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Use in varieties of Scots

rug Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.3 13.1 36 0 11.6 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences5626 24 0 2 1 3
Number of authors39 23 12 2 1 2

Occurrences of rug in Corpus

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Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
hing "Yon wid hae made a braw rug on page 33

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ieces ben an sat doon oan the rug by the fire tae eat thum. Ma on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
t acause it happens unner the rug on page 31

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t. Ah gently rest him oan the rug in the centre ae the livin ro on page 150

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
thie an the focus on the hert-rug o twa grievin paurents maks t on page 5

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
is bein rug-sooked. Deid swan-necked, on page 16

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Happed in a velvet rug wi aa his graith. on page 98
walks amang us agane. Let him rug at yer sleeve, whisper in yer on page 102

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
hearth-rug, and wis bringin the rest o h on page 127

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Frae rug an rive ow'r fremmit peths, s on page 30

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
A had melled hert-rug wi this ratton. Sittin thare on page 82

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Five sonnets o Cecco Angiolieri (1250-1319), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
An wha's tae rug her hair? - Jist bide an see on page 45

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
an thocht he micht mak a guid rug o't. Whan he cam intil the sh on page 42

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
r new watchcloth an her flair rug an aw her oarders. Nivver hid on page 66

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - Droozie Driftin, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
the rug wull sen ye hamewith, on page 92

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
nraivels ivverie fankil wi ae rug. The schep at sauls up frae T
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
them alang on its aye shirin rug or loss them in the sleek abl
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
taundin – that it poued the rug oot fae unner its first threi
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ed taewards him, an tried tae rug him awa taewards it. The sphe
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
te faux fur oan ma bed, a wee rug, and a vanity cabinet fur dae
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
sporran for a heid, a tartan rug for a body, a tartan tie fur
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
llt wi watter, an a haun-made rug on the flair. Guzul pyntit oo
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
ept ma eyes fixed doon on the rug till they’d finished talkin
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
and slumps doon oan the broon rug in front ae the telly. Change
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
nd each seat had a wee travel rug for customers! *Even in Mesa (2020) search twitter

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
cheetie sittin on the clootie rug afore the fire purrin awa. Sh on page 124

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Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
irror an the tartan travellin rug on the back seat, ma street-c on page 96

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
h Gaed a powkie or twa, a bit rug "I'm happy tae say, Belle, th on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
i injin. So aifter a coupul a rug's aat eit, Skim hault Baggy's on page 13

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
enin Express oan the fireside rug an proceedit te pare is tae n on page 54
wi pint bit Ronnie munuged te rug it open. He climmed oot an ru on page 56
i'd hae a picnic oan a tartan rug: me lyin oan ma back aside Gr on page 66

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
at matched the funcy fireside rug. Inside oor hoose wis dark an on page 64

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
gle't aboot you gie't a quick rug." on page 26

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I sat on a rug on page 104

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Rug by e fire, on page 16

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
wes, straikit ower the hairth-rug, aa fankles an snorls, wi the on page 10

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
rug an tug, the bloomin things ji
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
nie pit the speen doon on the rug an restit her haun a meenit,
owpit doon at the dresser tae rug oot her ribbons an caimb the
been caimb tae her heid, tae rug the tousles oot her lang broo
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
lame the quine fur sikkin tae rug hersel ooto the glaur. She'd
leggit on the goat-skin herth-rug, her hair faain ower the buik
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ackie. She’d hytered ower a rug in the kitchie an hurtit her
opposite ens o the reid hairy rug in Mistress
rk. Kenny hid even helpit tae rug the guy tae the tap o the bon
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Doric wirdie Bass whilk means rug.(2014) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
anFaeEly Phone Chris Boyd for rug advice couple o pies wid seal(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ng carpet shop as wints a new rug! I wis trying tae get awa qui(2019) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Rug afore da Fire, on page 17

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
r wi some chaep synthetic fur rug ats moultin already. Dir spac on page 47

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Fireside rug, on page 16

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
a sermon thrashed oot again a rug on page 30
ustrations wi a bruim again a rug. She wanted tae be wild an fr on page 51

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Hearth rug, on page 17

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