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The word 'faster'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
fasterOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus23.27732
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 46.5 8 4
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 140.7 4 2
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central 91.7 2 1
SEC - (South) East Central 18 7 3
WCE - West Central 22.2 5 3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 50.2 10 5
AYR - Ayrshire 21.4 2 2
LAL - General Central 39.4 30 9
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) 62.8 2 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
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)

Occurrences of faster in Corpus

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
itered-wye, an walkit a coarn faster. on page 31
world wid geng aroond a lock faster as it does eenoo." on page 60
"Will du geng a coarn faster?" said a whiteen tae a snail on page 101
d wis "Come on!" an ran aa da faster, while aa da time dey heard, on page 108

4 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
tips at dey lack aetin growes faster i da lee o da raiseens. on page 91

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Dy wires flee faster as ony dis side on page 100
at can mov faster - on page 111

2 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
le - ups? Watch an weep! Ah'm faster, stronger, better co-ordinate
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"e world wid go roond a deal faster than id does." on page 57
"Will ee walk a bittie faster?" sade a whitan till a snail. on page 96
answered "Come on!" an ran e faster, while more an more faintly c on page 103

3 matches

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
or trains that run a wee bit faster fae London tae Birmingham. Bu(2021)

Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
h maxim, then followed by the faster brrrr brrr o the Jerrie gun.
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
The snaa wis faain thicker an faster than ivver, an there wis nae on page 32

1 matches

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
t he ran, the stag wis ayewis faster. on page 14
The ainly thing in the warld faster than the stag wis an arra. He on page 15

2 matches

(South) East Central

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
the club but wurr thrown oot faster than the speed eh sound. "Tha
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
ribe this illuminated letter. Faster and faster she wrote, and tha
and faster she wrote, and that hauf ae h
2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
il in the magic roondaboot is faster and ur spelling is awfill lol (2021) twitter link
iant robin insteed wae the go faster stripes lol (2020) twitter link
exactly m8 - bbc now sinking faster than the titanic - boycott t (2020) twitter link
t - the herald is going down faster than the titanic lol (2021) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ond and roond his or her heid faster and faster and then lets it g on page 104
eat cake, maun hae cake! Eat faster, laddie. Dinnae stop like yer on page 122

3 matches

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
Faur Ahint Maun Follow Faster on page 143

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
e's yin currency lossin value faster than the pound, an it's the l
1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
estit wad get back tae Raggle faster nor announcin free drink on a
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"the wirld wid go roon a loat faster." on page 59
"Kin ye walk a wee bit faster?" said a whitin tae a snail. on page 99
answert "C'moan!" an ran even faster, while mair an mair faintly, on page 105

3 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'Wee Kenzie is faster than the fuckin Roadrunner wh on page 10

1 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
iff and no making them leg it faster fae fright: And there wis me, on page 37
. The thing wis, a always ran faster when a wis having fun oot the on page 38
scary that the boys sprinted faster. A had tae think aboot winnin on page 39

3 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
/Ma heart beats faster. Boom boom boom boom. Deep br on page 6

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Quiet but stumblin faster and faster, on page 141

2 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ntit "Come on!" an ran aa the faster, while frae faur awa, an dwin on page 44

1 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
and ma wee heart wis thumpin faster than yon drummer. Ye were so
1 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
the rain faws faster, on page 16

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ar the planet has been birlin faster yet the biddins haena chynged on page 50

1 matches

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
low leid decline and create a faster rate o sustainin the leid. Th on page 20

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wi the Heedrum-Hodrums rowin faster than ever, the boat shot inta on page 96
n tae the rowers tae rowe aye faster and faster. He seemed tae lov on page 97
hairy cairpet. It wis growin faster than we could cut it! In the on page 103
Faster and faster, snap-snap-snap, on page 115
in, but it seemed tae be gaun faster than ever, and Chairlie could on page 140
Also on pages 163, 164
16 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ike Auld Mahoun and shoutin, 'Faster! Faster!' on page 27

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
e a flag, and stairtit wirkin faster, Even though it wis Coont Ola on page 117

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
swore he cid rin faster on page 11

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
feels his hert skelp faster in his chist on page 9

1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
ential gif we are tae see the faster rates o progress we're efter
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
rl roond: slaw at first, then faster an faster, tae the lang locks
an faster, tae the lang locks o oor hai
otrin her ae time, “can rin faster than an arra.”
tea. But noo Atalanta cud rin faster an faurer than iver afore; an
4 matches

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
books Whit??? Ye wid hae been faster nipping oot tae Curries for a(2020)

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
world would gaun roond a lot faster than eet dis." on page 58
"Wull ee walk a wee bit faster?" said a whitin tae a snail. on page 99
"Come oan!" an run aw th mair faster, while mair an mair faintly c on page 106

3 matches

South West (Galloway)

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

1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"Wull yae waak a wee bit faster?" said a whittin tae a snail, on page 100
nly answert "Come on!" an rin faster, whiles mair an mair faintly on page 107

2 matches

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