| fail | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 18.4 | 61 | 37 |
| ORK - Orkney | 69.6 | 7 | 4 |
| SHD - Shetland | |||
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 16.3 | 5 | 4 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | 10.5 | 1 | 1 |
| DOR - General Northern | 26.6 | 6 | 4 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 15.5 | 6 | 4 |
| WCE - West Central | 22.2 | 5 | 3 |
| DUN - Dundee | 21.2 | 2 | 1 |
| EDN - Edinburgh | 18.6 | 3 | 3 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 96.1 | 9 | 2 |
| LAL - General Central | 19.7 | 15 | 10 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | |||
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | |||
| 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) | |||
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | |||
| GUL - General Ulster | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
we dae hid and spectacularly fail on page 39
, a mission that's doomed tae fail. on page 83
2 matches
Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
men and machines trachle and fail on page 113
As they fail and fail again their young eens to def on page 146
3 matches
Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
ve got this plan – it canna fail!
1 matches
Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
trizzure in hivvin att winna fail, far nae thief can win near h on page 103
d for ye att yer faith mithna fail, an fan ye come till yersel y on page 117
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
An if I fail tae keep these promises
1 matches
Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
unniest folk a kane. Yi niver fail tae mak ma laugh wee yir witt
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
It needs but at ye dinna fail on page 7
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ae dislike this day I coodnae fail.
Tae amaze me the wither winna fail.
2 matches
@72redz1903 tweeted
@AngelaHaggerty Canna fail tae be embarrassed by some pe (2020) twitter link
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Yae see, it's in oor DNA tae fail, whether it be me or the spid on page 21
red spirits. We baith try and fail time and time again. The stra on page 23
2 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
but whit the speugs fail tae devour
For in ma jaunts A seldom fail
2 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ss in fower subjecks an juist fail in ane (Scots), in thair een
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Could fail tae tame whit nevvir could be on page 14
rongly advise ye we shall not fail, on page 35
2 matches
Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
age in the classroom, we will fail tae mak real progress in this
1 matches
Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
nly had tae complete ane pass/fail coursework essay on a Scottis
1 matches
Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
wis observed ilka ouk ithoot fail. First cam the heezin o the f
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
sien bit his lip. “An if ye fail there?”
1 matches
Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
wis aye interspersed withoot fail wi expressions like "Sha Boay on page 23
1 matches
Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
t o life we maun tent withoot fail. on page 90
1 matches
Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
ation authorities, shuid they fail tae meet the set staunerts ac on page 32
snae eneuch, the policie wull fail, whereas weak policie can mak on page 58
2 matches
Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
fecht ay for jobs and dinna fail on page 21
nation's urge tae shoogle and fail on page 24
2 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
storm-wind lowns an wastries fail, on page 29
stith, sair hairts by aff-pit fail on page 31
But if, forfochten sair, ye fail tae stey the pace, on page 67
3 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
will fail afore I submit ti this infamy on page 17
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ye? E'en a lintie's sang maun fail!" on page 50
1 matches
Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
t as this, it micht deserr ti fail. Shuirlie in a journal the li on page 4
2 matches
@alistairdunn tweeted
nter ever. every year without fail(2014)
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
4Arb1320 @STVNews He seems to fail to compute that if we opted o(2020)