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sweat Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.1 25.2 34.7 49.7 17.4 10.3 39.8
Number of occurrences9049 23 5 3 1 9
Number of authors44 25 10 2 2 1 4

Occurrences of sweat in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
is plastered tae his heid wi sweat. on page 12

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ers were propped up. A bead o sweat trickled doon Tam's grey face on page 47

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
oys wull back yi1p, mate! Nae sweat, he says lookin gem, but wae on page 18

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
kly shed his coat as doon the sweat did stream. on page 28

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Work's fur eejits. Feedin yer sweat intae a capitalist state. Kno on page 1

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
f she's incapable ae producin sweat. on page 1

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
When A'm drookit wae sweat fae the hings in ma dreams, on page 6

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
guilden sweat frae July weather on page 40

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
and; it takes aloat ae blood, sweat, and tears tae git where ah u on page 21
sed woman in her fifties. The sweat is runnin wildly doon her for on page 51
w ootae breath and pishin wae sweat. on page 101
hese posh cunts is the blood, sweat and tears ae the workin class on page 102
he corner ae the room wae the sweat pishin oot his pours and ah k on page 124
Also on pages 127, 130
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
playin til thi sweat run doon wir backs on page 52

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A life o constant hardship, sweat an tears, on page 17

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ma shirt's wet wi sweat, but ah'm hot oan the heels o on page 11

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
s, which smelt o stale pee an sweat an things unmentionable. But on page 21

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
hings like sweat on page 23

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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
could feel were the pearls o sweat runnin doon his back. Whit wi on page 64

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
cker’s pores near enough as sweat did, and ye widni want to be
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
e there’s three litres o’ sweat poorin doon the back ae ma sh
on a bench, let oot a sneeze, sweat a wee bit… and wait.
2 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
The sweat’s still lashin oot me efter
ae check ma ticket, and then, sweat lashin aff me, collapse intae
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An sweat pours aff me like a river.
A winder, is it worth the sweat
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
ad an his wee pal, droukit wi sweat an coatit wi mosquito plouks,
he watter, sprayin the bluid, sweat an clart aff wir claes, an la
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah shiver as a cauld sweat runs doon ma back in tandem w
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
in reciprocation an wipin his sweat oan an auld guy that happens
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
oats taewards us, drenched in sweat, wae a chemically enhanced gr
vulsion as ah pat his soakin, sweat drenched heid, an wipe ma hau
canlon sais, laughin an wipin sweat fae McDade’s brow, flickin
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
che collectin wee globules ay sweat oan it addin tae ma intense d
plaster an sheets ay gyprock, sweat pishin oot me.
2 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
the dust. Ah wiped the sooty sweat fae ma broo and looked doon a
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah wake in a sweat and almost shite masel. The h
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
h'll finish it the morra. Nae sweat.'
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
an’s an’ oxters ran wi’ sweat an’ ma eyes bleared. Lang A
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
gh oan three ooirs ay toil an sweat tae get it done but by the ba
1 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
tae his knees cryin. A cauld sweat began runnin doun his forehei
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
oan buildin sites, tradin oor sweat fur a haunfae ay shrapnel. It
adin hame fae work, prominent sweat patches under oxters, ties un
2 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
t when a broke oot in a cauld sweat. Ma eyes went bleary and ma b
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
ts, talkin tae ma pal, an the sweat wis runnin aff me. Summer is (2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
on stage and he can drip his sweat over us... nae joke ?? https: (2022) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Gars ye sweat on page 15

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
her door. The stink inside 0 sweat an pish an foost wid catch on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Morrice dichtit the sweat fae's broo as he dunt, duntit on page 7
kin te ma." Morrice wipit the sweat fae's broo, his chest heavin on page 8
rice wakened up in a puddle o sweat an squintit it his waatch: Jo on page 11
ther broke in ess grun wi the sweat o his broo...an te see it jis on page 89
lookit. Stoppin te dicht the sweat fae her broo, she caaed the c on page 90

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
mixed wi yer sweet childhood sweat on page 31

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nched up paper, "bit ye dinna sweat much fir a fat quine." on page 43

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Brakin in, ere's sweat on his broo.
Sweat rins aft o me intae a pool.
Poorin o sweat, wabbit I div feel,
Sweat like a burn fae me dis fa,
For aff o me the sweat dis poor.
6 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ain an, weet in the inside wi sweat. Twa oors? it felt like a hal
a sweat an, he started tae tell the f
2 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
wis tap tae bottom lashin in sweat an it wis all he could dae ta
1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Puddock Spittins, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
ih sweat fae wir
1 matches

TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
Ah'm oot in a sweat an' ah'm panickin' noo
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
wis aa bled throu an bound wi sweat fae her fingers.
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@beast_afc tweeted
ny chance of wringing oot the sweat fae yer shirt and bottling it(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
An wip'id aaf the sweat, on page 39
His confidence oozed oot like sweat fae his pores, on page 69

2 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Hid fairly browt the sweat oot, did the Scottish Country on page 3
t stuffed in pockets when the sweat begins tae pour, on page 70

3 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat br on page 20
is in a hot place. You'll sweat ower him on page 23

2 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
John waukened in a loch o sweat, pantin. Da ship wis listin b
1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Hard work, hot sweat and tears on page 56

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
yellae glow, he was aal pale, sweat an swank. Nixt tae him lounge on page 1
oldin layers o dairkness. The sweat o childish skin swathed the r on page 9
quell the tinglin sensation o sweat unner hir airms. But the airm on page 34
heets close tae hir face, the sweat © passion hk sweetened wine on page 54

4 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Sweat dreeped in ma een forbye on page 20
Carnaptious in their sweat, on page 31

2 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Thistle, thron an sweat oo brew, on page 30
Gathered wi tha sweat oo brow, on page 32

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Frae the sweat an the ill fittin shorts, on page 57

1 matches

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