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blin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words39.3 25.7 55.8 0 0 10.3 168.2
Number of occurrences12650 37 0 0 1 38
Number of authors37 19 12 1 6

Occurrences of blin in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
t. Alang the street, past the blin wumman's hoose, the doctor's on page 15

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
had ever seen, yet it didnae blin him. He cud distinguish nae l on page 48

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
our hert. Aw that maitters is blin tae your een. on page 72
'But the een are blin. A bodie needs tae seek wi th on page 81

3 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
the craigs; bummlin biddens, blin heid bummers. on page 8

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ng hookah-pipe, an takin no a blin bit o notice o her or ocht el on page 41

1 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
uimness and yon muckle, grey, blin lochan that hingit faur abuin on page 55

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
The day the sun wid blin the deid on page 54
In a blin-drift aiblins ye'll see me on page 65
shak aff the stoor that'd blin ye for aye on page 77

3 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

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n, but maist likely they'd be blin fae birth. She wis a big lass on page 100

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
rist, ah said, Wis the goalie blin. Ha ha, he said. on page 35

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
rs in their daurkness aa seem blin, on page 20
wha'll rob him blin an rype his pooches. Ye'd thi on page 112
nner a microscope, then be as blin as Hypsaea on page 114
ts an follies whiles remainin blin tae thair ain. Sic harshness on page 116
o hou a young chiel, fairlie blin't wi love, on page 118
Also on pages 129
6 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
and nichts and I dinna hae a blin notion where I am!' on page 46

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
- one ee blin, the ither starin inti Hell. on page 35

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
her. They luik awa, their een blin. If the ane see's the t'ither on page 136

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
na that lang syne that we war blin tae sic lengths o time.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ttie-boggle an the kennin o a blin, deif cuddie. His furst keik
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 70 - Carnegie, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
E’en thon blin man, cam rattlin wae his tin,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Nane sae blin!
"The'r nane sae blin nor thaim that winna see!" as
2 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
rs in their daurkness aa seem blin,
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
r heidin! Yet its lik we’re blin tae aw the dangers.
1 matches

Lawrenson, Dorothy Ranch Road 12, San Marcos, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central - Fife, poetry
the nicht across. Aam blin. Syne
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ve face, he hadna ayweys been blin. At some crucial pynt, he had
he askit. “Acause Ah’m blin? Or acause Ah’m no a subjec
He opent his blin een, a thing he didna aften d
“Will the blin man come back?” speirt yin
ear o thaim. Masel an ... the blin man will try for tae lea ye m
8 matches

Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
The blin man wis led intae the Pentlan
the man wha couldna see. The blin man, airtit sickerly by the h
ape o the muntain,” quo the blin man. He pulled his claes tich
tae the tap furst, airtin the blin man ahin him, ower the lest o
it can ye see?” speired the blin man. The man wha couldna see
10 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
f the media the day is no sae blin tae the real Scotland as it u
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
mlin, forivver ettlin tae mak blin fowk see the licht, ae wye or on page 34

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
tae the whuskie-bottle an get blin-fou?" on page 98

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
growin fite - A'm maist affa blin On a brae I wid files need a on page 15

2 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
e're hearins o meericales the blin see the deif hear the lamiter on page 3

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
's aw eit noat fur Skipper en blin pannik tae tak tae hee's heel on page 13
o a weis noo deef eisweel eis blin, an cunfeyoosed eit aw thi at on page 40
" Well, shi jist floo entae a blin raige, an caad me awthein ann on page 41
oshed en throo thi gap's. "En blin panic," aye roart ben tae Das on page 49

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
here at it taks the idea o a blin date te a hale new livvel. It on page 49
road like a rocket. "Wis yer blin date nae fit ye thocht?" on page 56

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
the Business Park grew lik a blin lump on the landscape. on page 8

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e lads i the jile, tae garr e blin see; on page 86
elt them iss parable: "Can ae blin chiel lead anither? Will they on page 90
an ill speerits an garrt mony blin see. Syne he answert them, "G on page 91
fess in e peer, e cripple, e blin an e lame'. E servant said, ' on page 106
Noo fan he cam tae Jericho a blin mannie wis sittin at e side o on page 111

6 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ea? Efter yon disaster wi the blin date, Ah'm a bittie anxious a on page 35

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
rn inti somethin far waur – blin, burnin hate. Ay, it’s weel
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
woun up, he thocht he cood be blin in this e'e, bit wid
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
it I'll tell you this I'm nae blin."
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
an firwid, an her da turned a blin ee tae thon, fur they aa did
. Like piz in a pod they war, blin- fair, wi snottery snoots an
n, sna hid bin dingin doon in blin drift fur days. It wid takk o
thank ye fur sennin them hame blin fu. He hid seen ower mony byr
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
er". Syne she cud mak oot his blin-fair powe an his skinnymalink
her, till at the hinnereyn a blin loon cam tae ludge in her hoo
Till the auld blin man he cam alang
she fell in love wi the auld blin man
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
replied, “Michty min are ye blin? The prices are on athing.”
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
om in the hoose. She wis hauf-blin an three quarters deef, an yo
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ah’m gyan on a blin date. Ah think it’s safe tae(2019) search twitter
Yestreens blin date wis a success! Ah’m get(2019) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
e min. Maist o i holes were a blin. Worst course ivver. Nae winn(2019) search twitter

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
icht through me, like she wis blin. I walkit her, slaw, back tae
1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
The wundas blin. on page 23
Whun blin he wakked a rodden blin. on page 33
Gart tak the lang, blin pad on page 43

4 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
soo's pink een, in lamp-licht blin on page 1
Blin panic. on page 18
An sae half-blin tae aa abane. on page 35
Tha blin tap, loast in tha cloods on page 36
Tha Flet-Earth yins is colour-blin, on page 57
Also on pages 71, 75
7 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Twa blin men on page 9
's bun, tae gie sicht tae tha blin, for tae set free thaim that' on page 76
"Can tha blin lead tha blin? Wull the' no baith faa ïnta on page 80
its, an he made fowk that wur blin able tae see agane. He toul J on page 81
tha lameters, tha halt an tha blin fowk. The' cannae pye ye bak, on page 95
Also on pages 101
21 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
he polisman, "Unless yaes are blin', on page 29

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Yell aye fin yins sweer blin Elvis isnae deid ava, on page 11

1 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Three Blin Mice on page 16

4 matches

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