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Use in varieties of Scots

sway Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.6 2.5 0 9.9 5.8 0 24.2
Number of occurrences125 0 1 1 0 5
Number of authors10 5 1 1 3

Occurrences of sway in Corpus

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Central

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
simmer gress - see her kilt sway on page 93

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Keepin sway ower memory; on page 133

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ded wi pride. She startit tae sway. "I think I'm gaun...gaun tae on page 84

1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ond memories ae the wee fella sway ma priorities. That’s why a
1 matches

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@AileenMcHarg You need to Sway more and practice your ChaCha(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
they sway on the boughs whaur I sit on page 145

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
in it; lat da coarn i da rigs sway wi glee; on page 42

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
. The clip o court shoen. The sway o a rope. A silent sky that t on page 42

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Whaur ceevilisation houls nae sway, on page 6
, an coorse wraiths, aye houl sway. on page 9

2 matches

Campbell, Robert Yarns 3 - Brae / Sheugh / Cannae / Piece, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Ballymena, poetry
Ye shaken an sway
Tae shake an sway.
2 matches

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