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The word 'mask'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
maskOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus21.17042
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 2
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
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 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 48.8 11 8
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 36.6 15 6
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 15.4 3 2
AYR - Ayrshire 21.4 2 2
LAL - General Central 26.3 20 10
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 69.7 5 3
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 163.5 1 1
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)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of mask 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

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
at the buddom o her mask til sheu wis back inbye, an s on page 145

2 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
lost ahint a face mask. on page 93

1 matches

Shetland

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
specially when dir a “Wear A Mask” sign in da sam shot (2021) twitter link

@tattooedselkie tweeted
p fir me! Currently wearing a mask near anoff continuously fae 7(2021)

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Cherokee Indians hid a daunce-mask o peintit wid fur their ain s
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
a wifie wis “ye can take yer mask aff, Halloween is ower!” Foo(2018)
ir mooie whilst weerin a face mask?(2020)

Mid Northern B

@McGoo1888 tweeted
and slapping Chunts withoot a mask oan or even the utter Chunts (2022) twitter link

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
s face, like he’s trying to mask summin.
1 matches

General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
ter-lookin ahent a hairy fiss mask. An besides, ye sit up aa nic on page 40

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
ie i the keekin gless Tibetan mask gin A keep this up they'll sh on page 3

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Unner 'Is mask I am wearin a frown on page 90

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
it in a wee cheer an a oxygen mask pit
1 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
he held in his hand a rubber mask the same kind ye seen in the
The mask was shoved ontae ma face and
2 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
he only petson wearing a face mask. (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
Am worried aboot weering a mask wee a rinny snoot(2020)
A clip roon yer lugs for easy mask fitting wid sort it oot(2020)
Hope mask wearing is nae the cause http(2020)

@Franwella tweeted
ugh or sneeze. I coukd wear a mask ..... or jist ae breathe! x(2012)

(South) East Central

Aitchison, Craig Lallans 104 - Kythe, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
masel. Tak aff ma mask. Bit A winnae. on page 9

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Here's a mask" removin yin ae they flimsy c on page 141

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
er coat an a wee bag. Her gas mask can hung roon her neck, her f
p in her coat wi a bag an gas mask tin clankin at her side. Doon
2 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
s an freein thing tae see the mask drap, the anglicisin o their
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
came in chippy yesterday, nae mask, and stood next tae me. I sai(2020)
the bakers the other day. No mask, singing away. ??(2020)
r behind me singing away, nae mask. ItÂ’s all ages. Worse ones a(2020)
ds that say you canÂ’t wear a mask for what ever reason, but can(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
well away fae the park wae ma mask oan n a stick tae the 4 metre (2020) twitter link
m8 n av nae problem wairin a mask - al no shout as much lol (2020) twitter link
@elcourier get ur mask on big man - ffs (2020) twitter link
@SeanCampbell_67 aye a huv a mask jist incase lol crackin game (2020) twitter link
comment on that cos a hud ma mask oan in the car lol (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e hire ae yer wet suit an yer mask an aw yer other equipment is on page 42

1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
wiz lookin fir cash we a ski mask on page 63

1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
es. ‘’Ah cannae wear this mask any longer, ah’m dyin sonâ€
1 matches

Glasgow

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
pad. Daisy is making jokes to mask the pain. Ah could be a couns on page 8

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Gas mask cases and tackity bits cam ta on page 29
And oor best mask, protection, washed haunds, o on page 143

2 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
he Eaglet drappt its heid tae mask a smile: and some o the ither on page 26

1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
maist fowk still haein a gas mask lyin aboot the house. Maist f on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
ut I wis never ane tae weir a mask - on page 90

1 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
When ye wear yir virus mask." on page 27

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
See that cloon mask on yer face? on page 8

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Life Mask, Jackie Kay, Bloodaxe, Tarset on page 91

1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
sons for it even if 90% of us mask up and distance the other 10%(2020)

@MartinBroon tweeted
Me threatenin them through Ma mask just been the start of that i(2020)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
wad hae tae be the bus, wi a mask...). But, I am reliably infor(2020)
ncin, *correct* an consistent mask wearin, haun washin, surface (2020)
e man,...keep your Friockheim mask on Donald Whaur's Yer Trouser(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
n YouTube? White noise? Sleep mask to block out light? Ah've got(2020)
aund the pynt o wearin a face mask. If it's an accurate represen(2020)
no if ye're no wearin a face mask?(2020)
need. Apparently it's a spit mask, cos the laddie kept spittin (2020)
eelashes caught in thir face mask?(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Ane perk aboot wearing a mask when getting the messages is (2020)
awbag wearin a white coat and mask choppin up vegetables in a ki(2020)
wandering aboot tesco wae nae mask, buying a carry oot for their(2020)
@ScotTories Were ye wearing a mask and ridin a black horse?(2020)

@ThonJacobite tweeted
n aboot the shops wae neither mask nor faceshield nor lanyard an(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
the day Oor Rab's pit oan a mask. on page 51
Heize up yer mask a meenit, keep yer distance w on page 77

2 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
buy or mak a mask wi a big beak on page 25

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
example and rockin the Bardic Mask! Right, Alloway and get ma ja(2020)
laywright Hope ye bought some mask-strength whisky????(2020)

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Wae an oxygen mask on haes face: on page 39

1 matches

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