| bolt | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 13.5 | 45 | 29 |
| ORK - Orkney | 19.9 | 2 | 2 |
| SHD - Shetland | 23.2 | 4 | 4 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 6.5 | 2 | 2 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | |||
| DOR - General Northern | 22.2 | 5 | 3 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 9.8 | 4 | 4 |
| WCE - West Central | 17.8 | 4 | 2 |
| DUN - Dundee | |||
| EDN - Edinburgh | 18.6 | 3 | 2 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 56.4 | 11 | 5 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 32 | 3 | 1 |
| LAL - General Central | 7.9 | 6 | 3 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | |||
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 13.9 | 1 | 1 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | |||
| BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | |||
| SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
| BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
| PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | |||
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | |||
| GUL - General Ulster | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
So blyde he's there when nixt bolt striks on page 119
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
squat, bolt-haedit Fife man i da pulpit. on page 30
1 matches
Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
door he yalled, "Haste dee an bolt da door! Yon Muckle Wolf is m
1 matches
Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
a corpse struck him doon wi a bolt o dark energy. As life drifte
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
laidder he wiz on cairryin a bolt o canvas hid given fae ablow
1 matches
Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
breeks, the loon teen oot the bolt for the rifle an a single rou
anither shot”. He slid the bolt intae the breech an run it ba
intae hes pouch alang wi the bolt. Reachin the familiar sanctua
3 matches
The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
ould see that they even hid a bolt that ye could slide back an f
1 matches
Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
in taxes in Accompong: ye’d bolt doon the hill as quick as the
1 matches
Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
nned tae a tree wi a crossbow bolt through his hert. Nae trace o
1 matches
Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
ll rings at hauf three and ah bolt oot the door as fast as ah ca
1 matches
Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
quicker than the rinner Usain Bolt.
1 matches
Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
threatenin image o a lichtnin bolt. Ilka ane locked shut. Aa owe
1 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
e seats next tae us, they sit bolt upright, heavy posh. Aw curly on page 3
1 matches
McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
cin an it faws aff and sticks bolt upright in the Carpet nearly on page 173
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
We bolt alang the Clyde path an McDad
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ce as it slams shut. Tam sits bolt upright, listenin intently.
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
He’d wisely decided tae bolt afore divulgin any informatio
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The lassies bolt tae the toilet, leavin me an
A bolt slides in a loack an two door
2 matches
Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Bolt! Bolt? You sayin' bolt?
1 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
er midnight, it's ma time tae bolt, on page 32
1 matches
Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ctlike, Delaney's shootin the bolt on the ae hauf o his main doo on page 72
2 matches