 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 87.3 7 2
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of reekie 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.

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ce wallie face, an smel't thi reekie fume's o alkahoal aff o ma, a on page 30

1 matches

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
t office in Cannonmills, Auld Reekie, an haes haed ane o wir NAE S
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ffice at Connonmills, in Auld Reekie, tae pit fowk aff frae bringi
the Crown Plaza Hotel in Auld Reekie's High Street,
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Auld Reekie's Tron
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
e bye-gane. It's title, "Auld Reekie at Yule", says it aw an shaws
Auld Reekie at Yule
Auld Reekie dons hir festive face
Auld Reekie in the ootgaun year
am Soutar, wis hauden at Auld Reekie's Hub on Seturday 30 Mairch a
6 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
t tae be the only ane in Auld Reekie - an gey near the only ane i
1 matches

West Central

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
s Two wee boyes fae ower Auld Reekie Jawed the polis somethin’ch
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
t hame. They set aff fae Auld Reekie at the beginnin o August. Fer on page 25

1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Auld hope rewoke, in Reekie's dawn,
1 matches

Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
She's ca'd "Auld Reekie" endlang the yird on page 32

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Auld Reekie, whan architects abuin decree on page 15
n cannibal caverns unner Auld Reekie on page 41

2 matches

General Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
That auld reekie toun. on page 17

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
In fack, lukkin oot ower the reekie raws o Coalhoose an compeerin
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Ye may see in dear Auld Reekie,
1 matches

@pmcm1355 tweeted
@bellshillbaker Auld Reekie? (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Farewell Auld Reekie, a've known ye we'el on page 16

3 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ma preparation tae visit Auld Reekie this wkd. First time since, N(2020)
Travellin back hyme fae Auld Reekie, a noticed sumthing strange y(2020)
’ll find oot when ahm in auld reekie later this mornin ????(2020)
e @Nicklezard Tollcross, Auld Reekie... (2020) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Auld Reekie, Festival an Fringe, on page 77

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
rae a builders trench in Auld Reekie on page 77

1 matches

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