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Use in varieties of Scots

bog Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.1 19.7 12.8 19.9 11.6 10.9 13.3
Number of occurrences5337 8 2 2 1 3
Number of authors29 15 6 2 2 1 3

Occurrences of bog in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ons' horses got laired in the bog an struggled in a panic that on page 37
lutes in the air in some peat bog atween here an Gawstonl . .. on page 69

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ndin nixt tae the boay in the bog takin a piss. And yae ken me, on page 65
r fuck sake. C'moan intae the bog wae me and take a line, eh?" on page 76
nt. The bastards dash tae the bog wae their big bag ae snow, le on page 104
ig's made a quick run fur the bog and Aldo's standin here among on page 111
'm faced wae a sea ae bags ae bog roll layin in disarray oan th on page 141
Also on pages 142
6 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
or sittin on thi bog. on page 45

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
heck tae see if thir's enough bog roll. on page 97

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
they threw a firework intae a bog. Hoo a bunch o 12-year-auld's on page 20
Ah plonk ma arse doon oan the bog and start readin the graffiti on page 41

3 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
ant neep saunts aff intae the bog. A'm wunnerin whit's the pynt on page 4

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Yowes are gane frae Hunter's Bog. on page 36

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
o bog-cotton. This richteous chairg on page 112

2 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
in peat bog, on page 3

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
h Stymphalus. It wis mair o a bog than a loch. The craws steyed on page 27

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 70 - The Primped Skull, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
an syne, bog-cotton laich, the rose o Scot
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Blade Runner crossed wae the bog bit in Trainspotting.
Ah’m confrontit by a squat bog.
A squat bog, if ye didnae ken or huvnae w
3 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
They think that Heaven is a bog!
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rty per cent a week interest. Bog standard stuff, an ah should
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
in the mornin. Workin in the bog game isnae as easy as folk hi
Aw the basic provisions like bog roll and pasta are oot o stoc
eft me plenty o everythin but bog roll efter the Toilet Paper A
grab the first twelve-pack o bog roll ah see. Ah hold ma breat
le. Maybe ah should leave the bog game and become a nurse when
5 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
queezin’ ower tae avoid the bog tae their front.
ae run than us an’ a bluidy bog atween the twa flanks!! By Ch
e’n oot! We trudged through bog, dub, burn runnels an’ aw
3 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
"Explore Lochwinnoch Bog!"
1 matches

Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
a chippt bog-standard wee white pie-dish,
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ce against time tae reach the bog.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ng ah’m dartin oaff tae the bog again as ma stomach feeds oaf
1 matches

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Tales Fae The Doric Side - Kelpie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
That figure risin fae the bog, on page 11

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
included, Bob the dog fae the Bog is a fictional character an n
oon een o Bob the dog fae the Bog, his constant companion since
2 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
grab masel a bumper pack o’ bog roll? Efter too mony tattles,(2018) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
u sauce an gaur a lovely Spag Bog!(2014) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
fit I use anyway. With normal bog roll, I am a 7 square a wipe (2020) search twitter
0rteous_ . Consi needs a good bog warmer.(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
g cauld! Hope yon bus hae's a bog fer yon bladder o'mine!(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e coorse brokin road. Sways o bog cotton on page 60

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
a carboniferous era inspired bog garden ????(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
in you tink it's aa by wi, da bog asphodel explodes in swathes on page 91

1 matches

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
yun?!” “Oh... dat’ll be de bog butter.”(2019) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
“shelter bi the bog”.
1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Ablow a bog, Ave unco power, on page 7

1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
er nieves wus rottin clumps o bog-gress, plaistert tae tha roon
1 matches

@HurchinHome tweeted
ted tweeting this earlier The Bog Myrtle! These are great! You'(2020) search twitter

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