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Use in varieties of Scots

closer Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words43 49.5 41.6 19.9 23.2 21.9 26.5
Number of occurrences13393 26 2 4 2 6
Number of authors62 39 12 2 3 2 4

Occurrences of closer in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
e hill grew mair stey he grew closer tae it, on page 18

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ubby as Mo but he's certainly closer in build tae him than Paco. on page 14
ole the night but as they get closer, horror wipes the smugness ri on page 27
t peer in an as we look a bit closer, the phone draps oot his hawn on page 30

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
slip intae the watter. We got closer, an anither roond o arras hit on page 58

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ilka day ye can sit a bittie closer tae me... on page 69

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
We aw edge closer n huv a look oot. There's at on page 60

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Fatty crep closer tae git a luik whaur aw the b on page 35

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
she didnae want tae gang ony closer till she'd ett a wee bit mair on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ink he gied Clair as they got closer tae the parked motor really g on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
nae closer tae their loss than auld lang on page 50

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
or troubles. But as they cam closer, she cuid mak oot twa men wal on page 46
ds frae the hous .. . but nae closer! on page 59

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
tae reach fur the stars, the closer yae become tae reachin fur th on page 18
n maire and maire intense the closer ah goat tae the heid ae the l on page 31
and gestured fur me tae come closer. So's tae avoid any unwanted on page 32
n is cracklin in the air. The closer the on page 41
The closer ah'm gittin tae the finishin on page 56
Also on pages 71, 102, 151, 158
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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
closer, tighter - and more - on page 101

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
A want tae quote somethin fae closer tae hame. Thig wis screived i on page 14

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Cum, cum closer, on page 1

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
uns, fir culturallie he feels closer ti Milan nor ti Bern. Whan we on page 5

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
the stanes. An it wis gettin closer, there wis nae doot. The lang on page 65
er. Sull the licht wis gettin closer an he began tae mak funny wee on page 66
the stanes. An it wis gettin closer, there wis nae doot. The lang on page 69
at the tap o his vyce. He got closer an lookit doun intae the grav on page 109

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Nou closer than her man, his faither, on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
da Jock, and noo he leaned in closer tae Chairlie, and in a laich on page 16
dyin and ettlin tae get a bit closer tae the kenspeckle lassie. An on page 36
n at Chairlie for him tae cam closer. The auld man gied Chairlie a on page 42
edge o the river tae tak a closer look. on page 78
puir laddie wis gettin sooked closer and closer towards the mooth on page 84
Also on pages 92, 131
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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Cam closer tae me, ma wee mannie,' she s on page 9

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Mary takes a supportive step closer tae me. He on page 17
and fae whit ah kin see, he's closer tae makin it a reality than a on page 48

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
corridors. The footsteps got closer an then stopped at ma door. I on page 28
n awa frae the road. He edged closer. He wis aboot three feet awa on page 73
He stepped closer, within reach, but I didnae m on page 75

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Sae Teeger cam closer, and he leant ower the back o on page 32
n skeerily, and cam a wee bit closer, 'dae ye think we're in a Tra on page 40
Wee Grumphie cam a wee bit closer tae see whit wis gaun on. Hee on page 80
quickly. And he cam a bittie closer. on page 81

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
aw roond the waws. They gaed closer. They were jaurs, hunners o t on page 63

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
crowd. Maybe if ah get closer tae Stella Marie, she'll say on page 116
ry at masel fur tryin tae get closer tae Stella Marie. Ye huv tae on page 118

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
(He moves closer ti Mary; the Guairds stairt.) on page 35

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
movin closer. A coupla heids th'geither on page 129

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
tae be a wee bittie closer, on page 16

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Their licht's nou closer - blicheness, fury, on page 15

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
The Scots seituation micht be closer tae the Irish nor the Cornish on page 108

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
As he got closer tae Augeas's palace, he notic on page 22

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Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
he thocht. He wantit tae get closer tae her tae see whit she wis on page 87

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
shaws us at heiven an hell ir closer on page 9

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
oot kis o the fack that it is closer til ee-wutness wittins nor it on page 136

