giant | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 28 | 37.8 | 14.9 | 0 | 17.4 | 0 | 13.3 | |
Number of occurrences | 91 | 75 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Number of authors | 35 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
oki schemin noo? Hoobeit, the giant, fir yi maun be sure he wi yi on page 14
12 matches
Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
n't like tae believe thur's a giant chasm in the middle whaur eve on page 21
1 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ed university lecturer lookin giant wi bags under eez eyes talks on page 3
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'A Giant wi a clever neb!' on page 17
Noo wid the Giant smell his maw? on page 19
The Giant sat wi murderous een, on page 20
9 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
It's like a giant oyster shell, on page 63
1 matches
Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Naw, ye wur a giant amang men. on page 98
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
wee yins, owerwhalmed by this giant, kept their mooths shut. on page 96
continued tae stare up at the giant. They were tha wee that they on page 98
ilda and Lavender watched the giant in green breeks heidin toward on page 106
runchbull, this michty female giant, stood there in her green bre on page 155
furious female giant and said, dead calm, 'Ah've n on page 162
Also on pages 210, 218
8 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
paper tae bits. Inside wis a giant cornflakes box. Cornflakes, s on page 43
McQoy, Oh Aye, she said, An a giant box a saltet popcorn an a-big on page 112
Stramash'll cause a giant Stooshie on page 117
Stramash'll cause a giant Stooshie on page 159
s no exactly the big friendly giant (he's slightly taller than me on page 169
5 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
heyne. And suddently, Wonka's giant chocolate works wis wheeshtit on page 19
nd taen its place; and then a giant wheecher sterted wheechin roo on page 105
stickin up in the air like a giant mushroom. It wis a wanchancy on page 131
3 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Aneath thon giant that bestrides the yird, on page 28
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
gane awa, he keeked intae the giant pot tae see whit colour the g on page 35
ckle as yon! That's Geordie's giant chookie, that's whit it is!' on page 59
Where did it come fae? It's a giant chookie! Wha did it?' on page 61
The giant muckle pot had been aw teemed on page 73
'Because yin giant coo will gie fifty buckets o on page 74
Also on pages 85, 89, 101
11 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
dded. Shuggie eyes were borin giant holes through me, then he sta on page 27
st startin an the prize wis a giant steak pie. Thon pie wid feed on page 94
2 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
tables taegether tae form one giant closefamily table. on page 5
sneyland perfectly. There's a giant rollercoaster, wi a Mickey Mo on page 36
ts willow tree - the perfect giant tent fur when it rained. Da k on page 39
grey jacket. We walked like a giant intae a newsagent where he bo on page 41
4 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Than wabs, some giant purpose in his hert on page 45
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
Than wabs, some giant purpose in his hert on page 60
1 matches
Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
An erz giant purple jaggies aw ower iz bac on page 12
An erz giant purple jaggies aw ower iz bac on page 14
2 matches
Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
Iz eyes are the size ae a giant bonfire, on page 7
An clocked two giant peepers. Is this the Bad Moos on page 14
2 matches
Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
wiz the big yin we cawed The Giant. We goat past that fast fur i
fur the verra last time. The Giant Tree in the kirkyard still sc
2 matches
Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
an advantage. Kennin that the giant English airmy wad hae need o
1 matches
Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
mmle than a flee landing on a giant elk’s erse (though wi less
1 matches
Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
d flowing through yir body, a giant release like yiv needed a pee
1 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
ones The table wis actually a giant beer keg Dinnur hud coste thu
1 matches
grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
are. His hands. His hands are giant, ah almost cannae believe, th
1 matches
Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
rs fans too. Someone'd made a giant banner that says, ROVERS GET
1 matches
@ThonJacobite tweeted
Takin a giant loup this mornin. We're tae g (2021) twitter link
Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
es, banshees, an kelpies. The giant's ruim is a braw place tae ta on page 7
2 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ckle blotch, spread oot lik a giant mushroom. An Myrtle kent fine on page 76
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
r a muckle glaiss reef like a giant bubble. He left her sittin re
the natives war Buddhist, wi giant sculpturs o Buddha risin stra
2 matches
Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
d by the tooth, some say, o a giant cat.
1 matches
Riddell, Conor San Diego, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
real posh. It aready hid its giant Christmas tree up in the lobb
1 matches
@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
nths an ave a heid like a giant neep! #FatHoor #Doric #Aiberd(2020) search twitter
De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
o white froad biggit up i da giant pan.
1 matches
Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
ehand, wi Hermes, da glig-eed giant-killer,
1 matches
Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
din tae the Glens o' Anthrim, Giant's Causey, on page 66
1 matches
King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
ns, like somebody is houlin a giant buttercup again the rows o wh
1 matches