| pay | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 38.8 | 44.9 | 25.5 | 99.4 | 23.2 | 41.3 | 8.9 | |
| Number of occurrences | 126 | 89 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Number of authors | 58 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
e mak sic laws? His saul will pay! on page 66
1 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
er face again, ye prick, A'll pay ye back in kind. on page 34
1 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
since I've nae money, an I'll pay him wi ma wages. on page 3
2 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
and the school asked hur tae pay fur it. This is gonnae be a h on page 7
2 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t bastard wis Mrs Henderson's pay back fur me sendin her tae th on page 147
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
tae live so weel. Heed me and pay yer respects!' on page 53
suddenly, 'dae ye get rubbish pay at the schuil?' on page 187
up tae thoosans and ah'd tae pay her back by giein her ma wage on page 194
ah huv,' Miss Honey said. 'Ah pay ten pence in rent, and the re on page 197
d care, Mr Wormwidd, and ah'd pay fur everythin. She wouldnae c on page 232
5 matches
McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ion fer Scotland tae be a low-pay, tax haven fer the rich whaur on page 81
1 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
We ah pay sum kinda price on page 30
2 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
wi Thomas Paine an helpit tae pay fer Paine's second revolution on page 123
1 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wis pure sayin ah'd need tae pay fur a new chair. Aye that wis on page 31
ey. Sawright, she said, Ah'll pay yir bus fare. Ah said, Aye bu on page 50
wis in it anaw so ah had tae pay her bus fare back up the road on page 54
e rely on sumdy lik Iqbal tae pay his wages, far mair embarrass on page 99
et fur the swimmin instead ae pay as yi go, an three times she' on page 122
Also on pages 144, 169
9 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ie Rooney. Daddy tellt me tae pay no mind. He said his Mammy wi on page 17
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
up oor story. She agreed tae pay the fairmer fer the cost o th on page 29
d. I didnae though. I kept ma pay, but I did buy him a pint. Na on page 30
micht get a tenner that I'll pay back affa next week's giro. M on page 35
ve heard them aa. Ye'd better pay up afore tea-time." on page 39
got hame, there'd be hell tae pay.... fer Neilly. on page 77
Also on pages 83
6 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
rthday present next month tae pay fur a new set o sheets.' on page 40
fire. Ah needed the money tae pay fur a new set o sheets.' on page 41
n cuddie's years huv come tae pay their last respects. Someone' on page 111
okin at ma Donald's grave tae pay him any mind. 'Mum, dae you r on page 116
4 matches
Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Bound Over (dash) Failure To Pay Fines' on page 33
1 matches
Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
efullie in thur castellis and pay thur rents oan tyme if they j on page 12
1 matches
Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
hts can produce (wi maternity pay and leave gien til wemen wha on page 97
1 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
p writing on your arm. Now... pay attention! We'll move on to P on page 37
2 matches
Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
in order tae earn some pay.
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
may be gottin thairof he sall pay to the king the soume of xx p
1 matches
Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n its ain: parish pey desk ‘pay desk at the unemployment offi
1 matches
Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
‘Want to pee, need to pay,’ says he.
1 matches
Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
A pay the ‘tip’ tae put ma lugg
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
, "Ah'll settle, if ye cannae pay the fine,
They pay thae fancy prices, an the boo
2 matches
Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
take them aff ye then. Ah did pay fur them efter aw,” Billy j
1 matches
Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The wee Nokia 3110 Pay-as-you-go phone they gave me
1 matches
Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“It doesnae count when ye pay fur it,” ah said, pointin a
1 matches
Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
o, and ah’d just forgot tae pay fur it.
1 matches
McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
windae, there wid be hell tae pay! Barney wid appear at ma door
1 matches
Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
noch tae huv the local gentry pay his education as weel as his
Facebook link ( 2016) Central
the USA. They cam special tae pay tribute tae thur ancestor Tho
Facebook link ( 2021) Central
l. They taen a collection tae pay ma passage tae Holland an saf
Facebook link ( 2019) Central
e the Auld Parish Kirkyard an pay tribute tae him. This time it
Facebook link ( 2019) Central
on the Bass Rock if he didna pay a fine o £500.
