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clouds Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.6 22.9 30.4 29.8 17.4 54.7 13.3
Number of occurrences7643 19 3 3 5 3
Number of authors37 23 7 2 2 1 2

Occurrences of clouds in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
t penetratin the dark n heavy clouds ae don't gee a fuck. on page 52

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
gied the ribboned clouds on page 129

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ower the west. Smokey purple clouds. The moon comin hame fur the on page 1

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ose efternuin, wi muckle dark clouds lourin up frae the south an t on page 48

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
crystalite amongst clouds obscure on page 52

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Clouds lik furrowed saund in the Eas on page 15

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
If clouds should faa aroon yer freends on page 9

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Wrocht stangin frae the clouds, as God's gret micht on page 24

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Lord Inben the Clouds on page 18
e speirits, see, monie as the clouds on page 21
rowin clouds, ay, aa ablow me on page 29
the sun, ay, faes like fleein clouds forgaither on page 31
Watter or the Lord Inben the Clouds. An there's eleiven o them aa on page 33

6 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The clouds twynin fae the heid o Criffel on page 100

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Clouds lik furrowed saund in the Eas
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
wis empty. Blue wi big white clouds.
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
a great lightning amongst the Clouds, which were of divers Colours
was a great fire amongst the Clouds, which issued out from them l
Suddenly the clouds clave asunder towards the eas
...behold suddenly by the clouds clove above our heads from th
4 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
our heids, watchin the clouds an the bonnie simmer days pas
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
id ravelin bleck forenent the clouds o a willyart Scots simmer.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah stare at the low sheet ay clouds flung oer the city sky. Never
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
light, reflected aff the low clouds, percolatin in through the sh
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rain begins tae abate an the clouds open up, lettin through sever
ss the surface ay them as the clouds part, chased an harried away
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae break through a ribbon ay clouds above us, partially visible t
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
uick blinks looking up to the clouds so they know I’m watching b
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Dreich, dark rain clouds,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y, clingin oan tae fragmented clouds wae great cinnabar fingers in
1 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
oon lik’ wee bullets. Th’ clouds hud massed o’erheid an a lo
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
air fae folk’s heids. Daurk clouds filled the sky, eatin the sta
and ragged slate o the storm clouds above. She wished she could d
te the picture, deep charcoal clouds twistit intae greetin faces t
3 matches

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
An’ even when the dark clouds came
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
rose up taewards the clouds. Ther wis a big loch wae widd
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ed oan yin ae they big fluffy clouds high up in the sky, of course
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
Great here in forfar too nae, clouds at all.(2020) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
rgusonHH So insignificant the clouds widnae even pish on them(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
'12 Days o Yule', create word clouds or read some Christmas Scots (2018) twitter link

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Tales Fae The Doric Side - Kelpie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
bi clouds that cloakit aa those folk on page 11
Fore lang the clouds hid blawn awa; on page 13

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
he birks at the roadsides war clouds o hingin yalla. Restless bird on page 51

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
s in the river shivert an the clouds bloutert ower the Bruntland H on page 118

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
er green een luikin up at the clouds scuddin alang the lift on the
breath hing afore her in fite clouds. On sic a day her snoot cairr
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
mighty devil folded in black clouds. (William Blake)
1 matches

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
. There wis great big thunder clouds in the sky an a kent it widna
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
n started draggin it oot amid clouds o styowe. Then! Then! Then in
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
it tae climm richt up tae the clouds, like her frien
she cud chrnm tae the clouds like Whigmaleerie, insteid o
n heicher an heicher inno the clouds.
up yonner in the clouds. Fin the warlock thocht sheâ€
clouds an gulls.
7 matches

@cligeey tweeted
At clouds been annoying me a nicht http(2020) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
Clouds over the Braes #glenlivet #mo(2014) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Add a gethereen o fairweather clouds on page 52
Dark clouds and golden light on page 94

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Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
dark clouds gaether. on page 93

1 matches

Shetland

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
eye ta look oot for any rain clouds. If wir lucky, Granny might h
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ather for #Shetland. The only clouds are those which have fallen d(2020) search twitter
oc lovely photo o noctilucent clouds in Shetland fae Marjolein. En(2020) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The smaw wusps o clouds abuin on page 36
The wund is sherp, the clouds are hie, on page 38

2 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
in the steid whaur the clouds ir born.
The ben is clear o clouds an Ah
Sum clouds forgether, the culor o dry mo
3 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
A silent sky that turnt blak clouds ower in its slummer. on page 1

1 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Up abain tha clouds that height on page 10

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
The clouds were dreepin drapples o sun o
1 matches

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