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The word 'carved'
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Use in varieties of Scots carved Occurrences normalised per million words Occurrences Authors
Dialect map - Usage over time
Total Corpus 7.1 23 18 ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
11.6
2
2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
22.9
7
3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
162.8
1
1
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
7.6
3
3
WCE - West Central
4.6
1
1
DUN - Dundee
10.6
1
1
EDN - Edinburgh
12.5
2
1
GLA - Glasgow
4.6
1
1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central
1.3
1
1
SEA - South East (Borders)
12.5
1
1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
27.8
2
2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
51.2
1
1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)
Occurrences of carved in Corpus
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the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.
Shetland
Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess , (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
a fit tighter dan a screw. He carved me name inta da haandle wi hi
1 matches
Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Scalloway Castle , (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, poetry
At dey carved intae da stonewark
1 matches
Mid Northern A
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin , (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ouble wardrobe, drawers, hand- carved bed-ends and washstand. All i on page 71
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie , (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
d jist makk oot the shape o a carved shelt wi a chiel on his back.
We carved not a line, and we raised not
2 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels , (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the yard wiz fulled o figures carved fae driftwid in weird shapes
s in the depths o despair hid carved them athoot the help o a mort
2 matches
Hutchison, Pat Catty , (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Mabel’s favourite. ‘They Carved Her Name With Pride’, a tru
he wiz sittin watchin ‘They Carved Her name With Pride’ that a
2 matches
South Northern
Diansangu, Mae Puddock Spittins , (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
I hiv carved oot
1 matches
(South) East Central
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium , (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
That's carved into the winding gorge Below on page 3
1 matches
Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam , (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
nce wae every wurd and symbol carved intae the waw.
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1 , (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
oan as if this boay should be carved intae the Mount Rushmore ae c
1 matches
West Central
Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY , (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
dark wid and inlaid wi gold, carved tae look like blooming lilies
1 matches
Dundee
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun , (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
t the story o their lives wis carved in a frieze that ran roun the on page 81
1 matches
Edinburgh
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences , (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
le lawlans, the territory wis carved up atween the Uighurs an the
le lawlans, the territory wis carved up atween the Uighurs an the
2 matches
Glasgow
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency , (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
nae soundhole but intricately carved flowery wans where the soundh on page 3
1 matches
General Central
Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts , (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
Photo of a carved stone featuring an old man wi
1 matches
South East (Borders)
Thompson, James My Borderlands , (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Carved frae local Border stane on page 12
1 matches
South West (Galloway)
Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn , (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
carved intae lik the kintra ye'd see on page 4
1 matches
McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12 , (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
se auld gates wae weird heids carved oan thum, oot in the middle a
1 matches
Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes , (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Ye'll fin a carved skull o worn sandstane on page 9
1 matches