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Use in varieties of Scots

skraiked Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.5 18 4.5 19.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences4035 3 2 0 0 0
Number of authors4 2 1 1

Occurrences of skraiked in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
o's yon for a cake!' somebody skraiked. on page 72

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
up tae in there noo?' Grannie skraiked. 'I hear soonds.' on page 32
a coorse wee mauk" the voice skraiked back. 'Ye're a sweir and thra on page 36
aw oot the fire brigade!' she skraiked aw o a sudden. "Ma belly's on on page 41
'Guid?' she skraiked. 'Daein me guid? It's killin on page 42
'Oweee!' she skraiked and up she gaed again. Her fe on page 47
Also on pages 53, 82, 99
8 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'Pooh!' skraiked Wee Grumphie, and noo it wis on page 42
'Pooh! he skraiked. "There's somethin sclimmin u on page 48
'It's Tottie"' skraiked Wee Grumphie. on page 49
'I'm keekin doon,' skraiked Wee Grumphie, sae that the Ja on page 60
'Pooh! he skraiked. 'I doot yon's Teeger and Roo on page 61
Also on pages 65, 67, 71, 88, 90, 126, 140
13 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ver that scabby-heidit skite! skraiked Boggin. on page 9
'They'll kill ma bairns!' skraiked Mrs Tod. on page 16
can howk quicker than a man!" skraiked Mr Tod, beginnin tae howk. 'N on page 18
'Whit's gaun on, Da?' skraiked the Wee Tods. 'Whit are they on page 23
'No me!' skraiked Boonce, runnin awa. on page 30
Also on pages 61, 65, 66, 71
13 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
'Oh!' skraiked Mrs Cadwallader, grippin his on page 44

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
"Truth!" skraiked Wittgenstein. "Aa the same, w on page 90

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
My Goad, fit’s happened?’ skraiked Johnston.
1 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
cattie-face free morneen. He skraiked at five different folk. He me
important phone calls, an he skraiked a bit more. He wis in a gey g
2 matches

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