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Use in varieties of Scots

graet Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.2 0 1.5 29.8 203.4 0 0
Number of occurrences390 1 3 35 0 0
Number of authors14 1 3 10

Occurrences of graet in Corpus

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Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
a gweed wurkboatie. She weis graet fur her size gan throo big mo on page 18

1 matches

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An aal around sum graet javig on page 84

1 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
haep of lasses, aa tied tae a graet big stane
1 matches

@johnkmitchinson tweeted
@Historic_Ally. Thowt hid wis graet tae see (an hear) Scots on th (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
i dee an wan day dey'll mak a graet nation. My blissins 'll be ap on page 9
Ee day wan o dir enemies, a graet muckle brute o a man caad Gol on page 23
so graet is his winderfil love on page 43
Sho gadders oo an wirks wi a graet vand. on page 49
I held dem in aboot wi graet kindness. I lifted dem up an on page 69
Also on pages 113, 119, 133, 165
12 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
is a sociable craeter, an his graet interest wis da regattas. He on page 4
tae da toon, an buy himsel a graet monster o a TV set wi a satel on page 5
k da grund aerly, no laek dis graet heavy tractors dey hae noo, a on page 8
els twa rattlin aroond in dis graet mansion. Eftir Jack's daeth, on page 12
air o it dan, an dey wirna da graet muckle snaaploos danadays edd on page 14
Also on pages 54, 56, 62, 93
11 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Fae afore time, graet hulters widge demsels alang on page 28
Graet hulters tipper apö broos, wa on page 29
a graet sky abön, a ocean froadin on page 34

3 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
o dat is Faroe, at's shaan a graet vand tae be soople an can pro on page 9

2 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
langed the laird, an it wis a graet muckle haa-hoose biggit wi dr
1 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
atou. Dey bed wi dir mam - a graet muckle sturdy soo - bit as t
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
Dir gems wi can aa win, an da graet gift o Scotland da New o 2014
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Submissions, an keepin on, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, blog
poyims useful life, aften wi graet sadness. Espeeshilly if hit w
1 matches

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
ught Mansie’s eye. It wis a graet muckle spar o’ wid an Mansi
1 matches

Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
middle tunnel. Dere dey fun a graet big box o mackerel but da mac
1 matches

Sinclair, James Murmansk, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Shetland, poetry
worst o da lot wis da wadder, graet muckle waves
1 matches

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