spiered | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
---|---|---|---|
Total Corpus | 55.9 | 182 | 18 |
ORK - Orkney | 9.9 | 1 | 1 |
SHD - Shetland | 5.8 | 1 | 1 |
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 | |||
SNO - South Northern | |||
ABN - Aberdeen | |||
DOR - General Northern | 8.9 | 2 | 2 |
NEC - North East Central | |||
SEC - (South) East Central | 22.8 | 9 | 4 |
WCE - West Central | |||
DUN - Dundee | |||
EDN - Edinburgh | 6.3 | 1 | 1 |
GLA - Glasgow | |||
AYR - Ayrshire | |||
LAL - General Central | 216.3 | 163 | 7 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | |||
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) | 153.7 | 3 | 1 |
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | |||
GUL - General Ulster | |||
SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
“The fit? Fit for?” he spiered.
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
er dauchter be up the day?" I spiered. Airchie's laddie emigrated a
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
vility o the white collar, an spiered at the wumman quick as A coul
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Koan, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
I spiered my Zen maister
1 matches
McFarlane, Ishbel Maun we mak new wirds fir a chyngin warld?, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
ts his bin oan fir decades? A spiered at some deaf fowk A ken an in
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
. Whan I got Elsie her lane I spiered at her what haed Janice meant
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
"Hoo big's the sea?" A spiered her. "Och,
1 matches
Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
royalty, I spiered at him whit he thocht o the h
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
“But what for?” spiered Mr Neilson whan he vísitit M
1 matches
Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
'Hoo auld were ye?' spiered Precious. on page 5
'Did onybody else bide there? spiered Precious. She wis aye spierin on page 6
'Did ye ken whit it wis?' she spiered, haudin her braith as she wai on page 9
oo did that lion get in?' she spiered. 'Hoo did he get in by yon mu on page 11
. "Did ye see his teeth?' she spiered. on page 13
Also on pages 16, 17, 23, 31, 43, 45, 46, 51, 53, 55, 58, 59, 72, 74
20 matches
Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
hree month bygane. Her mither spiered at her gin she haed noticed o on page 14
im lairnt o't. Thay haed been spiered round for thair denner an eft on page 21
man in her kitchen. Syne Kate spiered cuid she gie her a haund wi t on page 22
thare onie iced tea made? he spiered wi a smile. Kate wisna juist on page 24
'Whaur's Jeannie?' he spiered heich out. on page 29
Also on pages 30, 31
11 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Whit did he dae?' spiered Chairlie. He couldnae wait ta on page 14
onka,' said Granda Jock, 'and spiered him tae cam aw the wey oot ta on page 15
'Is aw this really true?' he spiered. 'Or are you jist haein me on on page 16
eir ain factories and clype?' spiered Chairlie. on page 18
t that's glazkit! Has naebody spiered Mr Wonka?' on page 21
Also on pages 39, 70, 72, 81, 91, 93, 95, 116, 119, 124, 125, 127, 132, 135, 137, 143, 146, 148, 151, 154, 155, 167, 170, 173, 175
37 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ea the day, Grannie?' Geordie spiered her. on page 2
I stap masel growin:' Geordie spiered her. on page 5
n in the yin gollop?' Geordie spiered her. 'Or are ye gonnae sook i on page 38
thin wrang, Grannie?' Geordie spiered her, awfie poleet. 'Are ye aw on page 40
lephoned the Cran Company and spiered them tae send their maist muc on page 70
Also on pages 73, 74, 77, 101
10 matches
Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
this is the opposite. When we spiered o Pooh whit wis the opposite on page vii
'Are ye shair?' spiered Wee Grumphie skeerily. on page 4
'Can ye hear yon?' he spiered. on page 12
'Where did ye say it wis?' spiered Pooh. on page 14
that didna like booncin, and spiered at Teeger if he wid no be owe on page 22
Also on pages 24, 27, 30, 40, 41, 56, 57, 59, 61, 62, 64, 73, 77, 79, 84, 88, 94, 95, 96, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 112, 113, 121, 130, 131, 133, 143, 147, 151, 153, 154, 160, 161
53 matches
Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
y will they kill us, Mither?' spiered yin o the Wee Tods. His roond on page 17
'Whit's the nixt move?' spiered Boonce, the kettle-bellied sc on page 30
e hae warkin on yer ferm?' he spiered. on page 33
wioot food or watter, Boggin spiered on the third day. on page 34
'Wha's we?' spiered Mr Tod. on page 447
Also on pages 51, 58, 60, 63
9 matches
Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ited an uncle in Gawstoun, an spiered whit he wes daein ower the ho on page 6
dit by her skill at the darg, spiered wha had taught her the airt o on page 11
4 matches
Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
Weel then?" spiered the Princess. on page 89
1 matches
Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
She spiered, wi a quick sympathy:
ist, listened tae her souchs, spiered a question o
'Weel?' he spiered.
Aw o a sudden, she spiered:
spiered, 'Hoo are ye?' jist as he yai
7 matches
Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
weedit an gaggit, but crawed, spiered or spiert, dumfoundered or du
1 matches
Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
up. Ar ye liftin aa this? she spiered athout
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
end. Whit dae think o that?" spiered the auld wummin.
"Onythin?" spiered the auld wummin wi a glent in
yer name is?" the young wife spiered.
3 matches
@billykayscot tweeted
the Cooncil workman Andra, an spiered hoo he wis gettin on? Daein(2020)
when a kirk elder saw him an spiered, Is that you awa hame noo, (2020)