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Use in varieties of Scots

paets Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 0 0 59.6 127.9 0 0
Number of occurrences280 0 6 22 0 0
Number of authors7 2 5

Occurrences of paets in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e still needs mendeen and the paets must still be raised. on page 11
We nivwer got the paets taen home - they're lyan in on page 20
Feed the hens, tak in the paets and lay and light the fire. on page 25

3 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Paets on page 60

3 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ot fae da grund. As surely as paets spark i da haert so fock 'll on page 27

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
gude i da porch fur twartree paets an stokit up da fire. He wis on page 33
da lum, an sweein on da lowin paets i da hert. Bit clear abune it on page 34
et dee some right tushker cut Paets fae Uncle Willie, dey makk a on page 63
Caain da hill, takkin hame da paets, dat kinda thing, so you cood on page 74
dir drappins among my raised paets, lackly da new heddir tips at on page 91
Also on pages 92
7 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
A smoor o paets: a simmer foo on page 45
On mi back a day's kendlin o paets, on page 56
Hit's no da size o da paets on page 117

3 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
‘Nannie, fetch paets, will du?’
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
an plan tae haet dir hoose wi paets dis winter. Wi electricity me
ot biggin a waa or daek so da paets dried oot. Eftir twartree pic
xed Snurtysleeves studying da paets.
wis plenty o sook tae dry da paets. When I heard da yap o dem ba
working ony sense raisin yon paets?” he axed.
8 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
osewark, gairdenin, workin da paets or even a grain o croft wark.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
fe. But wi wis castin wir ain paets, burnin a tilly lamp an aetin
1 matches

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