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Use in varieties of Scots

draan Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.8 2.1 16.6 59.6 23.2 0 0
Number of occurrences254 11 6 4 0 0
Number of authors17 4 5 4 4

Occurrences of draan in Corpus

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Central

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
o lang sherp hates, draan beck an fraa, on page 64

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
He an his lairds ye've draan owerclose. on page 23

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
it a towe on it sae it cud be draan up ticht; syne he heized it o on page 42

1 matches

@ionafyfe tweeted
The nichts are fair draan in. ?? https://t.co/YTwRJkapO(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
An noo he felt hissel bein draan alang, his feet nae touchin g on page 41

1 matches

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
y're hollow an the bluid gets draan oot through them. That's rubb on page 40

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Winnie gied a lang, draan oot sigh. "He jist said he ne on page 16
he's makkin." He gied a lang, draan oot sigh. "Te tell ye the tru on page 33
liddy hell!" Jim gied a lang, draan oot sigh. "Ah canna dee richt on page 80

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Morrice McGregor gied a lang, draan-oot sigh as he dooned his for on page 6
a shellin oot te hae a prenup draan up - aat wid've cost ma a bo on page 49
lky year." Susie gied a lang, draan-oot sigh. "They're like twa a on page 69

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in at she leuks affa tired an draan, the demauns o life hingin hi on page 47

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
rs, fan, on a suddenty, A was draan till a porrtrait o an umman t
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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
lack squiggles o hair. He’s draan her wi a big smile that curve
1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
nither sip o her coffee afore draan a deep breath again. on page 17

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ond wi heavy herts, wir faces draan and white. on page 33

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
But notheen comes at. Sheu's draan the full ring o the staetion, on page 92
uily, whitivver hid is sheu's draan hid's bruck. On Mars sheu caa on page 93

3 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
draan, as aal wid be in time, tae t on page 25

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
oarnin whin shü saa da herts draan ower my jotter, wi 'Eddie' wr on page 19

1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
s as white es a cloot, set an draan, da lock a black hair doon ow
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Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
a scarfs an tysties, an mibee draan a piltock or twa on da wye ha
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
mebbe a smelly candle? I wis draan tae whit lookit laek a muckle
1 matches

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