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drave Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.9 16.7 27 0 58.1 0 0
Number of occurrences6133 18 0 10 0 0
Number of authors26 17 5 4

Occurrences of drave in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
, Rab Wilson an Brent Hodgson drave doun til Willie's hame in Cro on page 3

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
tain, yawled oot sudden as it drave past, Eb! Check the Kraut hat on page 135

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ts ti ither things, afore she drave him back ti the hame. on page 30

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
As on the lassies drave: on page 6

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Torturous visions drave me berserk, on page 23

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
furst five year, Cruikedbank drave its hard bargain wi Adam an B on page 55

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
had nae existence afore 1707, drave a horse an cairt straicht thr on page 17

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
drave oot the schotten mang the jew on page 8

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Drave mirk athort the muin wi racki on page 24
Sin nae day's drave eiks up the creel. on page 38
Cowp the drave boats, gie the eurofishers on page 39

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
An as he drave, een swift as an arra, on page 35

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Hamilton, poetry
And as the rain drave dounwart on page 143

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
I drave the langth o Princes Street on page 114

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ot the infamy o whaivver haed drave the screws in wi a hemmer. Mo on page 98

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
ucifixion itsel "...whan they drave the stobs in, He kent hoo mon
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
She drave it throu the mire;
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Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
, "A dinna mind drivin." "You drave the last time," says she, "ye
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
An the nicht drave awaa
An they drave him awa
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
d”. Lang syne, whan fermers drave thair geise ti merkat, thai h
drave, whyle the larries grouzilt a
“A canna drave a machine lik thon,” sayed
drave the panser, fur John wes ower
nd the kie, at he maun hed ti drave the beistie hame. Mirren wes
6 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
at me in mynd o the winter we drave awa doun ti
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ept him there while the ither drave, an they set aff intae the ni
past ferms an clachans, they drave wi wappons on display an hurr
past ferms an clachans, they drave wi wappons on display an hurr
tell ye. Yer pal Bill caumly drave thaim awa this mornin.” She
4 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
wheechin es wye an aat, as he drave aff the Irish ferry. on page 30

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
he wisna brocht doon. Ay, ye drave him til his wits' eyn, aa ric on page 8

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
n teen ahaud o bi deevils. He drave oot e deevils wi his wird an on page 16

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
r it pulled doon its tail, an drave the stobs farrer inno its dow on page 51

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
inds me that the Montgomeries drave a skeelie plou in this dreel on page 126

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
inds me that the Montgomeries drave a skeelie plou in this dreel
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
aebody kens better nor me fit drave Cain ti kill his brither Abel
o mi uncle’s car, an oot we drave ti Steenhive. Ti cut a lang s
s. Yer nae gaan ti say hunger drave ye oot.’
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ew up her skirts. Fit she saw drave the pech clean frae her, an p
o pain at the fit o her wame drave her on again, throw the park,
drach, an he telt foo Kildour drave the warlock's coach an horse
The faimly drave hame in silence, ahin the bra
daurna stop the doctor fin he drave his gig up the road tae speir
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Spikk o the Nor East Leid, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Doric, poetry
vit Murison, Brocher born, he drave the gaitherin o wirds on
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
d aye hadd up his haand as he drave by, bit noo he just doesna se on page 20
so I got her intae da car, an drave laek hell tae da hospital. De on page 53
ore his time, aboot a ship at drave ashore at da Green Geo. Dey w on page 55
till munts later. Da storm at drave da ship ipo da rocks drave up on page 56
dins cam inta view, bit as he drave towards da site o da accident on page 57
Also on pages 73
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Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
ne took da rodd her ancestors drave
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Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
So da fishing saeson drave by. Da laverick lost her sang
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
up da family fae hame an dey drave on ta Da Nort Boat. 'Aberdeen
1 matches

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