down | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
---|---|---|---|
Total Corpus | 65.1 | 212 | 90 |
ORK - Orkney | 19.9 | 2 | 2 |
SHD - Shetland | 40.7 | 7 | 3 |
TON - Tonge | |||
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
MNA - Mid Northern A | 32.7 | 10 | 5 |
MNB - Mid Northern B | 262.1 | 2 | 1 |
SNO - South Northern | |||
ABN - Aberdeen | 65.6 | 6 | 3 |
DOR - General Northern | 62.1 | 14 | 9 |
NEC - North East Central | |||
SEC - (South) East Central | 114.1 | 45 | 11 |
WCE - West Central | 27.6 | 6 | 3 |
DUN - Dundee | 31.9 | 3 | 3 |
EDN - Edinburgh | 68.9 | 11 | 4 |
GLA - Glasgow | 72.8 | 16 | 7 |
AYR - Ayrshire | 26.2 | 2 | 2 |
LAL - General Central | 63.7 | 48 | 26 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | 12.5 | 1 | 1 |
SWE - South West (Galloway) | 125.2 | 9 | 5 |
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) | 256.1 | 5 | 2 |
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | 32.8 | 1 | 1 |
GUL - General Ulster | 323.3 | 23 | 5 |
SYN - Synthetic (no region) | 18.2 | 1 | 1 |
@peediepuss tweeted
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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
, Smootie. You'll have to cut down a bit on the biscuits.' (He w
1 matches
@helenmoncrieff tweeted
y night "it'll soon ease back down to gale force 8"(2014)
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Would you like to sit down? said the neest message. on page 40
r note sayin, Could you write down what you want to say in the D on page 41
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Slowly and sadly we laid him down
1 matches
Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
“There they are right down at the far end,” an in she
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
r H.M. Government until stood down July 15th 1948.
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
“Sit down, girl!” This was fae the gr
e worry aboot it and just sit down. Jessie did fit she was bid a
ise to Jessie for scaring her down in the coal cellar!”
3 matches
@DoricPhrases tweeted
e was advised to give it wash down with jug boiling water to get(2018)
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
is lugs dirl. "Time's up! Put down your pens! Put down your pens on page 91
3 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
“Sit down, dear,” quo the giraffe.”
1 matches
Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
‘Oh, calm down’ the Officer says. ‘I’m
1 matches
Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Quine I'm down aye, oh quine I'm down aye on page 95
2 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
An said, 'The fish are beddit down.' on page 87
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ght, you should never ever be down hearted.
1 matches
@72redz1903 tweeted
i5 @Haggis_UK Running Britain down? Its a shithoose min - a b (2022) twitter link
@beast_afc tweeted
foo a got ere. Any buses gang down tae the match from ere we roo(2020)
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@cligeey tweeted
it aboot The Strawbs with Lay down or Part of the Union(2020)
h the oot rage doon sooth 40% down grade n no appeal and a compl(2020)
@drewstew62 Trolling, down threads then click across int(2020)
@fittiecrooners tweeted
harshly done by the day. Went down tae the bookies tae put a bet(2016)
@JoanHenry7 tweeted
t a surprise. You've gone way down in my estimation. No, I know (2024) twitter link
ifficult to explain). We went down to our beach hut,and decided (2023) twitter link
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'You going down?' on page 1
1 matches
Le Marie, Nicole nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Last Day At East Wemyss, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, poetry
ye stare it down, like ye dae most things on page 87
1 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ignite a colour or two, going down, on page 30
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
four 'o clock. Head straight down to the bottom of the corridor on page 178
"Settle down" she proclaimed, in her warm on page 189
2 matches
Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
“I’ll walk down to the high street while you
saw Gary Beaton push Mr Gray down the steps.
2 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
I said, "and I keep falling down."
And so I'm cutting down on tea.
look! Out there it's teeming down!
3 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
"Bring down the tyrant and his lang neb,
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
lash on for a day, an then aw down to poverty, pains, duds, an d
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
rds like 'old bean', 'up hill down dale', 'chums', an 'a tad' as
1 matches
Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
r parents, ‘she will settle down soon I’m sure.’ But if an
1 matches
@DavidJWood2 tweeted
in the bath, or getting hosed down at the back door. She could f(2020)
cream up here Colin. Slowing down now, time tae smell the roses(2020)
w, and Ive started tae slow down and smell the roses. Try to t(2020)
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ore? and for the record going down the (2021) twitter link
rgh a c he still trys to talk down to folk m8 - but just rememb (2020) twitter link
and more eos players dropping down to enjoy there football - ch (2020) twitter link
the non league games on offer down south lately guys - never mi (2020) twitter link
@edinburghpaper step down to what lol (2020) twitter link
and 22 other occurrences.
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
grimly announcing, 'Take him down!' on page 145
1 matches
Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
in awfa peelywally. Jim lookt down ‘n’ wis hinkin tae himsel
1 matches
McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
View tae relax. Thi vino goes down pretty guid. Yi like thi crow
1 matches
@d_anderson878 tweeted
tie Mary his 'gorblin oo' fir down - gorblin bein a wee birdie (2020)
McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
the car park! We followed her down tae the minibus, gave her spa
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“We’re coming down low,” Beatrice remarkit tae
, they’re trying to flag us down. ... Anything you want to con
“Sit down, sit down,” sayed Malik. “I'll brin
en: if throwing up or falling down will help your condition, Guz
4 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
mine your abdomen. Please lie down on the examination table and
1 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
s and the authority breathing down my neck - not to mention mak on page 55
1 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
"My school was just down this road." I twist roon unco on page 3
4 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
'Pens down, Third Year, Mrs Smith says. on page 7
1 matches
McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ake the can aff mah granda an down it in wan. on page 172
'Put down the weapon, sir, the driver s on page 176
3 matches
Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
breath, ken , an she crouches down so I hear her knees crack an
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ie! How are you? Come in. Sit down.’ he sais as we enter the l
hat’s why you’re reversin down it now?’
