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Use in varieties of Scots

sleeves Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.1 6.9 11.2 19.9 17.4 0 0
Number of occurrences2513 7 2 3 0 0
Number of authors20 10 6 2 2

Occurrences of sleeves in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
sypin weet, ma gansey an serk sleeves war drookit tae richt abin ma on page 22

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
tattooed oan thair sleeves on page 30

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
uld Jess, Isabel rowed up her sleeves an set aboot three years' cla on page 42
Edam; sae Jennet rowed up her sleeves an set tae wi a richt guid wi on page 70

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
inned up oor joints oan album sleeves; on page 61

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
illie (or aiblins twa) up oor sleeves anaw!
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
her frail arms into her coat sleeves and
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
he sais. Laughin, ah roll ma sleeves up an we get doon tae full co
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
a dustin oan ma shoulders an sleeves as they catch and scrape agai
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
white spírit an rowes up his sleeves an sets hissel tae paintin th
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
hat shawed whiles ablow thair sleeves. Raggle didna. She tane his s
er wis tae rowe up thair left sleeves. The ither men crulgit back,
2 matches

@ThonJacobite tweeted
treetch o elastic through the sleeves o ma dufflecoat and attach ma(2020) search twitter

Doric

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
crisp. It micht hae been the sleeves o his goonie that fleggit the on page 50

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
hans lie still; an aneth the sleeves o yer fite satin shroud are b on page 23

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
across the back an throw the sleeves - on this beauty the ae airm on page 13

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Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
She'd dungarees an rowed-up sleeves an a querchie ower her heid on page 40

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
in rashes. An syne the little sleeves war rowed up tentilie, an the on page 73

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Naebody in sark sleeves cood I see.
Fowk in sark sleeves fittin rare.
2 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
otches, an gaen aap boath his sleeves. on page 80

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Thur wis a skarfe hingan his sleeves oot tae dry on page 90

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
orough wis sittin in his sark sleeves in da Serengeti spaekin aboot on page 52
ly moustached men in dir sark sleeves, castin awa fur dear life. Na on page 92

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@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
So I’m lopped aff da collar, sleeves and button placket and… http (2019) twitter link

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