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Use in varieties of Scots

sterve Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.3 6.5 1.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences1413 1 0 0 0 0
Number of authors7 6 1

Occurrences of sterve in Corpus

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Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ye cannae sterve the bairns, an' yer man his t on page 15

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Suid we no sterve, an eik mair banes ti banes? on page 41

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Coorse, the Baffies didnae sterve but ilka yin o them - the tw on page 6
The Faimly Sterts tae Sterve on page 45
body in the hoose sterted tae sterve. on page 46

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ut there's nae wey I'm gonnae sterve as weel! Nae tea! Nae eggs an on page 92
haein ma breakfast! Tryin tae sterve me oot!' on page 94

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
thing tae dae,' he said. "We sterve him oot. We camp here day and on page 30
The Tods Stert tae Sterve on page 31
We're saved! We're no gonnae sterve!' on page 44
the brae waitin for them tae sterve, at the same time he wis giei on page 45

4 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
the Labyrinth for aye an will sterve there amang the skeletons o y
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
us. Gin he wisna here oo wad sterve tae deith.’ Ithers speirt s
1 matches

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
it in for e winter, gin we'll sterve ti daith. An onywyse, a wee m on page 83

1 matches

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