2 matches
Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
dle as he watches him heading down the path pointing an imaginar
1 matches
Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
An’ down a pint o’ heavy.
1 matches
Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
Sae the geographer micht jot down twa moontains in a place that on page 55
1 matches
Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
saft, lik the down o a doo = mibbe I'll hae wing on page 35
o ma cavie hae fell awa, the down on ma limbs on page 37
2 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Looks down wae sneering, scornfu view on page 105
1 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'Pens down, first-year,' Mrs Smith says. on page 23
1 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
make eye contact when ah sit down. It's so quiet you could hear on page 25
the end o the street and sit down. on page 27
gh she wasnae, Granny put hur down as gay. It wis gossip fur gos on page 28
h cannae bring masel tae back down. on page 29
een oan a ride until they sat down in one o its wooden carriages on page 32
Also on pages 33, 34, 36, 83, 86, 92
15 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
een eggs snug in a bed o warm down. Pickin oot ae egg, he knelt on page 17
1 matches
Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
the bar, his free palm slams down across it to retain it. He du on page 72
1 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
aper. I want you all to write down ten examples - in sentences! on page 37
1 matches
Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
The road runs down to single track. on page 91
1 matches
Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
in the tartan sae fine’; ‘Down flow'd her robe, a tartan she
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
d touched the Earth, and Came down with a great Noise, which mad
1 matches
Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
reposeetions an adverbs (out, down, etc.) is diphthongeesed aw a
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
the spot where the ship went down.
Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
the wing, twinkly-toed, heid down. We battered them. Could've s
1 matches
@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
drink it so it's easier to go down. If ye dinnae like the old fa(2020)
I jist wish people would calm down wi the panic buying, it's no (2020)
@alistairdunn tweeted
zaliukas - turned us down tae join leeds last year, nev(2014)
@jax6754 tweeted
Ache all over as walked down tae aqua class, dae aqua clas(2015)
e a NO SHOW! Apparently broke down van!(2017)
@MartinBroon tweeted
uz 2 of Us jacking the bridge down after the speed build and the(2020)
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
wed one person only of my now down to four freens in the hoose a(2020)
r Mabel Carter way of picking down pat...I can almost dae it wit(2020)
@billykayscot tweeted
nner @joao_kay Worth tracking down, Adeline, and theres an aul(2020)
@DABArbuckle tweeted
ithers in Cheshire and we 'go down tit pub' naebody has a feckin(2020)
@bigandymccoll tweeted
e of their confidence, ground-down over centuries. Starting with (2022) twitter link
he power - if leaders let us down, replace them. #1320 (2022) twitter link
Feeling sightly down after today's result at HR, I (2022) twitter link
@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
s! I turned the air con right down and was then overruled becaus (2022) twitter link
@LowEndJardo tweeted
st England and a crackin trip down tae london tae enjoy the foot (2021) twitter link
@Sinethugcat tweeted
ld, then the rest of me cools down. Repeat ad nauseam... (2021) twitter link
@ThonJacobite tweeted
form the rest of the country. Down with Scotland and those nasty(2021)
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
dreich smirr hoyed down from on page 10
blether no talk, doon no down. on page 15
de in Ainster, paths doon not down on page 17
3 matches
Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Could priggle a merchant down in price thruppence or less on page 36
all OHMS chasing down The battle of the River Plate on page 50
2 matches
McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
down by distress.' on page 65
1 matches
Paterson, Stuart A. Breenge, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central, poetry
dreich smirr hoyed down from
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@StuartPoet tweeted
. There's Fairgirth too, just down the road at Sandyhills, reall(2020)
Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
e O'Neills wha bided in North Down. Efter a daft bull-beat wi Qu
hans an mairket toons o north Down growed wi folk fae Belfast. N
hairtlands in Antrim an north Down are maistly Unionist in polit
ets, maistly fae the coonties Down and Antrim, follaed Burns int
4 matches
@OrangRuth tweeted
He's let #GAWA down! He's let #Rangers down! He's(2019)
@ciaranmacairt Simmer down, Mao, youse boys will quake w(2019)
@FunkButcher Simmer down, Mao, youse boys will quake w(2019)
ects. Fects are for Shinners! Down with fects!(2020)
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@the_gellick tweeted
@UlsterTourGuide "Down South" or "The Republic" mais (2015) twitter link
s Paddy Brunty fae the Coonty Down: he'll hae gien his lassies a (2016) twitter link
0 list o wurds fae Antrim and Down... https://t.co/VArl92G0RI (2019) twitter link
Fae "Ballads of Down" (1901) by G.F. Savage-Armstr (2018) twitter link
@HurchinHome tweeted
@MichaelPGWay But deep down you know you want to say "sla(2020)
@MarkThompStuff tweeted
nt- still used in east County Down(2020)