| luif | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 11.1 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 10.3 | 4.4 | |
| Number of occurrences | 36 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Number of authors | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
in the frost, the skin o his luif an fingers wad hae peeled aff on page 81
1 matches
Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
I lay my luif, first ane then t'ither, on t on page 36
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
, an ballancin it apen on the luif o'z haun, threitent ti prein on page 7
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
tried tae soond juist aff-the-luif, "what fettle?" on page 125
4 matches
Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
taunin et the dure he tuk her luif an wad hae daunced wi her, bu on page 42
1 matches
Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
nae manage. Bit cam up wi her luif smoort in dug muck thit hid b on page 67
1 matches
Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Sloth, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
nae takin his luif tae yer lug.
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
tried tae soond juist aff-the-luif, "what fettle?"
Twa students cam by, luif at luif. Ye dinna aften see the stude
awà fae her. She catches his luif in hers again an thegither th
3 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
lat faa the chainge intae ma luif an turned back tae the white
ttin faa the chainge intae ma luif again like a pan o bilin fat.
A presses the coin intil her luif. It comes ower ma hert a dunt
A wis cauld but whan A pat ma luif til't ma brou wis like a lowe
s. A can see masel takkin her luif in mines an stappin the coin
6 matches
Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
. Than he hauddit up hiz foir luif as the Mowdiewort stauppit ca
n the sunnlicht, he trailed a luif i the wattir an dramed lang d
axed the Mowdiewort, waffin a luif towart a bakgrun o widdlaun a
3 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ed the lad’s weather-hackit luif against the back o his ain wr
Hsien held oot his haun, luif upwards, an for a split saico
She raised baith hauns, luif up-the-wey. Whit for no?
till the nails bit intae his luif. Gin this wis whit Beatrice w
finger in the ither body’s luif, bit wi an elegant flourish.
6 matches