wavin | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
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Total Corpus | 25.8 | 84 | 33 |
ORK - Orkney | 9.9 | 1 | 1 |
SHD - Shetland | 23.2 | 4 | 1 |
TON - Tonge | |||
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
MNA - Mid Northern A | 26.2 | 8 | 2 |
MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
SNO - South Northern | |||
ABN - Aberdeen | |||
DOR - General Northern | 4.4 | 1 | 1 |
NEC - North East Central | |||
SEC - (South) East Central | 7.6 | 3 | 2 |
WCE - West Central | 18.4 | 4 | 2 |
DUN - Dundee | 10.6 | 1 | 1 |
EDN - Edinburgh | 25 | 4 | 2 |
GLA - Glasgow | 59.2 | 13 | 5 |
AYR - Ayrshire | 39.3 | 3 | 1 |
LAL - General Central | 31.9 | 24 | 10 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | 49.9 | 4 | 2 |
SWE - South West (Galloway) | 69.5 | 5 | 3 |
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | 163.5 | 1 | 1 |
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | 125.5 | 4 | 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) |
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r fae the nicht afore. He wis wavin up it Joyce an grinnin like a on page 10
hairin up the road: reed hair wavin wild in the win, freckled dia on page 19
ed Chantelle, lookin aroon an wavin. "Wheyhey!" on page 59
3 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
i the timin o ess," he raged, wavin the letter abeen is heid, "an on page 6
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rin towards his ain trenches wavin his airms aboot tae let them
towards the British lines an wavin his airms aboot so he ordered
rds towards the British lines wavin his airms in surrender so the
3 matches
Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
p and jumped up an doon then, wavin an shoutin as the plane went
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ld join us’’ ah announce. Wavin ma hammer in the air. ‘’A
1 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
across the road an then pure wavin at me in front ae aw ma pals on page 100
aper aff the table an startet wavin it aboot. Give it back now, s on page 106
or front path whilst they wur wavin up tae ma ma at the windae. M on page 169
3 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
eh?’’ ah tell them, while wavin thum baith inside.
1 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
face as he falls.n lies back, wavin an invisible white flag. A tu on page 20
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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
aith have tae start awkwardly wavin at each other, then ye have a on page 3
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
wee boay walks by wae his da wavin a Union Jack wae an image ay
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
!’ Tam’s rantin an ravin, wavin aboot a broom haunel.
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
in the aforementioned plukes. Wavin a score note in her haun, she
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
taunin in the road behind me, wavin me taewards him. Ah reach oer
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
time ye should dae it waeoot wavin a bottle ay tonic aboot.’ a
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
? You've made the wean greet, wavin they rosary beads in her face
1 matches
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
a, whoa, haud oan, seys Loki, wavin his hauns thru the din, lik a on page 14
2 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
oothpaste factory, and he wis wavin an evenin newspaper raither e on page 22
livin room o their hoose, wavin the Gowden Ticket abune her h on page 30
on a chair in the livin room wavin the Gowden Ticket like daft a on page 36
pipe!' yowled Mrs Gowp, still wavin her umberellae. 'Augustus, co on page 85
outed Mr Wonka, lowpin up and wavin his stick in their air. 'Fu s on page 96
Also on pages 146, 151, 152
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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"Aye," said Judge Strauss, wavin her flooerpot. "Mebbe wan day on page 21
d them, yappin and girnin and wavin his airms aboot. Naebody seem on page 143
the cauld nicht air, and kept wavin oot the back windae. The moto on page 162
3 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Gary wasnae a daft bugger fur wavin at them. on page 59
ench. They must huv seen Gary wavin, Whit if they hink he's wavin on page 60
3 matches
Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
legs wavin on page 21
1 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tchin awa, brainches like the wavin airms o icy blue an green spe
s oot thegither, their bairns wavin wee saltires. Fowk spreidit o
2 matches
McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ronts an dressin as peasants, wavin tae the oblivious diplomats o
messy bairds; sum o thaim are wavin flags aboot – flags! This i
2 matches
Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ful Aye voters tae Union Jack wavin thugs. But the 45% that voted
1 matches
@DABArbuckle tweeted
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Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
thay micht dae for the airts, wavin thair airms an soondin aff ti on page 5
1 matches
Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
a muckle broad stock o a lad, wavin his faither's auld cap oot th on page 79
1 matches
Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wavin a stick at ilka bodie he saw on page 29
1 matches
Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
ae sae weel as Time an tears, wavin in wi the Spring tides ower N on page 69
1 matches
Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
naewur, screamin lik a linty, wavin his hauns, slappin the windae
1 matches