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Use in varieties of Scots

cradle Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.2 7.2 4.5 19.9 23.2 0 0
Number of occurrences2314 3 2 4 0 0
Number of authors19 11 2 2 4

Occurrences of cradle 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
abel wailed an ran forrit tae cradle her guidman's body on her lap on page 47
puir Isabel rushed forrit tae cradle the heid o her guid man in he on page 61

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
fu circle, frae cradle intil grave. on page 83

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
he auld ains an' went fae the cradle tae the grave withoot winderi on page 10

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
oot fur us by they'm fae the cradle tae the grave. In this countr on page 24

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Lat the watter cradle ye, on page 9

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
top And goes back to work the cradle won't rock. Ye can bet she'll on page 40

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
g the receiver back intil its cradle, feart o mair speirins. Her n
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
ood smilin at the wean in the cradle.
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Lehane, Matt Hush Nou, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
the cradle rockit,
whae rockit the cradle...
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Nane o youse cradle the winder o suith,
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@g_hibby tweeted
the winchman going up wi' the cradle... (2023) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
se fan the fairm haan has tae cradle his bairnie in a tattie skull on page 30

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Stumpy, The Cradle Song, The Deil Waltzes, Polka on page 15

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
t happed an hippened in their cradle. An eence they get stuck inta on page 12

1 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wid tae mak a cradle fur the berns on page 57

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
an I cradle you closs tae me breist. on page 144

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Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
No even a drawer, let alone cradle. No a rag o claes. on page 21

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
tude lookin at da infant i da cradle. Dan shü noticed a dark spot on page 35

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Da cradle is seldom empty. on page 57

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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ept ower an gaddered aboot da cradle. As dey glowered in each o de
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