| plaintive | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of occurrences | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of authors | 3 | 3 |
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
he noise o battle, John heard plaintive cries - Claverhouse's prison on page 38
cht abune him. But it wis the plaintive alarm cries o a wheen faur-af on page 50
2 matches
Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
merry tune, but his voice so plaintive that its joyousness was tinge on page 3
2 matches