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opent Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27 30.2 19.4 0 0 10.3 62
Number of occurrences8860 13 0 0 1 14
Number of authors22 13 6 1 2

Occurrences of opent in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Alice opent the door an saw it led intae on page 11
The Dormoose slowly opent his eyes. "Ah wisnae sleepin, on page 71

2 matches

Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
doon this road. Mr Gowanlock opent the windae an pusht Murray's on page 88
it up, awa frae the grund, an opent them again. He cuid see ower on page 89

2 matches

Pete, Fortune Lallans 102 - Trotsky's Treatment, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
frae the causie doun ablo an opent it wide sae that the air mich on page 91

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
opent the floodgates, on page 102

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
it wis bell-time, an when ah opent the door Harpreet wis staunin on page 18
Karen sat doon an opent her book an it wis aw jist pi on page 19
er Anderson said. Kelly Marie opent her bag up an took oot a gree on page 24
h looked doon at the table an opent up mah packed lunch box an Ha on page 30
y Marie. She smirked at me an opent up her handbag an took oot a on page 36
Also on pages 54, 73, 92, 100, 116, 124, 138, 142, 169
15 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
innin Scots for twa-wey crack opent endless, new possibilities. T on page 58
brides, Beckwith's buiks fair opent ma een tae the virr an kenspe on page 61

2 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
it wis bell-time, an when ah opent the door Harpreet wis staunin
Karen sat doon an opent her book an it wis aw jist pi
2 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
opent tae oor knock. An then again
s, an Ah wiz feart as Lexwell opent oot like the foul mooth o the
2 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Contact lost. The front door opent. It hadna snaad in weeks. The
1 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
wis feart noo, by th way. Ah opent th door slowly,
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
d the cauld fleesh an the een opent. The lassie lowpit strecht fo
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
The wumman regairdit thair opent sate belts. “Na, na, Mr Hen
agin a waa. The ither wumman opent it - Beatrice cud see there
catched her. Than the Chinese opent fire on thaim. “Dinna fire!
ps intae a scullery. The door opent, revealin twa carcages o wild
ps intae a scullery. The door opent, revealin twa carcages o wild
24 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
so thoroughly drookit. So Jim opent the dair as he did an absolut
ugh the windaes, chappin. Jim opent the dair. This time the child
Jim opent the dair, took a few steps oo
t tae escape this hoose. They opent the dair. She stumult oot and
Carol opent the dair this time the same c
5 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
some bried in the freezer but opent the fridge door insteid an bl(2020) search twitter

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Ah opent the buik and luikit at the pi on page 40

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
The customs at Briggies fair opent their een on page 15

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
an opent wound, the pier ablow raised on page 39

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
h an wirshippt him. Syne they opent their ferlies an gied him gow on page 8
cam oot o e watter, e hivvens opent an e speerit o God cam doon l on page 9
in, knock an e doorie will be opent. Cause ilka een att speirs, g on page 15
e an wis prayin fan e hivvens opent an e Haily Speerit cam doon u on page 84
n ye'll fin, chap an it'll be opent till ye. Cause ilka een att s on page 99
Also on pages 121
8 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
n ma leg maist o the time she opent her moo.
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
bi noo yon bipass is finally opent - send in yer bets bi telegr(2018) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Hir door opent on the whyte wattir
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Maisie opent the dure tae the lavatory an on page 2
e raucous stream o smoke. She opent the dure an minded that there on page 8
The dures opent up an Grace held up hir han t on page 42

3 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
hae wus ower the moon whin it opent it! on page 11
s lyin unner the tibble: shae opent it an fun a wile wee cake in on page 14
tae open it; but es the dorr opent in the wye, an Alice's elba w on page 36
dorr wi haes knuckles. It wus opent bae anither fitman in livery, on page 55
s minute the dorr o the hoose opent, an a big plate come skimmin on page 57
Also on pages 68, 73, 103, 119
11 matches

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