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The word 'pree'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
preeOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus11.13614
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 39.9 9 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.1 2 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 65.5 5 1
LAL - General Central 18.6 14 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 37.4 3 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 88.3 1 1
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 pree in Corpus

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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
mee aen ritan haer, whit haes preeöritaisd speleen ouïr kaindl
1 matches

General Northern

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
on the bairn'll hae ma name A pree Yer mulk on ma tung on page 3
ma meesion is tae pree Yer lips on page 74

4 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
tae the hous! Weel aan, I'se pree the idder wye." on page 24
yne awaa), she thocht she wad pree the ploy o gyangin the idder on page 29
reid. Ailice tveuk a fang tae pree, but it wes aafa haskie. on page 97

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Spikk o the Nor East Leid, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Doric, poetry
Fergusson’s: sae swete tae pree
1 matches

(South) East Central

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
says she, “I dout Janice pree’d a wee bittie mair nor she
juist that ance, juist a wee pree tae see what like it wis, jui
2 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
rns (they sayed - Bill didna pree thaim). He wis able tae yaise
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ushion", sae Alison ettlt tae pree it, an finnin it gey tasty (a on page 13
oulet an Panther were takin a pree: on page 44

4 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
lace raise a great desire tae pree some o ~ the sweet things in on page 67

1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
for hersel tae pree it. Insteid o daein that, she on page 70

1 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
chtit me a brithal ring, then pree'd tae snaik awa, on page 52

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
. Raither, it seeks tae gie a pree o a wheen Scots eedioms, an e on page 34
ndit for tae gie the reader a pree o whit is conseedert tae be a on page 39
is words that demandit tae be pree'd an read alood. on page 58

3 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
hie's hoose, and Teeger could pree some o Wee Grumphie's haycorn on page 22

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tae pree her whisky jar, slee happin i on page 5
Nifter an pree ilk offered thing, on page 16
For aa the fowk tae pree. on page 68
ae pree oor firstbluid midnicht dram on page 73

4 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
But I pree'd the frute. I ken whit I ken on page 55

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ist a puckle shuid gie a fair pree, athoot cawin doun the warth on page 110

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
her at gaw an wormit gars me pree: on page 43

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
wis necessar the reader shuid pree the oreiginal. on page 131

1 matches

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
aither wad dae - but whan ye pree them ye suin see hou weel ilk on page 5

3 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
e quait the sab, he'd luk tae pree on page 33

1 matches

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