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The word 'gasped'
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Use in varieties of Scots gasped Occurrences normalised per million words Occurrences Authors
Dialect map - Usage over time
Total Corpus 5.7 19 15 ORK - Orkney
9.9
1
1
SHD - Shetland
11.6
2
2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
6.5
2
1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
21
2
1
DOR - General Northern
4.4
1
1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
9.8
4
3
WCE - West Central
4.4
1
1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
6.2
1
1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
10.7
1
1
LAL - General Central
2.6
2
2
SEA - South East (Borders)
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)
65.7
2
1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)
Occurrences of gasped in Corpus
In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to
the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.
Orkney
Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan , (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
is heid. Professor McGonagall gasped .
1 matches
Shetland
Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn , (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Sarah!" shü gasped , "Oh, my God, Sarah! My lovel on page 23
1 matches
@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
@itsJuliaHardy I gasped oot loud (2020) twitter link
Mid Northern A
Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels , (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
in as reality struck her. She gasped wi the pain and that’s fin
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day , (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
him like a bliddy kipper. He gasped again as he reached for his T
1 matches
Aberdeen
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN , (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
"Goad, he's faain asleep," gasped Andra an stairted bouffin an on page 86
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker , (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
“Fit?” Ah gasped . “Nae fear!”
1 matches
General Northern
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve , (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Eck an the ither twa helpers gasped . "Oh nae Big Betsy". Och says
1 matches
(South) East Central
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind , (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"What!!" she gasped . "I thought you were telling on page 71
ale white while the hale room gasped . on page 192
2 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff , (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ounced aff the wire an aabody gasped . Wi his yin remainin dart, Da on page 94
1 matches
Muir, Glenn Al Fresco , (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
“Fish?” Frank gasped incredulously.
1 matches
West Central
Bates, Gregor The Death Dance , (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
I gasped . “But ma family?!”
1 matches
Edinburgh
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences , (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ed aroon her thrapple, an she gasped . “In front o witnesses.”
1 matches
Ayrshire
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That , (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
t nane cuid gie, she focht an gasped like a drounin body for ilka on page 28
1 matches
General Central
Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus , (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
nie, as ah passt, ah nearlins gasped . on page 92
1 matches
Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
is a bit o common sense,' he gasped . 'Richt!' Mr. MacNeil suddenl on page 41
1 matches
East Antrim (Larne)
King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition , (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"Och son," gasped Maisie, clatchin hir dressin on page 10
1 matches
King, Angeline Weans o Latharna , (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
It’s coul! It’s coul!’ gasped Jenny.
1 matches