A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

dearie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.5 11.3 22.6 0 0 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences4022 15 0 0 1 2
Number of authors21 13 5 1 2

Occurrences of dearie in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ah'm somebdy else'-bit, then, dearie me!" Alice bubbled, wae a sud on page 20
Dearie me! Bit it wis too late tae w on page 35
been size enough tae dae it! Dearie me! Ah nearly forgoat ah've g on page 42
'-you never hid fits, did ye, dearie?" he said tae the Queen. on page 120
It wis an awfy stringe dream, dearie, that's fir sure; bit run in on page 121

5 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
time she kep on talkin. "Oh, dearie me! Hou weird can it aa get t on page 18
s ower an eryin 'Come awa up, dearie!' I'll juist luik up an shout on page 19

3 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'Dearie me,' seys Hallvard, 'kin naeb on page 14

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
nae doot they jist say, 'Oh, dearie me, bit whit dae they expect on page 24

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
still an unco guid limerick. Dearie dear, ah'll huv tae try tae m on page 73

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
id say tae Mrs Tod, "Weel, ma dearie, whit'll it be this time? A s on page 7
'Weel, ma dearie,' said Mr Tod. 'Whit'll it be on page 10

2 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Dearie me. on page 14

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"Oh, dearie me." Agg lukked the picter o on page 67

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Gin ony day I dinna see my dearie on page 43

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
waitin for ma dearie,
're like a man wha's lost his dearie,
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t wurds. “Ma ain wee darlin dearie, hiv I no set up a rare treat
wi a festive sausage. Tak yer dearie there fir a romantic midden o
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
The auld dearie reponed, "No A dinnae ken son
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
oot if I’ve had a hard day. Dearie me ?? https://t.co/zP67xeJaY1(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Jist gies ten meenits dearie" Lachie the butcher disappear on page 15

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ae hivvin: "Ye're ma loon, ma dearie, A'm weel shuited wi ye." on page 84

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Thunks, dearie," Ah say. "At's luvly." on page 48

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
y hid bin. The prince and his dearie daunced, there wis music and on page 125

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
'Minnie dearie dinna dee that, yer nae on th
ht the fourth commandment be, dearie?
Wheesht dearie, an sup yer brakkfaist or we'
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t and shout “Catty! Come on dearie!” and it wid come fae ablow
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Dearie me, Kirsty Ann’s nae-weel a
Jessie Smith- ye can be Mary, dearie. Speir at yer mither if she
.. tho he didna deserve them, dearie me he
be safe tae tramp on him.. oh dearie me na, fur gin ye’d dane yo
Dearie me Gracie,” quo the teacher
5 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@RobertMiggins Och dearie me! Ma neighbour told me that(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Oh Dearie, sic queerie on page 52

1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
dert tae John ootby, “John, dearie, it’s wile derk an coul in
1 matches

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