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Use in varieties of Scots

bush Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.9 8.2 40.7 0 17.4 41.3 17.7
Number of occurrences5416 27 0 3 4 4
Number of authors25 9 9 3 1 3

Occurrences of bush in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
wha steyed oot in the bush, awa oot in the middle o naew on page 6
nks and skelped aff intae the bush. He wisna feart at eatin yin on page 19

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
An each bush held the bud o Simmer, on page 10

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
wings open. Tom jooks ahint a bush next tae the coal bunker an c on page 1

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The NaTO chiefs, wi Bush an Blair, on page 47
(George Bush is sendin him doon next year! on page 94

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
and hed set aff roond a whin-bush for exerceese, but insteid o on page 44

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
re roun an lined up wi a whin bush on the faur brae-face. Ae fli on page 17

1 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
He thocht, "Ma rose bush an ma nichtingale! Whit mair on page 83
Oot cam the wee bush wi the wonderfu white rose. on page 85

3 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
The Bush on page 52

1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
fork o’ the branch o’ the bush, ahint which, A wis hidin’.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
a month noo. Efter hidin in a bush in that gairden, listenin tae
1 matches

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
@star_welsh Well at least the bush disnae need cutting hen! (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
got a broon belt in Bourtree Bush, said Jamie. 'Ah'm gaan in!' on page 45

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Burnin Bush on page 19

4 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
younger generations get their bush telegraphs gaan, and gie vent
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Doon be Penann yalla funn bush,
THE ROSE BUSH
isnae gweed tae dee. The rose bush seemed tae hae a mind o
airm, brobbed be the rose bush. Jonsar Eck went intae attack
"Nae bloomin rose bush is gaun tae beat me". It wisn
6 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ared the table she said." Yon bush at
Weel the gooseberry bush hid affa bonny juicy berries
juicy berries this year, the bush
Weel I planted the gooseberry bush on tap o ginger
bush she got a call fae nature.(Sh
7 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
that’s whit Key cried the bush we were in ahint - but first
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
movement aneath the big elder bush. Standin up wi a groan Mabel
r o milk and put it aneth the bush then she moved awa an sat on
and it wid come fae ablow the bush. She decided tae caa it ‘Ca
iet Catty ablow his favourite bush. She hoped that neen o the la
4 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
aullLLP an awfa bonny lookin' bush thon, hope e' quines gied it'(2016) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@2017Laurence Left a died Bush ahin(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
wi e' geet in his een - Kate Bush #changeasongtitletiDORIC(2019) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
sheep he cam awaar o a burnin bush, an tho it wis lowin hit wisn on page 15

1 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
bearded champions hae a tick bush dey peek oot fae ahint. An hi
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
tae hersel. Shö fan a peerie bush in a sheltered corner o a bac
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
A big rose bush stood near th entrance o th g on page 76
re should hae bin a reid rose bush, an oo put a white yin in b' on page 77
whae were lyin roond th rose bush; for, ee sei, as they were ly on page 78
" An then, turnin tae th rose bush, she went oan, "Whit hae ee b on page 80

4 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Bush, Bann, Carnroe or Agivey, on page 23
t frien's tae a half o' Bla'k Bush, on page 29

2 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Burnin' Bush an' Knights sculpture aa the on page 51

1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
muirlan, a beautifu wile rose-bush, covert wi perfec flooers sme
1 matches

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