| helpless | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 4.2 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 4.8 | |
| Number of occurrences | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Number of authors | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
had tae watch helpless as their grand houses were fy on page 34
1 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
disappearin like that. A-wee, helpless bairn." on page 103
But then she looked up at her helpless sister and she kent whit her on page 110
2 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
But we're helpless, quine, helpless. on page 25
their helpless airms. on page 32
Women! Useless! Helpless! on page 35
4 matches
Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
e made yer choice, yer jist a helpless wee lassie, caught in ma wab,
1 matches
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