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Use in varieties of Scots

glue Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.2 8.2 4.5 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2016 3 0 0 1 0
Number of authors9 5 3 1

Occurrences of glue 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

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
appit fou wi...icin sugar and GLUE? on page 64
his buckie wis a muckle pot o glue that he used for jynin widd t on page 70
steekit fast in the mixter o glue and cake. Nae maitter hoo har on page 75

7 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
proceedit tae knidge a line o glue richt dinkly aw roond the rim on page 24
e think ah'm that gawpit ah'd glue this thing tae ma heid on pur on page 27

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Davis. Ah think he might be a glue sniffer cause he looks the ty on page 169

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ah'll stick tae ye lik glue whaur'er ye gang!" on page 124

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
an a spot o paint or dab o glue on page 42

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
ard tae make sure you got the glue in the right places. But thes
e pens were different cos the glue wis mixed in wi the glitter s
which were covered in glitter glue and then at ma daddy’s haun
3 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n the face o somebody snuffin glue. "The bonnie pooer o language on page 91

1 matches

Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
cracks on it even wi the best glue. A then thocht a could jist s
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
box. I quickly check that the glue I’ve stuck on the clasp is
1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
A job that even the strongest glue on page 28

1 matches

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