| needle | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 14.4 | 48 | 31 |
| ORK - Orkney | 79.5 | 8 | 5 |
| SHD - Shetland | |||
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 19.6 | 6 | 4 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | 162.8 | 1 | 1 |
| ABN - Aberdeen | |||
| DOR - General Northern | 4.4 | 1 | 1 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 21.9 | 9 | 6 |
| WCE - West Central | 8.9 | 2 | 2 |
| DUN - Dundee | |||
| EDN - Edinburgh | 18.6 | 3 | 2 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 35.9 | 7 | 2 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 10.7 | 1 | 1 |
| LAL - General Central | 5.3 | 4 | 3 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | |||
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 41.8 | 3 | 2 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | |||
| BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | 58.1 | 1 | 1 |
| SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
| BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
| PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | |||
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | 32.8 | 1 | 1 |
| GUL - General Ulster | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) | 18.2 | 1 | 1 |
Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Noo, pit that knitteen needle by. on page 5
The needle cheust spins roond the face. on page 18
2 matches
Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ower caller fer her tae be a needle or a hammer. "Whar'd ye bide, on page 65
k on langship freighters, the needle o haem. Twinty-fower year: tw on page 122
2 matches
Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
magpie rattle, needle claas on page 10
1 matches
Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
idden chair-frame wi a silver needle, on page 18
1 matches
Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
fer her tae be a needle or
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
. The actress wis gleg wi the needle, it wis sma wirk tae cut doon
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nties werena only good wi the needle ‘n’ threed, they’d been
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
most fitted but an hour o the needle and she'd hiv them perfect. S
1 matches
Harper, Edith Legacy, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2021) Doric, poetry
A her days she shived the needle in an oot,
Ma fingers shive the needle through the claith,
2 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
would be easy. A wee doll. A needle. She could blund him. End his on page 1
1 matches
Howat, Irene Lallans 102 - Shewin Wuman and Sma Warld, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry
hudden yer needle ticht on page 25
wis on the wye ye chynged yer needle fur wires on page 26
3 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ase stations tae search fur a needle in a haystack until ma name i on page 122
1 matches
McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
Or stick a needle in their seat, ye’ll get th
1 matches
Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
et wi his bit o claith an his needle an threid, but the fient a pa
s, an forby, he haed tint his needle an his hauns wis aa fankled u
2 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Whas siller needle darns
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
While he prepares his special needle.
n mortality tae even feel the needle plungin intae ma airm. It the
2 matches
McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ed this,' the cunt hawns me a needle. "Ye use the needle tae pick on page 1
e these bastards. Ah take the needle aff mah da an pick aff the we on page 2
6 matches
@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
@DrMDempster Did ye really needle tae dae that? Sew silly. ??(2019)
@Chazzbat tweeted
fabric, no yank it while the needle's still in it! *tuts* #TheBol(2020)
@StuartPoet tweeted
to hear it pal, Co'en and the Needle's Ee and the Piper's Cave wil(2020)