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The word 'knave'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
knaveOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.7488
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 316.5 9 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.5 1 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 41 9 1
AYR - Ayrshire 117.9 9 1
LAL - General Central
SEA - South East (Borders) 112.3 9 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 282.5 9 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of knave in Corpus

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Orkney

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ye trailed the glowan knave o gress along the ditch. on page 62

1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
notican her. Then followed e Knave o Hearts, carryan e King's cr on page 76
m in a temper, an sade till e Knave "Turn them oer!" on page 78
el as e whole pack o cards: e Knave wis standan afore them, in ch on page 104
E Knave o Hearts, he stole those tart on page 106
"Please yer Majesty," sade e Knave, "A didna write id, an they c on page 115
Also on pages 117
9 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Pystle Frae Aberbrothock, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
r his cause gin the insnorlin knave, on page 55

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
thon; 'Wha wuid be a traitor knave,/ Wha sae base as be a slave? on page 116

1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
oticin her. Then thir wis the Knave o Herts, cairryin the King's on page 78
like thunder, an said tae the Knave "Flip them aer!" on page 80
the hale pack ae cairds: the Knave wis staunin in front ae them, on page 106
The Knave o Herts, he stole thae tarts, on page 108
"Bit, yer Majesty," said the Knave, "Ah never wrote it, an they on page 117
Also on pages 119
9 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
road she wis on. Then eam the Knave o Herts, cairryin the King's on page 44

9 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
noticin hur. Then followed th Knave o Hairts, carryin th King's c on page 78
y awa frae um, an said tae th Knave "Turn thum ower!" on page 80
as th hale pack o cairds: th Knave was standin aheid o thum, in on page 107
Th Knave o Hairts, hei stole thae tart on page 109
"Please eer Majesty," said th Knave, "Ah didnae write eet, an the on page 118
Also on pages 120
9 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
hir. Thin baehin that wus the Knave o Hairts, cairryin the King's on page 79
are an angry, an said tae the Knave, "Turn thim ower!" on page 81
s the hale pack o cairds: the Knave wus stannin afore thim, in ch on page 108
The Knave o Hairts, hae stole those tar on page 110
Please yer Majesty," said the Knave, "A didnae scrieve it, an the on page 119
Also on pages 121, 122
9 matches

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