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Use in varieties of Scots

hoast Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.4 11.8 33.2 9.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences4623 22 1 0 0 0
Number of authors18 11 6 1

Occurrences of hoast in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
tin her winnd. She gied a wee hoast, tryin ti catch her mither's on page 24

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
Syne she worsent her hoast sae he wad dree the stang o r on page 33
he said tae himsel. 'She wad hoast michtily, an pretend tae be d on page 64

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
by a great fever, an a rackin hoast that rattlt her kist an choki on page 28
n wi pestilence like the kink-hoast an smallpox, that struck doun on page 63

2 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
I hae a hoast in ma lungs the day - on page 36

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
t, Bridie, it fair gentles ma hoast.' on page 14

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Nae pechin lungs or kirkyaird-hoast nor pally-fittitness; on page 124

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'I didna really. I had a hoast, and I happened tae be ahint on page 96
'It wis a biscuit hoast,' said Roo, 'no yin ye tell a on page 107
o wis sayin aboot his Biscuit Hoast and Kanga wis tellin them no on page 113

3 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ae say somethin, but he'd tae hoast a wheen o times afore he coul on page 18
ae say somethin, but he'd tae hoast intae a hankie afore he could on page 63

2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
the bothy for a week wi a bad hoast an a fever. Nae wark, nae pey on page 17

1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
They dinna hoast—oh no; they cough.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
bit sune A'll hae a raspin hoast.
She shouldnae be here wi that hoast -
grandfaither had got an awfu hoast.
3 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
y aroon Splooterin? Snottery? Hoast? Buik ae test an bide alane 2(2020) search twitter
irt frae ither fowk Snotters, hoast, barkin, bide at hame an get (2020) search twitter
y aroon Splooterin, snooerry, hoast, buik ae test an bide Twa wee(2020) search twitter
y aroon Splooterin? Snottery? Hoast? Buik a(2020) search twitter
y aboot Spluttering, snottery hoast buik ae test an bide year wee(2020) search twitter

Doric

Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
ver cam aboot for I haed kink-hoast an syne diphtheria that left on page 6

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
said, but syne it begoud tae hoast an kink, an beed tae devaal. on page 39
t managed tae turn it intil a hoast for fear she wad miscomfit hi on page 61

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
's near eichty, wi a terrible hoast' he telt me. 'I'm expeckin ta on page 51

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
chty me, Dod, that's an awful hoast you have!" said MacTavish, in on page 107

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
rse sickness, nae an him wi a hoast on him afore he gaed oot, an
drog him wi toddy, bit ay the hoast, hoast, hoast, grew rocher an
, hoast, hoast, grew rocher an deeper, till
...it sortit aathin frae kink-hoast tae teethache. Mebbe that wis
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
he wis a boozed-up orral wi a hoast, an ulcer, an a niver-eyndin
e lowe in the hairth like tae hoast its laist bare a flame in't,
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
unny woke up wi a fever and a hoast.
aff noo and then, Grunny’s hoast has got worse – through the
Grunny’s hoast has gotten worse. She can bar
Grunny’s hoast is still nae shiftin and her
Ee me. Ye’v a hoast!
6 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
ng. His body heaves with each hoast and he winces in pain. I slap
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
hoast hid made in the snaw.
“Ye’ve got ower coorse a hoast.
2 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
rachan’s story an recordin o Hoast aboot lockdoon. https://t.co/ (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
r's paper chains that maks me hoast and sneeze, on page 81

1 matches

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