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tuk Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words71.2 8.7 0 69.6 0 0 902.9
Number of occurrences22817 0 7 0 0 204
Number of authors23 6 4 13

Occurrences of tuk in Corpus

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Central

Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
Jack tuk reteirment an geid up the war on page 59

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Tuk in Glasgw Williame Walays, on page 129

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
e duin, the cat pit thaim on, tuk a seck an fillt it wi corn an on page 42

10 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Ye tuk the quaich up in gowpent haun on page 10

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ae tried tae pint oot whit Ah tuk tae be solecisms, Ah hae had on page 56

1 matches

Peffers, Bob The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
oot Ah wis, kis the Dominies tuk the Lochgelly Tawse tae Ma ha
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nly seein the smeddum that it tuk tae wage this bitterest o wei
anage tae save this - ” she tuk oot a bottle fae an inside po
2 matches

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
The Dashing White Sergeant tuk tae the floor. on page 28

1 matches

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
I tuk a walk doon tae the auld roon on page 42

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I tuk you twice tae Shoppeen Week - on page 20
hid on me own - that's why I tuk a wife." on page 24

2 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Shae tuk hur weel kent wizzagog on page 84
The Dashing White Sergeant tuk tae the floor on page 154

2 matches

Lamb, Gregor Lamb’s Tales, (The Orkney Dictionary 2005) Orkney, prose
said, "me mither and faither tuk me tae Stromness in the car.
1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Then Paddy tuk an Rabbie taen on page 19

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Gaun steadie tuk iz far frae shore; on page 3
In wavey lines frae Scotlann tuk Tae cleek tha States. on page 26
Tha blaa-ins tuk it fur a deuk, on page 48
Tuk Innocence intae a fiel, on page 56

4 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
tory on 4 July 1862, whin hae tuk a jaunt in a rowin boat on th on page v
at it, an thin rin on, Alice tuk tae hir baiters fur it crosst on page 7
itting the better o hir, shae tuk aff ower the fiel efter it, a on page 8
picturs hung frae pegs. Shae tuk doon a jar frae yin o the she on page 9
ne fut taal, an shae at yinst tuk up the wee gowden key an went on page 17
Also on pages 18, 20, 23, 27, 29, 31, 34, 40, 42, 43, 45, 48, 50, 52, 59, 61, 69, 73, 74, 75, 81, 83, 85, 87, 91, 92, 95, 105, 110
41 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
haed toul hïm tae dae, an he tuk Mary hame fer tae be hïs wif on page 2
mooth o God.' " Then tha Deil tuk hïm tae tha halie cïtie an on page 3
r bothert wi ïll spirits, or tuk fïts, or fowk that wus paral on page 4
hrou tha proaphit Isaiah: "He tuk oor ailments on hissel, an he on page 9
har o ïncense! Zechariah wus tuk bak whan he saen tha angel an on page 69
Also on pages 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 94, 99, 100, 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112
82 matches

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
laik hams, when he tuk it intay his heed tay slip oa on page 44

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Ah tuk tae the road an' Ah trevelled on page 3
So Ah jist tuk time for a pull o' the pipe, on page 7
Wi' the ection that she tuk; on page 19
Af coorse they wir quarely tuk abak': on page 26
An Ah tuk a dan'er roon. on page 28

5 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Grabbed, an stoul, an tuk awa, on page 35

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
e set aff hameairt bun, Frank tuk it gye an cannie, on page 5
on tha sieventeen-fifties, an tuk a wee fairm o lan belangin ta on page 7
Whut tuk her thonner on page 10
Iverie Settérday, Maggie tuk Wullie's durtie claes hame fu on page 15
in it intae tha hoose. Wullie tuk tha waur o tha wat aff it wi on page 18
Also on pages 25, 26, 29
12 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
eesion Statement - The penel tuk the twenny yeir veesion an' t on page 5
e bae leuked intae, fordered, tuk agin on page 19
inspired mair an' thon wus tuk tae Noarth Amerikey quhar hit on page 21
tsir public agencies shud bae tuk forrit alang wi' the on page 26
mak' siccar at thon waark bes tuk forrit quaak. on page 31
Also on pages 37, 45, 48, 49, 50, 64, 70
14 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Sae the hemmer wus tuk frae the toolbox, on page 8
Sae the auld tin box wus tuk oot frae ahin the cupboard du on page 10
Like the poppy tuk frae Flanders Field, on page 26
That tuk nectar, seed an pollen, on page 27
An wae them they tuk a boul wheen o men, on page 29
Also on pages 33, 36, 37, 52, 56, 57
14 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
s that irnae richt, ye cud be tuk up an haetae pye oot tha lent
s that irnae richt, ye cud be tuk up an haetae pye oot tha lent
s that irnae richt, ye cud be tuk up an hae tae pye oot a skait
ither place in tha UK maun be tuk in forbye oan a heid-coont sp
onie mairks or lines micht be tuk up fur repones.
19 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
Morris Minor gaed wast. Conor tuk his aise fornent her in tha f
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
a quare hannlin. John an Dan tuk intae tha wee brenches first,
It tuk anither wheen days haggin an
Wha’s thon?” she axed, aa tuk bak, fur tha hoose wus oot o
iltit up her cape an John wus tuk bak at tha sicht o yin o her
k”. John sayed aye an Grace tuk tha wumman ben tha hoose.
9 matches

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