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Use in varieties of Scots

shaks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.8 3.6 22.6 29.8 0 0 0
Number of occurrences257 15 3 0 0 0
Number of authors11 3 6 2

Occurrences of shaks in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ollie sparkt ahin a haun that shaks wi smeddum, lanesomeness an s on page 77

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Like the wind that souchs and shaks yon pines. on page 127

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
o ma feet." Airchie lauchs an shaks his heid. "Ay, Hackie." Syne on page 125

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
² my feet." Airchie lauchs an shaks his heid. "Ay, Hackie." Syne
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Koan, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
He shaks his auld pow
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
But I shaks my heid an raxes for the haun
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
ep. Doun in the front room he shaks his heid at the paint-slaiger
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
n haud inte the hospital." He shaks the reed saace an splooters i on page 95

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
far Bothwell shaks bleak Hermitage's nieve at aa on page 10

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
wi the poodered soup an milk shaks at micht hiv bing success, bi on page 16

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah nursie roars in ma lug an shaks ma airm. "It's your daughter! on page 46

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
shaks aff I'beer on page 115
Weel, weel, weel, I shaks his han ... Professor Bob on page 122

3 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
"At's far the money is" Shaks her heid an says. "I'll jist
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
shaks his heid an says." Na, na, ef
Jonsar shaks his heid an replies ." Nae fe
shaks his head an asks. "Hiv you na
3 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
sun. Andrew opens his een and shaks his heid at the sight o ma.
Andrew shaks his heid and turns awa. I wat
2 matches

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Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
Shaks Feyther's hand and oot the do on page 42

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
r. "Thoo're no pit aff?" Sheu shaks her heid an smiles. The invit on page 88
t I think I've found..." Noor shaks her heid an fires a queek pee on page 117

2 matches

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