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The word 'thirst'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
thirstOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus6.82218
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern 162.8 1 1
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 3
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 5.1 2 2
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 18.2 4 3
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 2.7 2 1
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)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of thirst in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I hae no thirst for knowledge, nae wish tae p on page 45

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Tae satisfy their thirst on page 15

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ist are e fowk att hunnger an thirst for gweedness, they'Il get fi on page 11

1 matches

South Northern

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
yne roar for mair, bellow his thirst,
1 matches

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
o aabody watchin slakes their thirst on page 45

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
laston, though Ah wis deein o thirst in the Sahara Desert. Airchie on page 8

1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
h it will nae doobt work up a thirst fer the bar later(2016)
! (Or maybe first! Or is that thirst!!) ?? https://t.co/UvBzpoAwMu(2017)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
hauf a day I wis near deid wi thirst. I swat sae muckle that ma cl
1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
,' the man said. 'Got a ragin thirst fur juice though. Rate he get on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ibrary caird and a relentless thirst fur knowledge. But, listen, w on page 93

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
regor, driven daft wi hunger, thirst, cauld an exhaustion, startt on page 42
ochters aff tae the well. His thirst by nou wis near drivin him gy on page 78

2 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
When her thirst was sated she was constipated
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
rnin wi fiver, deid warriours thirst. on page 38

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
oady complainIn ay hunger and thirst with hardly any light tae spe on page 3

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
craw flies, their collective thirst, a lump ay solid iron, an the
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rvin only tae emphasise their thirst.
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
here, wi its cruel mou an its thirst for pluidy revenge. The news on page 39

1 matches

General Central

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
The black thirst o revenge was on ma laird, on page 35

2 matches

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
twee cup o tea? Tae quench ma thirst? Thon alcohol jist leaves ye on page 43

1 matches

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