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The word 'keeks'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
keeksOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus6.62214
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.5 6 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 10 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 7.9 6 6
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) 290.7 5 2
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 35.7 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of keeks in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ht next tae the back door. We keeks inside, frosted gless, mibbe
1 matches

(South) East Central

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
but A losses ma nerves whan A keeks throu the windae an sees aa t
resses, wad ye credit that? A keeks aboot at what ither folk's go
what like she wis, but whan A keeks up fae the causey A seems for
op gaes by wi her pieces. She keeks ower at me but A can see she'
4 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
Twa doors doun a wifie keeks oot an sets her lips gaun. Bi
s tae the door the time Davie keeks oot the windae for tae see wh
2 matches

Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Dear Keeks on page 22

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
though, a wee feeling, again, keeks oot. on page 3

1 matches

General Central

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
He turns his heid and keeks, ane-eed. on page 61

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
leaves intertwine, and a bird keeks frae under a tangle of leaves on page 3

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
She keeks, she sees, she gowks, she dro on page 30

1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Bit keeks et the smuirich o halflin an on page 80

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
cht tae licht mony fascinatin keeks at whit English owes tae Scot
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
laswegian, but the gleggest o keeks at the hail-heidit, wallopin
1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
keeks tha swoop on page 13
he testy "hind" o aa terrains Keeks ower the broo, on page 22
as she keeks her poor mammy in her ain wea on page 26
On tha brae thonner, saft een keeks aff ower tha broo on page 30

4 matches

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
An keeks aboot! on page 53

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Bolton, Angus Yarns 3 - Ae apologie fur ae fish / Clearin tha scroag on a winter morning, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Balligan, poetry
Wunter keeks
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Frae keeks syne catched o ithers warls on page 5

1 matches

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