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Use in varieties of Scots

tray Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.8 13.8 35.2 29.8 5.8 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences5526 22 3 1 1 2
Number of authors25 11 9 1 1 1 2

Occurrences of tray in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Like a tea-tray in the sky. on page 71

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
streiched, presentin a siller tray wi a crystal gless o malt whi on page 47

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
three pints. As he places the tray oan the wonky table he's sudd on page 75
e him the fact he's carryin a tray full ae drinks helps tae calm on page 170

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
bring in the TV dinners on a tray. The tclevision hadnae been t on page 44
mither came in cairryim a big tray wi four dinners on it. The da on page 49
ate chocolate cake fae ma tea-tray! Thon tray hud jist been prep on page 114
Miss Honey fund a tray and on it she pit twa mugs, t on page 183
Miss Honey pit the tray on wan o the upturnt boxes. ' on page 184
Also on pages 188
9 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
keyring fell intae the silver tray. Granny gestured tae the pile on page 31

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
if the sand-tray's had a spill on page 42

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Stinkin like an ash-tray, wi reek-raddled luik, on page 65

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
still ablow the muckle cash-tray. on page 72

1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
tles o juice, some cups and a tray wi some wee cakes in them. Da
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ntually gets here, puttin the tray oan the table an sittin doon.
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah wis there tae ah planted a tray doon on the table in fronty h
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e Red Sea as McDade hauds the tray ay glesses above his heid, â€
the bar staff by bringin the tray ay empties back.
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
y disregards the tube intae a tray.
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
w' tae hell... Anyhoos.. Milk Tray, Bournville, and Plain Choice (2023) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
se baad, Joyce." He teen the tray fae the stewardess an leukit on page 42
s splooterin awa oan a silver tray. Weird kinna meesic wis float on page 59

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
tio doors te see his brakfast tray sittin on a fite plastic tabl on page 10
orrice sut up wi a moo like a tray o cat litter, a stotter o a s on page 17
cam throwe wi the coffee an a tray o rattlin cups and speens. on page 29

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
se. Here's a quine comin wi a tray noo." Muggie's een lichtit up on page 30

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
ed ma brakfast brocht in on a tray on page 94
Gethers i'stuff on her new tray on page 132
cat flap, abiddy hid a litter tray on page 198
Abiddy hid a litter tray on page 199

5 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Lek a tea-tray in e sky. on page 69

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
wee kittlin in a basket, an a tray o saadust. on page 77

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Tam hid a tray o pies. They were deein their
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Beannie tootered wi a tray an teen it ower tae the settl
On the tray wiz a bowlfae o tay wi a plat
2 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
started servin them oot o ma tray wi custard pies fair in the p
1 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2022) Doric - Aberdeen
e the grub is on a superstore tray

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
e the grub is on a superstore tray
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Or a plastic tray, if they're short o' stocks
1 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
er a table that held a silver tray wi utensils of cruelty, shiny
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e floor, pit Jim's meals on a tray. on page 26
eu's trained tae use a litter tray - you'll nivver ken sheu's h on page 51
bride's cog and sweeties on a tray. There's buddan new romances on page 70

3 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Laek a tray ita da breeze. on page 73

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Lik a tea-tray wn th skie. on page 71

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Lik a tay-tray in the sky. on page 72

1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
Yer ma would grab the tray for carryin all the breid int
1 matches

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