idle | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 8.4 | 6.7 | 6 | 49.7 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 8.9 | |
Number of occurrences | 27 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Number of authors | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Thaim the maist idle at chynge are aye deaved on page 77
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
nd they've somehow helped tae idle the hours awey, Been readin y on page 142
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
averse it seems tae bein laid idle - on page 13
1 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
gallus or the gemm, employed, idle on page 19
1 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'She couldnae be bone idle like Stella Marie.' on page 63
'She's bone idle, richt enough.' on page 119
2 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The idle fowk made veicious by wark's on page 63
1 matches
Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
a wey o describin a vauntie, idle chiel. A can jist mind Tony G
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Gae wa to your wark wi ye, ye idle hizzies! An be sure to come i
1 matches
McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
catch, the lads had nae been idle, ashore an’ spiered “with
1 matches
Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
d intae gossip an hearsay wen idle. Av mer leisure time noo, yae
1 matches
Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
droukit in beer. His men wis idle and unhonest, the fields wis
1 matches
Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ot fowks' scones an toffee An idle chatter on page 15
1 matches
McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
wull kaim as yin bit thair'r idle circus fowk here whae hecht t on page 3
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
girs, like twistit twigs, lie idle in ma lap an swald feet spull on page 44
1 matches
Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Kirkwall Golf Coorse, wi the idle rich at play! on page 48
denly appears - "Get aff yer idle bums! on page 65
2 matches
Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
wan by wan, fer the plant tae idle the sleepan oors. Sheu lillil on page 45
1 matches
Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I heard the ebb and flow o idle chatter on page 154
1 matches
Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
an haes nae time fir idle spaekin. on page 49
1 matches