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Use in varieties of Scots

patient Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.3 12.3 49.7 19.9 23.2 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences6524 33 2 4 1 1
Number of authors30 15 9 2 2 1 1

Occurrences of patient in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
nither month's interest. Haud patient!" on page 138

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
'Ye maun be gey patient, answert the tod. 'First ye w on page 69

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
intae 'I'm gaunae huv tae be patient here.' Cool blue een stared u on page 1

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
onka, smilin at Augustus. "Be patient! You will see awthin as we ga on page 70

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The patient in room wan, on page 37

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Yours or the patient's if ye have the patience; on page 134

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
wi patient lugs on page 20

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Ahint the patient words o nippit lair on page 8

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Whit wey can I be patient, wise? on page 24

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
aith, Ah'm no mintin that the patient is pottit heid, e'en nou. Eft on page 9

1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Fareweel tae Wallyford, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
Be patient, content and mak guid choices
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
first poem is written frae a patient's pynt o view, that's thrawn
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
snae juist a braw jiner but a patient faither an aw, Fiona hersel i
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
” signs Davie, “we can be patient. We’ll lairn tae communicat
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
whit wis gaun on. She lat the patient gang in her ain guid time. He
the hut, whaur Raggle lay, a patient. “Dinna gie him aal thy att
an she mindit that he wis her patient, an pit his quilt ower him. S
speirt cantily, “Foo is me patient this mornin?”
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
some surgeon aboot tae pit a patient under the knife. This boay su
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
by the news that yit another patient is aboot tae snuff it. Sure e
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e nearest cunt tae thum aboot patient records. Ma theory might well
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
ns, especially wi regards tae patient care. #Pulse(2020) search twitter

Doric

Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
ly mixter sweeties an anither patient helped me ett thaim. I myn on on page 6

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
'pose ere maun bi," agree the patient wi a wry grin. on page 8
Patient, canny, slow te rile. on page 11

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Am Ah buggery! Ah'v bin a patient o Ivor's near twinty ear, an on page 6
mple," he said, tryin te soun patient. "It's jist you at maks it co on page 50

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
s o a sexual natur garred the patient tae hae an electronic tag til
ither wis luikin trauchelt. A patient wis dowpit inno a wheelcheer
rae ane an prepared the ither patient tae takk it. Advances in hygi
Nurse Mackenzie bathed her patient's heid wi a weet cloot, syne
ter's nicht. Miss Vining, the patient, wis bonnie gin ye likit yer
9 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Gin ye’r a patient chiel, ye dinna hae tae be a
1 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
er 1992, 12:30 am, my seicont patient the day, patient 19541 Echidn
the day, patient 19541 Echidna Gealtach, this
ma foremaist time meetin the patient, am readin her court files an
nated. As weel as the rest of patient 19541 court files, aa yi’Il
it like the day? ”Seelence. Patient 19541 turns her heid fae me a
13 matches

Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
ot always what's best for the patient'.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a consultation she wiz a good patient in that respect. Mair norr ha
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Whilk wye will dying hospice patient take revenge Free chapter htt(2017) search twitter
h’m nae too siccar aboot the patient in the neist flechie aat ARI!(2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
in the mix - jist got tae be patient (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
As patient as a saint is Jock bit ah'll on page 7

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
That a grullyan might lie in patient wait on page 83

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Dis time Alice wis patient an waitit for he fell ta spae on page 51
yaain ta start." But shö wis patient an waitit. on page 95

2 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
tary plane came to transfer a patient. As well as crying for the pa(2020) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Patient till the thaw relieves on page 15

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
e had left tae caal on a sick patient. on page 30

1 matches

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