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Use in varieties of Scots

cap Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.5 19.1 12.8 9.9 0 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences4836 8 1 0 1 2
Number of authors26 17 6 1 1 2

Occurrences of cap in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
lad, wavin his faither's auld cap oot the windae as he'd left. on page 79
nt Josie said wae a tip o his cap, and as he made to walk off, on page 81

2 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ed, an pulled ma biled ledder cap doon tichter ower the tap o m on page 56

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
d tae sit and watch ma mum go cap in on page 90
h started tae sign oan wae ma cap in hand ah saw this advert fa on page 120
in an equally mignin burgundy cap. He's also sportin a jaundice on page 168

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
The notion that we maun gang cap in haun tae the nest-feitheri on page 45

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
uin. This wuid mean they cuid cap the well an move awa tae anit on page 51
gaberdine raincoat an a flat cap. Stevie an Jake had seen him on page 101
whaur the mannie in the flat cap was stannin, oblivious o immi on page 102

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wears a mad swimmin cap cause it's against her religi on page 12
an she wears the mad swimmin cap tae save a lot a faffin cause on page 14
is sovvy rings an his Burbury cap that he always wears tae scho on page 169

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
been filled. But a toothpaste cap-screwer is never peyed muckle on page 5

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
road and spookily doff hat or cap on page 21

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
inger beer, unscrew the metal cap, and gulp. on page xiv
e an old man. He took aff his cap and smiled at me. on page 41
an in a tweed suit and a flat cap asks, laughin. 'I could have on page 116
oks like a sailor in his flat cap and blue jumper. The picture on page 118

5 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
shops that dreichly kiss the cap on page 14

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
gaithered roon tae uplift his cap-stane. on page 23

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
tnam experience. His baseball cap nods ower drugged eyes, "They on page 23

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
reet that wears a mad swimmin cap cause it’s against her reli
1 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
is sovvy rings an his Burbury cap that he always wears tae scho
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
he yell from under a baseball cap to the kitchen staff.” Near
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
A pull ma cap oot ma bag, yank it on, staun
1 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
e Auld Ettie. Aye, Auld Ettie Cap. Mibbe ye’d ken me better i
An Auld Ettie Cap smiled an showed her peggy gr
…tap… Bewaur o Auld Ettie Cap!”
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e Dame, Fightin Irish basebaw cap. He’s no widely acknowledge
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
McDade’s took his cap aff an is tryin tae shield hi
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
t someone else rule oor land, cap in hand!
1 matches

Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
CaP Caur Pairtie Venstre Liberal
ts: SD 47 (+3), DFP 37 (+15), CaP 34 (-13), U 14 (+2), LA 13 (+
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
nt. He supportit the benefits cap, never tent the vote agin the
1 matches

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ly, an iffen he was wearing a cap tae tak it aff in respect. Fa on page 84

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
justit her Disneyland basebaa cap afore grinnin it her sin-in-l on page 40

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
wull hae a nicht cap at yon pub doon the road."
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ngth breeks, an a thick tweed cap ruggit doon ower his lugs. Hi
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
roon at the Sclates. Then tae cap it aa the the navy hid stoppi
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
tae but boatmen, so on wee ma cap, tabs in pooch, beer tokens i(2016) search twitter
ssie aff tae bingo, on wee ma cap, rating tae go(2016) search twitter
n ma hearing aid, a wee night cap at hame & aff tae ma scratche(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Roond the hooses we go cap in hand on page 22

1 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
til 13 yo!! Alang with fuckin cap every day!! ???? https://t.co(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An fae tha crib wi cap'rin glee on page 31

1 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
ymena. I mean WTF is thon bap cap?? #Holylands #le19 https://t.(2019) search twitter

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