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blade Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.1 22.1 12.1 9.9 17.4 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences5843 8 1 3 1 2
Number of authors36 25 4 1 3 1 2

Occurrences of blade in Corpus

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Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
straps on ma shield, gied the blade o ma aix a quick shairpenin t on page 56

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
wi a real yin. Gaunae slip a blade oot, in't he? No much cop wi on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
yer shooder blade's in Embra noo. At least we'v on page 77

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
- the furst o seiven tae his blade an pistol. The fecht an chase on page 37
eg frae his pouch, opened the blade, an wi swift sure strokes, cu on page 38
ennet's hert like a trooper's blade... the puir wee lass wis juis on page 76

4 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
the glent o ma blade wud blin ye! on page 106

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Haurd edge oan a blade, on page 14

2 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Come cruel cauld blade an smite ma neck - love kens on page 89

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
thus cuid tell frae a rustin blade The swordsman's ain disease. on page 7

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
oolboax and grabbed a Stanley blade before ah headed oot and burs on page 40
ve been unable tae verify any blade marks or dried up blood splat on page 172

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ckle sword that had a crookit blade. He wis wheechin aff heids an on page 20
its sheath. As he yankit the blade o the weapon clear o the shea on page 23
the blade o a shovel wi one haun! Nou D on page 58

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
echin aff the wrappers wi the blade o a dirk. In faur-awa Russia, on page 28
tak a swatch o swudge! Tak a blade! It tastes pure brilliant!' on page 76

5 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
eidlie pussion or traicherous blade wull dae him in; on page 124

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
important job. If they see a blade growin abuin the level o the on page 12

1 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Haein a hurlie on a blade. on page 16

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Grief bites ma wame, like a blade. on page 35

1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
steid pit the tip o the knife blade tae the butler's Adam's aiple on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
obbed it wi his sword but the blade couldna jag through the lion' on page 8

1 matches

Stephenson, Michael Northwords Now 43 - Tao Te Ching 9, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Central - Bathgate, poetry
if ye ower-uise a blade, it'll niver stey shairp. on page 4

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
the reivin blade's blae gleesh - on page 80

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
rusty wis a lang chiel an the blade wis sherp. He raxed up an sev on page 17

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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
he mannie fae ‘The Flashing Blade’ or Alcan-foil and Cornflak
themselves ower every leaf an blade o grass. Spittle burgeoned on
2 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
rescent blue, lik a scene fae Blade Runner crossed wae the bog bi
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e path an McDade launches the blade intae the river as we go. ‘
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
in an slashin at them wae the blade. A wummin an her wean see whi
ais. He rushes McDade wae the blade, drawin his airm back, ready
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’s been sharpened alang the blade. Blue insulatin tape’s wrap
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
sien neist.” She raised her blade. “Caledonia!” she cried,
shock - lik a swordsman wi a blade.
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
's placed against the shooder blade then oot comes a big wooden h

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ecially efter eeve used a bic blade tae shave - njoy brother lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
The sherp blade steered in her haun, as tho t on page 127

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ack sneckie-snack the vairdal blade. on page 21

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n he felt as caller as a kail-blade. "Get yokit, mi man," he said on page 86
ed Jeems, lookin at the broad blade, ten fit wide if it wis an in on page 87

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ad strikk a steen an the ploo blade wad sheer awa frae the rig, a
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
slit a thrapple as clean's a blade.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
r teeth war zigzaggy as a saw blade, Bruce kent his mither wisna
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
st thing he felt wiz a roosty blade on the back o’ his neck as
1 matches

Orkney

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Lifts the rittan blade. He cuts long and deep, on page 60

1 matches

Shetland

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
row in wir aet ta catch every blade.
1 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Scalloway Castle, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, poetry
ommand o’ da guillotine’s blade.
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
the name comes fae a sword or blade.(2020) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
waidgin a blade that haes a watterie leim.
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Ilka young blade on page 15

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Tha blade gaed doon in tha saft, wat mu on page 20

1 matches

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