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Use in varieties of Scots

bleed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.3 5.1 104 9.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences8110 69 1 0 0 1
Number of authors31 9 20 1 1

Occurrences of bleed in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
eep wae a knife, it tends tae bleed; an she'd never foargoat that on page 13

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ned awa, they were driven tae bleed ony kye that were left, tae m on page 63

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Yer image wid bleed through ma canvas, an charcoa on page 77

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Our bleed begouth tae bile: on page 50

2 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
he concrete till his knuckles bleed. on page 9

1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e age tae die. But she took a bleed in the brain, and we hud tae
1 matches

Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
imply aim tae suck us dry and bleed oor banes an’ sell us a ver
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Labour is seein their voters bleed tae baith sides o the constit
1 matches

Haddow, Kris On Times Austere, (words.krishaddow.com 2012) Central, poetry
While Bankers bleed the nation—
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
s nae a wumman. She's got nae bleed in her veins, an her hairt's on page 40

1 matches

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
natural tae im. Can vampires bleed tae death? Mixin the differen on page 40

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Tales Fae The Doric Side - Kelpie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
is hauns were steepit dark wi bleed on page 11
as made his bleed run caal wi fear on page 12

2 matches

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - My Faither's Fowk, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
scrat intae the bleed on page 36
fan my bleed is screived on page 37
o the taste o their bleed. on page 38
canna stap the bleed fae ettlin on page 39

5 matches

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
haud, cos bleed wis rinnin doon his left lug. on page 51

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
there's nae bleed an guts an gore. on page 68

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - Oor Grun, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
arth, the ragged rhythm o his bleed as he canters. on page 88

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
But smithin hid been in his bleed on page 15

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
A bleed 1 ma core on page 3

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
Will there be smiles or is it bleed that seeps aneth this door? on page 10

9 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ime te pick up faither fir is bleed tests. My faither embodies aa on page 7
Se file ere's bleed in yer veins an breath in yer on page 32
in se great." Morrice fun the bleed drainin fae's face. on page 39
reed-raa. Ah waatched es the bleed dreeprt doon, makkin swirlin on page 66

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
e carin a docken for flesh an bleed. Nae doot ane o yer forefaith on page 8

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Morrice fun his bleed beginnin te bile as his een m on page 12
in's nae a choice. It's in ma bleed - Ah'm as much a on page 21
anna bi deein wi't - maks ma bleed bile!" on page 25
ain flat on his back, winded, bleed poorin fae's nose. on page 41
nae kiddin! It's like gettin bleed fae a steen - folk maun thin on page 84

5 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ion will hae tae answer for e bleed o aa e prophits shed sin e be on page 101
oot o here, Herod's efter yer bleed." He answert, "G'wa an tell a on page 105
caup is e new testament in ma bleed, spult for ye. Bit see, e chi on page 116
aff o him lik muckle draps o bleed faain upo e grun. An fan he r on page 117

6 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
An the flooer the colour o bleed on page 16
while their policies bleed them dry on page 25

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t listen te ess..." He fun is bleed beginnin te bile. "He's expec on page 6

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Their faces teemed o aa their bleed. on page 8
Wull's lugs he felt them bleed, on page 26

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
park Ah thocht Ah wad burst a bleed vessel. There wis twa cars ne
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
AT'S FIT WYE FOWKS HERTS DIV BLEED,
bleed awye fin a couple came tae hi
, the sweat poorin aff o him, bleed poorin fae his
3 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
hin the news ae nicht an, his bleed began tae
1 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
here lookin at him. There wis bleed drpping fae his neb a doon th
. He wis a bit mad at getting bleed a doon his new fitba strip bi
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
on aboot the Plagues o Egypt: Bleed. Puddocks. Lice. Flees. Summi
1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Puddock Spittins, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
we bleed oot aa wir beginnins
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
belt roon his wyste. Ere’s bleed on’t!
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ookit baith his legs till the bleed wiz fleein. Wi a gasp o pure
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ae time there wiz nithing but bleed, snotters an eebroos aawye. H
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
there’d nae be ony sotter o bleed like fit you twa intend!” T
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e in his guts tae staunch the bleed. He weel kent he’d need tae
fore and usually they vomited bleed at the end. He lay gaspin as
ain teemins and saw it wisna bleed ava. That mornin him and his
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
side. She said it looked like bleed that hid been washed aff at s
doon ma hand I could feel the bleed pumpin ower it. “Some basta
2 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
davsn a've goat a wee spot o' bleed in ma pish? Fit tae dae?(2016) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
andsportsound really biles ma bleed. The usual keich aboot Dons’ (2021) twitter link
reak min, it’s nae an ethno, bleed and grun identity, ken fit I (2020) twitter link

@daleser23 tweeted
aboot bubbles really boils my bleed. Get a fuckin grip ye fuckin (2014) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
in a bleed, an atomic swerve, on page 29

1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Wameless sculptures dinnae bleed on page 28

1 matches

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