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Use in varieties of Scots

ned Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14 10.3 34.7 9.9 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences4520 23 1 0 1 0
Number of authors17 11 4 1 1

Occurrences of ned in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
the 'N' in N*Sync stawns fur 'Ned'. - on page 10

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
fashion piece ae the Scottish ned, n if yi huv wan, yir a made on page 7

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
his heid an afore he cuid be ned up he flung the boar's compas on page 42

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Harpreet wis daein ned impressions an she kept makin on page 117
rsty zat your boyfriend, said ned nummer wan. Ah cannae member on page 169

8 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
- that haven o calm! Is nou 'Ned-Free'! on page 34

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'Ned. Nae idea why they're callt b on page 5
e be a piece o cake - in the ned department at least. on page 19

2 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
airn, a species like a Glesca Ned. on page 54

1 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
Ec. He looks lik a right wee ned wi his chains an his sovvy ri
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
de’s lauded as some sort ay ned action man. ‘Who wis chasin
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Auld Ned Haig’s legacy’s secure,
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
hid eneuch o this brosie wee ned,
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
f a Clydeside blootert bi the Ned Storm. Ah suppose frae that m
1 matches

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ie. I wis tae look efter Auld Ned, the orra beast and fan I wis on page 124

3 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
er hid a cataract operation?" Ned asks Jonsar Eck." Oh michty
wis you in the hospital" Asks Ned." Oh
r than gaun tae the dentist." Ned
sure as a cats a hairy beast" Ned shook his heid an said." I'm
"Noo Ned this is nae a word o a lee" s
9 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
illock. His twa loons Alec an Ned war dairymen in the toon, del
Jock Dow spikkin tae Alec an Ned at the roup yestreen, ay, an
frae Steenhillock - Alec an Ned Mathieson. Bit there's three
hidin. Minnie could jist hear Ned fusper tae Alec:
Mathieson telt his twa loons, Ned an Alec, that noo they kent t
10 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
@AFCHereWeGo State o this ned @Ciaran_Dickson Giving it big(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Orkney Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2015 ISBN: 978-1785300066) Orkney, weans
An on the end o his ned is a baelan plook." on page 6

1 matches

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
d e hink was gan ti dae it....Ned Mcredie?? #mongol(2012) search twitter