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loast Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words44.6 38.6 30.1 0 0 0 212.4
Number of occurrences14375 20 0 0 0 48
Number of authors33 19 2 12

Occurrences of loast in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
aw aboot as it went, zif it'd loast somehin; an she heard it mutt on page 33

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Love, Rowena M. Lallans 82 - Hame tae Dunbar Harbour, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
an loast. on page 41

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'Daft arse here hus loast her phone,' ah reply. Ah know on page 18

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
re, bit the dafferie wis suin loast whan oo fund it got haurder a on page 59

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
no hingin aboot whan you get loast in the derk,' towt daft Annie on page 22

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
er a hantle o saisons, Ragnar loast patience wi dwallin in Orkney on page 14

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And loast a baffie on the stair. on page 8

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
if you've jist discovered the loast city ae Eldorado. In ma ain l on page 30
Pegasus. Ma wee sister yince loast a pretty decent telly oor a c on page 35
o come up tae yae like a long loast brother yince they smell a po on page 40
r the hoarse and we've fuckin loast. As ah'm tryin tae process wh on page 42
rin employers telt me tae git loast until they cairy oot their ai on page 61
Also on pages 62, 63, 65, 67, 73, 90, 98, 99, 113, 137, 142, 169, 185, 196
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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Wi mindins o some loast, time-silvered toun. on page 198

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
thie. It wid be awfie tae get loast in here.' on page 117
And Hoo the Puggie Loast His Rump, on page 159

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ithers tae hae loast thair halo, on page 45
Eftir the Strike ah wis loast fir a while, on page 84

3 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
aboot wis by the chipper!) an Loast, a story aboot an eildit wumm on page 60

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Oh, I see," said Pooh. 'Is he loast?' on page 35
msel. "This is Serious. He is Loast. We must begin the Search ric on page 45
tea, he had wan thirtySax and loast twenty-eicht, which meant tha on page 87
uld and dreich it wid be bein loast aw day and nicht at the tap o on page 106
weel, or we micht get oorsels loast,' said Rabbit hauf an oor eft on page 111
Also on pages 113, 114, 122
10 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
, a sang fae his past, a lang loast uncle, a series o freins whae on page 87

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
e ruif o the deid Jews. Lines loast when Russians 'Restored' the on page 9

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
the loast boys wad hae on page 68

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
k that fell oot an fell in an loast thir temper sometimes. on page 46

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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
is Fenian bastart. You fuckin loast ya Micky cunt?’ wan ay them
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ged, sun beaten skin that’s loast the vitality an elasticity ay
y the hall, is a lone figure; loast in the music, he rhythmically
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
d again as he realises he’s loast count again. ‘Stevie!’ Mc
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
om but Pearcey’s elsewhere, loast in his thoughts. ‘Mr Pearce
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Eh. . . Loast ma bearins mate, wis this str
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
fur the shift the morra. Goat loast grun fae the day tae make up!
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
™ll boot your baws if ye’ve loast that.’ McDade spits, noncha
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
few gemmes, wis robbed whin A loast wan ur two urrs, an' three pa
a flung in its direction. A'd loast ma vice.
a brur an' 'e's burd 'cos A'd loast ma vice.
xplain tae a wee dug rit yu'v loast yur vice? Even wan as intelli
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Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
ke an' a cup a' tea an' a git loast watchin' ri wee lum smokin',
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
mp Jazza fun a bicycle pump A loast intrist an went hame Shuggie
threed an’ a gairdin rake A loast the meat tae a big hairy dug
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e ye hear me? Ah’ve awready loast ma son, ah’m no losin you a
1 matches

astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
d songs sae sweetly aboot her loast man, we telt the Miller oorse
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
lastin reminder ae Leith’s loast glory years. This might be du
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ugh. Cos suddenly he looks as loast and as frightened as ah’ve
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
a clear-cut message that yur loast, lonely, or frightened. Sadly
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@MartinBroon tweeted
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it We shouldda done first. We loast it when they won the toss Me (2020) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
@raiphsays A Tories his loast truth an integrity. Och, naw.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
no gawn oot the nicht. Ah've loast ma appetite. on page 40

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e. There'd nivver bin ony luv loast atween Rosie an Eric: she cud on page 13
"GIT LOAST! Ah can waak masel." on page 19
time fir a chynge. Ah'v jist loast eleven-an-a-hauf steen o unsi on page 21
giein im a glower. "Nellie's loast er maan, an Ah'm sure she's g on page 23
time te phone me, an her jist loast er maan. Ye ken, they'v bin m on page 26
Also on pages 34, 42, 46, 51, 76, 77
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Get loast! Ah've bin haudin ma belly in on page 13
an open myn aboot folk. Ah've loast coont o fa aa ye've offendit. on page 25
no!" he shoutit as his gngirs loast their grip an it skytit oota on page 61
ne she'd tittit an addit, "He loast the heid fin Ah termintit him on page 91

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
lazed ower an Ah'd jist aboot loast the wull te live. on page 32
sair: grief fir the life Ah'v loast; fir ilky regret an kine wird on page 48
eems te follae er aroon. Ah'v loast coont o the scrapes she's gat on page 51

3 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
yince a hirdin weetchil stud, loast on page 1
A thaveless, loast flaffin nixt on page 24
The lang-loast days that niver wur; on page 33
The sweet-wat bink years loast on page 43

5 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha blin tap, loast in tha cloods on page 36
Frae iz that siller loast. on page 46
Loast but fun! on page 48
Tha loast tribe on page 51
No loast on page 53
Also on pages 73
8 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
. Thur wusnae a secont tae be loast: awa went Alice lik the wun, on page 10
edge es it went, es if it had loast somethin; an shae hear't it m on page 33

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ns. © But rether gae tae tha loast sheep o Israel. An as ye ir g on page 9
a clood cum doon an the' wur loast ïn ït. An the' wur hairt sc on page 86
ut ïs guid; but ïf ït haes loast ïts sautness, hoo dae ye mak on page 96
noo he's bak tae life. He wus loast, an noo he's fun.' Sae tha pa on page 97
ae cum tae luk for thaim at's loast, an tae save thaim." on page 101
Also on pages 109
19 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Haes loast haes battle wi' tractor foray on page 12
Wi geography A al'wiz got loast, on page 35
Nivir loast his faith in God. on page 41

3 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Wee Bo Peep haes loast hir sheep on page 7

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
d fer Ulster-Scots daeins wus loast tae ither uises. Hit's gyely on page 46

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
wheen o these poames. A'd be loast waeoot her to be honest. on page 2
Jaist ower 49000 were loast, on page 31

2 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Tha demise o oor ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2010) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
ha wye forrit am beginnin tae loast heart. Tha rayson for this be
1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Gin ye hae loast yer envelope, plaise sen bak
1 matches

Gibson, Darren Oor ain strange lan, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ards, poetry
Loast amang mair recent claims,
An mair than taak is loast an gan,
2 matches

Gibson, Darren Solace, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ards, poetry
Tae danner doon loast loanins
1 matches

Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
ess years, worl an years lang loast. Bae thon wee pappin’s fiel
1 matches

Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
€™rip an’ tear I think they loast the airt.
1 matches

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