Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'wink'

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Use in varieties of Scots

wink	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	36.6	119	30
ORK - Orkney	9.9	1	1
SHD - Shetland	17.4	3	2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)	70.3	2	1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	13.1	4	2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	21.9	2	2
DOR - General Northern	4.4	1	1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	180	71	2
WCE - West Central	13.8	3	2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh	6.3	1	1
GLA - Glasgow	50.1	11	5
AYR - Ayrshire	26.2	2	1
LAL - General Central	11.9	9	8
SEA - South East (Borders)	62.4	5	2
SWE - South West (Galloway)	13.9	1	1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)	62.8	2	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)	32.8	1	1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of wink in Corpus

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Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
k the boys drink raether than wink on page 98

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
wis deid. Shü didna sleep a wink dat night, tinkin back ta foo on page 23
medd her. "Ah'm no sleepit a wink, an I hedd dis terrible dream on page 51

2 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
her, an shö gies me a half a wink , an I kent at shö meent me t
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
leck, an seemed till her till wink wi wan o ids peedy eyes, but on page 21
ht an day! Why, A hevna hed a wink o sleep for three weeks!" on page 50

2 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
o the lobby." Tina gied im a wink an showed aa er affa teeth ag on page 56

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
eneuch she'd hardly sleepit a wink fur thinkin on warlocks an ha
Bit Minnie niver sleepit a wink yon nicht efter thon, fur fin
tae hers, touzle her heid, an wink , an tell her 'stick in till y
3 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
'Ay,' says I, gien a slee wink at Myrtle, 'still an on, ye w on page 77

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
I dinna think I’ll sleep a wink the night.
1 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Bit, she gied me a wink, tae mak me think o' her. on page 136

1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
tae be, in the lead. The wee wink he gied Clair as they got clo on page 1

1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ight direction - nudge nudge wink wink lol b oan the arnie! (2021) twitter link
we angles covered nudge nudge wink wink! (2021) twitter link
as place there - nudge nudge wink wink lol (2020) twitter link
ion n a trophy - nudge nudge wink wink! (2021) twitter link
ork fir a week - nudge nudge wink wink lol (2020) twitter link
and 31 other occurrences.

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
i, she said, pure nudge-nudge wink-wink, That's what they all sa on page 169

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
ield, onybody wha'd managed a wink o sleep that nicht turnt on t
1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
been afforded the luxury ae a wink ae sleep cos ah’ve been bus
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
curious, like, an seemed tae wink tae her wae wan ae its wee ey on page 22
n night! Ah've hardly slept a wink in three weeks!" on page 52
tae gie Time a wee nod an a wink an, next thing ye know, roon on page 70

3 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
es,' says Mo an gies me a wee wink. on page 19

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
Patricia asks us. This time A wink. Monica giggles. Patricia gee on page 27
ages; Patricia says wae a wee wink n ruffles ma hair. on page 29

2 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
id tae toe and I hivnae had a wink ae sleep." on page 14

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
akin fur the door, gien Ged a wink as ah go. The devil dug makes
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
��m fuckin sure she gies us a wink as she does the wee Namaste b
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
as he smiles an does that wee wink only some cunts kin pull aff.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
nod ay the heid or a cursory wink . Maist offer some sort ay rec
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
, an she thocht it gied her a wink wi yin o its wee een, but it on page 21
ht! Guidsakes, I hinnae had a wink o sleep for three weeks!" on page 44

2 matches

General Central

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
The braw brewster gies me a wink, hauns me a dram. on page 50

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Grupped up the shoe wi wink and nudge on page 8

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ed aw nicht, hairdly gettin a wink o sleep atween Edgar and Albe on page 17

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
zlement, she gied him a braid wink. "Eh, right then 2C," he blus on page 37

1 matches

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
and a ratbag did tip them the wink whur he wis.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
rebels micht be an tipped the wink tae the troopers searchin fur

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
A wink o his ee an a cast o his heid
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
� Wee Johnie paused wi a slee wink , an added . . . ‘Aye, an I�
1 matches

@weenell3 tweeted
cGowan_ A nods as guid as a wink tae a blind horse (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
us lik, an seemed tae hur tae wink wi yin o eets wee eyes, put e on page 21
an day! Geez, Ah havnae hae a wink o sleep th last threi weeks!" on page 51

2 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
el opp, ma braw lassie! Nudge wink ????????????????????????????(2020)
ir oan tae ma face! Ach nice! Wink ?? https://t.co/gw59dWAIGX(2020)
all dae that fur ye! Nudge wink... https://t.co/aYTP4rzr0A(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
loves young dream, then wae a wink and a shrug o the shooder tae on page 80

1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
noo aal puzzelt, an seemt tae wink at hir wi yin o haes wee een, on page 22
t an day! Sure A hinnae had a wink o sleep fur the last three we on page 52

2 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
heid fur each wean an a wink the lass that wud hae gien om on page 29

1 matches