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beasties Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.5 13.3 22.4 0 0 54.7 4.4
Number of occurrences4525 14 0 0 5 1
Number of authors24 15 7 1 1

Occurrences of beasties in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
e hous, an fand a crood o wee beasties an burds waitin ootside. The on page 39

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Ah'll talk o tim'rous cowrin beasties on page 48

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
oks as if ye've got wee broon beasties sprauchlin aw ower ye. Folk'! on page 31
, He says we're aw hoachin wi beasties onyhow so a wee bit mair clar on page 138

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
aw kin kynd o orra bodies an beasties, mair anent Quake at www.plan on page 54

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
festit wi the maist dangerous beasties in the warld - heidswedgers on page 79

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
keep oot o there! It's fou o beasties and bogles!"' on page 47

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
O the strange beasties we aw are efter aw on page 142

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ie, liked tae look at the wee beasties in the dubs that were left by on page 3

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Briggs, Susi Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
I'm no feart o beasties syn I gie them a name, on page 12

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
aw kin kynd o orra bodies an beasties, mair anent Quake at www.plan on page 54

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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
alled coos. There are strange beasties aw ower the place. And bumps
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
on/AskExperts/ae254.cfm). Ony beasties no bieldit bi eneuch solit or
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ructurs is hame tae byordinar beasties that thrives faur ayont whaur
igger o thir unco orra ootlin beasties, lik the fitbawfish an the va
ony o thae strynge an unkent beasties wirsels but at ‘Scotland’
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ane or twa beasties mair nor that.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ies flittin in an oot, an wee beasties settlin on the bouquets o flo
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
seen forces. Ayont the fleein beasties, hazy cloods coored the sky a
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
grey. They wur bonnie lookin beasties but when Ah caught a whiff a
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@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
uppliers, that is- no the wee beasties. )(2016) search twitter
lane We've aye kent they orra beasties as slaters in Scotland(2017) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
tMiggins Oh ma goad. Zat thae beasties ye wir talking aboot yistirda(2020) search twitter
ggins Posts aboot sunshine an beasties sounds good tae me.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
affa gweed furr the lan, the beasties, or the elfin fowk. He's jist on page 84

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ang wi a bodie aat disna like beasties." on page 25
. "Ah'm nae keen on ony kinna beasties - espeeshully dugs. Ah've ni on page 27
ang wi a bodie aat disna like beasties." on page 33
a cushie-doo. "Ye ken aa the beasties, trees an birds an flooers." on page 44
e the lan an the birds an the beasties aroon him...the wye he wis ki on page 91

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
fur fear she'd bin smittit wi beasties at Kilrogie schule. The nicht
, she wad hae tae chaunce the beasties, she wis ower weariet tae pla
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Diansangu, Mae Puddock Spittins, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
beasties
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
avies. Yirlins. Vrans. An sma beasties. Mappies aat ett oot o yir ha
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Kevin wis scunnered o chasin beasties. He gaed Katie a drawin buik
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
a kynes o animals, birdies an beasties tae caa hame. They will wark
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
eers. An nae wunner..chairmin beasties (2020) twitter link

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
burnt, an gobbled up b' wielt beasties an ither horrible hings, aw c on page 12
red tae hersel, "th wei aw th beasties argy-bargy. Eet's enough tae on page 56
meenit's pause. Th only twae beasties in th kitchen that did no sne on page 57
lowerin eis voice; an th twae beasties, whae.hed bin jumpin aboot li on page 98
thum-aw sorts o wee birds an beasties, as weil as th hale pack o ca on page 107

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Ulster

@fairfaaye tweeted
ry lance'. Dae ye ken yer wee beasties in Ulstèr-Scotch? Hae ye ony(2020) search twitter