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Use in varieties of Scots

strained Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words2.7 3 3 0 0 0 4.8
Number of occurrences96 2 0 0 0 1
Number of authors8 5 2 1

Occurrences of strained in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
neck an jaw an everyhin is aw strained as he tries wi aw his might t on page 12

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ahint the end o the bend. We strained wir lugs, an shair eneuch eft on page 57
the Sons o the Corbie, an we strained at the oars, racin tae the tr on page 58

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
e on him as he streetched and strained tae haud up the sky on his sh on page 46

1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Yin meenute, strained and frozen!"
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
faith a hud wis sieved an’ strained
1 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Denner hid bin an unca strained affair. Sally Bruce thocht he
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
car he didna loss the roe. He strained his een as he saw the hunter
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ye no mine mer" Hir red lips strained intae a smile taewatt Leonard on page 6

1 matches

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