| birkie | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 8.7 | 9.8 | 12.1 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of occurrences | 28 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of authors | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"Ye are auld," said the birkie, "an naebody wad think That y on page 44
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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
A braw birkie, fou o charm, on page 11
'Nowt but a shaver! A birkie! A bluntie! on page 15
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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
wey. Snawbaw wis a sicht mair birkie than Napoleon, swipper in spe on page 6
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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
There came a birkie tinker loun Alang the coast o on page 11
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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
prent, orte-Verlag. This is a birkie, linguisticallie-pleyfu poetr on page 5
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ook aff their shooders by the birkie Mr Wonka. on page 69
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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
t! It's a pleisure, ma bonnie birkie, tae watch you work.' on page 79
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord, on page 32
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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
te o an Introduction, Pooh ma birkie, wis a Conterdiction; and, wi on page vii
hit's gaun on here, Rabbit ma birkie,' he said. 'Christopher Robin on page 75
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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
n his white eeth. 'Ratton, ma birkie,' he said saftly, 'I am an on page 61
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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
yer claes on," he said, richt birkie. The wird "birkie" here means on page 18
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
says, ‘Mynd ye weill, auld birkie, yin tout an ye’r
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
tae us, this self-image o the birkie underdug, barkin aboot whit w
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Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
ny wey ye wish on this bonnie birkie eemis stane o a planet.
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Quo yin wappin birkie grespin ma airm,
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
near empty. She wis a stoot birkie, echty year auld or mair. She
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Birkie McNab wis a creashie auld fis
war roch as buckies. Noo Birkie didna bide in a hoose wi a we
t first Birly managed fine wi Birkie the skippers firm haun haudin
ed, “Fit’ll we dee? Wioot Birkie tae guide us we’ll
de tae see this wunner. Syne, Birkie warssled tae his feet. He’d
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