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Use in varieties of Scots

cloak Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.5 13.4 1.5 69.6 0 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences3726 1 7 0 2 1
Number of authors23 18 1 2 1 1

Occurrences of cloak in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
enough anyhin ye like wae the cloak. Like, spose it's nine in the on page 69
thing ye know, roon goes the cloak! Hauf-past wan, time fir dinn on page 70
k him! Noo it's ayeweys six a'cloak." on page 71

3 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
embroidert the edges o her cloak on page 129

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
k hat, an happt up in a bleck cloak that covered his hodden-grey on page 29
by the fire an raxed for his cloak on the peg ahint the door. on page 32

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And whit a chynge! Nae cloak o reid, on page 40

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ll be nae maire ae this ten o'cloak curfew pish efter themorra." on page 131

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ck the time oan mah wee alarm cloak - 2 in the fuckin mornin. Ma on page 2

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
rd meanin a sleeved an hoodit cloak an the gaberlunzies wore blue on page 16

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
leuk up at a lowerin nicht's cloak on page 142

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Wund in his draigelt cloak whaur sowffin sea on page 26
Happed in an ice-cloak, tae fitfaa bruckle, on page 33

2 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
silk frock on her an a purple cloak aboot her shithers trimmed wi on page 120

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
hen he shiftit aff his flow o cloak, on page 112

2 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
dit thirsels thegither like a cloak, on page 5

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
Daith cam, in his mirk cloak, and ither unco figures cam a on page 107

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
muckle brooch claspit tae her cloak, is shawn ridin side saddle o
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
aboot ma age, fuckin five o’cloak shadow an that, but the rest
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ld wumman in a coorse woollen cloak, she glided doon towards Arac
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
it lee in her mouth, an aw to cloak the waefu corruption o her na
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Dork a’cloak
It wis no long efter dork a’cloak A wis ootside Blooters fur a
wis listenin’ tae the wan a'cloak news An' walkin’ in a new p
3 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
air enough. This is ma winter cloak. https://t.co/wYc3IehjzB(2020) search twitter

Doric

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
an gaithert roond him like a cloak wi the magpie makkin the hat on page 118

1 matches

Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Like a cloak hidan the unclean on page 67

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
wis, an wearin a gress-green cloak! The neck o him! But then it
t the man was wearan a violet cloak. He didna seem the least bit
s wearan long robes, a purple cloak that swept tae the grund an h
. He wis busy rummagan in his cloak, lukkan fur sometheen. But he
the Pit-Ooter back inside his cloak an set off doon the street ta
6 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The frost, its cloak spreads even oot on page 15
Dark shadows form a frosted cloak on page 38

2 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Lik' a cloak the stoor covers im', on page 9

1 matches

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