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Use in varieties of Scots

snaa Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words34.3 5.7 117.6 0 104.6 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences11011 78 0 18 1 2
Number of authors27 6 11 7 1 2

Occurrences of snaa in Corpus

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Central

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
i thi caalt ertik snaa on page 62
a ten mile hike throu the snaa fur firewidd on page 82

3 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
bi the muckle snaa on page 30

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
the ice, ay, freithin't inti snaa on page 19

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Chrysanths, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
the snaa queen’s court
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
An snaa poudert aa the dykes
Ahint a snaa drift.
Come mornin the snaa
3 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n granite – backs chokit wi snaa these winter months, snaa slo
these winter months, snaa slouched an slewed an crustin
2 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
n stapped ablow a gravesteen. Snaa. Snaa aa wey. Snaa. An mair s on page 29
"Ah saa a mannie in the snaa; on page 30
er's windae. Bit at least the snaa covered their peelin pint an on page 32
icht, ae wye or th'ither. The snaa winna laist; nuthin laists; y on page 34

22 matches

Strachan, Shane Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Tod’s Thoucht , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
awa fae jeelin snaa. on page 79

2 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Looks like snaa on page 15

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
d. The time o the service the snaa hid bin dingin doon, happin t on page 76
It stairtit te snaa again, great saft flakes floa on page 77
The sun cam oot an meltit the snaa, floodin the kirkyaird wi waa on page 78

5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
The snaa drapt faist, hauf the warld w on page 6
ings! Fit braa! Prents in the snaa! on page 7
The snaa drapt taist, an snaa drifts biggit. on page 10
! Fit braa! Mair merks in the snaa! on page 11
The snaa drapt taist, the snaa drifts biggit. on page 14
Also on pages 15, 18, 26
10 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
y, the memory meltin awa like snaa in springtime as Ah trace yer on page 19
him an saa the dykes full wi snaa. An fin he blinkit an rubbit on page 93

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Kent for: Vikings, fjords an snaa on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah ken, bit dintists ir like snaa in the Sahara." Doris chaaed on page 7
veesits ilky nicht, cam rain, snaa or shine. Ma dother needs a h on page 47

2 matches

Strachan, Shane Northwords Now 43 - Shane Strachan, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
awa fae jeelin snaa. on page 19

2 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
He jist loved their fite-as-snaa feathers, the lang sklent o t on page 22
her swaans, and he spreid his snaa-fite wings and ris up ower th on page 27

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
He ay cairriet a wee pucklie snaa at His bosie, an that if iver on page 51

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
s gaapin at picturs o yows in snaa an bowls o skyrie flooers, fa
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
eenie wis aye like the driven snaa an her sheen shone like sharn
sune weety an stervin wi the snaa, an bi the time she cam hame
loued tae plyter aboot in the snaa. It wis the Sabbath, an Minni
an ower the washin green, the snaa hid laid a saft fite bowster,
adin fur miles wis thackit wi snaa, an the tail o ilkie slate re
12 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
its fite, hairtless wauchts o snaa. Yon slabs an blocks noo reen
lypin tae the Social, wha wis snaa'd unner wi cases an cudna cop
ther than risk a mishanter on snaa plooed roads, wi the bare ski
nicht. The weather wis waur, snaa blawin ben the bywyes like fi
4 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
errace o a bandy pairk in the snaa an Gustav II Adolf 350 years
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
like the dull sounds in deep snaa. Noo an then the brrrr brrr a
s but the image fell awa like snaa fae a dyke tae be replaced by
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
aawye wis happit wi drifts o snaa. It drappit thick an saft owe
irted. Sune, they thocht, the snaa an frost
2 matches

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
fly swatter, fashioned fae a snaa shovel.
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
I liked it mair fan it wis snaa, nae stue. https://t.co/HtJpU (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
kit fur weeks some winters wi snaa, we got far mair o it dan, an on page 14
e da nort it wis too, wi weet snaa), staandin ipo da broo a da b on page 16
wis blyde ta see a coverin a snaa ipo her path as shü turned i on page 27

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
isters icicles. Apön glansin snaa on page 25

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
add a skröf o snaa ta linger on page 38
o snaa, an on page 42
In Klaksvik deep da snaa wis laid on page 59

4 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
in flakes o roost tae faa lik snaa.
deck. Hit wis a muckle storm; snaa, ice and saat water sweeped o
nched in sea-watter an melted snaa. It wis a miracle he wis stil
intae da air, and smacked da snaa-covered grund underneath him.
d twitched. In an explosion o snaa, icicle shards an bluish ener
5 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
me tae keep me warm in aa dis snaa.
1 matches

Sinclair, James Murmansk, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Shetland, poetry
set ta swally you whole an da snaa an frost bitin itll your bane
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
RT @DaveGiff : 'Snaa at da Dale o Waas' this weeke(2016) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
e kids ootside to play in the snaa aa wrapped up? #dirdoinmyhead (2018) twitter link
p du gits hame tae play in da snaa we dy peerie lass soon x (2018) twitter link

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
an the snaa liggs caal ower Cairnsmore we on page 140

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
As licht as poothert snaa. on page 10

1 matches

Smyth, Anne I Corinthians 13, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster, prose
wittin, it’ll rin awa like snaa aff a dyke.
1 matches

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