perched | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occurences normalised per million words | 6.1 | 5 | 4.5 | 19.9 | 0 | 10.3 | 17.7 | |
Number of occurrences | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Number of authors | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Matilda perched tentily on an upturnt box and on page 184
Matilda, perched on a tall stool at the kitche on page 224
2 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ap where the rooster must hae perched. As an eftirthocht, I telt hi on page 77
1 matches
Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
nane left for me" Ratton wis perched up on the heichest shelf o th on page 65
1 matches
Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
hud perched. They passed the time o day, on page 7
1 matches
Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
A hear an ouzel perched upon thi rhone
1 matches
Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
fae aw coarners ae the world perched oan shelves as high as a Clyd
1 matches
Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
tae his maw’s kitchen wi it perched on his napper. Doris wis in h
1 matches
Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
renent the platform. The hens perched theirsels on the windae-sills
1 matches
Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
They are perched on tiny ledges on page 4
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
o the byre tae the henhooses perched on the brae tae feed her feat
1 matches
Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ters warmth. Bairns skreekan, perched apin the tap on page 61
1 matches
Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Then perched in oak tha owl sung on page 47
1 matches