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blyde Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words36.2 0 0 69.6 610.3 0 0
Number of occurrences1120 0 7 105 0 0
Number of authors19 3 16

Occurrences of blyde in Corpus

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Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
So blyde he's there when nixt bolt str on page 119
Fur inny morsel I'd be right blyde on page 142

2 matches

@HJosephineGiles tweeted
rds is that kind, A'm reidan. Blyde tae ken thee, blyde tae ken t(2020) search twitter

@peediepuss tweeted
Newlot @Peedieboy Grand! Aafo blyde tae hear it (2021) twitter link
@jm_stout Dammit lass am aafo blyde fur thee. Aafo blyde(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
, I tink - " (shö wis kinda blyde dis time at dey wir naebody l on page 9
u saa. Oh, shö wid a been da blyde ta win oot o yon dark haal an on page 11
i changin sae fast, but aafil blyde ta fin shö wis still ta da f on page 20
fil ceevilly, an feelin kinda blyde ta be able ta hae a spaek wi on page 60
hae a fun!" tocht Alice. "A'm blyde dey're comin wi guddicks." Sh on page 69
Also on pages 85, 89, 92, 102, 106, 114
13 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Fir dat A''ll aye be blyde an foo o joy. on page 24
fir iviry place 'll be foo o blyde fock. Dey''ll be nae mair gre on page 63
haar da bairn wis. Dey wir da blyde ta see da bairn wi Mary his m on page 81
s haert filled up. He wis dat blyde ta see da boy dat he ran an t on page 124
ered up. Wan o da men wis dat blyde dat he wis better dat he star on page 127
Also on pages 153, 163, 165
12 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
plate a soup dere. We wir dat blyde ta see him, fur dey wir nae p on page 1
e wid a deeid instantly. Ah'm blyde he didna hae ta feenish up in on page 3
ns, fur a yarn, an he wis aye blyde ta see dem. Whin he mairried on page 4
tress ipon him, so we wir dat blyde whin da first thing he did ef on page 5
e a da young faimlies at ah'm blyde ta be writin a Christmas cair on page 7
Also on pages 10, 14, 15, 27, 31, 32, 45, 47, 50, 60, 62, 63, 77
20 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
da boannie game, we wir blyde for him on page 30

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
/graɪs/ (grice), /blaɪd/ (blyde), /waɪ/ (wye), /gaɪzər/ (g on page 24
l alveolar lateral /blaɪd/ (blyde) on page 26
nity conventions, fir example blyde /blaɪd_/, wrocht on page 36
g, hoose, gadder, spaek, ken, blyde. on page 38

4 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
some blyde, or jöst finnin der gaet. on page 46
wir blyde da day we hae na da pooster on page 49

2 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
said nae mair, an I wis ower blyde. Hit wis come in me mind at e
Boys, you're dön weel. We're blyde ta see you.’ An my Loard, I
2 matches

Sutherland, Stella Half a Twalmont, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
at’s blyde ta geng.
1 matches

Sinclair, Lise Fauld up da Feddoms, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, poetry
Blyde, da blue sky liftin
1 matches

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
ame-trow, med him feel braaly blyde dat he wis able tae geen on d
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland
dialect, we will be mair dan blyde ta translate! For you, it wil

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
rie trows. But dis time A’m blyde tae be an uncle an no a faide
tings ir sleepin an Olina is blyde o da chance tae pit her claas
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
wis lang owerdue. So I wis da blyde tae fin a younger, mair talen
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
I shook my head. I wis blyde dey wirna eftir ony trows tae
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
yap o dem back in June, I wis blyde tae tink da skave daek wid be
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Meenie an me wir blyde o wir paece an quiet an got a
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
mmer breeze.” Meenie wid be blyde o dis. She laeks tae lie in d
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Aabody is blyde o a guid freend. We coont Bir
shaakin his claa. “A’m ey blyde tae help a guid freend.”
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
A’m splendid Gertie, very blyde tae be bid here danicht.”
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“I wid be blyde o dat, Dr. Kunal.”
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ends A’m iver med. I wis da blyde tae hear dat when da press ga
1 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
but dat doesna mean dey were blyde o me.
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
Mind dee head. Da fock'll be blyde ta see dee. Nicol an Ingrid i
Smootie wis dat blyde ta see dem at shö forgie dem
ied aboot her. Dey wir aa dat blyde ta see her hame again. Dey em
3 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
ers min, I absolutely will ?? blyde fir da support!(2021) search twitter
I'm aafil blyde at the inauguration gae dis a(2021) search twitter
150ish new followers, brawly blyde aboot yun.(2021) search twitter
@molach95 Blyde tae hear yun ?? it does mak d(2021) search twitter
me as weel! Such a pest. I'm blyde du enjoys it though(2021) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@HazelTindall tweeted
@bergjagger Blyde du hed a good time!(2020) search twitter
@BurraBears @ShetlandWoolWk Blyde yun een is no been cut up!(2020) search twitter
@ShetlandLibrary I’m blyde ta gyit hom deliveries, good (2020) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
I'm blyde tae hae both daylight and sun(2020) search twitter
I'm aye blyde tae fin mesel ootdoors gazin (2016) search twitter
We wir blyde tae hae a visit fae wir #rspb(2014) search twitter
I was surprised and blyde tae hear a particular bird ca(2014) search twitter
up my totties last year. I'm blyde tae fin dat dir lookin yummy (2016) search twitter
and 9 other occurrences.

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
d tae akkadör wi. I'm fairly blyde it wis dis eident, göd haert(2020) search twitter
"happy", shö kens hoo ta say blyde richt enoff ??didna ken aboot(2019) search twitter
@DonaldMurray56 Dat blyde!! Biggest congrats!(2020) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
ge cuddle fae dy peerie lass. Blyde du got hame safe x (2018) twitter link
@SamMGreer Awww I missed it. Blyde dus got good friends aboot de (2019) twitter link
@SamMGreer Im very blyde du exists (2020) twitter link
@SamMGreer I’m blyde dus no ???? (2020) twitter link
@SamMGreer Im blyde dus no xx (2020) twitter link

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