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Use in varieties of Scots

smaa Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words39.3 46.3 36.2 0 40.7 31 8.9
Number of occurrences12690 24 0 7 3 2
Number of authors41 21 11 5 2 2

Occurrences of smaa in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
he local papers, an for a wee smaa maument in time she made hers on page 16
mither's pleens, for the war smaa dout in Kate's mynd nou but t on page 18
ed been smitten wi a series o smaa straiks at haed taen doun wee on page 20

3 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
bit bigger, an then a wee bit smaa-er, till she managed tae get on page 44

2 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 58 - The Rooks, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Forsak May's smaa birds, turn ti thay on page 112

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
oot o my smaa kennin, on page 129

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
imily they are blessed in nae smaa meisure wi guid Christian cha on page 29
He had gairded ane aaready, a smaa getherin deep in the hills an on page 34
been a great victorie, but a smaa ane. They were braggart on page 38

4 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
In nae time, an wi smaa wecht o gowd, the sons o Ival on page 14

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Smaa need o belt or bann whan her on page 8
Whan erst he left, there wis smaa time on page 12
Smaa Toun Wife on page 17
The trauchle wins smaa kindness, life is tint on page 31
the leeries cast smaa bleezin on page 41
Also on pages 75
16 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
o win back tae Dalkeith?" The smaa cheer that haed come intae Ai on page 125

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
up his ain toon the same, sae smaa it yet may be. on page 43

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
sands, whaur waves curmur an smaa wind whips on page 58

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Lairge an smaa the deid-knowes fae langsyne, on page 39

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
yon wird sae smaa and still on page 13
in they smaa chaummers or yon muckle mansi on page 19

2 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
. The fermers redd them up in smaa piles tae be liftit for dispo on page 18

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Touch her smaa face. Sae quickly she comes r on page 18

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
See them wi their smaa seimits ticht on their kists. on page 98

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Yuan an Xiang Watters, ay, smaa be yir waves on page 19

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
harpe, Maidment and Kinloch's smaa ballad books that were prenti on page 69

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
for twinty years. It was ower smaa and faan tae bits, never haen on page 37

4 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Chrysanths, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
lik smaa suns burnan
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
airns tae spell, the RWS is o smaa wirth, as ye can see whan Dau
like "heiliegoleirie" seems a smaa maiter, but maist sic folk ui
jalouze the answer is that a smaa nummer o wirds in Scots teuk
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
o win back tae Dalkeith?" The smaa cheer that haed come intae Ai
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
oot in the fields, but in the smaa oors A waukent an the war thi
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Post-Its, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
Sair dree, smaa rewaird,
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
In the smaa rain.
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
n local projecks bi giein oot smaa grants tae heeze up Doric dev
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
our on the ae side at awned a smaa factory in Detroit. He wis an
fend. Thay war on the smaa side an nerrae-boukit, whiles
2 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
wis derk, but there wis a wee smaa licht in the lobby atween the
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
od an aa the clavers, lude wi smaa toun
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ts by hire-purchase firms and smaa shopkeepers as a means o push
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
t he could’v. His airmy wis smaa-er an fester. The fact that t
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
stit they war a bittie on the smaa side. Nae dout they war, comp
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
the decoratin, an it’s the smaa oors afore she settles doun w
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
Boxer heard this he fesht the smaa strae hat that he haed worn i
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ae cross the livin-room o the smaa toon flat.
er claes - which wad be ower smaa be the time Beatrice cam back
ts, bitties o weir an cablin, smaa tuils an remote keys. Beatric
The smaa company preparet for tae satt
they were the ilk mix as the smaa pairty wha had brocht her -
24 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
McLeod wis as thick as he wis smaa on page 15

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
tanzas as A read tae Ye i the smaa oors on page 3

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
red, sair siccan tae pye bak? Smaa chance, the mair's the peety. on page 10

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ise nooadays - an it's a gey smaa 'slice o hivven'." He stuck h on page 9
andy, tappin his broo, "...an smaa shavins." on page 31

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
faaivver his been forgien bit smaa book, shews bit sma luv." Syn on page 92

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
tal city is 'Manneken-Pis', a smaa fountain in the shape o a loo on page 13

1 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
cam wee stoot deukies wi affa smaa leggies. Een egg wis left tae on page 17

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
e. The Cooncil wis, nae doot, smaa beer, an I suspeck that as Ma
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
tairs, on the wye tae her ain smaa bed in the laft. She opened t
n clattered oot intae the wee smaa oors o a cauld November morni
A smaa voice wis nae eese ava fur a
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
in, tae snib the door.…The smaa fell ben the nicht in thick,
1 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ct aa kinds o birdies, big an smaa. Oor favourite visitor at the
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
aa drug dealers baith big and smaa. But fitiver, the Chief Const
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
There must have been a dizen smaa doors leading tae different o
sie tae try on. He gave her a smaa heuk tae pull the laces tight
ed the wee box and teen oot a smaa leather bag tied at the top.
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ein glaiss.. a thing tae makk smaa things grow big, wi a roon ke
t the neuk o the road. It wis smaa an fite an wis playin a bonni
e usually did, tryin tae luik smaa. He wis better nur ony o them
3 matches

Facebook link ( 2013) Doric - Buckie
y. Anither jobbie fin we were smaa wiz nitten gairtens for aul w

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
e, an mony businesses, big an smaa are gaun tae gaung unner. Cou
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
It wisna lang till he bocht a smaa engineering business, an beel on page 11
naethin passes oonoticed in a smaa toon, an it wisna lang afore on page 57

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
on a different scale. Feelin smaa, an on page 34

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Whan wis da smaa smoor on page 96

1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
inded something peerie. Lik a smaa pebble at da boddom o a pool
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
! Den shu added, "we'll pairt smaa an' sare aa". I'd not heard d

Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
rose. Tae my surprise, an nae smaa horror, I enjoyed makkin dem.
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
bedene afore the quicksaun o smaa knawledge shifts tae an sinks on page 5

2 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Anenst the on-steid wis a smaa bungalow, kent is the Coachma
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ull mebbe cum bak ïn tha wee smaa oors, or at tha scraich o day on page 92

1 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
tha uise o thae leids bes tha smaa'est waarantie tha yins 'at ta on page 14

1 matches

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