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Use in varieties of Scots

dangerous Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.8 28.3 15.1 9.9 11.6 0 8.9
Number of occurrences7055 10 1 2 0 2
Number of authors40 28 7 1 2 2

Occurrences of dangerous in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
tor. A boa constrictor is gey dangerous, an an elephant is ower muckl on page 12

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
hrist, hauf ae wan an ye'd be dangerous.' on page 1

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Dangerous Wurds (on browsing MacTaggart on page 36

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wer. And there's nuttin maire dangerous in this country than a workin on page 91
oor big trip oor tae face the dangerous Bonnyrigg Rose in the Scottis on page 96

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ore ye stert guddlin aboot wi dangerous products. Aye follow the inst on page 27

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
it is this that maks them sae dangerous. on page 88
tae the norie that keepin sic dangerous weapons on page 128

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n mischievous if no doonricht dangerous. Sometimes they gie fowk a he on page 29
jist as lawless an dounricht dangerous as they aften had been in the on page 30
lair. It wis aye hard an fell dangerous wark but wi the crew gettin s on page 49
loadin this boat wuid be fell dangerous wark. So their union mannie h on page 58
sponsible for men daein sic a dangerous job. Sae it cam tae the fact on page 59
Also on pages 68
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
he's in the paper the day fur dangerous drivin, he said. Big deal, ah on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
jungles infestit wi the maist dangerous beasties in the warld - heid on page 79
ose tae the camera! There are dangerous rays comin oot o that thing! on page 146

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
un the road wye which wis too dangerous an he could be kill't or some on page 71

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
an, no jist cause it wis that dangerous, but cause she'd pit the grap on page 118

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
er near the edge. It wis awfu dangerous, that path, the sheriff said. on page 59

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
It's dangerous. on page 25

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
revellers. They are the maist dangerous craiturs in that land." on page 26
trauchles were mair and mair dangerous gettin. But it wis weel kent on page 30
hough the voyage wid be awfie dangerous, Hercules had nae bother gett on page 38
and it is that difficult and dangerous even you wi aw yir gallus str on page 50

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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
nce. Ah didnae unnerstaun hou dangerous that thinkin can be, an tae b
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
s heid staved in for him. Gey dangerous as this gemm wis, the siller
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
ways, she’s no regarded as dangerous by the Establishment. Bob Mar
tly illiterate, was certainly dangerous. His maist militant, internat
. If ye want tae ken jist how dangerous he became, ye can dae nae bet
3 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
a leg again, squeezing it, in dangerous proximity tae ma baws.
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
er, back sommersaults, can be dangerous so A mounted the tramp tae ba
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
a bairn awa fae some daft an dangerous course. He offert her his hau
fae,” she sayed. “Gods is dangerous. Releegions is lik this dooco
fae,” she sayed. “Gods is dangerous. Releegions is lik this dooco
gaed on. “Bit he is a verra dangerous bastart. Daena e’en meet hi
, verra stipit, an positively dangerous. An Ah am proposin for tae in
9 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
t lecky fur it’s ungodly an dangerous.” The she tellt me a story
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
younger fowk, that’s a gey dangerous situation tae be in.
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
the want o basic sauftey in a dangerous occupation tae warkers haein
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ocht thae signs micht e'en be dangerous.
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
bit o preachin an learnt hoo dangerous it wis, hoo he’d huv tae hi
on an talked aboot. Much mair dangerous fur them aw.

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@meandbobbie Dangerous is ma middle name ????(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
cud save the day, aye? He's a dangerous psychopath. #HolbyCity(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
be in their special group is DANGEROUS! (2022) twitter link
ood, that all adult males are dangerous violent cahunts.... imagine b (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
conomist... noo that would be dangerous ?? (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
aisin awareness o the leid? A dangerous inference that #Scots bides s (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
rain is far mair virulent and dangerous even tae younger fowk?(2021) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
aid aboot us, oor job's byous dangerous: U boats, E boats, battleship on page 44

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Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
si micht hae lookit dapper an dangerous, but think o'd on page 40

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
convirsation wis gaun, or the dangerous leukin glint in Sandy's ee. on page 35

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a new relationship micht bi a dangerous thing...even life threatenin. on page 47
ye soun intriguin, fun, sexy, dangerous...myn, ye can lay it on a bit on page 53
ra meent," Ah said, seein the dangerous look aat hid sattled on Ruth' on page 76

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
wn’s so busy, the roads are dangerous.”
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ans ilka mornin it wisna ower dangerous. Ivvery nicht there’d be pa
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@72redz1903 tweeted
gathering in the pub was more dangerous than a big public gathering l (2020) twitter link

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
n? Watch oot wi' that. Can be dangerous. (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Dangerous territury on page 148

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
rn day trampoline, fur he wis dangerous! on page 92

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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
d. Whaar wid he geen? Somewye dangerous, obviously, but whaar?
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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
rou the watter, baskin in its dangerous, dusky licht. on page 50

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Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
le thon wye. Thon moss is gye dangerous — it’s a guid thing ye la
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