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
we’r shuirlie that wee stap closer, an, ti quote Geerie: ‘Lich
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
, Bòrd na Gàidhlig cuid sit closer tae Government an there gates
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
r an eidiom – Scots ay drew closer tae Inglis (aften taiglin a w
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ice oot o Asia - fur Asia is closer by the day noo - ye kin walk
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
for a gliff. Gary Beaton cam closer, seein naething on the grund
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t intae the licht for a bit o closer scrutiny as happent in the la
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
he screams doon at me. Oan closer inspection it becomes apparen
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
h could, made me feel somehow closer tae her.
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
ove the rape. And when we got closer I couldnae see properly, it w
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
it thegither. Whan Kat luiked closer, she saw that they really had
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
nd an in daein this makin him closer tae the onleuker's ruits, in
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
sa, beckonin fur her tae come closer. She took a few tentative ste
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
a lauch an a snirtle. He cam closer an glowert intae the space wh
Sheher or did she no? Leukin closer, he saw that it wis a packet
Anxi, which wad be a hale lot closer tae wark, bit it’s a meeser
3 matches

McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
sation o Scots, an bringin it closer tae the mainstream o national
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McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
odie that leukit a wee bittie closer, or popped roond the back o t
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
aff ahint a tree as she came closer. A muckle big cardigan, big e
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
, still hardening as Si leans closer to us. He’s forcing us back
t archin’ my back so ah’m closer intae his touch. Ah feel a ri
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
Let us tak a closer glisk at this steppin stane o
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
iden’ – which kythes faur closer tae the Scots nor does the En
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
an the couch eager tae keep a closer eye oan me. Ah dae ma best ta
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@jax6754 tweeted
f Jeff??????. If only I lived closer. Good luck wirh getting it up(2019) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
Ah nairriet mi een, an peered closer at e picter. Na, it wisna twa on page 35

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
undle o soggy claithes. Movin closer, Blair could just aboot hear on page 73

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Meevin a bittie closer te the twa claith-cappit maan on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Come closer," said Missus Reed, leenin fo on page 65
wished aat me an Jennifer war closer; fir ere'd come a day fin wi' on page 80
st his chest, feelin siddenly closer till his faither than he'd iv on page 95

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Ah lean ower tae tak a closer look on page 5
closer tae hame. on page 26
iver closer tae the yird on page 60

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
He widna like a closer look, on page 24

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Closer, let me whisper in yer lug. on page 68
Come awa an bend closer noo (a wee bittie closer) on page 69

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
d." An she squeezed hersel up closer till Alice's side as she spok on page 86

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n coins an the like an took a closer look at it. It turned oot it on page 109

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ad be wi him, bit he'd ay bin closer tae her than tae his Da.
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
hooses are distant they seem closer noo,
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he could hear Bobs feet comin closer and closer. Jeemicky jist mad
and closer. Jeemicky jist made the gate
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
esigned tae the end he teen a closer look at his ain teemins and s
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
an pulled her shawl a bittie closer. The Laird’s factor hid cam
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@72redz1903 tweeted
.the twa cities need tae work closer the gither tae offer a north (2020) twitter link
deen and Dundeh need tae work closer tae e.g. Dundee has successfu (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
ically get in instead tae get closer tae celtic? Only ene you coul(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Hid I stumbled apin wan far closer tae home? on page 72

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Movan closer tae keep warm on page 56

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Shetland

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
wis gittin looder an looder, closer an closer. My hert wis poondi
an closer. My hert wis poondin so herd,
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Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Geng a bit closer tae see him!” instructed a
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
en of Hamar looks lifeless. A closer look reveals wonderful peerie(2014) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
t." An she squished hersel up closer tae Ahlice's side as she spok on page 88

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@StuartPoet tweeted
aw. Linguistically we're much closer than cousins or neighbours. T(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ad said it yin time, she felt closer tae the idea o it. Daniel was on page 1

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
odd thing, an shae went a bit closer tae waatch thim, but jest es on page 77
." An shae squeezed hirsel up closer tae Alice's side es shae spok on page 89

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
significant. Thon meercet bes closer tae han' on page 672

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Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
And as he got closer I spied the box, was all tied
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