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Use in varieties of Scots

sune Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.6 26.1 20.8 29.8 0 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences6749 13 3 0 1 1
Number of authors19 15 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of sune in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
He climbed fast, and sune awthin ablow him wis wee on page 18

1 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
that it wis Perry hissel that sune showed his 1968 remark up as on page 38

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Sune, amorous pley on the strand o on page 9

1 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
itter hairst. We stegged oan, sune on page 192

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
are the heroes o the MSM, bit sune as they are oot o uniform an on page 120
n supply an airmy at war they sune uise up whit ye sell them an on page 122

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
n ilka rodd-syde, an a buddie sune leirs the ert o richtin onie on page 6

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
s nerr-haun an the twasum wes sune chappin awaw, Thai wes uised on page 42
an thai wun ti Colum's Eyl he sune sein at the wes a mukkil diff on page 43
wre wi thair ain decorements. Sune he wes seik o dae-in bot a ru on page 44
pictur o Jesus on the frunt. Sune the Quene wun roun ti hae a k on page 45
Sune the tid wun roun fur the Kein on page 46

7 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
n hed twyned thaim, an he wes sune ti hae a divortioun. Maist fo on page 4

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
hear the auld sangs, she wis sune browden on the kintrae an its on page 62

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Sune tae dwine in the airth that h on page 43

2 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
v ye no? Folk expec it. Bit A sune got ower aw that. A wis young on page 59

4 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
and thocht nane o; and dwinit sune, a gowan in a bairn's het han on page 47

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ey he had lost sicht o it sae sune, then he realised wi a stert on page 17

1 matches

MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
That ye sae sune were brought tae grief on page 13

1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Grannie cracks, "Ah'll sune redd up yir raivel, on page 80

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ed intae ilka wurd they spak. Sune, she wid be
e wid come tae a stoap hersel sune eneuch, and the
2 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Kenspeckle Man, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Sune I’d makkit a disk tae send
1 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
an sune they were guid pals,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ke men and Christians. But as sune's their chin gets creeshy—t
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
But sune A learnt tobacco lords were s
But sune A wis a laughin-stock aw roon
bit sune A'll hae a raspin hoast.
Sune they'll be haein their tea.
He isnae a minitt owre sune.
16 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
t o my news, and I hope ye'll sune rite, and don't forget to tel
1 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
an watter at eleyven o clock, sune efter Minnie's mither Sally a
ad be whinneyin fur his meat. Sune, Jock wad feenish his piece,
n doon the brae tae meet her. Sune, Isie scrammlit up an catched
'Ye'll ken sune eneuch. It's jist that men ca
ae the schule, the worsit wis sune weety an stervin wi the snaa,
6 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
nt o friens. Fower o them wad sune come by. She pit doon her bik
the tap – nae a meenit ower sune, fur the twa demon sisters ca
them in twa meenits, near as sune as the drap o bluid hit the t
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ower tae the droothy flooers. Sune, they war sappy an thrivin ag
Kirsty wis sune tae get her wish, fur the roc
gither, dowie an doonhairted. Sune, they thocht, the snaa an fro
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Spikk o the Nor East Leid, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Doric, poetry
Bit verra sune the leid cheenged ower tae Ga
1 matches

Orkney

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
n aff o' the rocks some night sune.
ey got tae the banks, hid wis sune seen wha o' the pair wis righ
d a start tae gather tang, an sune hid wis gaan ap the banks in
3 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
times their Mam cam ben quite sune on page 158

1 matches

Ulster

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