| rat | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 25.6 | 85 | 40 |
| ORK - Orkney | 9.9 | 1 | 1 |
| SHD - Shetland | 17.4 | 3 | 3 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | 35.2 | 1 | 1 |
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 13.1 | 4 | 3 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| DOR - General Northern | 17.7 | 4 | 2 |
| NEC - North East Central | 91.7 | 2 | 2 |
| SEC - (South) East Central | 9.8 | 4 | 4 |
| WCE - West Central | 146.5 | 33 | 4 |
| DUN - Dundee | |||
| EDN - Edinburgh | 12.4 | 2 | 2 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 15.4 | 3 | 2 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | |||
| LAL - General Central | 18.4 | 14 | 8 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 41.8 | 3 | 3 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | 31.4 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 60 | 6 | 1 |
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
ui wis oagit oot fae anaeth a rat's crang, an scrimin ower da w on page 35
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
on an aa or shö’ll smell a rat. Da wye ta colour hit, he wro
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nnie grinned. "Walter smelt a rat fin she kept leavin the lavvi on page 51
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
German lines followed by the rat tat tat o machine guns jist l
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
thing an thocht it hid been a rat scurryin aboot. Onywye she he
1 matches
Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
'Rat Pack' generation on page 9
1 matches
Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
, an ma lips war parched. The rat-a-tat o gunfire ahint us kept
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ark like some diseased-ridden rat. Ah wisnae bullshittin yae ea on page 19
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
fer the horses, nivver mind a rat fer the coachman."' She began on page 81
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Whaur ye wad want a rat, at least,
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
les and how tae spell cat and rat and moose. So durin each less on page 84
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Buik 1 Satire 1: The Rat Race on page 103
1 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
Sumb'dy geid me rat stinkin' heid caul' in the ru
cquaintances an' relatit ower rat particular calendar period; b
Leg a' lamb, rat's wan e' ma favourites an' ra
's wan e' ma favourites an' rat's whit A opted fur. Rat wid d
's whit A opted fur. Rat wid dae fur me. A made up a m
22 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
road, haud ma wheesht an' aw rat pish.
A wis dain' jeest rat, readin' ri Beano fur r'umpte
e ast how comes 'e didnae tag rat wee message oan tae ri wan a
e a gote back wi' ri shag 'n' rat, a hud a penny caramel in eac
eorge. Must bey getting' roon rat wye, aye.”
8 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
back hame. “What is it, Lab-rat?”
1 matches
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
e singing you the hits of the Rat Pack this evening,' on page 6
eman, singing the hits of the Rat Pack, please welcome to the s on page 25
2 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Yer scum, ye dirty fuckin rat, I hope ye come tae ken, on page 34
1 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
niver! Like a steed ti a rat - on page 29
1 matches
Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Hamilton wis a richt rat bag in ma opeenion.
@iainnicol tweeted
re a Tory MP. You dinna gie a rat's erse aboot fowk suffrin.(2020)
@Chazzbat tweeted
d a drawer an immediately saw rat shit. They cleaned the drawer(2020)
tae dae magic when Ah hed ma rat problem(!) #TheOrder(2020)
@weenell3 tweeted
I've mair respect for a sewer rat! (2022) twitter link
@LairnScots tweeted
wbody should read 'The Reiver Rat'! by James Robertson #Scots # (2020) twitter link
@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ience when a spotted a fuckin rat in lounge and got rid of that(2020)
McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
It a stairtit in the Rat an Monkey on page 53
1 matches
Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
urse noo Ah could smell a big rat. Ah'm mibbe invisible bit Ah' on page 112
1 matches