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Use in varieties of Scots

stieve Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 11.6 4.5 0 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences2823 3 0 0 0 2
Number of authors19 17 1 1

Occurrences of stieve in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
n the waw; they wad shape the stieve and siccar law by which aw an on page 6

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
aa her thirty years. She wis stieve an strang o limb an lung. Gun on page 66

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
g an Simmer, slippit cauld an stieve on page 40

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
athlete, and even noo she wis stieve and muscly. She'd a thrapple on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Focht stieve, haurd battles, on page 85
Tho Parnassus brae micht be stieve an stey, on page 151

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
when he wis stieve an sterk an shair on page 68

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
laddie, it wes gaun tae be a stieve tyauve ettlin tae lairn his t on page 65

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
till wings were stieve tae stretch and spreid. on page 7

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
sels wi the richt gear. Stoot stieve buits, a jaiket tae haud aff on page 65

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
proggin me wi - an a hint as stieve as a wudden door. She wis aye on page 118

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
the Borderers hung in there, stieve, independent, crouse an gallu on page 127

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
he noose beddit intae the noo stieve con's neck. on page 17

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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
kkins is the need for tae tak stieve action for tae promote region
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
brizz that it maks the watter stieve an birsle. Aw the same, conte
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
fowk at’s wrocht stieve aa thair days. Stieve thay ma
aa thair days. Stieve thay maun shuirlie hae
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t’s the best wey tae send a stieve message that we care aboot wh
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
en gien the caur tae mak them stieve? Ivery drap haes gane doun th
You, Boxer, the very day that stieve bouk or yours braks doun, Cam
them they gied birth tae nine stieve puppies. As suin as they war
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
d tae their knees but we were stieve. The British establishment wi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
sh Executive haesna taen onie stieve action at aw tae forder Gaeli
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Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
tae Yer haund here's ma heid stieve i Yer chowks dinnae yaise Yer on page 3

3 matches

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
ye we'll mak Pairt II stannin stieve. on page 44
ùral rifeness an tha waant o stieve hannlin furtae fordèr tha li on page 48

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