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bible Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words26.8 30.3 38.4 0 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences8357 24 0 1 0 1
Number of authors37 28 7 1 1

Occurrences of bible in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
knows eh? Ah mean really. The Bible? Scripture? That's just on page 9

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n the muckle, ancient faimlie Bible an turnt ti the pages whaur m on page 28

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
condemn some puit, innocent, bible-bearif Christian sowls tae da on page 34
r the simple sin o cairryin a bible, or takin the wrang gate at t on page 39
shuir that their weelthoumed Bible wis aye kep weel hidden awa a on page 58
hey cuid read verses frae the Bible - the same wey that her fait on page 74

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
t o a quote fae the Christian Bible: on page 81
s the same mannie seys in the Bible: on page 82

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
in thi bible. on page 75

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Some latin, the Bible, Scott's collection, on page 17
Then, a facsimile o a bible, on page 87

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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
And the dancin wis stalkit by Bible John on page 115

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
no a Scots translation o the Bible, had a gey sair influence on on page 8

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
m and take oot an auld, dusty Bible that Daddy inherited fae his on page 30

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ally, his tales an aa fae the Bible, an him at the beuk Sawbathli on page 21

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
and drizzle, cairries a black bible, crookit in his black suited on page 136

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
but ken her bible?' on page 62

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
storie ackwallie kythes i the Bible! on page 135

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
tian fowk that lippent on the Bible gaed wi this date.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ae the 17t century King James Bible or frae Shakespearean or e'en
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Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
n, no’ quite the wan in the Bible, but jist as colourful. Thur
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Some Latin, the Bible, Scott’s collection,
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
the Authorised Version o the Bible.
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
t.’ (A History of the Scots Bible, p. 82.)
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
The Basic Scots Bible
n the history o Scots – the Bible. It’s an interestin norie t
e’r a guid candidate in the Bible setten furth in the Basic Ing
ther wirds. The Basic Inglish Bible haes haen the benefit o modre
aes haen the benefit o modren Bible scholarship, an taks in a whe
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ion, nae a model, nae a Scots Bible that we need fir the leid. It
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e wilderness that belangs the Bible. It's in wild dreich hills an
ae a force-fu wark sic as the Bible available in Scots an availab
tae disbelievers but syne the Bible haes been gey influential tae
3 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
e wuidnae ken the books o the Bible. You’d learnt them, for the
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
wi’ him the noo, like that Bible says, ye pit awa’ childish
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
adoptin a bible
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
nows, eh? Ah mean really. The Bible? Scripture? That’s just anc
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
wersettin fae the 1560 Geneva Bible].
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
man walkin tae his work wi a bible in his pocket. Unfortunately
n. They searched him, saw the bible, decided he wis a rebel and s

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
o spellin – the King James Bible (1611) and Johnson’s Dictio
nae complete owersettin o the Bible intae Scots, and Jamieson’s
2 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
n yuiss o the prentit English bible.(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
Liot Weil, dinnae be readin a bible, it's naw "queenies anglais" (2021) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ony an ear; an it's aa in the Bible. Daev ye ken yir Bible?' on page 80
the Maanchield.' An raxin his Bible doon fae the beukcase, Fergie on page 81
spikkin aboot here is fat the Bible caas "the ferst resurrection" on page 82
' says Fergie. 'Aat's fat the Bible says.' on page 83

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
readin great screeds oot o er bible, er heid booed aneth the wech on page 67

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ein an tae fut it says in the Bible. In fack, gin trowth be telt, on page 24

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
nae the 'consoomin fire' the Bible spiks o.' on page 91

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
shine, they wad ging ti their Bible Study on a Wednesday an a Pra on page 72

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
in ye takk doon yer faither's Bible, ye can read fur yersel the w
er's dother tae luik ower the Bible tae see fit else she micht fi
faither wis readin the faimly bible afore he rigged fur a meetin
un wis the wee sooch frae the Bible as Matthew Bruce turned ower
4 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
the King James version of the bible. Aince based in the Netherlan
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
Grunny rates a Bible. If she’s nae awa tae the B
ile she stood in front o some bible passage up on the waa ahin he
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
omfort o her great granda’s bible. A big leather beuk that the
tor hid teen fae her the Holy Bible that hid meant so much tae he
e, mither, it’s yer beloved bible.”
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
d quate. Miss Buchan read the Bible story an the bairns acted it
1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
oons in 1603. James I haed da Bible translatit intae English (no on page 15

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
his ain interpretation o the bible." on page 1

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