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The word 'breeze'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
breezeOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus25.38453
ORK - Orkney 49.7 5 4
SHD - Shetland 23.2 4 4
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 42 4 3
DOR - General Northern 48.8 11 3
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 18 7 7
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 1
DUN - Dundee 31.9 3 2
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 50.2 10 5
AYR - Ayrshire 32 3 1
LAL - General Central 22.3 17 10
SEA - South East (Borders) 48.4 4 3
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 142.8 4 3
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 28.4 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of breeze in Corpus

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Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gallows Ha - A Spell o Good Wather, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
wae a bit o a breeze on page 31

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
tae green-nilded breeze-blocks - on page 36

1 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
Gouster = a sharp breeze o wind or an ootburst o langu on page 9

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wae a bit o a breeze on page 157

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Swayan in the breeze on page 63

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Laek a tray ita da breeze. on page 73

1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
vely change, a licht sudderly breeze wi clear blue sky an a leep a
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
elax in the scent of a summer breeze.” Meenie wid be blyde o dis
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
hae nae budder wi yun peerie breeze. Long term forecast for #Shet(2013)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
re faintly came, carried on e breeze at followed them, e melanchol on page 103

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
petals war ruggit aff wi the breeze an drappit doon like dandruff
furlieorams war jiggin in the breeze. Winnie the shargeret fir tre
2 matches

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
A breeze flichters roon on page 26
Ye breathe in the Lisboa sea breeze. on page 34

2 matches

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
coorse is a richt in a gentle breeze Bit fan blawn doon blocks roa on page 29

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ang the prom, enjoyin the sea breeze, fan we spotted a wee crood g on page 75

1 matches

General Northern

Strachan, Shane Tales Fae The Doric Side - Doric Dwams, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
A breeze flichters roon on page 30

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Pray for a breeze, that we dinna get,
Fine breeze maks the day feel cool,
Gran warm day wi a breeze ana,
Nae lang afore ere's a Winter breeze.
4 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Fae the North a richt strong breeze,
Fer breeze o win blaws fae the Wast,
Gran day wi a cool breeze
Fine in the sin wi a cool breeze.
Gran day wi a fer bit o breeze,
5 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
erlie hark… it could be the breeze or the tide, it micht the caa
1 matches

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
rse beard blawin aboot in the breeze, an a heid o unco grey hair f
1 matches

(South) East Central

Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
s a fine day. Murray felt the breeze in his hair. He keckit doon a on page 89

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
The breeze upon former fields become fie on page 57

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ring of yellow and red in the breeze. on page 122

1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
unny, but there wuid be a wee breeze catchin at yer claes...
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
A cooling breeze frae the Northern hills telt
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
ae lady’s mantle, the snell breeze set quaking-grass tae rattle
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
cannae beet a pitch wae a sea breeze - need a say mair lol (2020) twitter link

West Central

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
The freshenin summer breeze feels cool oan yer face, on page 208
The breeze strummin the roses wi its hau on page 209

2 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
life wiz a breeze. on page 52
s oot meh mooth like a cannie breeze. on page 118

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 73 - The Unco Spate, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Dundee, poetry
caller breeze; on page 11

1 matches

Edinburgh

Purves, Jamie Lallans 102 - Aince, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
eeshled in the scented Simmer breeze, waggit in the hurly-burly, a on page 12

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
On the breeze wi 't's load o haet on page 98

1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
mair faintly, cairrit oan the breeze that follit them, they heard on page 105

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
an oil drum on its side n two breeze blocks n a railway sleeper ma on page 32

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ful gig mingle wi a silky wee breeze. They soothe, distract an blo on page 3

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And the warm breeze whan they dump the slag on page 52

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
lame ay which flickers in the breeze. There’s a frenetic flappin
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
inkin intently or if a gentle breeze is passin through his ears.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
es flutter open in the evenin breeze.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
urtains remain, blawin in the breeze by the open windae.
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
aur awa, an dwinin awa on the breeze, cam the dowie words: on page 44

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
aups cairrit on the southerly breeze, an the glint o sun on steel, on page 50
tle o leaves as a gentle warm breeze souched throu the aish trees on page 67

2 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Black Cuddy, (Scottish Book Trust 2019) Central, prose
n ye, cam floatin back on the breeze. on page 3

1 matches

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
en, even though there wis nae breeze. 'Is that you?' she cried. Bu on page 11

1 matches

Love, Rowena M. Lallans 82 - Simmer Strand, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
shimmies, teasin the breeze, flirtin on page 42

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
pped the struggle when a cool breeze wafted ower them cairryin the on page 49
gowden gates opened, the cool breeze blew again an the music o the on page 50

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
cuist his gowden locks in the breeze. 'I ken a planet whaur bides on page 29

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
souchs in the breeze; an rairs in a stour. on page 9

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
le o sunripit corn noddin the breeze afore hairst. on page 14

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
fall at the least whisper of breeze. Azure like Our Lady's robe. on page 3

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ouer and pirlin slowly in the breeze. She thocht o Sunny fawin fae on page 107
w. Forby, there wis a wee bit breeze, and when she imagined hersel on page 119

3 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
y Blue Flag was flung tae the breeze, on page 9

1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
ld, but dry, wi' a wee bit o' breeze.. ?? Nice day for the fitba'. (2023) twitter link
eps.. It's dry oot.. A slight breeze.. Nothing that will knock ye (2022) twitter link
, weather wise.. Cauld, a wee breeze, but dry.. :) Wrap up if yer (2023) twitter link
Afternoon BH.. A wee bit o' a breeze here noo, rain's off, blue sk (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Which sways wi' gentle breeze on page 8
The bunting flutters in the breeze on page 43

2 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
faintly came, cairried oan th breeze that wafted efter thum, th do on page 106

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
gloamin lift. The breeze is that
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
e bare, an stoor blaws in the breeze. on page 27

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
mare awae and there bein nae breeze.
1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
faintly come, cairriet on the breeze that folliet thim, the melanc on page 107

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Shook by a skitterin breeze. on page 24
An in a callar simmer breeze on page 30

2 matches

Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
ere wus jist a nice wee licht breeze so that a boady didnae get to
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
an wus aa fur giein up whun a breeze shoogled tha brench an pit th
1 matches

General Ulster

McMaster, Anne Yarns 3 - Tha Gift / At Sea / Hairst Light, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Ulster, poetry
this saft breeze
1 matches

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