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The word 'rake'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
rakeOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.93319
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 46.5 8 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B 223.7 2 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 2
DOR - General Northern 22.2 5 3
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 2.6 1 1
WCE - West Central 13.3 3 3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 9.2 7 4
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 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 28.4 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of rake in Corpus

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Shetland

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
derly drills wi da flick o da rake. Some are colled inta peerie
byre to pick up wir rakes. My rake is special. It wis Auld Daa's
uld Daa tweated da teeth a me rake oot o a bit o hard wid; no sq
ves dat spells me. I twirl me rake aroond in my haand as we walk
p da sheep oot. I set doon my rake, gently, an set aff runnin, l
8 matches

Mid Northern A

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
a hale day an syne begun tae rake for him amo their freens. Bit on page 83

1 matches

Mid Northern B

Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
hame fir her work. So a hid a rake through the cupboards in the
ing fine for her tea. A hid a rake through a the cupboards and t
2 matches

Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Rake awa,' says Fergie, 'But gin y on page 80

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
get up and leave the room. I rake in ma lobby press and pull oo
1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Awa an rake oot yon winter claes.
1 matches

TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
Rake in the tinnie fur a wee jam s
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
Monday nicht rake https://t.co/g0bOuBcIBf(2020)
@CaroleInnes0 @suzfirst Hae a rake on you tube sometimes a live (2020)
@Historic_Ally Hid a rake roon a file ago bonny min(2020)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
tae find the day, but gin ye rake amang the heather, the auld s
1 matches

(South) East Central

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
I left a rake o stuff an there’s naething
1 matches

West Central

Dalgetty, Moira Lallans 104 - The Best Laid Schemes..., (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
'd ayewis been as skinny as a rake so Ah'd startit eatin like a on page 102

1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
n a’ threed an’ a gairdin rake A loast the meat tae a big ha
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
A rake tae tell,
1 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
s tae the cutter or the horse-rake (nae bits or reins wis needit
1 matches

General Central

Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
tae play online gemmes. A wab rake wi a search Ingine for 'onlin on page 54

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
had a rake through aw the cookbooks that on page 40
d how's aboot you haein a wee rake through aw thae books and bit on page 129

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Search an rake in the pang-fou shops on page 16

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
tae play online gemmes. A wab rake wi a search Ingine for 'onlin on page 54

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Banes, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Is a rake o badges, on page 75

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
t-connectit computers for tae rake the hievens for tae find inte
1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Reynolds, Charlie Tha demise o oor ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2010) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
e it is this, thaur is a hale rake o yins taakin aboot tha Ullan
1 matches

General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
Lairn aboot a rake o Ulster Scots folk, wha gied (2016) twitter link