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The word 'runner'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
runnerOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.52520
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.2 5 5
WCE - West Central 17.8 4 4
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 10.2 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 2
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 41.8 3 1
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 runner 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

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
en-niled binnack and a foosty runner bean. on page 56

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wur last runner the day is That Man Wae the C on page 86

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Shetland

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
r big. 'Shö's wantin ta be a runner,' her midder says. 'Is dat ri
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General Northern

@fittiecrooners tweeted
g staff. He says he is a good runner, especially fae the Polis(2016)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
put the kybosh oan him daen a runner. on page 1

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McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
s eh stuff. An she wis a guid runner tae an they liked that. Teach on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t didnae help that yin ae his runner's hud been pinched wae two oo on page 97

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ma runner beans are no sae braw -
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Gilmour, Rosie Bak Tae Schuil, (Scots Hoose 2015) Central, weans
e last bell rings I'm daein a runner
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West Central

Dalgetty, Moira Lallans 104 - The Best Laid Schemes..., (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
tae catch if they try daein a runner. on page 102

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
dead set like a lang-distance runner wha's sichted the finishin li on page 124

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
in lik that. Wid you no dae a runner, said Charlene, If your cousi on page 133

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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
e Tam the Bam, the bookie’s runner Fronted up wi’ jeest seevin
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Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
eel, ye sometimes get thon “Runner’s high” when the pavement
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oond sense ae happiness is ma runner’s up prize. The fuckin silv
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Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
sure the moose disnae take a runner.' Well, cept fir the fact," A on page 34

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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e man. That’ll be you a non-runner fur the morra, nae doubt.’
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Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
- for her man wis a Bookie's Runner. There wis wan ither ethnic s on page 23

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General Central

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
The Kite Runner (kite - the Scots ward ma fa(2018)

@raiphsays tweeted
leFart Aye wee Steve win aw a runner up prizes!(2020)
ripeUK She wid a been a luvvy runner up! :)(2020)
er @Sir_Norman Naw he wis 1st runner up!(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
t blue, lik a scene fae Blade Runner crossed wae the bog bit in Tr
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
oot me efter A hud tae dae a runner aa the way doon hill fae ma d
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
hae a quick shower and dae a runner (but no afore checkin directi
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