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stey Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words53.7 76.1 16.6 19.9 0 62 22.1
Number of occurrences172148 11 2 0 6 5
Number of authors59 49 2 2 5 3

Occurrences of stey in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ir road, twistin itsel up the stey brae. It taks the braith oot on page 16
sicht. As the hill grew mair stey he grew closer tae it, on page 18

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Whit a pity it widnae stey!" sighed the Lory, soon as it on page 31
an, "that they'd no let Dinah stey in the hoose any mair if she on page 34
ah used tae-an ah cannae even stey the same size fir mair'n ten on page 45
a beatin. Bit if ye kin jist stey oan his good side he'll dae n on page 69
cond thoughts she decidit tae stey jist where she wis long as th on page 109

5 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
An swuir tae ayeweys stey on page 28
If yer list o raisons tae stey on page 68

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e the jeest a nidge ower. You stey wi Archie a meenit!' on page 20
'A'll stey wi Archie an haud his heid ab on page 21

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
aboot it: gin I'm Mabel, Pll stey doun here! It'll be nae uise on page 19
"Whit a peety it widnae stey!" soucht the Lory, as shuin a on page 30
ed on, "that they'd let Dinah stey in the hous gin it stertit bo on page 33
er question. "Whit kin o folk stey aboot here?" on page 44

7 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
'A'll stey here neist the yett. Dinnae b on page 59

3 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
e ma bahookie but thay wadnae stey up, an juist rowed back doon. on page 22

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
n. The rest ae the time, they stey in their ain wee groups. The on page 1

5 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
greater nummer 0 animals than stey here noo. Jist this tane fair on page 6

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Stey ahin tae watch the endless li on page 24
whaur maist folk stey a few week in the year on page 33
The curtains stey apairt an let on page 54

4 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
. Tho still thrawn eneuch tae stey awa frae the kirk on principl on page 41
sic as - cuid she come up an stey whiles at Priesthill an see a on page 42
on mony a day he wad bid them stey in oot o the cauld, weel happ on page 43
But finds the gate baith stey and steep, on page 78
ess, you an Christian get tae stey in yer ain wee hous... Oor Wu on page 79

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
But feelin bad they let her stey. on page 24

1 matches

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
It's a stey brae on page 58

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ma hoose" ah remind him. "You stey oan that side ae the room, ah on page 151
o, the plan wis fur Bruce tae stey wae me fur a few maire days. on page 155

3 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
ings chainge, the mair things stey the same.' on page 191

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
n Sidney an Tommy managed tae stey thegither. It wis a black day on page 76

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
o tryin tae stey warm and tryin tae get enough on page 46
rns! Dinnae get ower-excitit! Stey calm! Keep the heid!' on page 73
'Stey calm!' cried Mr Wonka. 'Stey calm, ma dear wummin, stey ca on page 86
eid hits the ceilin - and ye stey there.' on page 119
birlin up and up and up on a stey sklenty coorse as if it were on page 139
Also on pages 166
10 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
'Hen, when ye stey wi me, on page 147
assus brae micht be stieve an stey, on page 151

2 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
er trainers, 'mibbe I'll jist stey as I am this time.' on page 25

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
the auld yins whan A gat tae stey up late at pairties. Talk aw on page 4

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
pher Robin's, and had cam tae stey in the Forest, and Wee Grumph on page 24
like Hoolet, and we're gonnae stey here for ever and aye. I can on page 61
it the noo. Sae we're gonnae stey here for ever and aye - unle on page 62

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
the stour. The saiddil wuidna stey on Modestine's rigg fur hauf on page 6

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
bi blokkin out shaps at wuid stey in the ae pece. Bot the'r nae on page 46

1 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
"Get the bairns and stey inside!" on page 25

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
langer. It sklentit doon at a stey angle. Deep and mair deep abl on page 18
enoon. There's nae wey it can stey doon in yon hole anither day on page 69
'He'll no stey doon there muckle langer noo, on page 81

3 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
yese back tae ma hoose. Ye'll stey wi us for a wee bittie while on page 9
eventually, "Yese are awa tae stey wi a distant relative o yours on page 14
is easiest for yese. If yese stey in the city, ye'll at least b on page 15
id be even mair braw jist tae stey in Judge Strauss's hoose, ins on page 21
noo wis that they could jist stey on page 24
Also on pages 31, 58, 63, 79, 110, 153, 155, 159
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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
"Nae offence, stey in yir hoose!" on page 27

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
up the lang, stey brae on page 18

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Wis thit men that stey oot in the caald tae lang on page 60

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
forfochten sair, ye fail tae stey the pace, on page 67

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
irn his tred athoot Ernie tae stey him richt. No tae mention wat on page 65

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
mon, like "a stout hert for a stey brae" but e.g. I've heard a s on page 7

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
But bide wi me a minutie. Stey. on page 22

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
And I went trauchlin stey braes in Dunfermline toun, on page 123

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
it's grand tae stey awhile and blether.' on page 7

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
her pals fae the toon. Will A stey at hame wi the wean fir the w on page 46

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
didna find it, he wid hae tae stey as Eurystheus's tube for ever on page 45

