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Use in varieties of Scots

davie's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.6 11.2 3.2 79.5 0 0 22.1
Number of occurrences3621 2 8 0 0 5
Number of authors9 3 1 3 2

Occurrences of davie's in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ir, an siccan warks as George Davie's seminal The Democratic Intell on page 15

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
hock o the recoil on poor wee Davie's skinny boadie was amazin. He on page 38
whan the o ither crew cam on, Davie's shift lookit like men wha had on page 50
hat cam close tae matchin our Davie's skills. He roamit aw through on page 82
Although Dundonian by birth, Davie's faither an mither cam fae som on page 83
w look stupit. An aw the time Davie's reputation amang the fowk jis on page 85
Also on pages 86, 88, 89, 90
13 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Yin look at Davie's face an she kent that Betsy's on page 92
one intae the Commercial. Tae Davie's delicht, there wis a darts co on page 94
r a few flakes o pastry - an Davie's prize wis naewhaur tae be see on page 95
pie an smacked it richt intae Davie's face! on page 96

5 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
He'll clean Davie's bluid frae the hearth-stane. on page 22
Mary: Ma Davie's. Ma bonnie Rizzio's! on page 35

2 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oot te say neest wid fair git Davie's dander up. "Roddie an Kathlee on page 29

2 matches

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
just watchin me son. But then Davie's mither said I needed help, I on page 21

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I gaed fur a run tae Davie's Brig - weel, that wis me int on page 41

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Fur weeks noo Davie's been compleenan aboot a sore on page 37
Davie's folk spend twa grim days wait on page 38
nel that cam oot o the back o Davie's hand in 1983, 65 year efter h on page 39

5 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
n arrives and it's brilliant. Davie's the Van man's name and he's a on page 30

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tae Uncle Davie's hye-shade. on page 14
Uncle Davie's hoose o strae doon. on page 15

4 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ittin his gless doon fornenst Davie's. "Aim nae guid at tha dancin, on page 23

1 matches

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