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Use in varieties of Scots

locks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.7 14.1 6 9.9 5.8 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences3828 4 1 1 2 2
Number of authors25 18 3 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of locks in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
he sage, as he shook his grey locks, "Ah kept aw ma limbs awfy su on page 37

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
r angert. He cuist his gowden locks in the breeze. 'I ken a plane on page 29

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
rs; but, tae hang! aither the locks were ower muckle, or the key on page 11
he sage, as he shook his grey locks, "LT kep mysel steirin an sou on page 44

2 matches

Sulhunt, Miriam Lallans 90 - Rapunzel, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Swirly locks on page 33

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ng. An his heid sproutit lang locks o hair, hingin doun tae the g on page 13
Heid, fir he cowpit his lang locks syne becomin hissel alane Kin on page 14

5 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
ma locks wi the smirr o nicht' on page 10
his locks are tousie on page 11
a king is claucht in its locks. on page 16

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
on, Fell trramp-like craturs, locks fa'in doon, An' wha's the las on page 7

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
That's rubber, chains, locks, whips, and most elastics: on page 33

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Fell tramp-like craturs, locks fa'in doon, on page 31

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
; bolts an keys turnin in the locks; footsteps echoin in the corr on page 28

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
eh lowse the locks on page 40

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Wi your lint-white locks shrunk tae a gow on page 11

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Her hand amang his curly locks, on page 98

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
doukit wi spykarie, ay, locks wuishen sweet on page 18

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
aye daein things like chyngin locks, strip-pin doors an easin win on page 98

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
, delicately arranged, curled locks. Ah staun, slack-jawed an sil
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
aster an faster, tae the lang locks o oor hair, twistit intae tic
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
for doing what? Curling your locks, forsooth; decking out your b
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
omfort. In th' wey his golden locks crooned his heid; his blonde
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
soon sooning at her, but she locks her up when she has dune, and
1 matches

@ThonJacobite tweeted
back seat tryin tae pick her locks, they're gonnae send ye back (2020) search twitter

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
all: but, michty me! either e locks were too beg, or e key wis to on page 11
e sage, as he shook his grey locks, on page 45

2 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
ind o hair style wis ‘dread locks’. I canna see ony midder la
1 matches

Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
Loosome lang locks floating effortlessly ahin ih
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
rgit kens whit wey hid is, an locks in Higgie's news wi ither new on page 97

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ida haal; but less! edder da locks wis ower grit or da key wis o on page 11

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
th hall: but, och! either th locks were tae big, or th on page 10
h sage, as het shook eis grey locks, on page 46

2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
he haal: but, sowl! ither the locks wur too big or the keys wur t on page 11
e sage, es hae shuk haes grey locks, on page 47

2 matches

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