| dirk | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 9.6 | 14.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of occurrences | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of authors | 16 | 15 | 1 |
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
a waddin kilt wi a plastic dirk, on page 77
1 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
s hackit aff. He himsel had a dirk held tae his thrapple by thre on page 34
1 matches
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ride bed blethers, unsheathit dirk, Witch weilcum, slave wut, on page 14
2 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
the wrappers wi the blade o a dirk. In faur-awa Russia, a wummin on page 28
the door, the wund wis like a dirk chibbin his cheek. on page 45
2 matches
Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
aprois, the ruif wes o a mair dirk marmore inset wi whyt inkervi on page 2
ibil at hiz elbuk. It wes o a dirk grene impyre jaud, wi a byous on page 3
2 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ladies - his ain dirk on page 35
3 matches
McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Noo dirk, no mercy, fur whaever begged on page 112
3 matches
McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Stick the dirk in if ye dare? on page 79
1 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
is jeopardie, wheichs oot his dirk an warsils wi the mukkil beis
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
n aroun him, thirlin evin hiz dirk an hameart wie houss wi its s
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
orritsum, an ti John a perr o dirk glessis an a
1 matches
Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
orc, are we for dark, derk or dirk, or the latest spellin dairk?
st spellin dairk? For aa that dirk(ness) wis the chyce o Gavin D
2 matches
Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
e baw o twine, I wis haudin a dirk that I had stolen fae ma fait
t, I slippit the twine an the dirk intae his haunds an whispered
kin the baw on the pynt o his dirk sae it wid unhap as he walked
taur’s horns an stickit his dirk intae the craitur’s breist,
d aboot, but Theseus held his dirk fast in the craitur’s flesh
5 matches
Muir, Glenn The Bruce Triumphant, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, poetry
A lang, lang dirk wis in yin haun
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
rged wi’ targe, sword an’ dirk. Cannister sprayin’ us with
1 matches
Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
A canna thole that yet they dirk,
1 matches