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The word 'craft'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
craftOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus20.26733
ORK - Orkney 39.7 4 4
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 36 11 5
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 20.6 8 5
WCE - West Central 13.3 3 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 18.6 3 2
GLA - Glasgow 25.1 5 5
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 34.2 26 6
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 58.1 1 1
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) 36.3 2 1

Occurrences of craft in Corpus

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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
i'the wires o her craft. "Ye'll waant tae spaek tae E on page 9

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The craft o buildan fallen tae the elde on page 95

1 matches

Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
in an owld craft; his strong fngers on page 18

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
ar the Italian cheese makkars craft their inimitable parmesan. In
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
As smith he hid tae keep the craft An grow some corn tae full th on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ower te Stevie's craft te tell im aa aboot Tina. * on page 53

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
far neuk aside the Guidman's Craft. The Guidman's Craft wis the
. The Guidman's Craft wis the name the fermfowk gae
muckle lugs, an twa frae the craft o Rashknockerty, Digger an Eu
ower ffrae his faither's wee craft ilkie day, tae earn some guid
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
een boxie. Back in their hame craft, anchored the tither side o M
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ye tae the aal Pipe Major’s craft he wiz in gweed fettle. Inste
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ee entry Cruden Bay Christmas Craft Fayre today at Village Hall f(2016)
Free entry tae the Christmas Craft Fayre aat Cruden Bay Village (2017)
Christmas Craft Fayre at the Gordon Highlande(2017)

General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
game is aboot graft mair than craft and unless you have top playe (2022) twitter link
game is aboot graft mair than craft and unless you have top playe (2022) twitter link

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
n pinted her towards the auld craft. Efter he'd lost the heid yin on page 1

1 matches

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
... and aifter that, it's yon craft lessons... ye ken, like makin on page 1

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
Unkennable ti me, some canny craft on page 60

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ae gie ony thocht ava tae the craft an skeil o screivin vairse. on page 121

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ins an onby graffiti o puirer craft even than thae in the bouer.
whaur pleisure craft ootnummered trawlers an nets
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
nae forget the aulder farrant craft learnt tae her bi her Granny
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ma heid in aw the way through Craft An Daft talkin aboot Wully Mc on page 112
n he's always helpin me wi ma Craft an Daft homework, an if it wi on page 131

2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
A wis et a craft fair ru'r day rer. Ma burd wi
1 matches

Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
a gairden frae Japan. Tae craft his dream
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
made the maist o as a badge o craft.
n nails, wis the badges o his craft. Whit Hsien buir wis a brand.
2 matches

Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Mak thair craft demonic on page 26

1 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
or the bath. Or maybe tae Mas craft cupboard that he didnae open on page 40

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
the wee post office, tae the craft shoap. Ma sisters birthday th on page 3

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Frae science or the craft o the sage-femme on page 134

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
the January sales honin their craft an by that point were adept i
1 matches

General Central

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Crab Toon Crail, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
mpit shelter whaur the chancy craft on page 40

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
the deceiver. An wi sum wylie craft o his ain he lowsit the bar a on page 14

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Inspire, craft an teach. on page 36
And yer haunds craft sic beautiful music, and ye c on page 78

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Unkennable tae me, some canny craft on page 45

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
on wis the first tae send oot craft tae the Moon, the first rattl
e be shut awa in an aff-warld craft. Aince on Mairs fowk wad hae
n anither nine month abuird a craft. Ower the bygane ten year tho
2004 until 2017 the aff-warld craft Cassini vizzied Seturn's ring
4 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
can mak oot whit look likes a craft, an feegurs, orra feegurs. Ye
ate anent jaloused ootrels in craft that micht cuid traivel the g
.24 licht year awa. Haed we a craft driven wi nuclear pouer it wa
fae pratticks in steam-driven craft in the 1840’s, an wi glider
this? A natural mirage o sea craft cast up on the cloods, or aib
16 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
an the craft
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
The craft is there, in the wee dug's ha on page 104

1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
n, A drunken boon. Oh country craft wi powers rare, Flit me throu on page 59

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Wilson, Glen Yarns 3 - A Ghaist Train in Portrush, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Portadown, poetry
for tha warld, oor craft
1 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
City and Guilds Advanced Craft
BTEC General, City and Guilds Craft
2 matches

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