drove | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
---|---|---|---|
Total Corpus | 21.2 | 68 | 43 |
ORK - Orkney | 49.7 | 5 | 3 |
SHD - Shetland | |||
TON - Tonge | |||
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
MNA - Mid Northern A | 45.8 | 14 | 6 |
MNB - Mid Northern B | 131 | 1 | 1 |
SNO - South Northern | |||
ABN - Aberdeen | 11.9 | 1 | 1 |
DOR - General Northern | 39.9 | 9 | 7 |
NEC - North East Central | 46.4 | 1 | 1 |
SEC - (South) East Central | 17.9 | 7 | 6 |
WCE - West Central | 18.4 | 4 | 2 |
DUN - Dundee | 21.2 | 2 | 1 |
EDN - Edinburgh | 18.8 | 3 | 3 |
GLA - Glasgow | 27.1 | 5 | 3 |
AYR - Ayrshire | 26.2 | 2 | 1 |
LAL - General Central | 10.7 | 8 | 6 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | 37.4 | 3 | 1 |
SWE - South West (Galloway) | 41.7 | 3 | 2 |
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) |
Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
It gecked back. As Mr Dursley drove roond the corner an up the ro
the cat oot o his mind. As he drove tae the toon, he thowt o noth
2 matches
Lamb, Gregor Lamb’s Tales, (The Orkney Dictionary 2005) Orkney, prose
saet, sterted up the car and drove off doon the street. I didna
such a fright thit he nearly drove intae the waal.
2 matches
Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
She drove up tae the hoose - an man it on page 15
3 matches
Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ul Majer Tracter an Bogie, an drove across thi brig an roon thi p on page 5
eis et wer berth. Oneywuiy, a drove thi three wheelter doon an st on page 26
a moo weis wateren. Een o eis drove thi car roon thi bail's a str on page 31
"Dirtie,'weis hee's naim, he drove a Suzukee GT 185 twa stroke. on page 34
hunse fur eis. So, we aat, we drove roon tae wer boatie, gid aboo on page 56
Also on pages 64
6 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
" the Sky maanie roart, es he drove awa. "YE'R THE BEST HOO-HOOER on page 27
1 matches
@DoricPhrases tweeted
y reason @FirstAberdeen No 13 drove length of street in middle ro(2017)
@FaeFoggie tweeted
@standupfarmer. I mind fan I drove aa i wye ti Glasgow ti see hi(2019)
I drove doon fae Fogie ti Glassgow ti(2019)
Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
rejected sin. Wist fear that drove them tae mistak fit's soor on page 10
1 matches
Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Drove in frae Balmedie beach, ASAP on page 153
Drove frae Garlogie up tae Strathbo on page 178
2 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
he came hame. Fin Jonsar Eck drove intae the back close,
r Eck peyed nae heed, he jist drove on. As Jonsar Eck drew
2 matches
McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Aye, ye parked an' drove yer car on the road
1 matches
@daleser23 tweeted
n butch n his loon like. Just drove doon n back. Aye its my birth(2013)
@fittiecrooners tweeted
lady bit it was only fan she drove me oer to her place & rever(2018)
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n snow. A familiar fact which drove me on page 165
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ant I had the windae seat. We drove back tae toon an I wisna seek on page 25
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ro o the weavers, prisoner an drove his company richt oot the fie
1 matches
Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
y the day arrived and Faither drove us oot tae choose yin. Noo I
rying intae the sheughs as we drove intae the yaird.
2 matches
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
paper then took ma car keys n drove the car in tae the garage - (2020) twitter link
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
This act drove aa the tabloids mad; Reuter's on page 46
Ah taen an NA, we drove throu the nicht, on page 51
We drove back tae base in the smirry r on page 52
3 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
pipe an the great motors that drove the drillin kickit in. on page 51
1 matches
McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Chinged doon a gear, an’ drove richt in,
1 matches
Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
cht hungert, an this wis whit drove him tae explore mair far-aff
1 matches
Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ey stuck a bag oer ma heid an drove the van fur miles. Ah wis as
They drove tae some single track road so
2 matches
Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
tan pinny and white shirt. Ah drove hur roond the bend, even then
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Afore the box drove them dementit?" on page 158
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
clachan wi the messages. She drove her car intae the yaird and g on page 59
1 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
be, Afore awfie lang, Mr. Poe drove his motor doon a wee vennel l on page 19
ot the back windae. The motor drove faurer and faurer awa, until on page 162
2 matches
@OliphantWullie tweeted
unday as ma laddie & his lass drove aff back hame tae Bristol. Ji (2022) twitter link
@billykayscot tweeted
y @BenjyPalmer Ma uncle Tommy drove a breid van in west Fife in t(2020)
@Chazzbat tweeted
Duke. An it wis orange. Daisy drove a white jeep.(2020)
McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
tae Jimmie Deans's van, an ee drove aff through the Drum an up ta
drove aff. Ee'd drapped us wher the
2 matches