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Use in varieties of Scots

anxious Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.5 12.3 22.6 9.9 40.7 31 26.6
Number of occurrences5624 15 1 7 3 6
Number of authors27 15 4 1 3 1 3

Occurrences of anxious in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
tsteps, an Alice looked roon, anxious tae see the Queen. on page 78
id the rest ae them lookin so anxious.) on page 86
ed the Mock Turtle, a wee bit anxious. on page 95
tea," said the Hatter, wae an anxious look at the Queen, who wis re on page 111

4 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
says Dolly. She's aw jumpy an anxious an twitchy. She's desperate t on page 19

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
his first bit ae news, ah wis anxious tae hear aboot the sequel. In on page 33
ugie looks increasingly maire anxious. And ah kin almost sense he m on page 180

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
anxious, hopefou, tremmlin, on page 179

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
n their pillaes and gawped wi anxious een at the bar o chocolate in on page 32
nka,' said Chairlie Baffie aw anxious, 'will Violet Boakregarde eve on page 116
e?' spiered Mrs Teeveeheid aw anxious. on page 154
m?' spiered Mr 'Teeveeheid aw anxious. on page 155

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
, wi Mr Kranky watchin him wi anxious een, cowped hauf a pint o eng on page 89

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
and failin tae brush aff hoo anxious the boyfriend comment is maki on page 20

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
finally tae their anxious kin, on page 68

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
He wis sae anxious tae get oot. on page 62

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
a sair disjaskit state, geyan anxious anent whether or no his son w on page 127

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
The anxious world'll hae tae wait
1 matches

McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
as me. That made me even mare anxious than ah already wis! The comm
1 matches

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
el an taking her oot makes me anxious as Ah’m always feart Ah’l
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
omfort but makin me feel mare anxious still, as she places her haun
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
k hame,’ said Kat, a bittie anxious.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
an leukit up at Beatrice’s anxious face. “He tane a bullet oot
1 matches

@ThonJacobite tweeted
he's making fowk stressed and anxious and drivin' fowk tae despair?(2021) search twitter

Doric

Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Haudagain, 8:12 am, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
an anxious side-eye fae the driver tae t on page 87

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ootfit, Eileen," said Jinny, anxious te chynge the subjeck. "It's on page 35
wis stairtin te feel a bittie anxious. on page 82

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e rin a book group?" said Vi, anxious te chynge the subjeck afore S on page 30
stairtin te feel mair an mair anxious as the on page 45
"Ah'm windin ye up! Ah'm jist anxious te see you as happy an sattle on page 50
a haud o his han. "Ye're affa anxious-lookin." on page 58
my Chung's noo," said Ronnie, anxious te get some maet inside him t on page 60
Also on pages 86
6 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the blin date, Ah'm a bittie anxious aboot meetin up wi strangers. on page 35
onnie furled roon in is seat, anxious fir onythin at wid delay the on page 39

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ole party look richt grave an anxious.) on page 84
lly replied, no feelan at all anxious till hev e experiment tried. on page 87
glesses an looked roond richt anxious, till make oot who wis talkan on page 105

3 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
best bosies fin ah’m feeling anxious or hiv flashbacks. She wraps (2019) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
ached the point sheu wis most anxious tae discuss, the real reason
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
il, an shö lookit aboot her, anxious ta fin dis knot. "Oh, lat me on page 31
d Alice peerie-wyes, no aafil anxious ava ta hae her tryin. on page 91
?" axed da Mock Turtle, kinda anxious-wye. on page 97
glesses an lookit aa aroond, anxious ta see wha wis spaekin. on page 110

4 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
t didna help, fur da boys wis anxious ta spread dir wings, an shü on page 4

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
andmidders, an aa pitten in a anxious day.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
y mak ony wi trow?” axed an anxious Gutteryaggle.
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
hale pairty look sae dour an anxious.) on page 86
usly replied, no feelin at aw anxious tae hae th experiment tried o on page 89
a tea," said th Hatter, wi an anxious keek at th Queen, whae was re on page 113

3 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
t was quare an certain he was anxious aboot the wark in han. on page 40

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
xt the Mock Turtle, a weethin anxious. on page 95
tay," said the Hatter, wi an anxious luk at the Queen, wha wus rea on page 114

2 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
The penel bes anxious tae express hits thanks fer t on page 4
anxious tae recognise the steps forri on page 13
onity curns in the airt at ir anxious tae fin' wies on page 47

3 matches

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