A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'cycle'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
cycleOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus8.72925
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 1
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 20.1 4 3
AYR - Ayrshire 21.4 2 2
LAL - General Central 11.8 9 9
SEA - South East (Borders) 24.2 2 2
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
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)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of cycle in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"'Normal' is jist a cycle on the waashin machine," said on page 34

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ns, an syne birled the ongaun cycle o wint an rage an deprivation
ae bide inno the warld's life-cycle. Aathin in the kintra o Caled
2 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
should mibbes hae a sponsored cycle fae Twatt tae Clatt! (2020) twitter link

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
e. O coorse, it’s a vicious cycle considerin that bein obese ca
1 matches

General Northern

@cligeey tweeted
onceuponashire Wid mak a fine cycle link(2020)

(South) East Central

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
are you for real - clear the cycle lanes/pavements before the ro (2021) twitter link
ing - far too easy to nick a cycle n sell it on - simples (2020) twitter link
@RyanMusselburgh and cycle speedway of course - having (2021) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ir wisnae much tae dae except cycle on this wee bike thing that t on page 163

1 matches

Dundee

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Dae ye follae Morgan Academy Cycle Hub @CycleMorgan ? If nae, ha(2020)

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
"I'm gaun a wee cycle up the Campsies if you want t on page 3

2 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
problem; a by-product ay the cycle ay misery perpetuated by junk
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Urr wiz it a cycle? An al fresco lunch? Or wan a
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e stert the fermers' age-auld cycle o the seasons - the plouin, on page 57

1 matches

Lehane, Matt Tuim Tattie, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
an absurd cycle
1 matches

General Central

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
o projects in the last fundin cycle on page 58

1 matches

McLeish, Alistair Lallans 102 - Eco Cheil, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry
shouts real gleg 'Keep in yir cycle lane, Get owre the bed a bit on page 42

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
the provision cycle. The limitit supply o teacher
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
a chance o gettin oot o their cycle o poverty and deprivation. Th
1 matches

White, George And sae it gaes oan, (Facebook 2024) Central, poetry
Jist natural thae say…this cycle o life
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
doon on the back o the fankle-cycle. Ahint them, she cud see Doug
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
they spen mair time ootside, cycle mair een i winter i cities, a(2020)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
an shouts about his right to cycle there. PLEASE TINKLE YIR BELL (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
@mgoldenmsp I'm sure you cycle tae work and own an electric (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
a auld bike frae the shed, an cycle tae the shop fur messages. Sh
1 matches

@officialAliRed tweeted
is tidy(ish). Time for a wee cycle afore sunset. ????????? https(2020)

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
ly. If he wasnae makin us aal cycle across a pretend Boyne River
1 matches

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