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cosy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.1 11.8 30.1 69.6 29.1 31 0
Number of occurrences5823 20 7 5 3 0
Number of authors34 17 9 3 3 2

Occurrences of cosy in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
'Och aye, it's cosy enough, this place,' Agnes sa on page 8

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
oor, an thay gat a brod in a cosy neuk at the windae alang the on page 25

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Ah hapt thaim in twa cosy plaids, on page 16

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Gey cosy, waukrife, snug an bien on page 76

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
y leave ye feelin' a warm an' cosy inside. Ye ken the wans? They on page

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
azin' awa, so that it's richt cosy-like, an' Ah've nuthin' else on page 3

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
p awa frae folk that get ower-cosy. on page 32

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
kin food poisoning, Ah get aw cosy back in bed an try tae resume on page 3

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
JESSIE: There ye go, Hamish. Cosy in noo an soon , ye'll be run on page 61

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
kindly. 'Mak yersels cosh and cosy.' on page 124

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ents' library, it wis jist as cosy, and the Baudelaire bairns we on page 38
oven, and the kitchen got aw cosy as the sauce sottered, a cook on page 44
sauce, which had seemed that cosy while they were makkin it and on page 51

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
at that is 'spotlessly clean, cosy and attractive', a bank accoo on page 90

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
an bide cosy in yer hoose! on page 25
crosst wi a fuckin tea cosy. on page 53

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
hay uphaud. A mair couthie an cosy ruif ower the heid can be fun on page 65

1 matches

Sangster, Maureen Lallans 73 - Stars, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
A bairn, cosy in a buggy, wee heid cowped o on page 56

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An cosy, influenza free.
A'm in ma bed, aw fine an cosy,
2 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Haimster Pairty, (Scots Hoose 2016) Central, weans
Her cage is foo o toys wi a cosy wee widden hoose
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@Chazzbat tweeted
ain It shud keep ye lovely an cosy in the winter. ??(2020) search twitter

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ted in tae the kitchen. Richt cosy it wis, Dolly wi her knittin on page 124

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Petrie, Kimberley Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Letter Tae Ma Younger Sel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
an jaikets wae hoods that are cosy. on page 25

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
r's en ov coarse, oor fyne an cosy coal fyre. Fynally we reached on page 4
thi Broch, abudy wis feyn an cosy nay cumplaint's, til we got a on page 51

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
tores, sic as IDA Zimsen, hae cosy cafés far ye can curl up in on page 12

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
day, bathed and towelled and cosy in jammies an safties, he sat
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
makin his hoose affa fine an cosy in the winter months. Fin he
lichted up we wull be fine an cosy durin the winter months."
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ff tae safety in the Duguids' cosy hame in the Central Belt.
e handsel – the twa o them, cosy-like – an Neil lichtit cann
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
it maun be like tae nae hae a cosy bed far ye can pit yer heid d
fference. But fan ye’r lyin cosy tucked up unner the duvet the
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
waakened up slowly an she lay cosy an contentit for a meenit as
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
airn a wash an wupped it in a cosy shawl and handit him tae his
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
tail roon his neb tae keep it cosy,
. At least the greenhouse wis cosy, an fu o gweed things tae ett
ther oot here. It’s fine an cosy an hett. Wid ye LIKE tae bide
cosy garage. Warm an snod they fel
4 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
, sae @lyn_golden an ah had a cosy day in tae ourselves. She cam(2019) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
e separate fae the obvo push, cosy should be back up and pressin(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
eneath the duvet and wis very cosy there. on page 24
ny's hoose. You'd be warm and cosy there. on page 54
Cheust you bide there in your cosy bed and ah'll see tae the cho on page 57
like hid. I thowt hid lukk'd cosy, mesel. on page 58
eces - time fur long draars, cosy fleeces, on page 75

5 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A coorse night when wur cosy inside aside the fire on page 112

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
na compleen, hid wis waarm an cosy on page 101

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ir lovely peerie lass, in dir cosy wan bedroom flat. on page 23

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
a back gairden, curled her up cosy an gud ta sleep.
scöl. Smootie wis curled up cosy in Magnus's unmade bed.
2 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
Wis juist gotten cosy in bed when I minded I'd forg(2021) search twitter
east it's Friday an I kin get cosy in da flat when I win hom!(2021) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Those cosy nichts in Linton's snug on page 14
Just warm and cosy feet on page 44

2 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
, whan I heezed masel oot yon cosy bield, an hirpled doon the st
1 matches

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