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Use in varieties of Scots

chase Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.3 18.1 15 9.9 5.8 31 8.9
Number of occurrences5336 10 1 1 3 2
Number of authors38 24 9 1 1 2 1

Occurrences of chase in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Honour an riches ah've chase't lik fleetin cloods; on page 15

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ield o her green chaumer. She chase her colours wi unco care. She on page 31

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
y instinct alone, wull give . chase. Sometimes a full team would on page 42

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
The hunds were gie'in chase on page 11
He quickly did gie chase, on page 17

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
blade an pistol. The fecht an chase went on, wi aa the younger Co on page 37
er men were slauchtert in the chase, an hunners mair perished fra on page 39

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
ah'm gonnae get a chance tae chase it wi ma creative writin. on page 7

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Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
fae this mirk-dim paintin ah chase the sowff o nicht, the dreme on page 23

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ys like me and the spider kin chase oor dreams, but we'll never m on page 19

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
e! Ah'll get the prefects tae chase ye doon the corridor and oot on page 156

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
- an ah rush oot the door an chase efter him. on page 1

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
d be launchit an the men wuid chase efter the whale uisin naethin on page 40
ingle harpoon they'd have tae chase eftir it tae stick it again a on page 41

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ae the money. Ah knew she wid chase me. Charlene endet up gien th on page 78

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
But let's cut tae the chase! Here's whit ah'm sayin: on page 103
uch it. It's the thrill o the chase, he says: on page 114

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
sichts iver seen-nae rats tae chase across the green and up the c on page x

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
cowp his waas or chase his kye? on page 29

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Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Grey Feather, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
ye chase abune the braeside on page 7

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Buffalo Bill, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
wheelin oot o the sun an gave chase on page 62

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
, chaplain, chapter, Charles, chase, chaste, cheap, cheat, check,
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye didnae chase me ower the banks
whiles the wee yins think tae chase ye,
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
we get it. Juist cut tae the chase. Frae ma windae, the skies ar
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
he hill an’ kept low as the chase passed me by. Alan saw me cle
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
as A passed the hockey pitch, chase the the buggers aff! This hap
a miss sae A trooped oot tae chase the Painters aff the pitch. N
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
™s there’s a website ah cud chase?) Ah think that only them as
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Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
hese Sorcerer’s Apprentices chase,
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
iver Nethan wi Crichton giein chase.

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
that means only yin hing, The Chase is aboot tae start.
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@OliphantWullie tweeted
when A heard Aldo wis on 'The Chase' last night tea time !!! It w (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
an_Pacey @ajmc1066 omg no the chase - hae u went doo lally - yu (2021) twitter link
@paulmccracken89 chase the win says it awe m8 - far (2021) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
on Geordie's knee Or he micht chase er on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
Ye run an ye chase an ye yelp on page 53

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
direction, learn new things...chase a fyow rainbows o his ain. on page 95

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
if they were on a wild goose chase efter aa, fan "boyng"' his he on page 87

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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
tae chase efter. The loon booed doon ta
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Harper, Edith The Wye Athin Chynges, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric, poetry
e murtherous clamjamfrey gies chase.
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Aiberdeen Cooncil Parkie will chase me oot! https://t.co/6GWCIA2h(2016) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
in the ‘30s. Mobilising tae chase the fascists oot o Aiberdeen. (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
neighbours yapping dug disnae chase the ba aboot as I'm sure the (2016) search twitter

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
uddled tae even think o gaain Chase, on page 10

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
s - which the hound wants to chase. https://t.co/gB9xpAEZ3F(2020) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Micht lead the morning chase on page 26
Might lead the morning chase on page 54

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@jamie_ginger tweeted
face tomorrow night cause its chase night. Mind there wull probul(2019) search twitter

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
let it wash awa life's headie chase. on page 47
Tae chase a ball, on page 49

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