| whisper | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 17.8 | 58 | 34 |
| ORK - Orkney | 39.7 | 4 | 3 |
| SHD - Shetland | |||
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | 105.5 | 3 | 1 |
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | |||
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | 21.9 | 2 | 2 |
| DOR - General Northern | 31 | 7 | 2 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 25.4 | 10 | 6 |
| WCE - West Central | 9.2 | 2 | 2 |
| DUN - Dundee | 10.6 | 1 | 1 |
| EDN - Edinburgh | 18.8 | 3 | 3 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 41 | 9 | 6 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 13.1 | 1 | 1 |
| LAL - General Central | 9.3 | 7 | 4 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 37.4 | 3 | 1 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 27.8 | 2 | 2 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | 62.8 | 2 | 1 |
| BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | 88.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Forgive me I whisper as I bend doon on page 144
1 matches
Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
oaks aal owre the piece? An a whisper, a whisper aboot the Potters
, a whisper aboot the Potters …
2 matches
Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
for the kingmakers o coal whisper, on page 20
1 matches
Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Closer, let me whisper in yer lug. on page 68
Whisper words o' wisdom, let it aleen on page 197
5 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
art anyhing in here, Aldo" ah whisper tae him. on page 104
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
It whisper't in ma ear on page 8
"Get bingin," Davie whisper't an Annie scurried up the ro on page 92
2 matches
Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Pine Wid, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
come widpeckers, they whisper on page 6
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An asked him in a whisper, "Dae ye think Ah'm like tae
1 matches
Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
Aw no,’ he said, almaist a whisper. He wrenched his haun up and
1 matches
Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
Aw no,’ he says, almaist a whisper. He pulls his haun up and awa
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
rvin’’ he says, almost at whisper.
Still, we dinnae even share a whisper between oorsels. He sticks th
2 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
e et Toby Lerone’s A couple whisper’t in conspirational tones T
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
tae dö?” speirt Guzul in a whisper ower her shoother. “Gie tha
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
’ ah tell him, almost at a whisper.
1 matches
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ah try an hawf shout an hawf whisper tae the boays. 'Let's kick th on page 25
1 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
nae joke, nae fuckin joke: A whisper back intae the room. on page 34
1 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
e, gaun aw the way doon tae a whisper, then buildin up again an FUC on page 3
1 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
The weans whisper intae their signs o the cross on page 7
2 matches
McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
osin mah mind. Sometimes he'd whisper mah name, pure under his brea on page 75
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Here, is that him?’ ah whisper.
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t nothin comes - a gasp ay a whisper. Ah go under again, the cauld
1 matches
Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
the wumman ettles again, in a whisper noo: on page 45
their boughs, songs in their whisper on page 51
2 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
re tae yer Grannie and she'll whisper secrets in yer lug.' on page 9
1 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah whisper tae Mary that St Margret does on page 18
'Scots?' a few voices whisper. on page 24
2 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
oont Olaf said, in a wheezlin whisper. He wis awfie tall and awfie on page 22
1 matches
Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
tae whisper unco quate on page 18
1 matches