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Use in varieties of Scots

cuddle Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.4 8.7 1.5 19.9 29.1 20.7 0
Number of occurrences2717 1 2 5 2 0
Number of authors21 13 1 1 5 2

Occurrences of cuddle in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Ahm gonnae huv tae gie her a cuddle. on page 18
comes over an greets me wi a cuddle an slips suhin intae mah hand on page 24

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
's sie a saft bonny thing tae cuddle-an she's the bees-knees at ca on page 21

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
her knee tae sclim on tae an cuddle doun, wi her heid nestlin on on page 33
tae cleid an feed, chastise, cuddle an tend fower steirin laddies on page 73

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the toty bairn a muckle great cuddle and a kiss. on page 220

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
we'll stap them wi a cuddle." on page 16

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
's gran lauched an gied her a cuddle. on page 92

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
a cuddle when they meet, on page 129

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
hae onything wee an saft tae cuddle ony mair. Ach, aince, she’d
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McGibbon, Joe Lallans 74 - Draps o Sapie-Bubble, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
a kin-hertit mither gied mi a cuddle, forby tuppence.
1 matches

Wilson, Lucy Lock Doon, (Greenock Telegraph 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
ma granny a brae big squeezy cuddle.
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
got. Anyhow, mon gie yir Da a cuddle.
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
wl intae her parents beid and cuddle intae them. When she awoke in
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
But she never. She gied me a cuddle and telt me no tae be daft, a
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
ss fae Scotland, and go get a cuddle fae @JeffBrazier #grateful he(2015) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
Cannae wait tae gie it a wee cuddle. ??(2020) search twitter

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ae the coos an calfies; I wid cuddle the lambs an feed the sickies on page 59

1 matches

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
me. You go tae yir bairn and cuddle him tight. Aye, Bessie, tip i on page 23

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
an me. You go tae yir bain an cuddle him tight. Aye, Bessie, tip i on page 77

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
da bairns, an gied dem each a cuddle. on page 107

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
it ta tak her ati my skurt an cuddle her, bit da moment passed, an on page 48

1 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
derin it up in dir bozy for a cuddle an ta bury dir face in da cri
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Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
aggle wis aboot tae gie him a cuddle den she minded aboot his bris
1 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
pearson86 I bet du got a huge cuddle fae dy peerie lass. Blyde du (2018) twitter link

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
an they'd cuddle in thegeither; on page 158

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
n Poet Alexander Anderson of 'Cuddle Doon The B(2020) search twitter

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