covered | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
---|---|---|---|
Total Corpus | 39.3 | 128 | 66 |
ORK - Orkney | 59.6 | 6 | 5 |
SHD - Shetland | 34.9 | 6 | 4 |
TON - Tonge | |||
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | 35.2 | 1 | 1 |
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
MNA - Mid Northern A | 52.3 | 16 | 7 |
MNB - Mid Northern B | 393.1 | 3 | 3 |
SNO - South Northern | |||
ABN - Aberdeen | 76.6 | 7 | 4 |
DOR - General Northern | 79.8 | 18 | 9 |
NEC - North East Central | 46.4 | 1 | 1 |
SEC - (South) East Central | 38 | 15 | 7 |
WCE - West Central | 9.2 | 2 | 1 |
DUN - Dundee | 21.2 | 2 | 1 |
EDN - Edinburgh | 18.8 | 3 | 3 |
GLA - Glasgow | 91.1 | 20 | 7 |
AYR - Ayrshire | 39.3 | 3 | 2 |
LAL - General Central | 29.2 | 22 | 12 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | 12.5 | 1 | 1 |
SWE - South West (Galloway) | 13.9 | 1 | 1 |
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) | |||
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | 32.8 | 1 | 1 |
GUL - General Ulster | |||
SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
Luk at me - A'm covered wae embroidered roses on page 108
1 matches
Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The work surface is covered on page 71
1 matches
Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Covered wi grain on page 36
Green covered record player, cerried bi han on page 42
2 matches
Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Efter bank o mossy covered bitumen paet. on page 60
1 matches
Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
e da air, and smacked da snaa-covered grund underneath him. Da skip
1 matches
Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
da waas were aa glittery and covered in silver, purple an green cr
1 matches
Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
A tree-covered isle, whaar a goddess haes he
1 matches
Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
The Scots leid is covered by the European Charter for R
1 matches
Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
gie hingin aff, sheen untied, covered in muck an untucked in ivery
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
houted ‘Caught wi the shite covered tail!’ Mrs Robson gye come
started cuttin aff the shite covered tail sayin ‘Ye ken fine I l
2 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
iddle o the nicht skirlin and covered in swyte as if gan throwe the
worse than yestreen, his body covered in big reed blotches an his b
2 matches
Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he lang scoop bit at the back covered his broo as bonny as ye like.
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
oot the wye and I found masel covered in dental implants wi teeth s
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
time, scrambled up the stairs covered in coal dust and tears. Sic a
he men came up fae the cellar covered in dust and cobwebs. The Lair
2 matches
Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
n an affa state. The grun wiz covered in a foushty muck an the waws
1 matches
@DoricPhrases tweeted
lot of our children will be covered in mud during the summer ho(2017)
@FaeFoggie tweeted
Naebdy kint fa it wis, he wis covered in so muckle dub(2019)
Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
business. Athing wis a ready covered ower wis it. I thoucht for a
1 matches
@McGoo1888 tweeted
ver still got it...and it was covered in black widow spiders...the (2021) twitter link
Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
covered wi emerald green moss on page 5
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
fit o the rick, its heid half covered wi hey. on page 13
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
in the navy, an his airms wis covered wi tattoos fae shouder tae ni
1 matches
Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
fairm used to be afore it was covered owre in the sandy sludge that
1 matches
McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Fan they were covered heed tae tay in athing under
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
n roon his moo, like a skull, covered wi a thin happen o skin. Ther on page 51
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Rise in the mornin grun covered in sna,
Mormond hill is covered in sna,
plastic in her gairden an covered the plastic wi sma steens, I'
covered the plastic wi twa or three b
covered wi plastic an, covered wi steens. it wis the month o
5 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Fit a surprise grun covered wi sna,
Grun is covered wi fer puckle sna,
2 matches
Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
his wifie appears wi her heid covered in cotton wool and there’s
1 matches
Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
s body he layed an auld, sack covered, thermal matt - just eneuch
1 matches
The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
the bey. There wiz even a wee covered entrance intae the bilerhoose
n shook the styowe aff. I wiz covered fae heed tae fit and the teac
2 matches
@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
s hero politician like a puss covered in wifeys mak' up fur a spot (2015)
@fittiecrooners tweeted
ck nip tae be greeted by reed covered tables, flooers & even this(2020)
@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@_DawnLeslie Ah think yiv covered aa e bases ayre quine(2020)
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
. He hus these tribal tattoos covered acroass his bald heid, which on page 38
bars and the ootside wah wis covered in rid graffiti. As ah git cl on page 71
ah noticed it's full ae faces covered in shame and humiliation as f on page 122
3 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
like a nuclear explosion an I covered my e'en. I should've kept the on page 22
e ayeways tied it in a bun An covered it wi a silk heidsquare. on page 31
3 matches
Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
devotin time tae. It wisnae covered because it wisnae worth cover
1 matches
Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
animals for ten year, it wis covered in the coort pages o the loca
1 matches
MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
nes. Wance mah heid wis fully covered by th' kip frame, ah waited.