1 matches

Stephenson, Michael Northwords Now 43 - Tao Te Ching 9, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Central - Bathgate, poetry
wer-uise a blade, it'll niver stey shairp. on page 4

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
d then she asked if she could stey the night. on page 10

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
hit I am, and a sodger should stey brave tae the end!" he thocht on page 78

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
es o gates tae tak sic as the stey braes o the Duke's Pass up fa on page 65

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
reivin, an Ann Wegmüller wul stey ti dae the mukkil airtwark on page 7

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ahent the boays. Thai didnae stey tae speir whit wis waantit. T on page 68

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
wi Uncle Larry. Larry didnae stey at the hoose aw the time, mem on page 44
he could pass esel. They wid stey at a place for a while, then on page 47

2 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Sloth, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
tae shoogle up the branch, or stey pit?
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
o thaim that eat a puir diet stey in schemes wi nae shops or di
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
ringinlie, an he med fur the stey wie tonnel at awnsert in hiz
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
t horss, an it stertit up the stey brae bi the burn-syde. Lik in
ik ti die, A thocht i wyce ti stey wi’m aw nicht. Bot A
2 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
tion sterts, Gaelic wants tae stey the heidmaist langage o the c
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
tuik tent o his profeel: the stey brou, the muckle neb, the chi
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A couldnae stey an gawp aw nicht.
A'll mebbe stey hame, efter aw."
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
t wi defences locatit abuin a stey brae, aft connectit tae the m
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
aur dae ye bide, whaur dae ye stey, come tell tae me yer name?"
airt o Ayrshire cried Kyle, I stey in a cooncil hoose at 33 Loud
2 matches

Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
el’? A loack the door an’ stey hame at Halloween.
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
I wantit tae stey, but I kent fine that if the
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
o the ferm yaird. We haed tae stey awa fae the tractors sin oor
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
’en if invitit. We haed tae stey at the door.
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
r tae let the clever stranger stey.
m as prisoners. They were tae stey ae nicht in the palace, but i
Daedalus wis ower cannie tae stey there for lang. There wis a w
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
So ah'll stey freends
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
r concludes that things shuid stey the wey they are, mindin awbo
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
and that nae animal maun iver stey there.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
tal shafts cut intae a heich, stey rock face. There wis an owerh
at the halflins ken juist tae stey put. An maybe get some mait a
There wis anither stey brae up tae the hollaed-oot g
e erms an halpit her ower the stey heid of the brae. He drappit
ertit culyiein her. “Lat me stey, juist for a meenit. Ah’ll
5 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
could be peyin yer guests tae stey an still wind up aheid.”
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
e summer, leuks mair like tae stey the coorse. This new magazine
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
sans that haiver suid ken tae stey wheesht
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
d tae be inside the dey. Best stey oot.”
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
a ower tae Portland Street an stey there till the bairn wis born
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
ot @DrMDempster Aye! A dinnae stey in Glesga massel sae wadnae k(2019) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
fear oer hope and decided to stey wi whit they kent. We didnae (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
an @joao_kay on the Lam Dong! Stey safe, bide weel. https://t.co(2020) search twitter
A stoot hert for a stey brae. Thaim that haes, aye ge(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
rife, so it's a huge gamble. Stey hame an watch Netflix.(2020) search twitter
ain message Ah got fae it wis stey awa fae Subway!(2020) search twitter
@Ohdogoaway Better tae stey in the hoose xx(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
aised in Ayrshire. Warned tae stey awa fae sand cleggs.(2017) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
caunle, trying tae get it tae stey upright in the dish..." https (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
, there's snaw whaur wan o us stey, onywey) has made us at SLC e (2020) twitter link
heir accent abroad, an ithers stey the same? #styleshifting http (2019) twitter link

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
tae stey, haud in aboot the sea files on page 10

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“War ye naw telt tae stey awa fae thaim?”
“Yon hull leuks awfie stey!” interruptit Trev.
n up, atween the treck an the stey vailey o the linn was jist a
Ay. Yon lest bit was muckle stey, was it naw?”
“Nae maitter. Oo cuidnae stey leukin it gaits awday,” say
7 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wis tain ta hoaspital e widna stey langer is ta say
z. A wis ta haud ma braith an stey
Aye A hae tae stey the nicht agin. Ir ee parkit
3 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
hat whit sheu's touchan wilno stey whan sheu wakkens, a fossil f on page 91

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ur hood toggles and tryan tae stey calm, fur they can aesy git f on page 86

1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
ar's dune, an the druim grows stey on page 140

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
'Hen, when ye stey wi me, on page 220

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
a stey gait up throu the craigs
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
stey brae face, tae sei til the ho
’d Eildrig. Marcie, whit ae stey brae it wur n’; frae the
2 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
ennels, wynds and braes. Folk stey aboot langer nor signs an sig(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
loos at tae let the situation stey the saime wud bae an ect o' s on page 31
t oan, tae encourage fowk tae stey on page 672

2 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
ae ootbye tha UK wha’s hale stey in tha UK wull be fur 3 monds
Gin thair hale lenth o stey bes less nor 3 monds, the’
2 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ther an sayed tha wumman maun stey an rest hersel a wheen days.
1 matches

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