spat | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
---|---|---|---|
Total Corpus | 16.3 | 53 | 32 |
ORK - Orkney | 39.7 | 4 | 3 |
SHD - Shetland | 5.8 | 1 | 1 |
TON - Tonge | |||
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
MNA - Mid Northern A | 29.4 | 9 | 3 |
MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
SNO - South Northern | |||
ABN - Aberdeen | 10.9 | 1 | 1 |
DOR - General Northern | 26.6 | 6 | 4 |
NEC - North East Central | |||
SEC - (South) East Central | 7.6 | 3 | 3 |
WCE - West Central | 18.4 | 4 | 3 |
DUN - Dundee | 31.9 | 3 | 2 |
EDN - Edinburgh | 18.8 | 3 | 2 |
GLA - Glasgow | 13.7 | 3 | 2 |
AYR - Ayrshire | |||
LAL - General Central | 21.2 | 16 | 10 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | |||
SWE - South West (Galloway) | |||
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) | |||
GUL - General Ulster | |||
SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The record player wheezed and spat the tunes o Jimmy Shand. on page 3
1 matches
Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
"And then the face just spat us out!" Sheu's smilan wide a on page 124
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
, aulder nur her bi twa year, spat on his haun, an swung the sha
h his braith, an pyochered an spat inno the spittoon. The spit w
war reosity, they crackit an spat an hissed. Jist as she placed
3 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
kk her on at aa. He wadna hae spat on Jessie if she wis on fire,
ll it birssled an hottered an spat. Ower he gaed we his kim o ma
pot o broth that hottered an spat an byled abune her stove. It
pinged oot her cleuks, an spat wi rage at her veesiter.
4 matches
@FaeFoggie tweeted
urious_Cow @weehalfpintt Jist spat ma tea oot.(2020)
Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ds hid a temper, right? So, I spat, an I scratched, an I sneaked on page 58
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
re wis cam frae the fire that spat and flichtered up the lum, th on page 51
2 matches
@beast_afc tweeted
ning commentary masel. A neer spat a lung up over the 6 goals fo(2020)
@Manuforti1968 tweeted
Nae mare a "spat" than fleein' air. The usual (2020)
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
aboot a freenly spat o rain.
1 matches
Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
freendly at Hampden. Austria spat the dummy at 4:1 and walked a
1 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ma ma said aye that ah nearly spat ma dinner oot, Noo ah'd been on page 169
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Some spat the Dummy et the wa', (Cause on page 44
1 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
ar whin A'm oot walkin' birra spat it oot whin A realised rit A
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
bottom dollar on that, boy,' spat the OIM. on page 54
surroundit. The slimy monster spat an clawit at them but wi thei on page 80
2 matches
Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
the rodd. Whan he wun ti the spat whaur the enorm stane stuid u on page 46
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s tae who’s names gonnae be spat oot his mooth. Everyboady hus
1 matches
Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
gregation. Ma ain faither wis spat oan in the street as he searc
1 matches
McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
the widds an A geelt tae the spat in awe. Ma een war guid in th on page 58
1 matches
McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
leggit an juist jeelt tae the spat, chitterin, frichtit an gien on page 22
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ore tastin her blade o gress, spat the daud o warld-record-cowpi on page 76
1 matches
Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
id Doug. He opened his jaw an spat oot a pair o sunglesses for K on page 10
1 matches
Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
grew crabbit and spylt. They spat, on page 20
1 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
otten, rotten wee man," Klaus spat oot, but Coont Olaf jist smil on page 110
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Me ower an spat upon his thoum, on page 18
An spat at baudrons in a bubble's low on page 22
2 matches
Liddell, Faith Eemis Stane 1 - Ghaist Yairn, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
He rattelt, spat and sputtered, on page 19
1 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e chowed up mair than it iver spat oot. An o coorse, it haed an
1 matches
Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
“Shaws talent!” spat Arachne. “Ma weavin is bett
y lang there,” the goddesss spat. “But naebody will want tae
2 matches
Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
She spat oot the word individually as
1 matches
@DABArbuckle tweeted
t "go back to Islam?" Verneer spat ma tea oot again.(2020)
@BoringOleFart FFS, jist spat ma tea aw doon ma shirt. Dinn(2020)