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Use in varieties of Scots

bosie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.5 4.1 70.6 0 29.1 0 0
Number of occurrences608 47 0 5 0 0
Number of authors21 5 12 4

Occurrences of bosie in Corpus

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Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
we, Miss 'Trunchbull's muckle bosie. The Heidie let oo, a yelloch on page 160

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
nt saulers, thair warl on the bosie o the tydes an thair weiman-f on page 6

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
n aside Klaus, and gied him a bosie tae mak him feel better. Sunn on page 55
h gied Judge Strauss wan last bosie, and follaed Mr. and Mrs. Poe on page 161

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
awkward and fierce. Gies me a bosie.
1 matches

Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
e doon despite the cold for a bosie and a kiss
1 matches

Doric

Nicol, Paul Tales Fae The Doric Side - Her Hauns, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
she cradles oor bairn tae her bosie tae feed, aa tak on page 24

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
the bed an pulls ma inte his bosie. His Jumper's waarm an ricky on page 93
n. He gies Grunny an Granda a bosie. Ah'm last cause Ah'm hingin on page 96

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
adled the wee black pup in is bosie. on page 62
er ma heid an teen ma in o er bosie. on page 66

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e laa. He cradlet him in his bosie, praised God an said: on page 82
wer will be poored intill yer bosie, cause fitivver mizzour ye de on page 90
t bi the angels tae Abraham's bosie. An e walthy lad deit tee an on page 108

4 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
till ye decided ye needed a bosie on page 51

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
nties she cwidna dee ocht but bosie little Lily wi niver a wird. on page 17
the twa bridders gied idder a bosie, an syne heild out the twa ha on page 49
giein his bridder a hertsome bosie. on page 51

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
iet a wee pucklie snaa at His bosie, an that if iver His bosie ti on page 51

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
weirin its hanky o sna in its bosie that niver meltit ava, like a
nesty sides. Ye micht pett an bosie a new-born calfie, bit fin yo
ke fur Minnie tae haud in her bosie. It wis aboot the size o a sq
e, an greetin in Meg Ramsay's bosie.
inued. 'Ye mauna gie yer Da a bosie afore ye gyang tae yer bed. Y
9 matches

Diansangu, Mae Doric, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
greetin fur a bosie —
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nnie an teen Lizzie intae her bosie. “Let yer pain oot lassie!â
wi hairtfelt thanks and a big bosie. There wiz tears in baith the
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
settee and came up intae her bosie and put ae big paw ontae her
ent nearly ivery nicht in her bosie and did the same thing wi his
sel Mabel got Catty intae her bosie and ran intae the hoose wi hi
er Catty and kept him tae her bosie. Steens were stottin aff her
me but she teen him intae her bosie an sobbin ‘Yer back! Yer ba
8 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
and Bob crawled ower tae his bosie and put his heed allo Jeemick
mpanion since that very first bosie ootside the skweelhoose at Bo
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n her lang lost laddie in her bosie an sobbed oot his name ower a
de an Mary teen her intae her bosie ana. Sittin doon in her exhau
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
catched Roly Pudden up in her bosie.
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
s for a wairm and weel-needit bosie, they’ll furrow their broos
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
A wid raither a muckle bosie ony day o the wikk (gein the (2020) search twitter
Thanks. A bosie aye maks it better - even an(2020) search twitter

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
@johnnydee72 wee drap o' bosie Rosie? Ye'd burn yer erse oan(2016) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
rawly dane loon I'll gie ye a bosie!(2014) search twitter
n tae gie the invisible min a bosie bit ah cannae find him onywhe(2015) search twitter
aat ye lo'e tham, gie tham a bosie, hiv fun an enjoy the moment.(2019) search twitter

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
hüld in hits bosie, wi da isle we lö on page 34

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
gaɪzər/ (guizer); /bɔ:zi/ (bosie) on page 26

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
penga doon her bosie!' on page 68

1 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
t on his lap, geein him a big bosie.
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
ctually be able tae gie her a bosie when I'm hom nixt, whinivver (2021) search twitter

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