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Use in varieties of Scots

tied Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words38.1 30.8 42.2 109.3 52.3 62 35.4
Number of occurrences12260 28 11 9 6 8
Number of authors68 30 15 9 5 5 4

Occurrences of tied in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
Herr tied perjink in a lacy bauble, on page 6

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
an tied roon the neck ae the boattle on page 13
They'd a big canvas bag that tied up at the mooth wae strings: on page 111

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
is makin sure his trainers ir tied n A follow suit. Losin a trai on page 17
taemake sure ma ain turbos ir tied n walk quickly oot fae ma hid on page 34

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Collar? Tied up?" Wolfie said on page 230

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
eft chowk, an a bit sash rope tied roun his waist. Stickin intil on page 85

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
here afore," said Alison), an tied roun its neck wis a paper lab on page 12
ad a muckle canvas seck, that tied at the mooth wi whangs: an in on page 44

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
, Dauvit ... God help him ... tied tae the back o a horse. They' on page 61
'er seen the like o't, as she tied the cord, dried an swaddlt th on page 71

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
that tied her tae the stake twa-oor syn on page 45

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
otside tae get Clyde where ad tied her leash tae the bike rack. on page 38

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
texture tied aroon ma tongue. on page 96

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
eant. Or mebbe they were that tied up in their involvement wi th on page 105

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
they went. He wis taen, hands tied, afore Brude wha had set up h on page 15
muckle baist. The harpoon was tied tae hunners o fathoms o stout on page 40
id face, mousy broun hair aye tied up in an auld scarf, airms on on page 57

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ppeart wi a Chihuaha wi a bow tied roon on page 169

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
irth chairt drawn, cast, fast tied tae the mast o aw creaution. on page 69

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
near her hair. An she ayeways tied it in a bun An covered it wi on page 31

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
y knot tae ken, and as Violet tied the clootie strips thegither, on page 117
t aboot thirty feet lang. She tied yin end o it tae the metal sp on page 118

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
completely unhermed. Hercules tied a rope roon the animal's legs on page 15
rus intae submission. He then tied a leash roon him and dragged on page 56

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
That nicht, the queen tied a poke o flour tae the prince on page 45

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
e could come by; an' syne she tied on me a bonny new craig-cloth
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ein Grangemouth an Tantallon, tied twa howes o kirnel pouered
Ebenezer wes tied ower a horss lik a grumphie g
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ts ear-flaps trochled doon an tied aneath her face. She swept up
1 matches

McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
leaf. Ah pit mah Nikies oan n tied the laces tight, tae be hones
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
loose ends is aw tied up.
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Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
pe. Ae Sikh swam the river an tied ae end o the turban rope tich
akit except for a bittie bark tied aboot their waists tae hide t
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t sae mony years o their life tied tae machinery.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
sition on the estate cam wi a tied hoose that alloued him tae ma
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rsh! The tongue wis rowed up, tied wi string afore it got biled,
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t him. He wis twa streets awa tied tae a palin stab wi a claes r
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
ve that her Patois is closely tied up wi the things an folk that
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
r wae yer tits oot an yer bra tied in yer hair as some mad, inex
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e waist doon wae his troosers tied roon his neck in some lunatic
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
clichés aboot his hauns bein tied an if it wis up tae him, he w
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s an auld man. The second man tied him in his bad clothes and ti
him in his bad clothes and tied about fifty pounds of pig iro
2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ool cryin “Feenisht!”, an tied aff her last threid.
ot Athens: hoo Athenian women tied up their hair an dressed gey
2 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
a Fankelites had got themsels tied in knots an, at first, Kat cu
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
The springer spaniel had been tied up and shot several times wi
greetin as we gagged him and tied him tae the tree. Brenda had
tae the drugs. By the time we tied him tae the tree he wis wide
3 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Callum, “No A’ve no’! A tied them tae you at the tap o’
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
Ma identity is tied up wi’ the land. An’ ah
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
his Muse, the yae thing that tied him tae his ain warld.
im a file o didgeridoo music, tied aroon the hause o a muckle du
m a puir deil they had gotten tied up.
ebody had aareadies packit an tied her bedroll for her. She slun
4 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
o this is weill-kent, but it tied a haund ahint oor backs the h
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ttoos, an his long black hair tied up in a fuckin mad bun.
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Facebook link ( 2020) Central
Bladenoch river by Wigtoun an tied tae a stake whaur the tide wu
gallopin horse. Imagine bein tied up, watchin the watter comin

