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The word 'leads'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
leadsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.24736
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 3
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.2 5 3
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 31.9 3 1
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 30.7 6 4
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 17.1 13 13
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 163.5 1 1
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 65.6 1 1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 51.2 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 20 2 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 72.7 4 1

Occurrences of leads in Corpus

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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
A concrete ramp leads up on page 18

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Her owner prood leads her aroond on page 141

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
oyant guide in her middle age leads us through the security doors
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
d the singin, niver again tae leads the singin. She booed ower th
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
s tae radios an frae computer leads tae fridges –– the scummy
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
There’s a small tunnel that leads out to the old bridge and mus
1 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I' lang an crookit roadie 'at leads tae yer door on page 201

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
on knowe. An here a roddin at leads stracht til't - laestwyes, n on page 24

1 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Michael leads up his finest baest, A cooser on page 8
And leads to bleckened banes in the ais on page 32

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ce tae his new digs. The boay leads us doon a long corridor until on page 160

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
es is a quait wee roadie that leads on tae the Kinnessburn Path, on page 125

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
es is a quait wee roadie that leads on tae the Kínnessburn Path,
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
were exposed tae at schuill, leads tae a glaikitness that wuid g on page 84
crees - but hey, that mainly leads tae a war or twa, an makkin b on page 114

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
But he wha leads the auld kirk ban on page 114

1 matches

Edinburgh

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
supports an doun a stair that leads intae a delf-lik chaumer. He on page 9

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
This is ma jurisdiction. Thoo leads in weir an in emergencies; Ah
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
e and sits back doon as Dolly leads me tae a wee table up the bac on page 6

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
here's a wee secret door that leads tae another room wae nae wind on page 4
pisodes like yesterday. Which leads me back to my first question. on page 54
ing. Then in retaliation this leads to the events of yesterday. on page 54

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
I mean the wey that leads ahint the Gate, or the Styx R on page 75

1 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Hiz trail leads back tae St Enoch Square.
1 matches

General Central

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
mand and that the legislation leads tae the creation o viable pro on page 42

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
o wheechin doon the wire that leads richt intae the back o the te on page 144

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
. We hae a siccar tunnel that leads tae three o the brawest girne on page 79

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Jean: This 'richt' leads naewey - on page 35

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
en o Scots. Faurer on the wey leads tae the mairches touns o Gall on page 65

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
pt away from cards. One thing leads to another and before you kno on page 44

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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
staund. The first is that it leads tae a langage that’s hauf S
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
leads tae theories
1 matches

Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
An aye, the Conservatives noo leads oor opposition as a result. T
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
o polls giein the SNP muckle leads, the decision o former Glesca
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
rievin in the first place noo leads academic critics tae assume t
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
tattie salad the night... She leads, me and the daughter follow.. (2023) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
kin Scots a class issue? Whit leads tae thon view? (2020) twitter link

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
in' doon bae the roddin' that leads frae the mill on page 30

1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
O ony leads. on page 30

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Gibson, Darren Cannae Thole Ye!, (lowcountrylad.blogspot.com/ 2014) Ulster - Ards, blog
a clash roon tha heid. Whuch leads me oan tae tha nixt use o’
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General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
at sich infoarmal netwaarkikn leads tae cohesive on page 39

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@MarkThompStuff tweeted
ame Brae" in Killinchy, which leads to an old graveyard. Official(2020)

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
e an braid ïs tha róad that leads tae destruction, an monies a on page 8
oot a smoldérin wick, til he leads justice on tae victrie. n hï on page 9

4 matches

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