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Use in varieties of Scots

hollow Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8 8.1 4.5 39.7 5.8 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences2616 3 4 1 1 1
Number of authors21 12 3 3 1 1 1

Occurrences of hollow in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
the Mock Turtle in a deep an hollow tone: "Sit doon, the pair ae on page 93

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Olaf.' Ma voice soondit flat, hollow on page 60

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Tae be the richt kind ae hollow fur ghosties tae haunt. on page 6

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
exchange ay two artists, but hollow. on page 3

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
sae lang as I can howk it and hollow it oot.' on page 72
d yin! If it's bad, it maks a hollow soond, and they dinnae bother on page 126
Her heid must hae soondit gey hollow.' on page 128

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
At Laganaweel, the 'Hollow o Bluid', sacrificed an burnt on page 40

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
h Sith in a faintly discerned hollow. It's likely in ane o thae sm on page ix

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
aen. Nearhaun, a watter-fillt hollow, algae covert, still hauds hu on page 14

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
tree?" the witch said. "It's hollow aw the wey doon. If ye climb on page 29

1 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
The Grumphieman jouked ahin a hollow tree whaur he had left his cl on page 92

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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
paintit tae luck lik marble, hollow fibregless figurines sprayed
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
h’m awright.’ ah sais, as hollow a statement as ah’ve ever u
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
le colour and his cheeks were hollow.
1 matches

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
o. A lot o fowk think they're hollow an the bluid gets draan oot t on page 40

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
sade e Mock Turtle in a deep, hollow tone: "Sit doon, both o e, an on page 91

1 matches

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
igh and squeaky and hid had a hollow ring. on page 36

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
inths an tings tae bang, an a hollow body o wid an wire at's playe on page 127

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
A hare shoots oot o a peedie hollow; I stoop tae feel its residua
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
emort turned up in Godric’s Hollow. He gaed tae finnd the Potter
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
an his voice soondit deep an hollow: "set you doon, da pair o you on page 95

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
aid th Mock Turtle in a deep, hollow voice: "Sit doon, baith o ee, on page 93

1 matches

Ulster

Reynolds, Charlie Tha demise o oor ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2010) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
er mae wae thaur gran words o hollow support whun they ir starvin
1 matches

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