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Use in varieties of Scots

startled Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.9 3.7 4.8 19.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences127 3 2 0 0 0
Number of authors9 6 2 1

Occurrences of startled in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
tellin the truth. He did seem startled wae aw the noise and a bit ov on page 99

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
okit up in sudden fear like a startled deer. on page 102

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Glassily stares at a startled Barn Owl; on page 49

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
you!" A vyce frae the doorwey startled Klaus frae oot his thochts. " on page 89

1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
l figure and a flashlight. It startled both the skinwalker and the g
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
se twitches an its eyes open, startled lookin. It jumps up, snarlin
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Startled doesnae quite cover the shock
1 matches

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
-" when she wis a peedy bitty startled by e sicht o e Cheshire-Cat s on page 60
iss time, an wis a peedy bit startled when she heard her voice clos on page 85

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
weel, div you nae think so". Startled the little wifie asks". Fit d
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e floor. Sheu lukk'd a bittie startled as he keek'd her oot the door on page 52
he waah's and the waileen wid startled the strongest hert. on page 61

2 matches

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