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The word 'site'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
siteOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus31.310442
ORK - Orkney 49.7 5 5
SHD - Shetland 29.1 5 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 52.3 16 5
MNB - Mid Northern B 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 31.5 3 1
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 4
NEC - North East Central 91.7 2 1
SEC - (South) East Central 31.7 13 5
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 31.9 3 1
EDN - Edinburgh 68.2 11 3
GLA - Glasgow 51.2 10 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 34.2 26 8
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 163.5 1 1
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) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster 10 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of site in Corpus

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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
An fled the graveyard site, on page 40

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Noo the site o a Terminal, on Flotta skill on page 37

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
as this wir the first day on site, whan nummers wirno been wrow on page 102

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ike an undeemous construction site. on page 19

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
e whin that lie aal roond the site. In the corner o me eye, I se
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
been deep anyoch fur a burial site." "But I know what I feel," h on page 55
w, bit as he drave towards da site o da accident da flude a pain on page 57

2 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
arn. Me room looks lik a bomb site(2021)
r but I'll certainly keep yun site in mind, thanks ??(2021)

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
A brilliant site fae Shetland - blog, crafts,(2013)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ma wirk said at ere's a rare site it Lossie." on page 46
n in dismay it the excavation site at eesed te bi the back gaird on page 62

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
sure ere's a pool it the camp-site, Mam, so ye'll definitely nee on page 36
ental quine on aat same datin site an...weel...lut's jist say sh on page 50

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
frae the Quarrytowers biggin-site inno the quarry. Nava gaffere
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ng spleet new feature tae the site but fit suggestions wid ye li(2014)
just been contributed to the site – See http://t.co/nV5BaqRmeE(2014)
Ower on ma ither site ah hiv upgraded Whack Haggis (2015)
ses noo has mobile version i' site sae it's even easier tae shar(2016)
New site that rewards you for sharing (2016)
and 3 other occurrences.

@FaeFoggie tweeted
wi the ithers aff the webbie site. It'll ging wi a load o badge(2020)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
steen, it his tae be a perch site, eh no? (2020) twitter link
dna fin the author on the SLC site? If so..affa bonnie! (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern B

@McGoo1888 tweeted
y then..ah went intae a comms site overlooking LA aboot 4 in the (2021) twitter link

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
0s is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. on page 9
at the 'UNESCO World Heritage Site'. Aften, festivals an shows o on page 13
As the 'UNESCO World Heritage Site' is pretty spread oot, ye mic on page 17

3 matches

General Northern

Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
s pairt time jobs on a biggin site, in a holiday camp, for the r on page 6

1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
en fan we will get oot on the site though https://t.co/McN7mgjpi(2020)

@daleser23 tweeted
us check up stuff online? Fit site?(2013)

@Franwella tweeted
uiseNicol1 no, nae th same as site! x(2012)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
teuk masel a walk oot tae the site. It’s nae easy tae find the
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
their current, centuries auld site wis stappit fu. The extended
1 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
the glaur an stour o a biggin site. But Yakcam haed on a mankie on page 85
For twa'r thrie weeks the site wis lik Dodge City, wi dauds on page 86

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
se, an there's the yaird. The site o the auld lazaretto on the r on page 71

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ck oan some miserable buildin site. Hopeless endeavours tae ensu on page 86

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
stauns the nou, the ScotsteXt site haes fower hale novels, hunde
faur A hinna publiceesed the site tae the schuils: this is wait
lities. Ance this is duin the site will be publiceesed in advert
n be gotten fae the ScotsteXt site.
4 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
assie turnt in on the buildin site, an, a gey an orra thing tae
t in this hole on the buildin site that nicht for the vampire ta
2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
uss hus seen this n said outa site outa mind - whit a wimmin lo (2020) twitter link
nierose on the pie and bovril site? i have received a lifetime b (2020) twitter link

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
gnated as the offeecial Vigil site, an rotas o volunteers were s on page 103
eet), music gigs at the Vigil site itsel, fundraisers, an a Pave on page 105

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
well an move awa tae anither site an let a production rig come on page 51

1 matches

Edinburgh

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
the merchants, an fae buildin site tae buildin site, deliverin b on page 136

2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Ballachulish, tae the ambush site. The ithirs had spare claithe
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e asked tae explain “how to site-search a pot of paint?” Tae
. This was no’ practical on site, sae they wid use a pair of t
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
lly wintit tae spick til, the site engineer, bit he wis ayweys s
hut that had been some kin o site office. There wis an
Slooched in the site office, Hsien heard weemen’
free drink on a construction site.
it up in the ermchair fae the site office, juist smilet weakly a
6 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
That rins ahint the barracks site on page 110

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The site hud wance been an industrial
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
graft wae Joe on the buildin site under normal circumstances.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Robertson sais the site huts is where ah’ve tae mee
aw. Ye canae be workin oan ma site. If ye were workin oan ma sit
. If ye were workin oan ma site ye’d huv oan yer Peeeee Pee
the street an walkin aboot ma site wae nae Peeeeee Peeeeee Eeeee
let me see ye walkin aboot ma site like that again, eh?’ he sa
5 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
phurous addled expanse ay the site made Blake’s dark satanic m
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
. He’s workin oan a buildin site noo in Greenwich – The Mill
1 matches

General Central

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ee Follae-up Comatee internet site at: on page 24

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
beakers 1,500 year syne. The site, that wis like as no ane o th
North East o the high-status site at Rhynie.
2 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
e place tae stairt wid be the site’s “Whit is Scots?”, or
ts?” – as ye can view the site in either Scots or Englis! Th
2 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
ncounter Thank you! Love your site, and how your able tae help c(2014)

@billykayscot tweeted
ien me ony details re the new site. Jist e mailed thaim for info(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
up, an thur wur fower gamblin site adverts during the brek. Disg(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
wks are still troubled by the site o twa fowk o the same sex bei(2020)

@LairnScots tweeted
achers an schuils fae the SLC site, wi yer permission? We could (2021) twitter link
n Janet’ fae the Wee Windaes site: https://t.co/dTHScKUq82 http (2021) twitter link
#Scots? Jist click the 'View site in Scots' option at the tap r (2021) twitter link
cot @ScotsDictionars Guid wee site! https://t.co/BQ7tgcrvz5 (2020) twitter link
hin resources oan Wee Windaes site: https://t.co/LHHn5Jhdqd (2020) twitter link
and 12 other occurrences.

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
t taking me up to the old pit site as a boy and telling me about(2020)
hills, really old farm on the site of which was a priory centuri(2020)

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
But they could nae fin' the site o' Burnquarter Wee Still. on page 30

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
If A jist sell't a biggin site, on page 41

1 matches

General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
ae the "Ulster Scots Academy" site)... https://t.co/xKG0HQynu8 (2016) twitter link