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The word 'tip'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
tipOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus27.28751
ORK - Orkney 59.6 6 3
SHD - Shetland 34.9 6 4
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 16.3 5 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 35.6 3 3
DOR - General Northern 22.2 5 5
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 23 9 4
WCE - West Central 23 5 3
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 18.8 3 3
GLA - Glasgow 27.1 5 3
AYR - Ayrshire 52.4 4 2
LAL - General Central 30.7 23 12
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 69.5 5 3
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) 51.2 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 164.2 5 1
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of tip 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.

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
uddle him tight. Aye, Bessie, tip it back intae yir mooth. Chis on page 23

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ars and I near lost me finger tip. on page 55
one doon, I turned the TV up, Tip-toed intae the kitchen and sw on page 80
I tip oot a poke o coins bit ah'm s on page 83

3 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
tip-tap the rhythm on page 51

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
uddle him tight. Aye, Bessie, tip it back intae yir mooth. Chis on page 77

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
glivs dis meenit!" Dan cam da tip, tip, tip o feet apo da stair on page 36

3 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
intae a bundle. Wi da creamy tip o his swishin tail pokin oot
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
Eigg brig) for cars an git a tip fae da drivers. I tink someen

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Tip fae a parent- wrap an elastic (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah think he wis wytin fir a tip," said Joyce, puttin Morrice on page 9

3 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ook the tabby then chaw it up tip ana. The tip wiz the icing on
ana. The tip wiz the icing on the cake as
2 matches

Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
twenty-fower oors; an wis fun tip a lime-tree, faar he'd been c on page 27

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
y fan Ah'm handin the wee bit tip tae the laddie ahin the coont on page 110

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
f the lid and poised the inky tip wi its slit nib ower the page
1 matches

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
he'd spik aboot the Bruce. On tip taes me, I'd stan up in stirr on page 10

1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
It wis on e tip o moose's tongue, 'Aa-Deen' - on page 85

1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
cus trouble nae be inside the tip, we the rest inside the subme(2020)

@cligeey tweeted
@drewstew62 Did ye gie him a tip?(2020)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
ricPhrases Nivver heard o aht tip. ??(2019)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
drew oan his fag. A real fag. Tip an everythin. He wasnae shari on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
me an approvin noad aboot ma tip oan the hoarses. "Ah'll keep on page 39
re and chuck in a couple quid tip fur his troubles. Ah gesture on page 176

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
it wis you that gied him the tip!' on page 61

2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
- was lucky enough to get a tip off from a friend on twitter (2021) twitter link
ibles for sunday guys - jist tip me the wink lol (2020) twitter link
attended with ma mate efter a tip off - crackin performance fr (2020) twitter link
t tae wednesday - but mind n tip me the wink if theres ony gam (2020) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ilda whispered again. 'Mak it tip ower!' on page 159

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
umdy's drew them on wi a felt tip pen. He cannae bend his toes on page 11
. It had orange stick, orange tip an even orange wood but that on page 68

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
dy’s drew them on wi a felt tip pen; he cannae bend his toes
1 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
oose startit shakin tryin tae tip the children oot. Carol takes
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
isnae sweir tae gie her a big tip forbye. Nivver mind that she on page 60

1 matches

Edinburgh

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
breestbane an insteid pit the tip o the knife blade tae the but on page 9

1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
A could see the descendin’ tip o’ his bayo……………
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
... Well done, Malik. That is tip top.” The ~’andit paused.
1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
orange bombers fallin fae the tip. The on page 4
aw ae it. As the red n orange tip glows against the navy-blue s on page 31

2 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
time wi that fuckin smell. Ah tip it ower as ah go past. The st on page 1

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The smell ay its sulphurous tip fills oor nostrils an his fac
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cent. Takin another drink, ah tip it back, finishin it, an plac
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
s trimmlin richt doun tae the tip o its tail. "As if I wad talk on page 22
awfy slowlike, stertin wi the tip o its tail, an feenishin wi t on page 44

3 matches

Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part III, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
the figurative erse ower tip
1 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And tip-taed through the muckle haw on page 26

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
k sugary birdie sittin on the tip o yer tongue.' on page 13

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
hin stottin. Somethin totally tip-tap. A richt beezer. A sort o on page 12

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
MCR tip-exed oantae yer bag. Somewan on page 4

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
TIP: Never tak a guid conceit o y on page 16
TIP: Whan usin ane o the online S on page 17
TIP: Tak tent that the verb 'seen on page 25
TIP: It is acceptit that a wheen on page 27
TIP: in some dialects o Scots, ye on page 29
Also on pages 30
6 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
hie's neb gaed aw pink at the tip, and he stertit yatterin awa on page 138

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ht. But wanice ye've got this tip sortit oot, yese hiv tae gang on page 52

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
he blood spillin doon fae the tip o ma finger. on page xix

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
s in a raw noo. 'He'l get nae tip this week,' he gruntled tae h on page 19

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
pig's snoot, its lugs and the tip o its tail, sayin the words:
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e o banes hersel. She wad aye tip a wee drap o milk intae the c
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
ower muckle and a ratbag did tip them the wink whur he wis.

@Cobradile94 tweeted
fur 'is year. Cheers fur the tip!(2020)

@IshbelMcF tweeted
seen it at aw! Cheers fir the tip! Anither ain wha'd be interes(2016)

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
Guid morning ....top tip #dinnaeyawnwhenskooshindeoder(2018)

@LairnScots tweeted
we've got 'micht' and 'mith'. TIP - ye can search fir English (2018) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
rs McClymont Josie said wae a tip o his cap, and as he made to on page 81

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
wi the milky ee o regret an tip on page 44

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ere, a backhauner for help, a tip tae yaise the lavvy. Hauf o
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
A pay the ‘tip’ tae put ma luggage in the
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
a the haw. It landed oan its tip-toes an pirhouetted, shot ten
1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Tha muckle drum tip heard tha row; on page 34

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ruim whaur Hughie lay at the tip o the bed - aal swarthy skin on page 59

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
inted tae the north whaur the tip o Ireland nebs the tip o Scot
o Ireland nebs the tip o Scotland at the Mull o Kint
rou the straw o ma strawberry Tip Top.
rou the straw o ma strawberry Tip Top withoot stories birlin th
4 matches

General Ulster

Dee Har Tha Broon Troot, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
Big dunt oan tha rod tip,
1 matches

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