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Use in varieties of Scots

gasp Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12 10.1 21 29.8 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3920 14 3 1 0 1
Number of authors20 11 6 1 1 1

Occurrences of gasp 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

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
s in the room. She gies a wee gasp as he practically takes her b on page 6

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
t's Sandy Peden.' John gied a gasp o surprise an smertly raised on page 29
the West Indies.' John gied a gasp at this revelation, as Peden on page 31
catchit their een. He gied a gasp o horror as he saw a band o m on page 51

3 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Wae every gasp a hud inside the body lang si on page 89

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
the heavens. The other weans gasp. on page 7

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"A livin?" ah gasp. "Yae mean yae actually git p on page 49

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
wis a relief when wi a great gasp he died. They flung his boadi on page 42
-up lump o metal. There wis a gasp as awbodie realised whit it w on page 52
din Davie Gray by the hand. A gasp o astonishment cam fae his fr on page 89

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
eir first drink in months. Ah gasp. Sommat is drippin oantae the on page xv

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ous con gied a lang shutherin gasp an spewed lang, stringy gobs on page 18

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
Wi' his last gasp his gab did gape;
Wi his last gasp his gab did gape;
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
eam oot but nothin comes - a gasp ay a whisper. Ah go under aga
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah wake up, wae a gasp, shiverin in the tepid, murky
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
’inside. Ah cannae help but gasp as ah feel ma cock twitch ins
Ah gasp against ma will as Si’s han
—Si, ah gasp as he runs his hands ower ma,
3 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
ly ony air. Nae that ye dared gasp fur the stink wis awfy wi shi

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
th fae sumwutiy, an we a last gasp bursta speed, a maneyged tae on page 68

1 matches

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
and tak yer last gasp. on page 22

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Oh, Morrice!" Joyce lut oot a gasp, clappin a han ower her moo, on page 17

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
A gasp o breath they baith exhaled, on page 20

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ll the bleed wiz fleein. Wi a gasp o pure terror he ran fae the
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
in a bit Jeemicky managed tae gasp oot an apology for killin Bob
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
throwe his guts and made him gasp. Instead he put his hand doon
hat fast he’d only time tae gasp throwe his teeth as the pain
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t aboot in ma mooth then wi a gasp o pleasure I’d crush it wi
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ntered the freezin water wi a gasp as it came up tae her hochs a
used tae. Mary stood up wi a gasp an teen her lang lost laddie
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
aw the coins he stood up wi a gasp. He asked Jessie if she’d m
o Mistress Gordon who gave a gasp and was aboot tae gie Jessie
2 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
listenin. Naethin but the odd gasp fae the twa that’s screwin.
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
y. When they meet me, they'll gasp wi surprise on page 43
bugger me," said Bertie, wi a gasp o stunned surprise on page 56
a peedie peep and I let oot a gasp o surprise - on page 59

3 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
d in each o dem gied a peerie gasp. Dat wis aa dat wis needed ta
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ghie in the kine o breithless gasp that heralded the stert o a n on page 13

1 matches

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