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The word 'suid'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
suidOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.74711
ORK - Orkney
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 8.9 2 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 63.9 25 4
WCE - West Central 18.4 4 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 43.9 7 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 10.7 8 4
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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 suid 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.

General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
we're waxwarks," he said, "ye suid pey, ye ken. Waxwarks warna m on page 48

2 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
otsoun recordins wis made (it suid raelly hae a Blae Plaque pit on page 10

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Pystle Frae Aberbrothock, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
But suid he pruive fause til his croun on page 55

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
a afore ye fin that oot. That suid tak ye til juist afore lowsin on page 26

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
That Michael Scot suid hae princess And principality on page 9
Suid we no sterve, an eik mair ban on page 41
up here as yer Uncle Nick. Ye suid hae seen Niedergasse Nick low on page 74
a owre thaim, were they? They suid aa rise up an shak a great mu on page 75
seen my Uncle Nick. Aiblins I suid prent his story efter aa; pub on page 78

5 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
- bit the day's politicians suid shairly hae a better idea o t
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Thai sayed the drain seistem suid be rebiggit ti the
ntil out throu the waw, as it suid hae duin. Whan A
whitlik A suid dae. He leuched at me fur bei
sojers. Thai gried at Mirren suid byde i dern, sae
Thon suid be supportit bi sel-sustentau
13 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
uatus, gif the gods in heivin suid steik on page 216

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
uatus, gif the gods in heivin suid steik on page 149

1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
The tint o yer een suid mak ye ken fine!
Messans that haiver suid ken tae stey wheesht
2 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
n spells frae siccar precedes suid be refutautioun eneuch o thon on page 11
Is he sayin at Scots suid staun bi itsell, the aqual o on page 13

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
ikil. Atweill, that wes as it suid be, fur shae wes anerlie ane on page 5

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
blethers, deir Quentin! Whaur suid it be sauf gif no ben ma ain on page 3
d ane inklin ti be freitie, A suid cry that an ill foirtaikin." on page 4

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
“Whitwey, wha suid intertryke wi’m?” speired
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
suid tae hersel, an cried oot, "Ye on page 39

1 matches

General Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
s the fac that they thocht he suid ken aathin aboot the tred ath on page 65

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
but forby mintit that singers suid yaise his book and no jist le on page 69

1 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
enjoyed seein the nappy bin. Suid hae done a hashtag ad an pit (2020)
@KnitBikeNom A suid credit thon joke tae @turlygo(2019)

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
@billykayscot Aye. Hospitals suid cry their Ear, Nose and Throa(2016)
s Scots. The tapsalteerie coo suid be cried Edder Wame. @FringeS(2016)
er @billykayscot @IshbelMcF I suid hae said Donald Turnip 's son(2018)
Suid hae pit #FringeScots and #Ois(2016)

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