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Use in varieties of Scots

solid Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.3 29.2 12.8 9.9 11.6 21.9 4.4
Number of occurrences6955 8 1 2 2 1
Number of authors42 30 6 1 2 2 1

Occurrences of solid in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
he stood, no speakin, and no solid but transparent, like gauze - on page 7

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e three-leggit table, made ae solid gless: there wis nuhin oan it on page 11

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
trustin ma voice tae soond as solid as I howped I seemed. on page 55

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
n. A'd say A'm gittin towards solid. Been dain ma sit-ups n press on page 9
awready went wae. There's two solid joints gittin passed aboot be on page 16
bookie's pens, man. Seen more solid burds in the Time Capsule swi on page 30
, fly unto the breach anaw. A solid teacher tries tae grab Wee Ke on page 46
high ceilings n there's a big solid relic ae a desk. There's thre on page 52
Also on pages 59
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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ee three-leggit table, made o solid gless: there wis nowt on it b on page 11

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Rock-solid, that's us,' Fraser said. on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
an mak wir solid road? on page 44

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
jeelit an foonert, solid an thrawn on page 65

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ell frosts that froze the Ayr solid; an fierce bitter storms that on page 56
his stacks o free-stane froze solid an were ower brittle tae spli on page 81

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Wi leaves made oot o solid gowd!' on page 15

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e bar itsel is made ae proper solid oak. And fur the life ae me a on page 172

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
it's a loch, it's as solid as a boulder on page 73
thir nippit, thir neat, thir solid on page 83

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
kept moanin fur aboot an oor solid aboot how her ma willnae sign on page 152

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
eisure it like it wis a bar o solid gowd; and for the nixt twa-th on page 6
le dauds o somethin sweet and solid intae his mooth! The sheer pl on page 51
atter drapped and poored in a solid sheet, and then gaed crashin on page 73
it buildin up ahint him im a solid mass, pushin against his baho on page 85

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
It's haurd, solid, virtually real I said on page 85

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
sure... Nah, it's still hard. Solid. There's nae wye it's gaun ta on page 66

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
s?' he said. 'It looks like a solid stane waw.' He and Mr Tod sca on page 60

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Showed it wisnae solid, it wis aw wee bits, on page 10

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
tert the English, sae laithed solid grun on page 82

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
, opaque in the frier, gettin solid throu a grainy sort o axle-gr on page 72

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Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
rou cleyey thrawn ground wi a solid thrust; on page 107

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Porter, Steve Lallans 74 - Gone Wi The Windae, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
side, throu a puckle o feet o solid rock, the toxic wind howled o
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ny. Seems that’ll crack any solid friendship then eh?
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
regless figurines sprayed lik solid bronze… folk, richtly, wunn
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
e ye smile?, when suddenly, a solid wet SPLAT hits me square in t
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
collective thirst, a lump ay solid iron, an the pubs ay the Gall
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
le - this table’s hittin a solid four.
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Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n and we had sex for 24 hours solid.
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
A solid tragic statue,
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
solid base
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nor purridge. They were guid solid buits, recently re-solet. As
wa carcages o wild sheep on a solid wuiden buird. That wad be the
wa carcages o wild sheep on a solid wuiden buird. That wad be the
, whaur they were served guid solid fuid wi a wee bit o butcherme
hey sud been white, they were solid blue. Gin he socht her fu att
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
e glitter on quite thick in a solid block a colour, but today ah
ight haun, which wis thick wi solid gold, then pressed doon on hi
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
y remote oaff the modern grey solid oak coffee table that sits in
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@alistairdunn tweeted
solid till mcculloch came on, tells(2015) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
@stitzch Ay, solid caw. Borin bit wis a guid ide(2020) search twitter

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
laying the soccer again wae a solid 40 mins in comeback no37 nite (2018) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
s, her Shetlandic wis braw an solid though o course. Shuid be bro (2021) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
er made the denner, the ferst solid maet his veesitor haed aeten. on page 30

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t as Ah turn roon te face the solid oak coffin aat's sittin it ma on page 22
- wi baith div. Ye've wirkit solid since ivver Ah kent ye - hai on page 86

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ckle kitchen aa fittit oot wi solid-wid units an shiny new applia on page 20

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
hree-leiged table, all made o solid giess: air wis nothin on id e on page 10

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
"Ay, Ma, we're solid. Safe as hooses . . "
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
en horizontal for aboot a day solid. She can barely lift her heid
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
in aboot iron baws? Fit aboot solid banana ye clankin' metallic h(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I hammered on the solid door - no light wis there in on page 40

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
le wi tree legs, aa med oot o solid gless; dey wir naethin apon h on page 11

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
da croft hooses is vodd noo, solid stane biggit hooses at sood a on page 62

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Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
yon wad hae been a solid move towards peace. on page 142

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
threi-legged table, aw made o solid gless: there was nowt oan eet on page 10

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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
a three-legget tibble, med o solid gless: wi naethin on it but a on page 11

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