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Use in varieties of Scots

steal Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.7 16.4 7.5 0 11.6 20.7 13.3
Number of occurrences4432 5 0 2 2 3
Number of authors28 21 4 1 1 1

Occurrences of steal in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
wi nae'n noo tae steal awa yer ee, on page 17

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
t's ridiculous. Huey wouldn't steal someone's phone, for christ's on page 20

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
r fucked. Should the eld alky steal the fiver and the six bottles on page 13
y n that wur tryin tae fuckin steal Addison's phone, n whacked hi on page 29

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
Whan the hairst is ower A can steal sum odd bawbees frae ma guidm on page 48

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'We didnae steal it, Mum,' Johnny said. 'It wi on page 1

1 matches

Robertson, James Eemis Stane 2 - The Ploom, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
's honest bairns that hae tae steal on page 6

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
that you present somethin tae steal; on page 55

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
y say that the big white maws steal the souls o' drooned seamen, on page 16

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
use. Guys who widnae normally steal as much as a penny chew are h on page 21

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
let me, mak yi steal fae family an freens on page 1
that's yirs fir a steal. on page 2

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ll be accusin yi of tryin tae steal her thunder. Probly, ah said. on page 96
t wid be good idea tae try an steal a baby penguin; she got aw th on page 162
thought Linsey wis tryin tae steal her aff me cause she's always on page 169

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
That nou we wir tryin tae steal their coal! on page 83

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
nchin ma man... even if I did steal her wallet an her lunch money on page 88

1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
said Laura Kiyl, They didnae steal that weelie bin it belangt ta on page 41

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Steal his aipples, mibbe? on page 29

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
s. It wis when Ah stertit tae steal fir a fix, that Ah took masel on page 113

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
fowk or fairies that used tae steal humans awa til anither warld
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye think tae steal fae ma bit webby,
They brek ma floors an steal ma fruit,
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
lichts an reek o habitation, steal fuid gin they cud, an try for
atit. “Yourra yin tryin tae steal a kiss, an ma braith’s bad!
l, it disna coont - ye micht steal a kiss, yae kiss - whit dis
3 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
in. Donna widny rob hooses or steal sumpn oot yer purse but she d
ain tae me that it wis OK tae steal ooty shops cos they made such
2 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
e just fishcakes and the digs steal as bigger than honey. I use N(2020) search twitter

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
He could steal bit he cudna rob on page 190

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
evolent tinkie usin magic tae steal rings an bracelets fae the gu on page 118

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
"Steal it!" snuffed Chairlie, "Ah di on page 87

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
ook the cups on the table. “Steal fae his faither, wid he? Ahâ€
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
steal the milk oot o a cup o tay th
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
apprehended someone trying to steal them,' he said. on page 74

2 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
ke the reaper wha'e tries tae steal on page 16
A lodger's life cheap tae steal on page 41

2 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
y, an whar thiefs brek ïn an steal. But hoord up fer yersels tre on page 7
man, dïnnae murdèr, dïnnae steal, dïnnae tell lees aboot ithe on page 100

3 matches

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