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The word 'fade'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
fadeOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus12.14023
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 44.3 10 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 23.2 9 5
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 24.8 4 3
GLA - Glasgow 5 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 36.3 3 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 58.1 1 1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 35.7 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 56.9 2 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of fade in Corpus

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Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
I thoucht I could gie masel a fade and then a cool line like fit
1 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
(fade awa) on page 78
(Fade awa) on page 93
(fade awa) on page 101
(fade awa) on page 111
(fade oot) on page 131
Also on pages 141, 147, 151, 180, 186
10 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
s and bards, their flesh sall fade, But words sall byde their ti on page 5
Where the rays fade out in a dance of dust. on page 57

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
tion but the ootsider willnae fade awey and is on page 39

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
tae fade awa an disappear.
we'll fade awa, afore men's een,
an roses fade.
They dinnae pine, or fade awa.
4 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Fareweel tae Wallyford, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
auld wee village schuil will fade intae the past
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
te, but that awkwardness will fade in time.
1 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
An the grief an anger aa fade away. on page 84
The debts dinnae fade as quick as yer tan on page 141

2 matches

Edinburgh

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
l aa the hames an the biggins fade awa. The toun aye cried itsel on page 9

1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
As it started tae fade.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
s Greenyaird cheers stert tae fade,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
et. The licht wis stertin tae fade. She gaed back.
1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
gs. McGiver's face starts tae fade fae shades ae. beetroot. He s on page 52

1 matches

Ayrshire

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
the things Ah loved aboot her fade away, for example her passion
1 matches

General Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
sel warpaint that's no gonnae fade; on page 84

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
nd and the racklin soonds wid fade awa and Mr Tod wid say, 'We'r on page 25

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Sterns fade intil the mirk ootgleetit, on page 41

1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
eped intae the stane an didna fade awa. In fact the mark is stil

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
ose summer days they wane and fade on page 8
Retreating hills they almost fade on page 47
hope near gaun and dreams tae fade on page 57

3 matches

South West (Galloway)

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
's faster, an the sweet notes fade an die, on page 20

1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Facts an figures fade sae fast, on page 20

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Ma eldrich dwams did fade, on page 19

1 matches

General Ulster

McMaster, Anne Yarns 3 - Tha Gift / At Sea / Hairst Light, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Ulster, poetry
wull shane fade an’ faa
1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
as the mornin dew started tae fade away
1 matches

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