grannie | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
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Total Corpus | 112.1 | 365 | 40 |
ORK - Orkney | |||
SHD - Shetland | |||
TON - Tonge | |||
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
MNA - Mid Northern A | 3.3 | 1 | 1 |
MNB - Mid Northern B | 131 | 1 | 1 |
SNO - South Northern | |||
ABN - Aberdeen | 10.9 | 1 | 1 |
DOR - General Northern | 57.6 | 13 | 1 |
NEC - North East Central | 46.4 | 1 | 1 |
SEC - (South) East Central | 88.7 | 35 | 6 |
WCE - West Central | 64.4 | 14 | 3 |
DUN - Dundee | 53.1 | 5 | 3 |
EDN - Edinburgh | 118.9 | 19 | 1 |
GLA - Glasgow | 4.6 | 1 | 1 |
AYR - Ayrshire | |||
LAL - General Central | 333.1 | 251 | 16 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | 37.4 | 3 | 2 |
SWE - South West (Galloway) | 13.9 | 1 | 1 |
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | 31.4 | 1 | 1 |
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | |||
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | 256.1 | 5 | 1 |
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | 394 | 12 | 2 |
GUL - General Ulster | 14.1 | 1 | 1 |
SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Peffers, Bob The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
n ma han. When Ah got hame ma Grannie said tae me, "Hoo did ye git
n to speak proper English", A Grannie said tae that wis, "Whit"? Ah
blenk luk on their faces whit Grannie hid when Ah spak tae her in t
3 matches
Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
. Ah wis brocht up bi ma Auld Grannie an Grandfaither kis ma faithe
miller fowk but he mairrit ma grannie wha wis the afu bonnie wee do
ers.When Grandfaither mairrit Grannie his faimly, Wha hid some conn
ae keep the watter cool. When Grannie washed claise she wad yaise w
4 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
As ma grannie uised tae say, "(1) canna dae
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Ma Grannie convoyed me ti skuil on ma fi
fowk wes aw awaw at the weir. Grannie fashed hirsell about the egs
wes mair lyker ti be hiz ain grannie no
sair pingilt, lass,” sayed Grannie Roddenberrie. “Ye wiss ti
Baith the traivellers thankit Grannie Roddenberrie, tho Mirren’s
16 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ma grannie wis a cliver yin. Her bakin w
Tae win ma grannie's favour an jist mebbe get a
A tassie o ma grannie's special elderberry wine.
Fur a bottle o yer grannie's famous elderberry wine."
There's whisky, an ma grannie's far-famed elderberry wine.
9 matches
Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
k in thon tid. He’d ask hes Grannie efter, she’d be shair tae k
1 matches
Steele, Gregor When Scotty said “Scunner”, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
nd Ah gied a wee smile and ma grannie asked why,
And ma grannie thocht for a wee minute
Like ma maw and ma paw and ma grannie.
And ma grannie’s gran and her grannie’s
’s gran and her grannie’s gran,
10 matches
Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Efter he's bootit ma grannie's teeth in…
1 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
wid be as well talkin ti eis grannie, on page 4
meh grannie, meh aunties, on page 17
or yir grannie's kale, on page 120
3 matches
Robertson, Gary A Wee Dundee Xmas Poem, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
Grannie's stottin aboot tipsy, shiz h
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Cindy answered, 'Oh Fairy Grannie, on page 12
Haundit doon fae yer auld grannie, on page 32
He gaed tae Grannie's door and chappit. on page 36
Then parked himsel in Grannie's chair. on page 38
12 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
hey are cawed Granda Jock and Grannie Jockina. on page 1
are cawed Granda Geordie and Grannie Geordietta. on page 2
Granda Jock and Grannie Jockina on wan side, Granda G on page 5
"Guid evenin, Granda Jock and Grannie Jockina, and Granda Geordie a on page 9
at's perfectly richt!' yowled Grannie Jockina. 'And he sends them t on page 12
Also on pages 13, 14, 24, 25, 27, 31, 33, 34, 39, 41, 44, 48, 57, 172, 173, 175
40 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
Grannie on page 1
as yon gloomy auld golach o a Grannie. Lookin efter her aw by himse on page 2
Grannie slerped the tea. 'It's no swe on page 3
'I've steered it for ye, Grannie. I gied it a guid steer.' on page 4
'I'm still jist a wee laddie, Grannie. on page 5
Also on pages 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 61, 69, 71, 72, 73, 92, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102
145 matches
Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
It wis wance mair up tae Grannie on page 27
1 matches
Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Grannie Witchie on page 36
Grannie on page 40
4 matches
Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
ah'll hooch yir grannie on page 54
1 matches
Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
was reared in Scotland. An ma Grannie wis weel oot the road in Aust on page 120
1 matches
Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
raw big lassie," seyd Morag's grannie. on page 92
gaen hame fir her denner, her grannie gat tae thinkin aboot whit th on page 93
12 matches
Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
she thocht, for langsyne her grannie had tellt her, "When a star f on page 53
The auld grannie cooried the bairn intae her. on page 55
5 matches
Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Grannie cracks, "Ah'll sune redd up y on page 80
1 matches
Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
frae ilka grannie an greybeard: on page 53
1 matches
Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
s is auld-farrant words thair grannie sayed; ti ithers, a code-shif on page 4
1 matches
Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Ma uncles an aunties an grannie an grampa were always dead go on page 44
n eyes, they took thim aff ma grannie. on page 45
staun thim. Thir wis me an ma grannie sittin at the table in the li on page 46
11 matches
Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
s. Her claes wir guid bit her grannie wadnae lukked oot o pliss in
d whit the meenister cried ma Grannie.’ She tichtened her grup oa
2 matches
Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
wi his ain bairns. Him an ma grannie, his mither, blaitherd awa in
1 matches
Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
sh (or mibbie tae mind on yer grannie). While it micht seem positiv
1 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
y in the airms o her namesake Grannie. The howdie wife wis juist ca
1 matches
@Cobradile94 tweeted
@DrMDempster Ma grannie's hoose haes ceilin's like 'a(2020)
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ould be said of buyers of M&S grannie pa(2020)
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nd dadden wis born i 1899. My grannie's and granddadden's parents s(2020)
@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
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cy_Worsley Reminded me o ma Grannie! ??(2020)
Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Grannie hapt in a barra, alang wi tha on page 5
1 matches