A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

stroked Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.4 3.1 3 29.8 0 0 0
Number of occurrences116 2 3 0 0 0
Number of authors11 6 2 3

Occurrences of stroked in Corpus

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Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
An wi his haun he stroked ma cheek, on page 10

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Archie puckert his mooth an stroked his chin. He wondert if he sh on page 1

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
for my buried sisters, stroked by their leaves, on page 51

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Actually stroked the silky cauld on page 119

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
nnoyed" - Coont Olaf, Violet stroked Sunny's hair and murmled tae on page 127

1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
get the first aid kit.’ She stroked Ailsa’s hair, like she alwi
1 matches

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
So, I stroked her dug on page 104

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
mither huddin her hand. Mary stroked his face an said, “I canna
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
pered tender wirds o love and stroked his ginger hair. on page 36

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Loose strae, stroked tae mak bands, wrapped and tw on page 95

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
at the receiver back doon and stroked his moustache, thinkan … na
1 matches

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