| o'clock | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 30.1 | 22.1 | 38.8 | 9.9 | 81.4 | 31 | 44.3 | |
| Number of occurrences | 98 | 44 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 10 | |
| Number of authors | 44 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
. 'Gin, say, ye come at fower o'clock in the efternuin, syne at thr on page 69
3 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
on sloped as soon as the nine o'clock bell went. We met Danny, Kenz on page 36
The meetin is ten o'clock sharp. This gees the usual ra on page 51
2 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
w quartert! Yez stert at echt o'clock sherp when yez is workin for on page 86
1 matches
Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
e month, but disnae tell whit o'clock it is!" on page 44
3 matches
McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
That hail efternuin, fae twal o'clock, A glued ma een on the mantle on page 22
1 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
smokin. An awbody oot fur ten o'clock. on page 1
1 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Aboot aicht o'clock, there cam a saft chap at the on page 52
1 matches
Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
e wad be Ah'll be bound, five o'clock summer an' winter, aye an' so on page 29
1 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
"It's only six o'clock, are you alright? D'you want on page 3
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
rly late, atween nine and ten o'clock, when Matilda wis sure tae be on page 85
day and time. Oors is aye twa o'clock on a Thursday efternoon, rich on page 128
At exactly twa o'clock the class gaithered, includin on page 135
hour or so mair, then, at six o'clock, Matilda said cheerio and set on page 226
5 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ae get fou an juist aroun twa o'clock ane o the bricht yung things, on page 72
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ry yetts in the mornin at ten o'clock shairp. Dinnae be late! And y on page 60
o real. It wis jist afore ten o'clock. The croods were pushin and s on page 63
It's no fame yet! It's no ten o'clock!' on page 64
3 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The boy hud went AWOL at fowr o'clock on page 51
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
annie her medicine at eleeven o'clock,' the mither said. Then oot s on page 1
twinty minutes afore eleeven o'clock.' on page 32
'It's exactly eleeven o'clock, Grannie.' on page 38
3 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ye werenae comin till eleven O'clock." She wobbled across the room on page 22
Onywye, seven o'clock sharp, Shuggie appeared at th on page 26
2 matches
Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
a lang dauner at aboot seeven o'clock o the mornin, and syne he spe on page 45
1 matches
Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
By five o'clock in the efternoon, this wis wh on page 27
At sax o'clock in the forenicht, Beek switch on page 29
2 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
. When we get there at seeven o'clock, I want denner for ten aw rea on page 30
1 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
wa tae Westhampton on the sax o'clock train - they signed me lest on page 65
1 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
It wis seiven o'clock on a cauld Spring mornin. The on page 17
1 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
It is sax o'clock o a Summer's, wi the wild wud on page 136
1 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
rns and the teacher. At fower o'clock they wad come bizzen out o yo on page 37
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
five o'clock is comin.
A'll no get up at six o'clock;
2 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
thair ain vairsion o BBC1's 6 o'clock News or no.
1 matches
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
t abody the morn's nicht at 8 o'clock pray the Luminous Mysteries ((2020) search twitter
@fairpechtoot tweeted
make o this? 'This is thi six o'clock news...' https://t.co/5QRwxiz(2017) search twitter
@weenell3 tweeted
I'm either wakened at stupid o'clock or l just cannae get up. (2022) twitter link
Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
s tae be in the hall bi eicht o'clock sharp for the mornin assembly on page 49
1 matches
Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Come back at five o'clock the day And a brand new upper on page 15
4 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e the apartmint, it wis fower o'clock in the mornin an Joyce wis in on page 46
1 matches
Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
until the press. It wis fower o'clock on Friday afterneen, an she w on page 94
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an wi're meetin here it three o'clock. Ah push up ma sleeve an look on page 43
ch an sighed. It wis near ten o'clock - roup time. He shielded his on page 93
2 matches
Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
the pairty stairted fae aicht o'clock! Then, ivery day, at twa in t on page 4
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, the maanie's comin it three o'clock, se ere's naethin he can dee on page 19
It disna feenish tull aleyven o'clock. Bit afore ye ging in, Ah'd l on page 38
oupin in ower. "It's only ten o'clock." on page 42
wints a lift doon te the ten o'clock train in Inverurie here. She' on page 52
4 matches
Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Wednesday mornin at six o'clock as i'day begins on page 132
1 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
o e month, an disna tell what o'clock id is!" on page 66
instance, suppose id wis nine o'clock in e mornin, joost time till on page 67
a thing ah ask! Id's aye six o'clock noo." on page 69
3 matches
Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
he Brunton Theatre aroon five o'clock, the band competition wis on
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ot o the sky) It wis noo nine o'clock in
ed tae be in the Broch at ten o'clock wi a
Aboot fower o'clock the note is soor,
3 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
id” she'd tae start at five o'clock every morning and work throug
work through tae at least ten o'clock every night. She was allowed
2 matches
@Franwella tweeted
@LouiseNicol1 beer o'clock me thinks. Wine n mojito's na(2011) search twitter
Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
m fae wits whin I rise at six o'clock, an he's still on whin I gyin on page 5
ou can come in here at eleven o'clock at night, pestering me for pa on page 14
ambin time, an fan her at six o'clock i da moarnin (a bittersie fae on page 16
up as da doorbell rang. Nine o'clock! Shü most a dwaamed ower eft on page 23
Whin it cam ta five o'clock shü kent shü cood pit it af on page 30
Also on pages 42, 60
8 matches
I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
, as in He's tømin an He's 5 o'clock eenoo. De'r a on page 56
1 matches
Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
n. We couldno start afore ten o'clock or else da grund wid still be
gh yet. I don't know why. Ten o'clock wis da rule. Ten o'clock it w
wis da rule. Ten o'clock it wis. Mam said so an Mam wi
3 matches
Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
onth, an disnae tell yae what o'clock it is!" on page 70
instance, imagine it wus nine o'clock in the moarnin, jest time tae on page 71
ae a thing A ax! It's aye six o'clock noo." on page 72
3 matches
Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Before six o'clock in the evenin' on page 7
1 matches
McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
eed. He wus wok up aroon echt o'clock, by tha music frae Coronation on page 17
an a bit o crack. It wus echt o'clock, an the' wur aa richtlie, fur on page 23
2 matches