cave | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 25.6 | 21.7 | 21 | 9.9 | 116.2 | 10.3 | 17.7 | |
Number of occurrences | 83 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | |
Number of authors | 29 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
is ma Grannie. She bidit in a cave, the weem aneath the monks' f on page 11
the shore. Ah hied up tae the cave hoose tae see whit wis whit. on page 14
2 matches
Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
re, Ah'll pint oot the golden cave in the fire an' aw that nonse on page 6
1 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
The nerra passage ti the cave Reeks like the verra lair on page 16
Wha dug aroond in that there cave And, muckle ti his elation, on page 17
3. THE WITCHES' CAVE on page 63
3 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
cken wae me in the hope ah'll cave and take him a walk oan his n on page 152
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Thon cave at Whithorn? Fence it aff! on page 93
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tae thole anither thraw, the cave-heid far on page 45
2 matches
Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
Ti thole anither thraw, the cave-heid far on page 60
2 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
In Margaret's cave, piously ensconsed in, on page 123
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
The fitprints led tae a cave in the side o a brae. The air on page 7
grund ootside the mooth o the cave a pile o white banes - the b on page 8
e and he's gone tae live in a cave like the big keekie-mammy tha on page 57
4 matches
McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
oot the cave on a thread on page 30
1 matches
Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
cave in, crottle like the hairy pl on page 107
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
For certayne ther is founde a cave besyds Muskelbourge, stonding
1 matches
Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
berdeenshire and Jonathan’s Cave at East Wemyss in Fife, has s
utally killed and yirdit in a cave at Rosemarkie in Easter Ross
t hae been cairvit on stanes, cave waws, banes and ferlie silver
3 matches
Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
an, Aladdin in the enchauntit cave, as ah forge forrit as a scri
1 matches
Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
k o Europe keekit oot o their cave shelters in the Pyrenees, it
1 matches
Muir, Glenn The Bruce Triumphant, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, poetry
Bruce cam runnin’ oot the cave
seen a muckle spider in that cave
2 matches
Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
n and a Scotsman. There was a cave. First the Englishman went in
e table.’ He ran out of the cave. The Irishman went in. He saw
ut the note back and left the cave. Lastly, the Scotsman went in
ma’ pocket.’ And left the cave.
4 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
they fund the entrance tae a cave. They gaed deep eneuch tae ge
an retreatit furder intae the cave. Riskin a glimmer o Bill’s
t they heard vyces inside the cave, spickina leid that Beatrice
s an intae the hidden mou o a cave. They ken these hills, Beatri
They sut silent in the cave a lang while. Tad had retriev
8 matches
McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
cave in ahint the waterfaw. Ye cou
l five ae us could fit in the cave, doon oan wur hunkers
2 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ardigan. "It's like Aladdin's cave." Her een lichtit up es she l on page 69
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
prents led Tae the Gruffalo's cave on page 27
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
that I fun oot that Rob Roy's cave in the Burn o Vat, far he tui on page 51
3 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Fingla's Cave is cut oot be the movement o
meet. Noo the formation o the cave is spectacular. The
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
sowel, an sat in the mou o a cave in the gruns o the Hoose o Le
kin his hooves in the moo o a cave sae near. Her mither cairriet
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
aring away the rubbish from a cave's mouth. . . In the third cha
; he caused the inside of the cave to be infinite. Around were n
2 matches
The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
ut michty it wiz an Aladdin's cave tae me stappit wi boxes o dus
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
mou as wide’s a dragon’s cave, an skirled:
1 matches
Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
limmin in da rocks, dey fun a cave. It wis a bright, light and s
wis a bright, light and sunny cave becis dey could see da sunshi
ee da sunshine comin intae da cave fae da daylight ootside.
and dan he gied back intae da cave tae hiv a look fur some crabs
ter when all o’ a sudden da cave sookit dem both back in again
16 matches
Ultach The Gra They Hae in Americae, (Reddit 2020) Ulster, poetry
Sae eith they dinna cave or lup;
1 matches