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The word 'sleepy'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
sleepyOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus11.23616
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 1
SHD - Shetland 34.9 6 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 175.8 5 1
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 13.3 3 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 27.1 5 2
AYR - Ayrshire 26.2 2 1
LAL - General Central 8 6 2
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) 62.8 2 1
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 sleepy in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Cheust a sleepy peedie island till the wealth on page 48
Sheu gied a sleepy sort o grunt and snuggled far on page 52

2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
a time laek dis Sae waarm an sleepy-wye, on page 5
e Alice startit ta turn kinda sleepy, an guid on sayin ower an owe on page 10
mooth, an spak in a döless, sleepy voice. on page 44
een, for he wis turnin aafil sleepy; "An dey drew aa menner o thi on page 76
"Treecle," said a sleepy voice ahint her. on page 116

5 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
doon wi him again. Shü wisna sleepy, an didna want ta sleep fur d on page 30

1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
e hot day made her feel awful sleepy an daft), whether e pleasure on page 7
e Alice began till get rether sleepy, an went on sayan till hersel on page 10
an spoke till her in a slow, sleepy voice. on page 41
eyes, for id wis gettan awful sleepy; "an they drew all sort o thi on page 71
"Treacle," sade a sleepy voice behind her. on page 110

5 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ack te the lounge fir anither sleepy seat afore bedtime. Ma soaps on page 46

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
The halflin liftit the sleepy futterat ooto the pyoke fur M
1 matches

General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
n Ah get up at dusk, ye're so sleepy, ye widnae notice fit Ah look on page 40

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Waitin fur a sleepy feelin... on page 116

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
doon memory lane (He wis affa sleepy
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
hoat day makin her feel awfy sleepy an away wi the fairies), if t on page 7
e Alice stairtit tae git awfy sleepy, an went oan sayin tae hersel on page 10
mooth, an spoke tae her in a sleepy kind ae voice. on page 43
"Treacle," said a sleepy voice ahint her. on page 113

4 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Turnin a sleepy sheep on page 75

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ts een, for it wis gettin gey sleepy: "An they drew aa kin o thing on page 44

2 matches

General Central

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
(Enter Lennox, still sleepy, thinkin.) on page 35

1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
er! Time fir some reading and sleepy time! Nicht nicht! X http://t(2015)
ow quickly Monday has passed! Sleepy time now, so Tuesday can be p(2015)
Time fir a wee read before sleepy time now! Guidbye twitter for(2015)
eady for tomorrow, but before sleepy time a little nicht reading! (2015)
a productive day, and quality sleepy time tae! Nicht nicht awe!?xx(2016)

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
bilin day made bur feel awfy sleepy an daft), whether th fun in m on page 7
an addressed hur in a dwammy, sleepy voice. on page 42
"Tablet," said a sleepy voice ahint hur. on page 114

3 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
en, fur it wus gittin pooerfu sleepy. on page 74
"Traicle," said a sleepy voice baehin hir. on page 115

2 matches

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