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The word 'shaped'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
shapedOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus155033
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern 162.8 1 1
ABN - Aberdeen 31.5 3 2
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 9.8 4 3
WCE - West Central 13.3 3 3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 30.7 6 3
AYR - Ayrshire 21.4 2 1
LAL - General Central 15.8 12 7
SEA - South East (Borders) 36.3 3 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 55.8 4 4
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)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of shaped in Corpus

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Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Five hert shaped bluish, purple petals on page 118

1 matches

Shetland

Sutherland, Stella Midder, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
shaped, an boady shewed.
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
onvince myself that it's been shaped by someone. This one is just (2020)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
hoose, becase e chimneys were shaped lek loogs an e roof wis thatc on page 63

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
n, green cat's een an a hairt-shaped face wi a button snoot an lug
1 matches

South Northern

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
or Eck, re-shaped, tooers til the cloods;
1 matches

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
nae shaped on page 1
shaped like an inverted on page 55

2 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Northwords Now 45 - The Win, (Northwords Now 2024) Doric - Peterhead, prose
door aneth a queer like star-shaped fanlicht wi a dim glimmer o l
1 matches

General Northern

Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Haudagain, 8:12 am, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
a tree-shaped air freshener hingin fae the on page 86

1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
wi you isnae gettin gey pear-shaped.' on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ems tae send his large almond shaped eyes intae a state ae fever p on page 50
e described as a long, equine shaped puss. Resemblin suttin ah hud on page 76

2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
n a syrupy fig - luved the v shaped parting - priceless lol (2021) twitter link

West Central

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
cultural values an norms that shaped their ain upbringin.
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Ma mooth wis aw shaped fur a special fish
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
l fence.The painted metal was shaped like wolves and thorns that t
1 matches

Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
11. The Shaped Shadda on page 112

1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ght it. It wis sich and queer-shaped wee hing, an haudin oot its e on page 61
hoose, eause the chimneys wir shaped like ears an the roof wis tha on page 65

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
ebbe, it micht be a wee stane shaped like a thocht o glory. Gaun'a on page ix
But oor planet's but a hert-shaped plot on page 76

2 matches

Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rosted glass ay the hauf moon shaped, panelled windae oan the door
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
n his pal - complete wae egg shaped lump on his heid - up, an fu
1 matches

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
back German medals an badges shaped like the Iron Cross, as weel on page 23

2 matches

General Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
kit wi a silken goun she haed shaped an shewn hersel an the lace h on page 16

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
ars, an the factors that haes shaped faimly history for hunners o on page 39

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
s and raws o wee white square-shaped sweeties. The sweeties looked on page 121

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
On aw sides were rows o cube-shaped buildins, aw the exact same h on page 8
eenin mirror buildins - some shaped like pyramids, some like perf on page 12

3 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
t naebody wid notice the book-shaped bumph up his shirt. Mebbe, ji on page 92

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
On feet owre truelins shaped o clay, on page 58

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ges the wey the continents is shaped while the atmosphere – ever
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
e times. Ae instance o a tube-shaped object seen in the air ower S
1 matches

Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Britain shapes an is shaped by Europe. Lat’s no pretend
UK on the ootside shape an be shaped by this process (as it aye wu
2 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ifficulty, as eet was a funny-shaped wee beastie, an held oot eets on page 60
t hoose, because th lums were shaped lik lugs an th roof was thatc on page 65
carryin clubs; these were aw shaped lik th threi gairdeners, oblo on page 78

3 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
oantae a pillow shaped bi you fir me. on page 54

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
A pear-shaped echoing drum. Burst bi the fi on page 93

1 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
aa that shaped ye, aa that binds ye. Touch on page 196

1 matches

Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
aa. Thair hail existence wis shaped wi it: ootby an hame, at thai on page 21

1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
They shaped bricht wies they'd trevel yin on page 26

1 matches

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