| swatch | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 31 | 103 | 36 |
| ORK - Orkney | |||
| SHD - Shetland | 5.8 | 1 | 1 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 13.1 | 4 | 1 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | 10.5 | 1 | 1 |
| DOR - General Northern | 8.9 | 2 | 2 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 21.9 | 9 | 4 |
| WCE - West Central | 35.5 | 8 | 4 |
| DUN - Dundee | 10.6 | 1 | 1 |
| EDN - Edinburgh | |||
| GLA - Glasgow | 30.7 | 6 | 5 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 64.1 | 6 | 1 |
| LAL - General Central | 80.1 | 61 | 18 |
| 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 | 40 | 4 | 1 |
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
tinent o Venus – tae read a swatch frae.
like a strae raip. She wis a swatch o the Auld Kintra tae the son
2 matches
@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
Ye cry? Fit yi seekin' loon a swatch 'o ma banana?(2016)
Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
rritch, patch, pitch, Scotch, swatch, watch, witch.
1 matches
Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
he weekend and we never got a swatch at wha she went wi. They neve
1 matches
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
arossaoz65 @robertmdaws huv a swatch at that - whit a peach fae f (2020) twitter link
aid a truer word btw - huv a swatch at this nikki (2021) twitter link
footage - oh ya bewty- huv a swatch at that (2020) twitter link
nReynolds he waunts tae huv a swatch at his fanny brother - fecki (2021) twitter link
move for them - aye n huv a swatch at ma photo - eel ken me the (2020) twitter link
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Heh gies a swatch ae yir thatch. Heh gies a sni on page 113
d Road but he wants tae get a swatch ae her wi her new Renfra Gram on page 169
2 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
eid, ye'l finnd here a mukkil swatch o life, at its maist jeyous, on page 136
disappyntin, kis it's juist a swatch o a mair mukkil storie. The n on page 139
2 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
ys an' pic't wan up tae huv a swatch et it. A near drapped ri blid
1 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
So gie's a swatch et yur hoalidy snaps
An’ then a gote a guid swatch et ‘es crew.
2 matches
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
uvin that auld perv getting a swatch ae ye, eh? We'll get that fuc on page 29
2 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
hind the bushes n trees fur a swatch. There's aboot twenty-five yo on page 24
1 matches
Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
pair ae eyes tryin tae huv a swatch at us fae the corridor. They on page 1
1 matches
Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
the broon paper an’ took a swatch. There wiz nae mistakin’ it
1 matches
Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
The dugs had suddently got a swatch at them, and it wis anely by on page 6
2 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 102 - Editorial: Jean Tamson’s Bairns, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
Language Facebook page. Hae a swatch at their thrang wabsteid. Gin on page 6
2 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
is the tradeetion. Sae tak a swatch ablow for tae find oot the si on page 39
, ony dates thay micht ken, a swatch o ony auld on page 40
name. It's aye warth takkin a swatch o thir buiks as ye micht jist on page 51
exes, ye micht want tae tak a swatch 0 services o heirs held amang on page 52
7 matches
Urquhart, Andrew Lallans 104 - Queen a Clatty Pats, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
an ah goat a swatch o hir on e huge bak seat, on page 99
1 matches
Freeman, Fred Lallans 102 - Burns, Hamish and Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
is respeck alane. Juist tak a swatch at the rhetorical paitterns: on page 61
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
guid if I didnae hae that wee swatch o chawin-gum tae chaw on ilka on page 37
I caw it swudge! Gaun, tak a swatch o swudge! Tak a blade! It tas on page 76
2 matches
Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
cause as soon as ma Maw got a swatch o me she sent me upstairs for on page 28
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
For tae tak a swatch o the Independent Press Stand on page 14
successfae like. Please tak a swatch o oor sheed on Grammar for ma on page 20
s recommendit that ye tak the swatch o aw thir gaits an syne speak on page 42
e a thesaurus search or tak a swatch o the categories (brukken int on page 51
but A wad recommend takkin a swatch o the riches o Scots resource on page 61
5 matches
Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
er. Mr Tod raxed up tae hae a swatch at this hard thing. 'It's wid on page 39
Mr Tod took a guid swatch at the waw. He saw that the c on page 61
2 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
h nae dout meant, "Haw, get a swatch at this unco gadgie comin oot on page 5
r the verra first time, got a swatch at Coont Olaf. on page 22
g. Likesay, ye'll mebbe get a swatch at a pentin and no think awfi on page 27
heir blether and took anither swatch at Coont Olaf's note. on page 33
d tent o them, yese can hae a swatch at ony o ma books, ony time y on page 39
Also on pages 59, 66, 92, 104, 115, 141, 146
12 matches
Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"Dae ye think ye can get me a swatch at thon princess?" the sodger on page 42
1 matches
McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
o ma smert flunkies tae tak a swatch o them." on page 60
claes ower the kists. "Tak a swatch o yon mantle, did ye iver see on page 63
2 matches
Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
o.uk) is guid place tae hae a swatch at the airt a body micht be t on page 65
1 matches
Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ween gaitherin a tradeetional swatch and makkin your ain version. on page 69
2 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
r thair sins. Jillings taks a swatch o saunt cults an the eimage o on page 110
2 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ll doutless be gled tae tak a swatch o whan scrimp o facts. The'r on page 130
1 matches
Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
time can be fillt bi takkin a swatch o Hislop's Proverbs of Scotla on page 15
1 matches
Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Maw Broon' reads mair like a swatch o twa-handit crack nor a poem on page 91
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
hay haed come for tae tak the swatch o the upthrew rocks that Hutt
1 matches
Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
kith an kin. Employees taks a swatch at colleagues.
1 matches
Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ae ken tae gang back an hae a swatch.
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
n anent Elections takkin hits swatch o‟t, as set oot in the para
ion anent Elections tae tak a swatch o the
2 matches
McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
irst” – aw this gies us a swatch at whit’s gaein on. We’ll
1 matches
Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
could stairt by haein anither swatch at yer list o their positive
1 matches
Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
Fur inspiration, hae a swatch at these twa opposin relation
1 matches
McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Just tae swatch your eyelashes when you’re
1 matches
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