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Use in varieties of Scots

hush Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.5 14.9 7.5 19.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences3729 5 2 1 0 0
Number of authors14 10 2 1 1

Occurrences of hush in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
There wis a daithly hush, an Alison thocht tae hersel, on page 38
, that caused anither daithly hush. on page 39
bairn again, singin it a wee hush-a-by sang, an giein it a nest on page 44

3 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Her croonin voice says 'hush noo Belle', on page 8

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
"Ye fool,' quo Robbie, 'hush yer fears on page 113

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Verse six wid hush thaim aa withooten doot. on page 42

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
hush, he's haein a wee snooze. on page 8
Hush Little Baby on page 30

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
it for huirdin unco saicret, hush-hush weapons." Broun's mooth on page 65

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
m, greased the wynd's bleared hush. on page 112

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
grat blithely afore oor weary hush. on page 63

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
isnae gang doun in lumps, the hush that lies atween the testimon
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Hush Nou, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
hush nou - hush nou
hush nou, hush nou
2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
huvnae been training oan the hush hush behind closed doors lol (2021) twitter link
@gordonghll its awe hush hush brother lol (2020) twitter link
ehind closed doors as its awe hush hush lol (2021) twitter link
here this morning - its awe hush hush at the minute - nudge n (2020) twitter link
on sat n sun - keepin things hush hush from now - only way n i (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Hush! Hush!" sade e Rabbit in a low, qui on page 78
a peedy scream o lafter. "Oh, hush!" e Rabbit whispered in a fri on page 79

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
baccy an he caad his sheen “Hush Puppies”. He telt Kirsty An
bit he’d tae tell them tae hush, cause some fowk keepit cats,
2 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Thir's a hush that descends is I stand near on page 27

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Thir's a hush that descends is I stand near on page 152

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
seep inta hush o moss. Fur a meenit on page 105

1 matches

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