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Use in varieties of Scots

stroke Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.5 8.5 10.4 9.9 11.6 0 17.7
Number of occurrences3117 7 1 2 0 4
Number of authors25 14 6 1 1 3

Occurrences of stroke in Corpus

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Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
1926. In sum, in braid brush stroke terms, Corrie's scrievin in S on page 37

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e, till Dauvit, wi the skeely stroke o a herd uised tae slauchteri on page 53

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ch an a hurl in a big car tae stroke their puir wee puffit up sens on page 90
on assets forbye, which at ae stroke wuid show aw the banks that S on page 145

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
me ah can teach yi the breast stroke cause that's the easiest wan. on page 15

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e'll droon! He cannae sweem a stroke! Save him! Save him!' on page 84

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Bobby wis sixty, he'd taen a stroke, on page 68

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And stroke a caul on page 71

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
t daith be swift, nae clot or stroke on page 79

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ike a deil. Wi each skelp and stroke, Cerberus grew weaker and mai on page 56

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
me ah can teach yi the breast stroke cause that’s the easiest wa
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Whiles he wad let ye stroke his fur
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ffortlessly wae each powerful stroke higher intae the sky.
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
u’ve witnessed mony a kayak stroke,
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
chtly routine. Her mither wid stroke her hair and say some soothin
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
extending two fingers back to stroke at his perineum and let their
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
y till 14th May 1968 when the stroke o a government pen forced the

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
wis queer.They say he took a stroke an fell doon in the gairden, on page 35

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
I bent doon tae stroke her cheek. She wis still brea on page 60

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
he drove a Suzukee GT 185 twa stroke. An ov coarse aye weis a dab on page 34

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Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
Ye reach ower and stroke on page 33

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
while blond fern fronds stroke on page 44

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
thocht he wis gaan tae hae a stroke.
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
'Ye can stroke him if ye like. He's a quate
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
- wan Sunday morneen on the stroke o five o clock, on page 12

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
aald neebirs at ah'll hae ta stroke aff a da list. Tammie fae da on page 1
er midder deeid suddenly wi a stroke, an shü hedd ta tak on tae b on page 4

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Lily acknowledged Daniel wi a stroke o his hair. "Maisie," said sh on page 26
ment intae this hoose, he may stroke it an strum it six feet unner on page 31

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
lettèr, ner even tha weeest stroke o a pen, wull pass awa frae t on page 5

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@the_gellick tweeted
folk are a quare geg efter a stroke. #UlsterScots spakers stairt (2015) twitter link

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