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Use in varieties of Scots

knot Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.3 6.5 11.8 9.9 17.4 20.7 19.4
Number of occurrences3113 8 1 3 2 4
Number of authors21 9 6 1 1 1 3

Occurrences of knot in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
n ma wey. Jist for a second a knot wis in her thrapple. Syne she on page 12

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"A knot!" said Alison, aye ready tae on page 30
s tae fankle it intae a kin o knot, an then keep ticht haud o it on page 44

2 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
hy the fuck did he no tie the knot tichter?" Ma life wad hae bee on page 23

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
a tiny beastie, like a French knot embroidered on on page 3

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
thi knot got tighter, as thi Scots on page 42
tether yir haed in a knot. on page 111

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
is narky. It worked: taen the knot frae her broo, replacin it wi on page 38

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
knot she wis usin the noo wis cawe on page 117

2 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ur a pish but ah’m keepin a knot in it. Ah’m fucked if ah’
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
an tie, fumblin aboot wae the knot several times until ah’m sa
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
and ma stress levels huv went knot tae a hunner. Ah cannae hud m
1 matches

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
hes thegither, tied them in a knot and stuck them in my bunnet a on page 124

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
In nae time at a the knot it wis tied on page 15

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ytet aboot sax or maybe syven knot's we thi tyde eit wer baak. B on page 55

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the michty Robbie es the wee knot o aspirin screivers' lachter on page 8
Sandy leuch an ruggit it the knot oan is tie. "He's a bigsy bug on page 33

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"A knot!" sade Alice, always ready ti on page 29
l twist id up intill a sort o knot, an then keep ticht howld o i on page 59

2 matches

The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
footsteps if we iver tied the knot?
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
belly-button tied in a granny knot? on page 60

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
"A knot!" said Alice, aye ready ta ma on page 31
ta snöd it up intae a kind o knot, while keepin a guid hadd o i on page 62

3 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"A knot!" said Ahlice, ay ready tae m on page 30
e twist eet up intae a sort o knot, an then keep tight haud o ee on page 60

2 matches

Ulster

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
dless weave the flat entrasl, Knot snappit warp wi chippit nail, on page 59

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"A knot!" said Alice, aye makin hirse on page 31
ae twist it intae a soart o a knot, an thin keep a tight houl o on page 61

2 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ohn’s box, tha glentin wuid knot slowly apent an a sleekit, wa
1 matches

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