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Use in varieties of Scots

grieve Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.2 9.3 39.2 9.9 23.2 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences5218 26 1 4 1 2
Number of authors20 10 5 1 2 1 1

Occurrences of grieve in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Grieve ettled at yaisin a hail vyce, on page 13

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
an Jennet had scant time tae grieve, for in that same year o 1670 on page 27
or kin. The Earl o Dumfries' grieve wad be roupin maist o his bea on page 62

2 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
icht deid, but A'm wantin tae grieve on page 6

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
raw-lookin aipples - a James Grieve, mebbe, or a Cox - bit no, t on page 89

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
I grieve John Barleycorn, auld freen, on page 31

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
raw-lookin aipples - a James Grieve, mebbe, or a Cox - bit no, t on page 89

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
s auld aipple tree - a James Grieve, ye ken. They're grand aipple on page 59

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Och sisters, I canna grieve alane. on page 23
We're aa mortal. Dinna grieve. on page 35

2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ae howk coal frae the pits on Grieve Hill tae fire the kilns. Cair on page 17

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
it's no as it used tae be gin Grieve wis a loon In Langholm or oni on page 42

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
There's naither grieve nor orra man. on page 53

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
eweel, ma freens! A'm wae tae grieve ye,
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Whan the grieve wisnae aboot, the cattleman l
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
d me, I had tae walk away tae grieve. Oan the Wednesday I went up,
1 matches

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
as smaa a thocht wid gar you grieve at winter settin in. on page 10

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
anna, e wife o Chuza, Herod's grieve, Susanna an mony ithers. They on page 92
at e maister will pat on for grieve tae owersee e lave an gie the on page 103
eence a walthy lad, att hid a grieve, fa, he faun oot, Wis squanne on page 107
e maister thankit e dishonest grieve for ackin sae wyse, cause e w on page 108
ng oot. Syne he says till his grieve, 'Michty, fit'll A dee? A'll on page 113

8 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I moan an grieve aboot bein doon in I' dumps on page 67

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ster preferred himsel tae the grieve, Jock Dow, fa bothied aleen i
Fur days noo, Jock Dow the grieve hid yolked three shelts tae t
n thocht it fun. Jock Dow the grieve, her ain da, Matthew Bruce, D
the girse park. Jock Dow the grieve wis a dowser, twis him that f
t in the stable, Jock Dow the grieve wis groomin the horse in the
14 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
and fowk will grieve, bereft by loss,
1 matches

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
. Sisters Sarah Jane and Emma Grieve, granddowters o Bessie, wir a on page 34

1 matches

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Grieve boght a balloon an a gowldfys on page 21

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
On a shingly beach at Linga Grieve hed on page 19

3 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
n wi his fella-editors Dorian Grieve an Alan Riach, hairstin the b on page 5

1 matches

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
niethin ither than makin folk grieve. on page 32
Wid laive yer heart tae grieve . on page 41

2 matches

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