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Use in varieties of Scots

claith Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.9 28.3 6 0 0 20.7 26.6
Number of occurrences6755 4 0 0 2 6
Number of authors25 17 4 2 2

Occurrences of claith 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.

Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
on a white claith. His bitts skited awa frae hi on page 18

1 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
uncut claith o nicht. on page 80
Ye chuise the claith, an we sall tack the seams. on page 94

2 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
tsel were taen an aw - raip, claith for patchin the sail, a box o on page 59

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
in lauddie luftit the drookin claith aff hes heid as hes granny se on page 36

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
, forby. Intil't is guid blue claith, socks an shuin. The claith h on page 47
o't. A sent him oor guid blue claith, a sark, socks an breiks. He' on page 48

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
fee'd me tae tak a packload o claith frae his guidwife's weavin ow on page 24
an a pack load o guid braid-claith stolen - on the Strathaven r on page 34
yer kist a guid roll o linen claith for his windin sheet, that ye on page 43
single room an happt wi seck-claith, that wis aa that shielded th on page 50
rips frae some lengths o seck-claith that he'd brocht frae the Mai on page 53
Also on pages 56
7 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
a Fairin boat wi yin sheet o claith, an hissel by the tillie. Bai on page 11
. Noo, gomerils, shak oot the claith an nab the nor'easter. on page 14

8 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Yir treadle maun mint a claith o gowd. on page 18

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
m an snook the graith-sapplet claith the wemen waulkit as they san on page 62

2 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ke you were rowed in the deid-claith early. on page 47

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
dicht on the auld bit o seck-claith by the back door, an entered on page 17

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
touns, tane ower the makkin o claith.. The splores and stushies o on page 69

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ae 1603, maks a gurlie kilter claith fur the drama o the reivers' on page 126

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
graith an begoud tae cut the claith he haed brocht wi him an tae
ch as he warslet wi his bit o claith an his needle an threid, but
auns wis aa fankled up in the claith an the threid, an aa that wis
3 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Frae Fergusson’s ‘Braid Claith’ , that ruises hamely claes
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the warld lik a weel-pressed claith. Whan ah think on it nou, it
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
o breid or mebbes a bittie o claith.
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
na hersel. The fineness o her claith wis faur-kent an fowk traivel
wumman in tae see her latest claith.
“I can weave a claith bonnier than ony yer goddessâ
hich o us can weave the finer claith afore Phoebus rises again the
mething byordinar tae mak her claith unlike onything a mere mortal
16 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
! This is a shaw aboot claes, claith an fabric an set designer Bec
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ness-room an auld green table-claith that belanged Mrs Cameron and
1 matches

Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
lin man wis steekit intae the claith o the earth. A web o veins ch
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
laan hooick, an a braid bit o claith lik a hame-made Glengarry wi on page 40

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in a bittie closer te the twa claith-cappit maanies, Ah listened t on page 10

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e nae be aa e mair likely tae claith you? Michty, bit ye've nae mu on page 14

1 matches

Harper, Edith Legacy, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2021) Doric, poetry
shive the needle through the claith,
1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
dungarees, ye ken, but velvet claith... on page 131

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an rowe it in the gowden claith.
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
thair oul duds wia bit o new claith, fer tha patch'll pu awa an m on page 9
rowlt hïm up ïn bïts o claith an püt hïm ïn a manger wi on page 72
"Naebodie taks a piece o claith frae a new coat tae patch an on page 78
tha cross, lapt ït ïn linen claith, an layed ït ïn a tomb cut on page 110

5 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Claith ir tongue, bot learnin mair, on page 35

1 matches

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