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Use in varieties of Scots

takk Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words29.7 1.1 116.9 29.8 75.6 10.9 0
Number of occurrences922 73 3 13 1 0
Number of authors13 2 3 2 5 1

Occurrences of takk in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
THE WEY O things that fowk'll takk the mickey. There wis this pu on page 100

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
is fast is takkity buits wad takk thaim. on page 65

1 matches

Doric

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Ach, anithir dram they'd takk afore, on page 5
Fit een o them wid takk thi lead, on page 6
Tae takk yer souls for ivermair! on page 8
A've come tae takk aa fit Am due, on page 9
"A'll takk yir soul thi nicht, wee manni on page 11
Also on pages 15
7 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 67 - The Road I didna Takk, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
The Road I didna Takk on page 62

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ll niver bedd lang enough tae takk her hat aff, an didna stop ri on page 51

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
load them inno the cairts tae takk tae the barn.
y wi a quine fa's faither cud takk the meat frae yer plate as qu
ae excused frae attendin. The takk-aa wadna be veesitin the hoos
o razor sherp teeth that cud takk yer finger aff as quick as lu
e war twa roads noo she micht takk, up by Tullynorth, far her au
31 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
"Sae 'twis aa richt tae takk a wee suppy gowd," quo Jed, "
Fin the bairn wis born it wid takk her attention awa frae Brian
estate war eesed tilt an wad takk the bairnies in till the hale
a, Mrs Ngobo, volunteered tae takk baith bairns hame. Their fron
that he didna, fur Brian wad takk ill wi acquirin a new hauf-un
16 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
cannae read it. But I didnae takk ower muckle notice o him at t
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
thing. Kevin the keeper didna takk her on at aa. He wadna hae sp
Fit a guid-hairted bird tae takk care o a quine like me. if ye
Syne he’d open his case an takk oot Mr Stethoscope, a rubber
at his heid. “We’d better takk a wee teet innoyer lugs.” S
ines wi lang-lie-itis hiv tae takk this mixture three times a da
15 matches

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ang could cum at any time and takk them, on page 9

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Takk paece on ye.' on page 12
ook time tae spikk tae me and takk me tae see his pownies in the on page 33

2 matches

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
aless we takk t'da sie, on page 14

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
oo da hairst an winter we wid takk aff a lamb or a hug, as we ne on page 15
"Mind du's not ta takk dy knickers aff fur him," my on page 46
I pat on da TV, tinkin it wid takk her mind aff o it. David Atte on page 52

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
it we say ta whit's lippened. Takk pity apö dem on page 19

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
it we say ta whit's lippened. Takk pity apö dem on page 24
speed, could takk ill wadder, a rumse o sea. on page 48
takk wir braeth awa, shaa on page 49

3 matches

Williamson, Christie Continuous at sea defence, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2015) Shetland, poetry
at wid takk whit wis rendered
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
wi aa hay different cairds ta takk tae da sam table.
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Slainte Bard, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, poetry
Takk da rest fur aa.
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Submissions, an keepin on, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, blog
Time wis, I wid takk dat ta be da end o dat poyims
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
we oosed tae hae tae geen tae takk yowes fae da banks - especia

Southern

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