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
werdue for the scrapyaird, aa tied up alang the far quay, side b on page 32

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ft o the quay far they'd been tied up. on page 41

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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
aited three rashes thegither, tied them in a knot and stuck them on page 124

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
nae time at a the knot it wis tied on page 15

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
while Ah become tongue tied an dumbfounded on page 24

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it is't the day, laads?" Jack tied maatchin goons roon their nec on page 9
you if you tend to get tongue-tied, nervous and are always afrai on page 36

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'll be tied up richt guid an proper on page 97

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
here afore," sade Alice), an tied roond e neck o e bottle wis a on page 12
hed a beeg canvas bag, wheech tied up at e mooth wi strings: int on page 109

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Doric Sweet Talk, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
A caaf bed tied roon the middle
1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
t ower Rubislaw Quarry an had tied the Charities Wik Slogan in t
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
. says Jonsar Eck. A rope wis tied on tae Jonsar Eck's
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
stable fur the nicht, tae be tied tae their staas, unharnessed,
tae the nines, wi their hair tied up in ribbons an ither falder
owp, nae least an auld pianie tied onno the milk cairt an pued h
ked ower the neep park, tae a tied hoose at the fit o the lang d
4 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ne tae match yer cardigan. Ye tied it on wi a bit o ribbon an ye
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
hin wands, aw spleet-cane, an tied on three weet-flees on ilka y
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ng tooslie beard an reid hair tied in
1 matches

Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
a heid. I pit on ma beets and tied up ma pints.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
kin in the mill the hoose wiz tied so Mary hid tae be oot o the
eens back intae her shawl she tied them up intae the mak dee bag
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d teen oot a smaa leather bag tied at the top. He untied it and
n up in the library. It wisna tied like his een and fin he coupe
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
aleerie the kite, wi his tail tied tae a tree, got a gey begeck
1 matches

The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
uple’s footsteps if we iver tied the knot?
1 matches

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Wi hands tied ahint his back, on page 10

1 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
tae git her intae the byre an tied aap whar wae could hae a good on page 14

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
got him in a plastic poke and tied the top up tight on page 29
y's hid's peedie belly-button tied in a granny knot? on page 60

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
orge his thick leather peenie tied ahint his back everything spi on page 33

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The cloot aboot thee wis tied tight on page 116
bratto tied tight an shaal wuppd aroond h on page 117

2 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
askit this morneen and shae's tied up til id's sorted. The Sigur on page 87

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Bit a red rosette noo tied tae her bridle on page 141

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
knitted Fair Isle bunnit that tied under the chin on page 42

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Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Wormy et a haep of lasses, aa tied tae a graet big stane
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
re," said Alice), an whit wis tied aboot da neck o da bottle but on page 12
Jeck wis staandin afore dem, tied in chains, wi a soldier apo e on page 109
Dey hed a muckle eanvees bag, tied up at da mooth wi strings: an on page 114

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ly eftir," Willie said, "at I tied his story in wi sometheen my on page 55

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Der tongue-tied an kinda faert. on page 69

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Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
rs an we belld him a ropp. He tied hit tae a bycht i da whillie'
lie ta Nort Haven an left her tied tae da pier; spak tae da cost
ee o da herbour office. As we tied up, he clamb aboard an axt fu
3 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
id be sittin in a keppy creel tied on tae Dad’s back. I’ll n
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
here afore," said Ahlice), an tied roond th neck o th bottle was on page 12
ae a muckle canvas bag, which tied up at th mooth wi strings: in on page 112

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Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
r English. Scots is certainly tied til a parteiklar community an on page 34

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
a life up Borth’ick, it wur tied in wi the Peth Heid
1 matches

The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
tae the slope wi muckle hooks tied tae sticks. Cleeks, a hink th
1 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@mapmyrun did e hev eer feet tied the gither #slowasasnail(2012) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
eonard pullt on his jumper an tied up his buits. There was plent on page 12
tae achieve wi hir ain tongue-tied husband. on page 43
. Maisie minded the lang rope tied up tae the washin line at yin on page 47

4 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
y had a big canvis bag, whuch tied up at the mooth wi strins: in on page 113

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
git thair, ye'll fin a cowlt tied up, that haesnae iver bin rid on page 102

1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
Was a big brown box tied up wi string, tae fall aff, s
oser I spied the box, was all tied up wi string
2 matches

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