nest | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 27.2 | 19.5 | 40.7 | 49.7 | 69.7 | 20.7 | 13.3 | |
Number of occurrences | 87 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | |
Number of authors | 51 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
settlin doon again intae its nest. Alice crouched doon among th on page 53
1 matches
Scott, Colin nobody remembers the birdman - Empty Nest, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
EMPTY NEST on page 171
1 matches
Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
juist when I'd biggit my wee nest at the tap o the heichest tre on page 44
1 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
guid care no tae fyle his ain nest. Tho still thrawn eneuch tae on page 41
addies caad it their corbies' nest. on page 73
, in time, like a real craw's nest, the young corbies flew their on page 75
4 matches
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ng lockis frae the veil lik a nest o serpents, an thae windit da on page 14
1 matches
Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
py Wan Flew O'er the Cuckoo's Nest thing. There's none o' thae w on page
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
maun gang cap in haun tae the nest-feitherin, entitlement driven on page 45
e status quo that suits their nest-featherin selfinterest sae we on page 59
2 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ds had gone up tae the craw's nest on the ship an spottit a pola on page 37
d been spottit fae the craw's nest on the tap o the ship's mast, on page 40
2 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ness fur me efter ah flew the nest. So ah pretended ah'd hud a g on page 43
in. Hur hair is like a burd's nest, and hur eyes are red and blo on page 113
2 matches
Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
his hert oot frae the nest on page 40
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Slee schemin for a nest unshared. on page 81
1 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
yped the rashes back ower the nest, "Micht as weel get back tae on page 17
1 matches
Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ots. Gently, he picked up the nest wi the eggs in it, cuppin it on page 18
3 matches
Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
A nest-egg fir wee treats. on page 58
1 matches
Tait, John M Lallans 73 - Guest, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
an a gowk lays in his nest. on page 61
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
keik outby wes frae a gowk's nest an the keich jawin frae his m
1 matches
Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
laces neether you nor me will nest in,
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
The Robin cam tae the Wren's nest,
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Thae hungry hatchlings in the nest
1 matches
Gilmour, Rosie Fareweel tae Wallyford, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
rimary Seevens ur fleein this nest
1 matches
McDonald, Alistair Lallans 59 - Huntegowk, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Netherlee, poetry
Flit frae tree tae tree an nest
Tae nest, aye skulkin somewhere
2 matches
Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
whittret raiding a yorlin’s nest. Sannie grabbed Jim’s walki
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
aelic laments ... the maw’s nest on the hearth, the saut watte
“Bit whan they lea thair nest, the doos turns intae gleds?
“Bit whan they lea thair nest, the doos turns intae gleds?
3 matches
Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
New flown the nest, an fair o face,
1 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tin when a plou cut throu its nest an it ran awa. He shuik his h
1 matches
@annieones tweeted
ally an i "made" hur meringue nest- ma hund is steel hingin aff (2021) twitter link
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
settled doon again intill ids nest. Alice crouched doon amang e on page 51
1 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
s time, he'd twiggit a craa's nest twenty fit aff the grun an sc on page 27
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
t the Midgie, "an it maks its nest in a Christmas stockin." on page 42
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
A notice said it wis a haggis nest found in the
look at the osprey nest. As the twa o em strolled thr
osprey returnin hame tae it's nest, wi a fish hingin fae it's ta
hunner doos, a'a in nest boxes. It wis rock doos at wi
4 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
rfect) Fin the mannie fae the nest lair appeared, he started tae
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
deid bird winna drap ooto its nest. Bit I'll faisten it tae plea
st o the clockin hens aff its nest an dichtit the strae aff the
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ir wi fur recreational sex an nest-biggin. His spunk wad be hair
gaed weel, he'd hae a muckle nest egg tae fund himself an his a
ife brocht a gorblie inno the nest that shouldna hae bin there
n guid eese o its beens fur a nest. Lazarus Duguid hissel hid de
t fowk caad the thunnerbird's nest. As they birled aroon they bl
6 matches
Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
purgie haed faa’n oot o her nest, mebbe in an attempt tae gang
an sisters fa haed flown the nest abuin oor door ’ithoot her.
2 matches
Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
Auld nest in a bare tree
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
she wadna agree tae share the nest he’d biggit wi bitticks o s
e he flew hame tae his lanely nest hissel. There, in a neuk o th
ave her. An Victor Vratch’s nest in the beech wid o Whinbrae f
3 matches
@AMaxwell54 tweeted
aa! Ah've twa loons flown ih nest! (2020) twitter link
@fittiecrooners tweeted
In the auld craws nest fer a wee pint & in waks an a(2017) search twitter
Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
The finest tweed too, David says, and si on page 39
1 matches
Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A mirrang nest? on page 116
1 matches
Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The vole hides in ids gressy nest on page 118
1 matches
Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
apin the crows nest o the binder saet. on page 95
1 matches
Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
settled doon ageen intae her nest. Alice croagit doon among da on page 54
1 matches
Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
whaar dey nest safely wi dir peerie chicks. on page 37
1 matches
Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
over too, last year I fan her nest fur da first time, right ipo on page 91
is hatched, chooses ta nest nearly a mile fae da sea. Da on page 92
3 matches
De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
in cry. Wan at sea, wan on da nest on page 19
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
shaa'd dee dy first nest, dy first tirrick, on page 85
1 matches
Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
dat a craa coulda biggit his nest in, an sittin under dem were
1 matches
Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
. Her hair is laek a craa’s nest an her green claas ir enoch t
a head o hair laek a craa’s nest. “I can seen du has dy midd
2 matches
@helenmoncrieff tweeted
jooat luff hoo stirlins still nest in da sam hols in wir oothoos(2018) search twitter
Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The eggs i the shilfie’s nest whan A taen til ma bed
1 matches
Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
settelt doon agane intae its nest. Alice hunkert doon amang the on page 53
1 matches
@HurchinHome tweeted
l some licht in the lavrock's nest when people are scrievin' lik(2018) search twitter