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Use in varieties of Scots

steys Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.6 9.3 1.5 0 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2118 1 0 1 0 1
Number of authors18 15 1 1 1

Occurrences of steys in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
at him: "Bit that's cause it steys the same year fir sich a lang on page 69

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
The ess steys warm lang efter ingle wilts, on page 24

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
er feet heich. "I wunner whae steys there," thocht Alison, "It'll on page 44

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
e ma breists unner ma lace an steys; on page 40

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'The necklace steys wi me, forbye yi curse aa hum on page 14

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
nd its auld Mrs Henderson who steys in the flat opposite mines lo on page 139

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
she says, cause he sometimes steys in the hoose roon the coarner on page 76

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wey o makkin ice cream sae it steys cauld for oors and oors wioot on page 12

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
wee maddy cawed Fregley that steys haufwey atween ma hoose and R on page 28

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
aboot the hole where the tod steys. We'll bide there tae he cams on page 9

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
on wi aw his fellness, an he steys wickit til the enn o his days on page 140

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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
lic langage plannin framewirk steys the best wey for tae cairry f
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
“It jist steys up,” ah said. “Cept fin i
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Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
a special hoaspitul whair she steys tae this day. Ah oaften gang
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
. I hinna seen ma auntie that steys in Tapsalteerie Toun, on the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Scots Tung Quaich Steys at Campie
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ness at the fact that naebody steys there onymair. Sae maugre o w
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Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
shae telt iz ma bra haid weer steys.
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Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
derclaise an hats an shuin an steys an hat-preens, for Duiweel an on page 35

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Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
4.21 Ontak fur skailin steys wi tha CK Goverment. Threapin on page 35

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