| slack | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 9.3 | 8.6 | 12 | 19.9 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Number of occurrences | 30 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Number of authors | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d a spluish and the rope gaed slack. She poued it up again and th on page 181
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
'An we maun gae an no be slack on page 113
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
His grup grew slack, the jag taen its effect on page 39
2 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ndra will huv tae pick up the slack now ah'm gone. Cathy only doe on page 47
1 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"Twa hunnerwecht o nutty slack an fower dizzen coal briquett on page 65
1 matches
McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
his jaw slack an deaved frae tavern clash. on page 112
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
the Pit when his ain tred wis slack, speirin o the gaffer: Is tha on page 134
1 matches
Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
up, faa back slack til muckle stanes again; on page 107
1 matches
McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
floo'ers o'eedjit Spring were slack-jawed. on page 63
1 matches
Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
burglar when security's gane slack,
1 matches
Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
gurled on an never seemt tae slack.
Dumfounert they watch’t, slack-gabbed
2 matches
Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nged, curled locks. Ah staun, slack-jawed an silent fur a couple
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
t time is it?’ he sais, the slack jawed cunt.
1 matches
McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
d hud jurked an the line went slack.
1 matches
Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
sail tae get oot air fur thi slack water. Eit wis lait mornen fi on page 19
n ower thi waive's er wis nay slack, "Boy's eis weis serious," co on page 49
o, a qweer theing happint eit slack water, eis yoosual thi feish on page 56
4 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nae comfy; an er teeth, ower slack fir er withered moo, ir clack on page 45
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
crunched sidewyes makkin the slack skin at his throat wummle, Da
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
day's wirk wi the futterat, a slack time at the fairm an a guid c
1 matches
@peediepuss tweeted
@snettsbirder Nice and slack the morn. Hardly a breath so (2020) twitter link