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Use in varieties of Scots

sleeve Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.4 13.4 22.6 0 11.6 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences4626 15 0 2 1 2
Number of authors27 18 6 1 1 1

Occurrences of sleeve in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
kled but he's awright cos his sleeve is comin up tae wipe his spla on page 19
blood aff ma ain nose wae ma sleeve n take a drink ae ma - bottl on page 29

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
e back ilka a douce pouk o ma sleeve. Morton pits heez key intae t on page 81

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Eh wear mi hert on mi sleeve, on page 12
an meh hert on meh sleeve on page 121

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e T-shirt that had a T on the sleeve; it only cost fifteen pound a on page 53

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
nnerfu inventions up his sark sleeve, Mr Wullie Wonka has! Did you on page 12

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
us agane. Let him rug at yer sleeve, whisper in yer lug, an gie y on page 102
him the scorem rugged at his sleeve, squeezin his airm (it turnt on page 126

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
tore the sleeve aff her nichtie tae mak a ban on page 126

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Mary: He's lauchin up his sleeve at me, on page 35

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
p o the coal-kist wi his coat sleeve, syne he laid the box-trap ca on page 81

1 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ny o it. He pu'ed his mammy's sleeve and said, "The High Heid Yin' on page 68

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ichtit the stoory pane wi the sleeve o hes bleck gansey, an glenti on page 18

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
she dichtit her mooth wi her sleeve. Clarty bissum. Nae wunner he
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
arries an semmits wi juist ae sleeve tae tak tent o the smallpox
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
start, wiping her broo wi the sleeve o her saltire design onesie.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
He tane the bottom o the left sleeve. He leukit at her wi a seriou
side o the buird an gied the sleeve o the tunic a wee touch as we
the buird an pu’ed back his sleeve. She cud see noo that the mer
leuch, hidin her face in her sleeve.
task completit - aa bit yae sleeve; the brithers restoret, bit t
5 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
in the middle ae rollin up ma sleeve. ‘’We baith ken what’s
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
’He wears his hert oan his sleeve’’ ah utter in a soft voic
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
interview, she rolled up her sleeve and showed the interviewer th(2018) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
m8 - n wear eer hert oan eer sleeve - ffs - they must no by noo (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ken bi ess." He pulled up the sleeve o'is sark te show Sandy is go on page 37
leent ower an grabbit Joyce's Sleeve, "Ah'm gettin aff." on page 41
"Dinna dicht yer moo oan yer sleeve. Nae lickin yer knife, or aiv on page 53
funcy at." Betty pushed up er sleeve an inspectit er paisty fite s on page 81

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
three o'clock. Ah push up ma sleeve an look it ma waatch - hauf- on page 43
eert Chantelle, pullin on his sleeve, on page 62
hair, sticks a hunkie up her sleeve an aat's her riddy." on page 64
Jack pushed up his sleeve, lookit it his watch an sighe on page 93

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
as ye like Myrtle pulls at mi sleeve an says, 'C'mon, we'll ging d on page 77

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
ee loon rugged his mither’s sleeve. “Go on, Ma,” he priggit.
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
I div gang aboot in my sark sleeve.
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Fowk gang aboot in their sark sleeve,
fowk gang aboot in their sark sleeve.
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
fter them, howkin yer t-shirt sleeve doon ower the reid mark on ye
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
heed an wiped his face wi his sleeve, “This wisna getting ma ony
1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
pond weed fae his nose wi his sleeve.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a piece o yarn hingin fae his sleeve.
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
n Ah dicht awa ma tears wi ma sleeve.
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
utved a handkerchief frae hir sleeve an passed it ower the table. on page 5
!" Hughie puult up his pyjama sleeve tae reveal a sturdy airm. "I' on page 14

2 matches

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