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Use in varieties of Scots

smairt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8 8 9 0 0 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences2616 6 0 0 1 3
Number of authors17 10 4 1 2

Occurrences of smairt in Corpus

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Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
their load aboot how gleg and smairt their scunnersome wee yins ar on page 1
top jalousin and tryin tae be smairt.' on page 48
rub ye oot if ye stert gettin smairt wi me. Spell whit.' on page 145

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ture, or at least it wisnae a smairt move tae let on that ye were on page 55

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
WERE YE AYEWEYS THIS SMAIRT AND BRAW? on page 2
I wis too smairt for ma ain gui, but, cause as on page 28

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
an composer; thon smairt fellah Alfenus, e'en eftir th on page 121
Aye trailin ahint twa, three smairt lassies, on page 128

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
e will no bother tryin tae be smairt on page 35
ut always, always bein rather smairt. on page 87

2 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
e us. Aye - t-hah - ye're a smairt cookie awricht, eh? on page 2

1 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
came up fae the country tae a smairt high school, on page 10
Smairt wireless heidphones that didn on page 23

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
s owre the highway, swippert, smairt, on page 44

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
For he wis deif an no sae smairt on page 58

1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
ic wee smile wis the luik o a smairt wumman. The kind endlesslie e
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ss yersel, wull ye...somethin smairt - wi wint te mak a gweed imp on page 27
t fit they've bin lookin fir: smairt an mainnerable. An it's nae f on page 87

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ye'd better sign up pretty smairt," said Harry Mintie, furlin r on page 11

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Thinkin he wis smairt. on page 26

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
rae tap tae boddam wi her ain smairt taste. She sae luved her darg
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
smairt doctor meets
1 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
o the craw that was sae smairt? on page 164

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"A quare an smairt way tae avoid the post office on page 41
yit six," said Sally. "What a smairt boy!" Sally cud see a quare d on page 58

2 matches

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
he toon on accooont o his owl smairt tak an the hurries an thrades on page 49

1 matches

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