Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'drove'

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Use in varieties of Scots

drove	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	21.6	72	44
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	111.9	1	1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	10.5	1	1
DOR - General Northern	39.9	9	7
NEC - North East Central	45.9	1	1
SEC - (South) East Central	17.1	7	6
WCE - West Central	22.2	5	3
DUN - Dundee	21.2	2	1
EDN - Edinburgh	18.6	3	3
GLA - Glasgow	20.5	4	2
AYR - Ayrshire	64.1	6	2
LAL - General Central	10.5	8	6
SEA - South East (Borders)	36.3	3	1
SWE - South West (Galloway)	41.8	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)

Occurrences of drove in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
He drove there like a madman, the mile on page 52

1 matches

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

Mid Northern A

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
motor caur shot alang past an drove richt thro Bella wha jist wro on page 84

1 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)

Mid Northern B

Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
me. She got me in the car and drove me richt roond tae the mannie
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
We drove on doon the High Street for a on page 105

1 matches

General Northern

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
a the trains, bit her faither drove them. Bit if ye didna on page 14

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
that drove them tae mistak fit's soor on page 46

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)

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
s heid bile up wi rage and it drove him roon the bend. The big ma on page 3

1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
She drove tae the polis station as fast on page 1

1 matches

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

West Central

Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
frae whaur my faither drove his van on page 129

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 104 - Stephen, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
best pal. Eftir ma shift, we drove haim tae ma bit, beltin oot R on page 18

1 matches

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

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
in the Vigil collectin tin an drove aff. Twenty pund in 1992 wis on page 106

1 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

Edinburgh

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
er' he cried it. I telt him I drove a builder's lorry in Civvy St on page 136

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

Glasgow

Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
xes, one sittin on ma lap. We drove the hale hunner-an-siventy-od
We drove past Toremore. The House of B
2 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

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
the throne, he brak his word, drove oot the Kirk's meenisters, ap on page 51
frae Netherwood - whaur the drove road ran ower the muir tae Pl on page 58

2 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
darg. He got intae his caur, drove alang the sea front o Havana, on page 23

4 matches

General Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
oot ontae the main road, and drove aff tae teach the bairns hoo on page 12

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)

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
er drank speerits. Ma faither drove his car oot tae whaur Yid wis
er wum hame til the Haugh hei drove the car intil it’s garage a
ma mynd sers mei richt, Bunt drove the ferst fordson tracter at
3 matches

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
after the bell had went then drove me hame in his Rover. A sat i
1 matches

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