grave | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
---|---|---|---|
Total Corpus | 42.1 | 137 | 57 |
ORK - Orkney | 19.9 | 2 | 2 |
SHD - Shetland | 5.8 | 1 | 1 |
TON - Tonge | |||
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | 70.3 | 2 | 1 |
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
MNA - Mid Northern A | 52.3 | 16 | 6 |
MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
SNO - South Northern | 325.5 | 2 | 2 |
ABN - Aberdeen | 98.4 | 9 | 1 |
DOR - General Northern | 35.5 | 8 | 6 |
NEC - North East Central | 139.1 | 3 | 1 |
SEC - (South) East Central | 27.9 | 11 | 5 |
WCE - West Central | 27.6 | 6 | 4 |
DUN - Dundee | 63.7 | 6 | 1 |
EDN - Edinburgh | 12.5 | 2 | 1 |
GLA - Glasgow | 18.2 | 4 | 4 |
AYR - Ayrshire | 39.3 | 3 | 1 |
LAL - General Central | 53.1 | 40 | 13 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | 112.3 | 9 | 2 |
SWE - South West (Galloway) | 83.4 | 6 | 4 |
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | 31.4 | 1 | 1 |
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | 88.3 | 1 | 1 |
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | 102.5 | 2 | 1 |
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | 98.5 | 3 | 2 |
GUL - General Ulster | |||
SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
sand in yir grave. on page 13
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
He steed up it the grave, feelin kinna queer an dizzy on page 76
e livin. He leukit oan es the grave wis happit up wi lang widden on page 77
" said Walter, booin ower the grave. He claaed it the baldy spot on page 78
4 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
their secrets wi her tae the grave.
he'd cam back himsel frae the grave tae pledge that she'd ay hae
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
d demons, bit Meikleburgh hid grave-robbers. He wad stert in wi a
it. Efter aa, yon wrack wis a grave as weel's a landmerk.
in, cheengin inno the smush o grave-yird mools.
3 matches
Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
reason as tae why we nott the grave opened an tae oor surprise th
fae her I wint doon intae the grave and placed it on the coffin a
2 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
beeriett him in a pauper’s grave. The parish hid a special cof
1 matches
Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
ough the burial grun faar the grave o McDougal wiz. He lookit at
cDougal wiz. He lookit at the grave an tae his surprise saw a dei
2 matches
@DoricPhrases tweeted
#geese fleein ower ma sons grave in Cruden Bay Aberdeenshire. (2018)
Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
bared in a grin as wide’s a grave, in his hauns this battleaxe
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
again. Near haan there wis a grave nae lang filled in bi the loo on page 41
An stannin bi the fit o the grave, he looked aa roon aboot him on page 46
3 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ik hailsteens, the reek o the grave aa aboot ye!" on page 15
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
a hale nicht lyin in an open grave in a kirkyaird. Wad ony o ye
k masel, an had faan inti the grave an passed oot. Ah wis still s
spent a hale nicht in an open grave’ll tak this in his stride n
Aathing wis seelent as the grave for aboot anither ooer. Syne,
4 matches
Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
Gloamin owrte the grave on page 25
1 matches
Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
on, the kirk gravedigger. The grave bore his name (McChubb havin on page 118
3 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - David, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, poetry
Lichtly, let the grave mools lie. on page 13
1 matches
Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ae tak tent o the auld Gaelic grave slabs in Clonca in Ulster tae
1 matches
Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
see if he could find a fresh grave sae tae speak. But, mercy me,
1 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
poverty trap. Worn oot. Early grave. Fower-letter word, that. Wor on page 1
1 matches
Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
' went fae the cradle tae the grave withoot winderin' if whitever on page 10
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
smoke masself intae an early grave. Ah heard earlier, oan the mo on page 14
they'm fae the cradle tae the grave. In this country 'cash is cla on page 24
2 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
t lands on wir great-granny's grave an sings tae her aa nicht. Th on page 76
5 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
n, wis suddenly silent as the grave. 'Watch yersels,' Hortensia w on page 104
1 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n wi, an dancin on top ae the grave stones ootside the Paisley Ar on page 169
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
An here wis her man's grave, on page 52
at Kirkmaiden, in an unmarkt grave. on page 98
2 matches
Hardie, George Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Hamilton, poetry
ti fill a nameless grave. on page 143
1 matches
Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
is equally wan day nearer the grave on page 21
1 matches
Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
s. Steven'll be rollin in his grave: s Aw aye, ah'm sure he's fum on page 28
1 matches
Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Done in, buried in a shallow grave, another fitnote in history.
1 matches
Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
gie her a deep grave, ayont kennin; but they fund on page 49
fu circle, frae cradle intil grave. on page 83
growin ower her grave; her sang swalls up on page 107
3 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
he car rolls taeward Donald's grave, ah watch Stella Marie and Ka on page 63
ut here ah am, wan fit in the grave wi naught better tae dae than on page 76
fur. She'll be turnin in hur grave once she's planted.' on page 113
Stella Marie is lookin at his grave and greetin. If we dinnae sor on page 115
een gien a rose surrounds the grave, and an arm sidles roond ma b on page 116
Also on pages 119
7 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
our maister we'll send ti his grave. on page 17
Ach, ye're aa grave-birds - craws, corbies! on page 25
f feelin streetches ayont the grave. on page 26
Mary: I'll fa ti ma grave avengin him. on page 27
puir an ordinary, an apon his grave on page 29
Also on pages 33, 35
17 matches
Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
soirées are as dreich as the grave-yaird, on page 80
1 matches
Templeton, Sheila Lallans 73 - Lairnin About Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
So a grave cud be dug as easy as that on page 55
1 matches
Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ffecks. At Robert Fergusson's Grave, October 1962 by Robert Gario on page 46
2 matches
Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
Occam wid be birlin in his grave at the haun-wringin and heels
1 matches
Facebook link ( 2019) Central
p the gravel drive passin the grave stanes, it's still pitch-daur
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
were wifies didna com tae the grave but strecht tae the funeral b(2020)
hitelaw or the Born Astride A Grave trope(2020)
@OliphantWullie tweeted
d ma faither is birlin in his grave tae think that his principles (2022) twitter link
@DABArbuckle tweeted
s. Is he noo speaking fae the grave?(2020)
@ThonJacobite tweeted
Dickens must be birlin in his grave wae the knowledge that he's d(2020)
Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
“Borth’ick Wa’as grave-yaird”, kent is “The Auld
thar wis ae kirk fornenst the Grave Yaird, on the tither side o t
2 matches
Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
lik a grave on page 175
1 matches
Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
whan A am in ma grave on page 13
Staunin afore her grave on page 22
2 matches
McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Mair grave mattirs. The Darien Scheme - on page 45
some triflin maiters and mair grave an tantalisin possibeelities on page 67
2 matches
Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
An wrocht at it richt tae her grave. on page 28
Sae grave whar bes yer victorie? on page 56
2 matches