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Use in varieties of Scots

sadie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.9 3.1 1.5 49.7 0 0 44.3
Number of occurrences226 1 5 0 0 10
Number of authors7 3 1 1 2

Occurrences of sadie in Corpus

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Central

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
hur wiz ane o the indwallers, Sadie, whae's cloot an sel baith sn on page 80

3 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
His mother, Sadie, was the toon’s “Crazy Ca
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2 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
m if he “had an auntie cried Sadie that had a dug cried Billy”.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Tales Fae The Doric Side - Bullied, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Sadie an Georgie, John an Belle on page 55

1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Hid's aboot a wife caa'd Sadie and sheu bade doon at the sho on page 35
er said than deun, lass!" and Sadie glowed wi pride on page 36

5 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
. Singin Sadie's hoose was on the corner o t on page 22
Did yer da iver tell ye aboot Sadie's fernlie turnin?"' said Mais on page 23

4 matches

Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans
aimlie. Wullie is marriet oan Sadie, an they hae a pair o weans: on page 3
thegither. Whut dae ye think, Sadie? Ir the' lake oanythin ava?" on page 8
ses! Keep 'er lit, ye boy ye! Sadie, dinnae be feart: we're comin on page 10
n quat ectin tha gype!" girns Sadie. Wullie an tha weans ir hairt on page 11

6 matches

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