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The word 'kissed'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
kissedOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus20.66730
ORK - Orkney 59.6 6 3
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 13.1 4 4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee 116.8 11 1
EDN - Edinburgh 68.9 11 1
GLA - Glasgow 9.1 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire 39.3 3 3
LAL - General Central 13.3 10 7
SEA - South East (Borders) 49.9 4 2
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) 164.2 5 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of kissed in Corpus

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Orkney

Miller, Alison Gallows Ha - Bairns Sang, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Shae's kissed the deil himsael. on page 14

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
sheu saa me tae me door, sheu kissed me - on the lips! on page 10
upped her airms aroond me and kissed me on the cheek. on page 40
He kissed her soft, warm tender back an on page 52
And we kissed bi the boortrees at Bockan Ti on page 66

4 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
the blue whar the botts kissed on page 30

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
hö wis feenished, her sister kissed her, an said, "Hit on page 124

1 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Judas wi a gang o men. Judas kissed Jesus. on page 145

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
love dee," shü said, as shü kissed Toby's photo, "bit noo I hae on page 28
. Whin shü wis aa ready shü kissed Lucky, pat him i da box, rowe on page 30
eter," shü answered an as he kissed her on da cheek shü mindit a on page 32

3 matches

De Luca, Christine St Ninian's Isle, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
is hit kissed da sheenin saand; a smush
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
she hed finished, her sister kissed her, an sade, "Id wis a funny on page 119

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
I e'er hid fae ony quine I've kissed So for her chikk an impidence on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
paith i waarmth an licht, he kissed ma - sweet an wild ~ takkin on page 45

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
An kissed him on thi han! on page 31

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the bell. She leaned ower an kissed him for fit could be the very
1 matches

General Northern

@fittiecrooners tweeted
She looked, walked, talked & kissed like a lady bit it was only f(2018)

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
nie women, brocht flooers and kissed the men on baith cheeks. on page 39

1 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
And he should ken, he kissed King Geordie's loof, on page 42

1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an kissed ir when on page 54
Eh kissed ir first thing this mornin on page 55

11 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Bapu cam tae meet her an kissed her broo. He held her at erm
it her erms roon his craig an kissed his reid-beirdit chowk. He se
. “Ah thocht shé micht hae kissed me,” he sayed, in a whimsic
side. She stoopit ower him an kissed his shut een. Beatrice wis fa
baith o thaim, maybes. Kamil kissed Beatrice an aa, on the cheek,
11 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
n she'd feeneesht, her sister kissed her, an said, "It wis an awfy on page 121

1 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
She kissed ma cheek. Bettie loved bein c
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e daffed tae gie him hert, an kissed his brou. "The lads are sturd on page 75

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
In waesome wildness I kissed ye blindlie on page 10

1 matches

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
He kissed her oan the forehead,
1 matches

General Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
An kissed me aefauld tenderlie. on page 11
The lasses kissed me guidbye, on page 24

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
he held him ticht they nearly kissed on page 6
Nae livin sowel had ever kissed her on page 8

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
. The thought o skin wi a sun-kissed glow sends a shiver o excitem on page 36

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ye aither grue or guffaw: She kissed him goodnight, her knickers i on page 127

1 matches

Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
h leaned forward a bit mair n kissed him.
sed the fuck outta me when eh kissed back.
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
y far-away smile and when she kissed me goodnight ah felt she wis
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
d been quick an easy. William kissed his dochter an then his grand
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Late hervest sun forever kissed on page 8
Ne'er kissed by summer sun on page 46
When first we kissed we did agree on page 22

3 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
he hae feeneeshed, hur sister kissed hur, an said, "Eet was a curi on page 123

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
mairlan she sees the hilltaps kissed, on page 18

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
t doon, lifted Daniel's chin, kissed his cheek, stuid up an walkt on page 7
must go, and I must bide." He kissed hir han an neukt the bit o ba on page 11
icht they wur engaged. He had kissed hir in the middle o the conve on page 53

5 matches

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