1 matches
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
icial hows that likes - snow covered astros do get called off all (2021) twitter link
een that - av got awe angles covered nudge nudge wink wink! (2021) twitter link
the days oh playin oan a snow covered pitch wae an orange baw - ay (2020) twitter link
just say al hae every avenue covered lol n itll no b a breether am (2020) twitter link
McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
hroom. The previous owner had covered the suite in some sort o’ l
1 matches
Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
e didna mention the newspaper covered in footprints an symbols that
1 matches
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
s toaty. The flair's manky an covered in rubbish an auld newspapers on page 21
asel, ah should add. In here, covered in pig juice, masel, like som on page 60
square inch ae the walls are covered in menchies an there's a wee on page 104
3 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
doon in his ripped and paint-covered jeans. We aw look at one anot on page 13
1 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
Hair in bunches and nose covered in snot, she's a five-yearaul on page 7
4 matches
Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
Billy cried oot. He quickly covered it ‘er again, but the smell
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘In the summer this’d be covered in folk – it’s actually q
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
scuttlin oer the boggin, hair covered, pish-stained carpet taewards
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
oan yer back oan a dug-shite covered back green, appreciatin the s
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nition protrudin through like covered furniture, upsetting the clea
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
hirt near hingin aff ma back, covered in grass stains, stomach gaun
1 matches
Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The gairden is covered in a thick frost, which gies
At least the overgrown, frost covered grass conceals the rapidly ac
2 matches
Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ghts, next tae a pair ay moss covered gutties that huv been hingin
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e. It’s aw chewed tae fuck, covered in dug slebbers. Ah stick it
1 matches
Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
lding; the rest o the area is covered in grass, plants and trees.
1 matches
Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
But Rodrick had covered up his tracks a belter. And t on page 13
1 matches
Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
e planet's surface that wisna covered in gress. Insteid, it wis pen on page 18
1 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
the pages back tae me covered in reid pen. Ah could o gret. on page 27
1 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
selt. He wis sittin at a desk covered wi typed papers that looked i on page 63
1 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
auns makes me realise they're covered in warm seagull shite. Ah've on page xiv
and the chessboard carpet is covered in God knows whit. The only h on page 4
Ah look doon. The flair is covered in so many droppings they blu on page 82
oncrete ootside, The glass is covered in dust and bird shite. It wo on page 83
Ah look at the flair. It's covered in dust. Faither Murphy shoul on page 114
5 matches
Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
at aa as flat as a pancake an covered wi thoosands o sheep. You cou on page 120
1 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
they didnae ken him - covered in bluid. on page 35
2 matches
Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
no surprisin gin DOST haesna covered mair nor a sample o it. on page 15
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
he'r faur, faur mair subjecks covered in this ither buik, fae Scotl on page 130
1 matches
Facebook link ( 2016) Central
They baith covered great distances maistly acros
Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
oked at ma fingers which were covered in glitter glue and then at m
tips of ma fingers were still covered in glitter, and they sparkled
and dancing in the light. Ah covered the dull cloth so it wis blee
3 matches
@bigandymccoll tweeted
re. Bet that angle willnae be covered though. Not till in aboot 6mo (2022) twitter link
@rattlecans tweeted
wee stones on all the tables, covered o'er wi glass tops. She never (2022) twitter link