| spend | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 34.6 | 36 | 33 | 59.6 | 29.1 | 31 | 22.1 | |
| Number of occurrences | 112 | 71 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
| Number of authors | 59 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
Obed gaed on. T had gane tae spend twa-three days wi ma uncle an on page 8
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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
while they're still oors tae spend: on page 24
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Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
Ye spend yer life fightin tae drag yer on page 10
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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
thick, or anyhin. But ah did spend the hale ae high school in fo on page 35
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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
oblem is. We've came here tae spend some time the gither, huv a l on page 3
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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
I had fifty-three meenits tae spend, I wad dander gey an slaw tow on page 76
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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e. 'Here yi go, ma man, don't spend it aw in the wan shop!' on page 12
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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Noo, dinnae spend aw that in the yin shop,' as on page 1
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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Ah kid spend a hunner years here on page 32
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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
n' a' beaten an' jiggered, we spend wur energy in the wrang way, on page
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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
Ah spend lunchtime wi Harry and Ruth, on page 7
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
rissy" he says, "Yae need tae spend a bit ae time inside. Three s on page 20
r awrite. But yae insisted ah spend the night." on page 82
someboady else's war. Or, tae spend oor miserable existence sitti on page 90
m are local lads and they wid spend their weekends boozin doon at on page 96
"I spend all day trying to help people on page 127
Also on pages 169
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
localised groups that get tae spend government monies, i.e. sille on page 29
huid aw be grateful that they spend mair nor hauf o th siller the on page 50
er tae Scotland whaur they'll spend lots o thon siller, the vast on page 89
ational security' an they cin spend whiteer they like. The Great on page 121
tion o hou they wuid want tae spend English fowk's tax money in a on page 133
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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
is wi mah da, we never really spend much time thegither. on page 2
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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
stuck in the ice an haein tae spend the winter in the Arctic Circ on page 36
nly had twa weeks a month tae spend yer siller though, suitit a l on page 47
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n fifty pound awthegether tae spend in the sales. How much money on page 42
a. Whit yi had tae aw dae wis spend fifteen minutes readin up on on page 129
issus Murray. She's makin him spend an oor every day writin oot t on page 159
ah dae miss no bein able tae spend as much time wi him; an it's on page 169
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Are ye sure ye want tae spend yer siller on that, Granda?' on page 42
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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
wisna the spairkiest wey tae spend a Setterday mornin. on page 2
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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah spend lunchtime wi Harry and Ruth, on page 11
'I spend a lot of time reading about s on page 47
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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
til Violet is auld enough tae spend it hersel." on page 23
library they were plannin tae spend a guid deal o time. As they b on page 45
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
come fae all over Glasgow tae spend a few hours oan its dance flo on page 3
e last hing he needed wis tae spend the day bleary-eyed because o on page 14
h resisted the temptation tae spend that time wi a fag between ma on page 57
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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tae spend for the luik o the thing on page 17
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
run outby, reddies ti spend inti the sauchs. Bot the soun
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
important hings tae dae than spend aw day makin chicken pie.”
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
tract Americans owre here tae spend their dollars. That wis whit
1 matches
Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
r aboot a dizzen) lat’s us spend mair time gettin the verb con
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
It's me will hae tae spend ma days
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
s addicted tae alcohol an wad spend the siller he earned on whisk
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ou braw it wid be if ah could spend the rest o ma life in Scotlan
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
e even dae a small thing like spend a night wi ma friends withoot
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
at the UK government will can spend siller in ony o thae areas, h
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
in oot, on a dreich nicht tae spend oors walkin aboot ablo the tr
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ae see Tartuffe, mak shuir ye spend a wee while in the Howard Bar
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Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
Ah'm awfu lonely. Ah spend maist o' ma time jist wanerin
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
their tail an urnae feart tae spend it; an when they get back tae
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
keeps me busy enough, and ah spend the rest o the time wi ma hei
1 matches
Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
r a few moments, like when ye spend the nicht in a hotel.
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tive Gaels. Wi ilka moment we spend dumfoondert wi a place’s ap
tae the fact that thaim that spend mair time in the hills ar ric
2 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
an had naebody, they lat him spend his schuil holidays potterin
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Ye spend yer life fightin tae drag yer
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
Scobie! Whit's it tae you? Ye spend that much ae
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
, this is a golden chance tae spend some alain time wae the wee m
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@alistairdunn tweeted
k like he's boycotting, he'll spend a fortune when he's alone(2015) search twitter
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
llt. Shame oor lassie has tae spend the energy sorting oot the 8 (2020) search twitter
@bigandymccoll tweeted
ses that proliferate here ??. Spend 5mins looking through, tae re (2022) twitter link
@pmcm1355 tweeted
dent we'd hae mair siller tae spend in Scotland? GERS figures are (2022) twitter link
@rattlecans tweeted
orest areas? The cleaners who spend an hour on buses (incubation (2022) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@BylineTimes defo needin tae spend mair oan a diet tae get rid o (2021) twitter link
Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Fin her mither wis awa she'd spend holiday time wi her Auntie in on page 15
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Petrie, Kimberley Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Letter Tae Ma Younger Sel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Ye'll spend yer days clarted, on page 26
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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
ouples here hate een anither, spend the day gettin as much drink on page 98
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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Red Crescent Museum'. Ye can spend the day aire takin in the pho on page 6
ye were tae gang tae Porto an spend the hale time jist atein an d on page 9
mony fowk micht nae ettle tae spend time in Iceland, Reykjavík i on page 11
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Muggie Spend, Jonsar Eck's lugs jist aboot
wis a prisoner. Noo if Muggie Spend hid a pound at nine o clock i
nt lang afore twal. If Muggie Spend hid
five poun note an, Muggie Spend nippin it oot o his fingers,
4 matches
Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
t did an att’s hoo I cam ti spend e neist twa days in e New Inf
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Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
Doon in Aul Aiberdeen, far Ah spend maist o ma wirkin life teachi
Fan Ah'm nae wirkin, Ah spend maist o ma time gettin up te
2 matches
Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
e, specially the wummin. They spend aw that money on security sys
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ly oot o her mind and wiz tae spend the dear days o her life in a
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
y that ye were on yer wye tae spend at the Ale Hoose.”
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
onship hae mair o a richt tae spend their life daein fit they wan
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
it might be gud fer ye rather spend muckle penny on new stadium(2016) search twitter
hen some poor bugger gets tae spend a hale day on the Fittie Bar (2018) search twitter
Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
And I got a whole pound tae spend. on page 1
Some spend hid coupan back the drams and on page 29
He'd nivver spend anither night wrapped in her on page 57
We spend the cash we dinna hae on thin on page 81
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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Davie's folk spend twa grim days waitan fur more on page 38
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Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
"Of course you're entitled to spend a bit now and then on enterta on page 35
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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
A wee lassie, ye'd spend yir summer on page 88
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
an the threi on’t thum wuid spend the hail day thegither up i
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@StuartPoet tweeted
Great to again spend time with this marvellous wum(2020) search twitter
Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An spend it tae visit the bodie ye'd m on page 16
Tae spend time wae the folk whan they'r on page 17
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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
. It wud be quare an guid tae spend the day wi Jenny, ah thocht.
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