| shake | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 16.5 | 55 | 39 |
| ORK - Orkney | 9.9 | 1 | 1 |
| SHD - Shetland | |||
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | 35.2 | 1 | 1 |
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 3.3 | 1 | 1 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | |||
| DOR - General Northern | 4.4 | 1 | 1 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 31.7 | 13 | 9 |
| WCE - West Central | 4.4 | 1 | 1 |
| DUN - Dundee | |||
| EDN - Edinburgh | 12.4 | 2 | 1 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 56.4 | 11 | 6 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 21.4 | 2 | 2 |
| LAL - General Central | 10.5 | 8 | 6 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 37.4 | 3 | 3 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 55.8 | 4 | 3 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | 163.5 | 1 | 1 |
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | 62.8 | 2 | 1 |
| BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | 58.1 | 1 | 1 |
| SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
| BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
| PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | |||
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | 65.7 | 2 | 2 |
| GUL - General Ulster | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) | 18.2 | 1 | 1 |
McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
in his step an a grin in the shake eh his heid when he passed us on page 7
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t nippy song yae cannae quite shake that hus broat me intae the b on page 29
ter boay as tae why ah cannae shake this internal feelin that ah' on page 52
sticks his paw oot fur me tae shake when ah promise him a holiday on page 176
3 matches
Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
rt, ye'd think, wad gar thaim shake. on page 14
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
change o metre gie yer mind a shake,
Here in ma bed A shake an shiver,
2 matches
Hawkins, Rudi None Shall Rest Easy, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central - Stirling, prose
h looked up tae. Ah tried tae shake ’em awa, as ah’d done eve
1 matches
Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
se tae his feet, gied hisel a shake and padded aff in that genera
ting, the equivalent o a haun shake for humans.
2 matches
Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
id in her sleep and Ailsa wid shake her heid. In truth, she could
1 matches
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ey want tae gee there sells a shake l (2020) twitter link
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
as ah reach oor the desk tae shake the doacs hand. Then ootae na
1 matches
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ts his hawn oot fur me tae © shake. | | on page 10
1 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
A shake ma heed it ma pal. The eld bo on page 13
gang workshop. They talk and shake hands - that's it. Perhaps a on page 57
2 matches
Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah shake ma heid and try tae stop mase on page 13
Her name's Daisy Douglas. We shake hawns. Folk don't seem tae li on page 29
2 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
n thir sixties. The first two shake thir heids an decline, til eh on page 3
2 matches
Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s haun oot tae each ay us tae shake, ‘whit’s yer names lads?â
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah shake ma heid an look tae McDade wh
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
acey who gies me a reassuring shake ay the heid.
1 matches
Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
in the shake o grasping men
1 matches
Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
distance. Gie yersel' a guid shake an' tak' yersel' richt oot o' on page
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Whan hairst gars shake a wabbit neive on page 2
I am hauden thrall an waftish shake on page 42
2 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ndae, an raise wi a smile tae shake his haun warmly.
1 matches
@Chazzbat tweeted
Ah cannae shake this bad feelin Ah've got abo(2020)
@DABArbuckle tweeted
e yer big tumshie heid a guid shake.(2020)
yon Bill Bayley is tryin tae shake a fart oot the leg o his troo(2020)
Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
up tae her room tae gie her a shake, but her bed hudna been slept
1 matches
@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
back door with a golden hand-shake! ????(2020)
McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
at Scotland's no been able to shake aff since, in history, politi on page 17
1 matches
Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
d o’ Flamin Music! A cannae shake it.
1 matches
Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
their test. A had started tae shake by then. Tears were streaming
1 matches
Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
The nod an shake thair heids at me, An jeerin, on page 64
1 matches