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Use in varieties of Scots

roost Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.5 3.2 35.2 49.7 40.7 0 22.1
Number of occurrences456 22 5 7 0 5
Number of authors20 6 4 4 5 1

Occurrences of roost in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
respectively. They ruled the roost, but they're aff. They both d on page 25

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
your hair the roost on a covenanter's sword on page 18

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Wi het braith haary, whaur roost tholesomely on page 33

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ukken rone pipe thit dreebled roost colourt watter frae a hole ne
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
But A'll be gled tae roost the nicht."
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
nd in Scotland. The anes that roost on their muckle estates arena
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ell im, quine! He's ruled the roost fir ower lang. Myn an gie's a on page 21

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e paper an yallaed wi time; a roost-speckled tin aat held ony imp on page 79

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ven far there's nae mochs nor roost tae spile it an nae thief wil on page 14

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Broon An Roost (Jonsar Eck's truck) widnae s
Broon An Roost wis ferrly playin up. Sometim
An Roost, as lang it went forrit). Fin
bit still Broon An Roost widnae go.
Broon An Roost wis left on a brae for the ni
14 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
onsar as he made for Broon an Roost (his larry)
Broon An Roost (at's Jonsars truck) quicker
Jonsar Eck took Broon an Roost an pit a puckle signs on it,
Broon An Roost an hid a wauk ower tae see fi
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nges. The saat air didna half roost ony iron, an aifter a fair bi
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ck o every walk. He rules the roost - he's boss. on page 13
ens hivvan come back home tae roost. on page 36

2 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
skeleton o roost - on page 36

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
as they cam home tae roost. on page 27

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the Roost - land on the shore, feet dr on page 93

1 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
Does yur rocks pivver in the roost? on page 21

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
a faersome leddy, an ruled da roost, baith ootside an in. Willie on page 4

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
head on trowe da Roost. on page 19

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
head on trowe da Roost. on page 22

1 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
, an we were jöst clear o da Roost, whin I saa dis peerie skyiff
t hed taen him ta da Sumburgh Roost in a stown whillie, bit he wi
2 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
am-sized nev, causin flakes o roost tae faa lik snaa.
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ysures on irth, whar moths an roost desthroy, an whar thiefs brek on page 7
e, Petèr," sayed Jesus, "tha roostèr wull no craa themorra moar on page 107
richt aff hïs tung, whan tha roostèr craad. An tha Loard turnt on page 108

5 matches

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