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Use in varieties of Scots

stole Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.2 17.5 12.1 0 5.8 31 26.6
Number of occurrences5234 8 0 1 3 6
Number of authors33 18 7 1 2 5

Occurrences of stole 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Who Stole the Tarts? on page 106
The Knave o Herts, he stole thae tarts, An took them righ on page 108

2 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
fur that daft wee lassie that stole mah seat. Ahm up oan mah feet on page 7
he rest ae the gig? That Huey stole your heart anaw?"' on page 16
'Or stole it,' ah say. Nae chance they' on page 19
caravan windae seein if he's stole Dolly's phone. Inside Huey's on page 21
, we know were it is, and who stole it but on page 23
Also on pages 28
8 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
life. It is believed that he stole a gowd or siller cup and wis on page 3

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'You mean they stole it?' The hale idea ae joyridi on page 1

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
lichtin fires wae matches he stole on page 6

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ocks hingin roond his ankles, stole it and et it!' on page 115
ye'll eat! Ye wanted cake! Ye stole cake! And noo ye've got cake! on page 121

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an still went back an stole on page 12
Eh've stole a kiss as shiz lehin, on page 54

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n ae get ma seat back miss he stole ma seat. Aye an whit else wis on page 30
N, an Mickey O'Rourke went an stole five pound coins oot Laura Mc on page 133
s aboot how the three ae them stole a kilo box ae Quality Streets on page 153
e shop owner chased them they stole his wheelie bin as well so's on page 169

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
stole aff me, or went back oan his on page 120

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
ur I trained as a para and we stole a train on page 136

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
some bastart's stole awa the sun nou on page 77

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
oer the park cos you said he stole yer brur’s bike. Made us fe
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
m (Andy Cannon) that gey near stole the shaw at the clippin an sl
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
d wis a cruel wee bastard and stole the dug tae use it as a live
1 matches

astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
or in the jug an thyr lassies stole awa in the nicht, like yon sm
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
t tae admit it, but we fuckin stole the show. Ah’m tellin ye, h
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
The goldness, I stole this
1 matches

@gordimhor1 tweeted
JimSpenceSport Maybe somebody stole his jaikit. A brave man given(2019) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
in tae keep Max quiet? Oh! He stole the stent! Twister! ?? #Holby(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Is it true Bojo stole the 'Build Back Better' sloga(2020) search twitter
egmoodie I'm shair the bugger stole it fae Joe Biden.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
clock roon tae midnicht they stole on page 15

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
'At I stole frae a loon (Sic a spoon) on page 177

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Who Stole e Tarts? on page 104
E Knave o Hearts, he stole those tarts, on page 106

2 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
oppit afore the next thing he stole wis the breath fae their heid on page 118

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Whyles, cottars stole neeps an firwid, an her da tu
1 matches

Kerr, Oliwia, Sarah and Amber Fiona and the Ring, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
and the next day Jaggy Johnny stole the ring fae Fiona when she w
1 matches

The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
evidence it wis clear he’d stole my hairt (as weel as a laptop
1 matches

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
rryin a land dweller eftir he stole her skin, only fir her tae fi(2021) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
It's time the thief wha'es stole those years on page 6

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Whae Stole th Tarts? on page 107
Th Knave o Hairts, hei stole thae tarts, on page 109

2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Wha Stole the Tarts? on page 108
The Knave o Hairts, hae stole those tarts on page 110

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Haiven, whar ït'll nether be stole nor et wi moths. For whut thà on page 92

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Maybe tell hir the money wiz stole, on page 14

1 matches

BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
look or gulder at me 's if I stole their patter But dinnae scrat
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
on thonder at @LADFLEG hae it stole! https://t.co/uSZXN1WdjJ (2016) twitter link

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