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chist Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.3 21.8 3.2 248.4 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences6941 2 25 0 0 1
Number of authors27 18 1 7 1

Occurrences of chist in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
an keekit doon at her chist. on page 30

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
r throat, him kneelin oan her chist, blood bubbled fae the back a on page 1

5 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
an cairyin doot inside ma chist on page 42

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Pressed up against his hairy chist. on page 6

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
a bit like James Dean wae ma chist puffed oot and an expression on page 40

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Em gled ti get that aff meh chist on page 75

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
, he dichted his loofs on his chist, and said, "'Whit'll we dae n on page 55
I lay on ma chist on page 130

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
his hert skelp faster in his chist on page 9

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
tare aboot his palace wi "his chist puffed up like a bubblyjock i on page 5

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
ezin and she'd a cauld in her chist tae. on page 10

1 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
is heid up high and stuck his chist oot like a bantie and daunder on page 69

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
aboot be even wi Meg's skleff chist, bit she cuid aye mak up fir on page 65
he hair an intae her ain flet chist. on page 67

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ed a neive and pyntit tae his chist. The English teacher's hand d on page 37

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
a fight!' E pushed me in the chist. on page 45

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
her chist, listened tae her souchs, spi
She even got her shooders and chist oot o the bed, syne fell back
2 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
n me, baith paws square on ma chist, and sterts mercilessly licki
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
k o’ golden tinnies tae his chist.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ushin doon oer his shooder an chist, as the shroud ay flesh an sk
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
in in the coarner snorin, its chist risin an fawin as it lies oan
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
prick.’ he sais, puffin his chist oot.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s dark in patches acroass his chist an underairms fae his yogic e
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
tak aff his sark an shaw his chist. Beatrice kent she sud leuk a
is hackin at the man’s bare chist wi't, ilka slash bringin a ch
uid there, hackin the man’s chist. He maun really hate thaim. E
minised, or juvenile. An that chist, thae erms. Raggle wis aa man
Hsien writin in bluid on his chist. It maun been that. He cud ha
8 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
˜er airms foldit acrose ‘er chist An’ wan ‘e ‘er hauns cl
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
a St. Andro’s rood oan his chist avoids bein merkit as kitsch.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
Weirin Yer Language On Yer Chist!!
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
or ma puss. And as ah rub his chist aggressively ah kin see ma bi
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ae the wey he clutches at his chist.
1 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
yin fit raxt oot on Mosegi's chist, an muckle yellae een sweevli on page 80

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
hae a x-ray o ma chist. Yon machine maun be richt ki
1 matches

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
chist canna dae right on page 8

1 matches

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - Five Signs, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Noo, chist wan question left... on page 16

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
why did they dae that? I wis chist bein me. on page 22
tip it back intae yir mooth. Chist twa drops' ll dae. on page 23

2 matches

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
And were chist lukkan for a piece o grund on page 43

1 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
e aal wir choices, but that's chist the wey hid is wae representa on page 8
Gret Trow lives there that's chist clean gyte on page 89

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Am chist been fur me shoppeen on page 71
Chist in case thur watchan me. on page 83
Chist tryan tae git oan on page 122
'Chist wait til yur grandad gits hom on page 129

6 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
hid wis a fair length bit hid chist sprang back up tae the ushal on page 99
They're chist aboot doon tae the last bite on page 142

3 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Chist an empty chair on page 35
don't get me wrong, wae don't chist like Scottish dance music, wa on page 48
Taegither, chist is two. on page 121

4 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
why did they dae that? I wis chist bein me. on page 76
tip it back intae yir mooth. Chist twa drops'll dae. on page 77
chist as me granny used tae dae on page 144

3 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
tae struggle on, chist walk awey, on page 123
chist standan in the middle o the r on page 137

2 matches

Ulster

Reynolds, Charlie Krisamas time is draa’in near, (Ullans Speakers Association 2011) Ulster - Coleraine, prose
Noo wae aa that aff mae chist, A wud lake tae wush yese yin
1 matches

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