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The word 'relax'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
relaxOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus13.64530
ORK - Orkney 39.7 4 4
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 19.6 6 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 2
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.2 5 3
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee 42.5 4 2
EDN - Edinburgh 31 5 2
GLA - Glasgow 10.2 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 15.8 12 8
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)
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 relax in Corpus

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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
His conscience clear he could relax, on page 39

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
At last, Meg could relax a bit. Poor Pete hid lost the on page 50

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the blankets up aboot me and relax. No early alarm for me, but d on page 85

1 matches

West, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Relax in the gerdeen - it works fo on page 74

1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Bath Bomb” hit said, “Relax in the scent of a summer bree
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
is really luffly but i canna relax as I'm trying tae work oot wh(2019)

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Ted tellt the gweed wife tae relax on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
openin is een an stairtit te relax a wee bittie: aathin wis aye on page 42
"Now relax...and tell me," said the wifi on page 60

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
syne he fun imsel stairtin te relax a bittie: he widna hae te wir on page 41

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ee bittie and she started tae relax.
1 matches

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
sit back and relax... on page 8

1 matches

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
in. So now we think we can a' relax on page 29

1 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Relax and float doon I'Don on page 124

1 matches

@glenlivetloon tweeted
at lang last. #scots #doric #relax(2013)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
developed. Tells me tae jist relax and no git too worked up aboo on page 54

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
f time whustle blew an A cuid relax wi the score at 0-0.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
developed. Tells me tae jist relax and no git too worked up aboo
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
on u n still the best way too relax - strictly in groups of 6 of (2020) twitter link
e change - aways nice just to relax n this station does the bizz (2020) twitter link

West Central

Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
Ken A'd love it if I could relax sleep and smile tak
1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
So, sit back, relax, on page 18
we yir hand on yir hert, RELAX! on page 49
meh graft it's time fir me ti relax on page 50

3 matches

McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
Yi gang up tae thi `View tae relax. Thi vino goes down pretty gu
1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
he hammer tae haf’ cock. “Relax,” A counselled masel’,
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
w’ right, jist try it an’ relax an’ let the heat clean ye.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
m tae dae. He saw the twa men relax.
in. Her shoothers refused tae relax back oot o the shrug an she b
He saw her relax a bittie.
3 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
as she rescues us, shoulders relax. She hauds the line even when on page 3

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ce it seems like nae cunt cin relax while ahm playin wi it. Ah go on page 172

1 matches

General Central

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
oon in yer fav'rite chair an' relax. Let this Wee Book be yer bes on page

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
e gie ye a story, sit back an relax, on page 32
Ken A'd love if A could relax, sleep and smile, tak care ae on page 93

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
richt, an syne his mither cud relax.
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
wartMcDonald How it helped ye relax a bit tae.(2020)

@g_hibby tweeted
, feet up, cuppa in hand, and relax yersel'... Job's a guid yin m (2022) twitter link
engal Get yer feet up BB, and relax yersel'.. Ye get days like th (2023) twitter link
@JanKosFuller Relax yersel' Jan... I fair enjoyed (2022) twitter link
@weenell3 Time tae relax for ye Nellie... :) (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
@ComeCoachWithMe Im tryin tae relax but ma brain is oan overdrive(2014)

@iainnicol tweeted
’hings. Gin fistin helps him relax, wha am I tae judge?(2020)

@MartinBroon tweeted
@sheenz_m_ @Sillyshib Relax wuman??????(2020)

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