| faain | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 18.1 | 60 | 32 |
| ORK - Orkney | |||
| SHD - Shetland | 87.2 | 15 | 7 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 39.2 | 12 | 5 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | 83.9 | 8 | 2 |
| DOR - General Northern | 13.3 | 3 | 3 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 7.7 | 3 | 2 |
| WCE - West Central | |||
| DUN - Dundee | |||
| EDN - Edinburgh | 31 | 5 | 3 |
| GLA - Glasgow | |||
| AYR - Ayrshire | 10.7 | 1 | 1 |
| LAL - General Central | 7.9 | 6 | 5 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 12.1 | 1 | 1 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 27.9 | 2 | 2 |
| 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) | 71.4 | 2 | 1 |
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | |||
| GUL - General Ulster | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) | 36.3 | 2 | 1 |
I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
nt kinds o intonation (risin, faain, or level). on page 28
lan polar questions can hae a faain intonation. Dis is on page 90
3 matches
Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
d to pit on tap but most o it faain back doon on da grund again a
1 matches
Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
s up Jock, "the hail place is faain oot o ither - the'r fowk fli
1 matches
Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
Imagine faain
1 matches
Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
s he leaned back, his glasses faain doon his nose.
1 matches
Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
n foo. Baith o dem wir nearly faain asoond whin Gutteryaggle jamp
1 matches
Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
she said, wi her new ribbons faain ower her shooder.
1 matches
Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
he wis catcht, cam shakkin an faain doon afore him. Afore e hale on page 94
him lik muckle draps o bleed faain upo e grun. An fan he reese u on page 117
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
laur an scurls, fur he wis ay faain. Kieran sat neist Nava in skw
goat-skin herth-rug, her hair faain ower the buik as she booed fo
the quarry's face, its shadda faain on the lochan like a derk cro
3 matches
Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
merin’ wi’ stew fae ih’ faain biggins
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a bigger noise like something faain, so grabbin the lantern she w
e taught at school but keepit faain doon throwe it. The Laird sai
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
as tho a thoosan kettles war faain doon tae the grun. Gurr
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
doo there' be wi the Seceders faain ower een anither ti win ti th on page 41
1 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
His neist ploy, tho, wis faain aff e waa o e back stairs. He on page 27
2 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
"Goad, he's faain asleep," gasped Andra an stai on page 86
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
red noo, ti keep towrists fae faain oot an tummlin doon the cliff
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
aation!" said the Keing. "I'm faain in a drowe: gie's a mashlum-b on page 93
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
monsoon". (Water wis simply faain oot o the sky) It wis noo nin
1 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
poudjel', Cherlie! but I'm no faain for it! Nor ony lang stands, on page 97
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
een Mr Gray’s daily wumman, faain pregnant wi Gary in the fag-e
1 matches
Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
keepin turnin tae the licht, faain in a spiral till he comes tae on page 9
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
claucht her haun an they were faain through the cauld air.
licht. Than there wis debris faain on the muntain slopes. They h
hey were perilously close tae faain intae thae hauns thairsels.
3 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Beaton: This Hoose is near ti faain, on page 35
1 matches
Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ower his ain clumsy buits and faain asleep. It wasnae his faut at on page 17
2 matches
Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
faain leafs, see, on Dongting Loch on page 21
1 matches
Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
is ill ti descryve athout faain inti cliché. Leukin back on
1 matches
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