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Use in varieties of Scots

dive Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.5 13.1 16.4 29.8 29.1 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences4726 11 3 5 1 1
Number of authors35 17 9 3 4 1 1

Occurrences of dive in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e zigzag, an wis aw aboot tae dive intae the leaves, which she'd on page 52

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Ah dive intae the toilet, passin by t on page 61

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
fuckin bang. The five ae them dive oot the way n pick themselves on page 19
ma escape n A sprint fur it n dive ontae the platform, lyin doon on page 35

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ld loup sae skeigh an duck an dive. on page 75

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
rand in the watter, whit weiy dive ye no gan tae the fishin' in on page 24

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
dy else a fiddle; anither wad dive inti a tapestry o cobwabs an on page 74
wisna a cabaret in some city dive but I wis up there wi the per on page 75

2 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ck gawn in the bin though, ah dive aff the couch and grab it afo on page 174

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
wuid sound - or dive. If there wis only a single h on page 41

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
us taken root oan top. It's a dive, but you can tell it hus seen on page 3

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
I come across this dive doun a vennel in a wee toun i on page 136

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
s lines. Alan dooned a German dive bomber an a widen streecher t on page 65

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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ms between her legs an make a dive for the crepe on her cheek -
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n in. Move!’ he sais, an ah dive in the back, the door slammin
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
artan baffies and stertit tae dive bomb the balloon oan her broo
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
r economy micht tak’ a nose dive. Or because we listen tae the
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Leith Links wis a dive back when ah wis bairn. An au
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ire than mutual. And we baith dive intae a starin contest.
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@LairnScots tweeted
nk the past tense o the word 'dive' is...is it 'dived' or 'dove' (2020) twitter link
is the past tense o the word 'dive'? (2020) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
aye exactly - the place is a dive - shood b shut doon (2020) twitter link
es1108 never seen the big man dive lol - ps us buckie lads in t (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
E boats, battleships, mines, dive bombers, nivver myne the with on page 44

1 matches

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
t o his sisters, an wid mak a dive for a crisp. Weel, een wee qu on page 50

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
fin we struk a feish, eit wid dive richt awa, an we wid hay tae on page 57

1 matches

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
and dive in deep beneath, on page 7

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Like missiles they dive tae the sea on page 5

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
eful Zigzag, an wis goan till dive in amang e leaves, wheech she on page 50

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Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
'm affa rare on watter! I can dive richt doon tae the boddom o t on page 21

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
s o the equator tae sweem, an dive, an plan, an pleuter at their
1 matches

Mitchell, Kiera Fit why nae?, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
Bit...dive I wint ti?
Fit dive I wint?
2 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
t we have tae analyse, ‘deep dive’ etc - though interesting, (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
s oot queek, an teuk aaf in a dive. on page 79

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Preparan tae dive on me denner when, lockars, w on page 31

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the the whaal backs duck and dive in the dowdoswang on page 112

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
igzag, an wis gyaain ta mak a dive in among da laeves - an wir' on page 53

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Nicholson, Hannah Eemis Stane 1 - Dance o da Selkies, (Eemis Stane 2022) Shetland, poetry
An eence dir on we dive back in on page 15

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Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
bal oot aa da coles. I lik ta dive bomb dem, laandin in da middl
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ry and ride da horse it would dive into da watery depths to drow(2019) search twitter
you can hear the solan/gannet dive fae half a mile away https://(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
wanky zigzag, an was gaun tae dive in amang th leaves, which she on page 51

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
aceful zigzag, an wus gan tae dive in amang the leaves, whuch sh on page 52

1 matches

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