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Use in varieties of Scots

dye Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.4 4 5.9 0 29.1 0 3.9
Number of occurrences188 4 0 5 0 1
Number of authors11 3 4 3 1

Occurrences of dye in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
in cried PLATINUM BLONDE HAIR-DYE EXTRA STRANG. This wis also u on page 50
mither's PLATINUM BLONDE HAIR-DYE EXTRA STRANG. She cannily lef on page 53
or there'll be nane left tae dye.' on page 58

6 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
'Whit dye think o the mutton guzzlers a on page 32

1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ed the wee frae chaunties tae dye wool yella fir sic as the Mac(2020) search twitter

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
hame-made tie-dye glow in the dark claes, on page 34

1 matches

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
tie-dye-rainbow slick on page 7

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
. He's bin makkin ma buy hair dye fae the chemist an he's aiven on page 13

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
laiss, ower yer left showder. Dye see't yet quinie?'
1 matches

Shetland

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
"Du doesna brush dye teeth an dine are fine an whi on page 17

3 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
would always be - behind the dye - a lack." on page 35

1 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
inderin tae pick oot da moder-dye
1 matches

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Wunters an haein a wee dance, dye?" says Davie, eftér a wheen on page 23

1 matches

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