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Use in varieties of Scots

drappt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.8 10.3 1.5 0 0 0 17.7
Number of occurrences2520 1 0 0 0 4
Number of authors5 3 1 1

Occurrences of drappt in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
is the fan she wis haudin, an drappt it in a hurry, juist in time on page 19
thaim aither!" An the Eaglet drappt its heid tae mask a smile: an on page 26
rets are ferrets! Whaur hae I drappt thaim, I wunner?" Alison jalo on page 32
e Hatter, an here the chatter drappt, an the pairty sat quate for on page 44

6 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Yin nicht as aff tae sleep Ah drappt on page 75

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
drappt doun tae a whuspert bitternes on page 31
doun the road the puir horse drappt deid ablow him. on page 38
er faither an Uncle John! She drappt the cogie an ran screamin bac on page 46
ie us a haun? ... The Ayr has drappt back efter the deluge an gin on page 53
As he drappt his airms an lowered his heid on page 54
Also on pages 55, 69, 80
8 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
pipe casin had broken aff an drappt tae the fit o the hole, but a on page 52
s' han was lyin. Glesses were drappt an shouts went up as the hail on page 93

3 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
blow Corsencon Hill, that had drappt the watter level an won a whe on page 17

2 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
Syne ee drappt an aa!
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
e bit, an thin aal o a sudden drappt doon that quick that Alice ha on page 8
stairtet in a wile cross wye, drappt the white kid gloves an the f on page 18
ts ir ferrets! Whur can I hae drappt thim, A wunner?" Alice guesst on page 33
The soar-lik Hatter drappt haes taycup an breid an butte on page 113

4 matches

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