| sly | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 0 | 10.3 | 3.9 | |
| Number of occurrences | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Number of authors | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Sly auld reynard did appear. on page 26
There wis the sly auld Tortoise, too. on page 29
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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
hen nor the hostelrie oan the sly. Sae the brithers gied pilgri on page 11
ging intae the forest oan the sly, an bigg a knorr, braid in th on page 14
3 matches
McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
her side! Jeanie gaed Rosie a sly leuk and the black beastie sm on page 1
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
fuckin piranhas ur flingin in sly punches an kicks though as ah
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
oan it, ah relent, orderin a sly dram ay Macallan fur the road
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
sneak aff tae see her on the sly, kennin fine in his hairt o h
1 matches
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