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Use in varieties of Scots

bree Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.3 20.7 49.6 0 0 21.9 0
Number of occurrences7239 31 0 0 2 0
Number of authors28 14 12 2

Occurrences of bree in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Yon bracky-bree o fykie haunds on page 2
Till e'en the bracky bree wis dicht asinder; on page 4
i the glent o the bracky-bree, awa on page 46
(babbin alang the bracky-bree) on page 86

4 matches

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Crab Toon Crail, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
The partan tae the cruel bree. on page 40

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
state he wis in. The boonless bree o scunner that hud sterted ta on page 139

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"Bonny het bree, bonny het bree, on page 44

16 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
mman, wha looked as if aw the bree in her body hud been wizzent on page 117
her een, slooshin like a warm bree inside her skull, and her een on page 219

2 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
ppears intae the thick tamata bree. A bawls ower tae the waitres on page 4

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
l Mackay, a burny hame-brewed bree that scowdered yer thrapple a on page 64
ple. 'It's ... it's like gowd bree! he peched. "Och, Toddy, it's on page 65

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
O fluid-tide spits saut bree, whaur lippers tear on page 75

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
O flude-tide spits saut bree, whaur lippers tear on page 58

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
I'd souk the bree dreepin on page 16
And the bree sterts ti flow, on page 17

2 matches

McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Tap Table, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
in wi ile an soused wi barley-bree. on page 117

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
that maks a layer o metallic bree that fleets an birls. An anea
made fae a helium an hydrogen bree an syne a metallic hydrogen t
ice that turns intil a thick bree an at its hert is a sma hert
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
The bree frae an orange, wi care
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
champit tatties. Maist o the bree went intae the stock for shee
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Tattie scones and barley bree.
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Is it ae bree an rice pudding nicht iday or(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
e bilet the tatties throu the bree Well - nivver mind on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t in some kinna wattery broon bree. on page 18

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
on a stump in the cauld snaa bree. on page 18

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Bairn o the skyre an saikless bree An draemin een o winner, on page 7

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Nor drain the dubbie bree.
An drain’ a’ the bree fae his ain hill Fit
There’s nae mair dubbie bree,
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
like an auld buit wi the fool bree sprewin ooto her moo efter ha
preints the colour o brummil-bree.
he road war rinnin fu o blaik bree.
ed the wattery treelips o sna bree, garrin them shine in the yal
r scartit wi ruts far the sna bree rinnin in the Spring thaws hi
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
airn fin ye steep them in the bree,
up tae their hurdies in fish bree, scales an guff:
Skreichmakkers syne fed this bree tae their littlins.
n awa in cauldrons o pysonous bree.
they sent a probe throwe the bree an fished up a wee green boxi
6 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
o purk in a maumie bree, champit tatties an peas, an
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
fin I chawed it the nicotine bree added so much flavour tae the
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
taenails biled wi forkietail bree. Bit
1 matches

TheChielMeister Philomena and Alcohol, (youtube.com 2010) Doric, poetry
A g and t some baurley-bree
1 matches

TheChielMeister Oatcakes 'n' Cheese, (youtube.com 2009) Doric, poetry
the wye 'at ye dinna lyke yer bree
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
tae her aul freen, the bracky-bree, wi its saut-brack and cracki
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fin a min says he's “Awa tae bree the tatties” in Doric it mea(2015) search twitter
ne ah’ve gien ye a het satty bree bottle on yer flechie! https:(2017) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
tae bi’el n ‘en sup jist th bree o’ th soup n hae th veg we t(2020) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
oric_Ally Fit a load o sharny bree some fowk eest tae spoot. Jis(2020) search twitter
lly see muckle in i y o sharn bree nooadays! Weel, nae in Portob(2015) search twitter
e aey hid a wee burn of sharn bree rinning oot o the midden fin (2015) search twitter
Er wis aey a wee burn o sharn bree rinning oot o i midden on oor(2015) search twitter

Southern

Purdie, David C. Lallans 90 - Le Vin de Mon Pays, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Southern, poetry
Gie me a waucht o the barley bree, on page 7

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
burns are lippen fou wi snaw bree, on page 159

1 matches

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