string | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 23.7 | 27.6 | 13.4 | 69.6 | 17.4 | 0 | 13.3 | |
Number of occurrences | 77 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Number of authors | 44 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Tanglit string!" said Alice, ayeweys ready t on page 31
1 matches
Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
We'll tak a bell, pit it on a string on page 8
1 matches
Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Lace it up wi a needle an string,' Gran telt him. on page 37
1 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
fae the Three Kings. The wee string ae lichts alang Shieldhill. S on page 1
2 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
harp. Every time I hit that E string man. Raghhhhh. Oan the third on page 3
3 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ah hud him oan a string. He wis basically foamin at t on page 99
Before ah'm even able tae string a sentence taegether. Craigy on page 132
is Craig. Neither ae us could string a sentence taegether. It's no on page 200
3 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
like somethin on the end o a string, skraichin his heid aff. on page 144
1 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
in a string vest on page 78
1 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
res, muins hingin aff on Holy string on page 57
Puppet on a single string on page 76
2 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Aaricht, Ill get some string. (Pause) That's better. Looks on page 67
1 matches
Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ink o it. Ye wapped a lenth o string roond Wee on page 132
hie is,' said Hoolet. 'If the string doesna break.' on page 133
let wid lowse their end o the string and look at him. on page 134
nythin aboot Hums or Trees or String or Storms-in-the-Nicht, Wee G on page 138
A thickish lenth o string.' on page 139
Also on pages 163
9 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
anched" here means "biled" - string beans, Mr, Poe telt them they on page 14
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Kite string tichtly his, clock key his ta on page 13
1 matches
Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
lk blouses wi lace collars, a string o beads an aye a bonny brooch on page 120
1 matches
Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
ye this, hen, eez pure big an string, on page 7
1 matches
Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
thirlt tae her body, and ilka string wis haudit by a servant. on page 101
1 matches
Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
an lang hannles o string. on page 58
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ed roond aboot us like a lang string o perlins until it gaithert i
etin that it brak up intil a string o perlins unner the pull o gr
2 matches
Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
an quilt. She pullt the draa-string at his thrapple, tuggit doon
1 matches
Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
broon paper parcel wrapped wi string tied intae a bow oan the top,
Billy said. He pulled aff the string an’ opened up the paper. It
2 matches
Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
a holes cut in the toap fur a string tae cairry the thing, a caun
1 matches
Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
s needit tae pou back the bow string war huge, sae the image o Wal
1 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
is time for the scone! A lang string abuin oor heids atween the do
birlt roond an pyntit at the string. We ettelt tae tak a bite oot
2 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tongue wis rowed up, tied wi string afore it got biled, skinned a
1 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Gutties fae forkit twigs an a string o wee rubber bands. Pellets t
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
biro cellotaped tae a bit ay string sits oan a table. Some cunt
1 matches
Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
w hoose, pouin bits o wool an string fae a big rickle o threids an
orl pyntin tae a lang taigelt string o sterrs. ‘An owerby is Hee
2 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
country, he pits thegither a string o clichés the likes o,
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ere the ens o the ilk piece o string!”
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
h road o life. For, by tyin a string to the hint leg o a grumphie,
1 matches
@DABArbuckle tweeted
the Scots fae I wis able tae string a sentence. Nane o ma freins (2020) search twitter
aipples, treacle scones oan a string and the like. Ah'm betting th(2020) search twitter
de cludgey hingin fae a bit o string waur it belangs. Loada shite.(2020) search twitter
@weenell3 tweeted
ceForGood Counting isnae your string point (2022) twitter link
@ThonJacobite tweeted
aipples, treacle scones oan a string and the like. Ah'm betting th(2020) search twitter
Christmas. Ma mither used tae string a big streetch o elastic thro(2020) search twitter
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nice."' Ah smile an touch the string o pearls it ma neck - Ah ees on page 44
nage te pull a hunkie fae the string bug at's hingin oan ma wheelc on page 46
3 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ad accep, than follat up wi a string o faus accusations that stabb
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
here anyway. I doubt he could string two sensible words together.
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
gaen fleein ben Sector 7 wi a string o puddens hingin frae its cho
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ver put into the field with a string of assassinations to her cred
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
kers the gowdfish blew a hale string o bubbles, as if ae agree.
1 matches
Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
spin. Thir dances, preens tae string the yearless year. So Brenna on page 126
1 matches
Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
inside me guts, each string on page 22
1 matches
Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Mares tails string across the west, a warning o on page 95
1 matches
I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Whaaraboots: da string o isles at maks up da boarder on page 7
1 matches
@HazelTindall tweeted
edles, makkin belt and raepin string. #shetland #knitting #fairisl(2020) search twitter
Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
as a big brown box tied up wi string, tae fall aff, sure it had na
d the box, was all tied up wi string
2 matches