| clever | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 20.7 | 69 | 42 |
| ORK - Orkney | 69.6 | 7 | 5 |
| SHD - Shetland | 17.4 | 3 | 3 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | 70.3 | 2 | 1 |
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 3.3 | 1 | 1 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | 10.5 | 1 | 1 |
| DOR - General Northern | 13.3 | 3 | 3 |
| NEC - North East Central | 91.7 | 2 | 1 |
| SEC - (South) East Central | 19.5 | 8 | 3 |
| WCE - West Central | 8.9 | 2 | 2 |
| DUN - Dundee | 31.9 | 3 | 2 |
| EDN - Edinburgh | 18.6 | 3 | 1 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 30.7 | 6 | 4 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 10.7 | 1 | 1 |
| LAL - General Central | 26.3 | 20 | 11 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 48.4 | 4 | 2 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 13.9 | 1 | 1 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | 163.5 | 1 | 1 |
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | |||
| BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | |||
| SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
| BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
| PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | 35.7 | 1 | 1 |
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | |||
| GUL - General Ulster | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
Still, a clever man, you aye can tell on page 39
1 matches
Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Wir son is aafal clever. He's a writer in Dundee. on page 10
I thowt God wis a clever man bit, I doot, he's been ge on page 60
i proved tae be quite clever and cam oot wi a degree. on page 68
3 matches
Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
No metter hoo clever. on page 4
1 matches
Hall, Anja Poosack, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Tonight I hiv a clever ploy -
1 matches
Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
he wis laekly richt, he’s a clever peerie trow.
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
t plan. Whin dey realised foo clever der cat wis, dey doobled up l
1 matches
Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ale o Glaesga. She wis a real clever quine, an Ellen, I ken, took on page 57
1 matches
@beast_afc tweeted
performance. Don't try tae be clever, just put oot yer best team a(2020)
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ir meant ti think it braw an clever lyke the Emperor's claes. Tho
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e barbecue wi his “Tu’s a clever doaggie, tu is, tu kens every
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
ndition o a strang, fearless, clever wumman livin in pre-enlighten
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
tae huv". She haes created a clever mellin o paint an words that'
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ng Quaich for her schuil wi a clever wee poem cried "Rabbie Burns
1 matches
Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
d we signalled in Morse Code, clever eh? They responded as well so
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
h tae tell the plan wis baith clever an practical, een tho it mean on page 85
1 matches
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
"You need to be clever with situations like this. Wh on page 21
ybody bar him. We need tae be clever. Get the phone back an mibbe on page 23
2 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Ay, c'mon noo, dinna be clever. This wan we are in. on page 131
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nefit fur Christsake. No very clever ur ye? Gien money tae folk th
1 matches
Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
and said that it wis an Awfie Clever pup-pup-pup Clever pup-pup Pl on page 133
2 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
wi his next ploy. He wis ower clever by hauf tae get huckled by th on page 159
1 matches
Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Then: "Willie, you're the clever one on page 54
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
cha's a shairp and clever cookie on page 3
1 matches
Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
s an she said that if we were clever an managed it aa we wid get a on page 120
3 matches
Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
faushioned this. Raither the clever mither buird had uised whit w on page 18
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
egged oor faither tae let the clever stranger stey.
1 matches
Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
airacters an kintra tae life. Clever yaise o colour brings oot a d
ty an violent story. It’s a clever yaise o Scots an brings thige
2 matches
Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
ire, a weaver’s son, he wis clever enoch tae huv the local gentr
@OliphantWullie tweeted
, too stupid. Better let REAL clever folk run oor country!!! That' (2022) twitter link
rvive on oor ain? We need the clever folk doon south tae run oor k (2022) twitter link
@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
at the same time gorgeous? Ya clever lassie ?? get that coffee doo (2022) twitter link
@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ma experiences, they seemed clever by their standards but tae (2020)