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
‘’I need more time to pay, g?’’
re all friends, here. I’ll pay the full moment, no problem
2 matches
@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
iders getting an auld yin tae pay an unfair fine as a success s(2020) search twitter
@alistairdunn tweeted
ack the team". piss off. fans pay gid money tae watch that shit(2017) search twitter
@jax6754 tweeted
......and @austinarmacost tae pay a visit??. Happy weekend! XXX(2015) search twitter
@MartinBroon tweeted
n @spfl Cu#t$And Whos gonna pay the speedin ???Naw yeez urny (2019) search twitter
nuthin! Well, Ye get whit ye pay fur A suppose..????. ????????(2019) search twitter
@RickHJohnston tweeted
in this poor man's death. AND PAY UP compensation to the family (2022) twitter link
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
I ettle tae fin the fonds tae pay for ae MLitt i Creative Writi(2020) search twitter
@DABArbuckle tweeted
ggling for ower twa years tae pay aff a cooncil tax bill and th(2020) search twitter
@bigandymccoll tweeted
h, and those who say it's tae pay the underpaid wimmen - if NS (2022) twitter link
@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
rthday last month. Ah woudnae pay for them! Still havin trouble (2022) twitter link
@rattlecans tweeted
at means ye'll no be able tae pay fur the messages, no wi yer f (2022) twitter link
wn their "Votes for those who pay X in tax, min but no those wh (2022) twitter link
melon. And you think you can pay wi your face fur the prescrip (2022) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
n sose every body that disnae pay the licence - bankrupt the b (2020) twitter link
what - fine her and make her pay for all the emergency service (2020) twitter link
ey @BBCSportScot thats what u pay ur licence for lol (2020) twitter link
aw - al b overwhelmed when a pay a visit m8 - top drawer n we (2020) twitter link
eorgeCaulkin only a mug would pay that 2 sky every month ffs lo (2020) twitter link
and 9 other occurrences.
Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
he letters an bills for's tae pay As lang's he maks sure he's o on page 15
1 matches
Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
"Dassen" say's "Well at's pet pay'd tae at," So we hid nay mair on page 46
1 matches
Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
except they dinna pay an then ... Ach weel on page 10
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
“I’m sorry for you losing pay because I frightened you, so
1 matches
Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
wraith bellowed “ye’ll aa pay for fit yiv deen!” Paul wiz
1 matches
The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
d onwye, I seen that ye winna pay onythin if ye earn less than
ic card that ye canna use tae pay for onythin (and, believe me,
2 matches
The Flying Pigs The ‘Naked Cleaners’ idea is appalling. It’s sexist, demeaning, and at £80 an hour, steep, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
nk there’s onyb’dy fa wid pay £80 for Big Sonya tae dae th
1 matches
@AMaxwell54 tweeted
iberdeenshire. Fit wye wid Ah pay fer watter... Niver hiv an ni (2021) twitter link
@72redz1903 tweeted
s born. Live here, work here, pay taxes...you will have the rig (2020) twitter link
@beast_afc tweeted
@AberdeenCC Gonna gee me a pay rise then ye grippit basses(2020) search twitter
@daleser23 tweeted
awa to spain iday. Kca gan to pay for a flight oot for um(2013) search twitter
@Franwella tweeted
crime. My waistline will noo pay th price :-( Jist eaten some (2012) search twitter
I already hae tae pay £25 for cooking n £7 for te(2011) search twitter
riggin place ye worked at tae pay ye yer wages n then ye cud bu(2011) search twitter
@fittiecrooners tweeted
That should pay for the lads holiday tae Orkn(2017) search twitter
Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
kin afford tae pay no mind on page 13
1 matches
@peediepuss tweeted
nt, thoo deserved yin een tae pay off! (2020) twitter link
Ah'm fair enjoyin yer stuff. Pay no heed tae the eedyots. No w (2020) twitter link
Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"I have to pay more to the wholesalers than on page 15
desperately need da money, ta pay my wye troo college," he answ on page 58
2 matches
Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
croftin wark, hit’ll never pay.
1 matches
King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
‘Och, a lot o nonsense! Pay nae heed tae Harry an Gary!
1 matches