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Use in varieties of Scots

corn Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words33.6 31.4 67.3 9.9 0 21.9 0
Number of occurrences10459 42 1 0 2 0
Number of authors31 21 8 1 2

Occurrences of corn in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
a lassie stood amangst the corn, on page 24
On the corn kist I sit, an watch them fee on page 26

2 matches

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
s a kinna parritch made oot o corn and served wi green peas and on page 40

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
Syne look: ye see yon corn-rigs owerby? I dinna eat brei on page 69
d, 'because o the color o the COrn-rigs. An he added: on page 72

6 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
shed oot a double allouance o corn tae awbody, wi twa biscuits f on page 6

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ae the nourishin bounty o the corn stooks, furst in twas an thre on page 34
wnte tae cairry sax firlots o corn a mile up the watter tae the on page 57
dnae plou his rigs or saw his corn. on page 59
ere forced tae eat their seed corn as the price o grain raise fa on page 63
, it wad be the laich price o corn wi the guid hairst this year. on page 72

7 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ck in the day he had tae grow corn an raise baists tae feed his on page 78

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
y. Ma sister sound, lik a pop corn machine; ma ma's lik a duck w on page 90

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ht a hunner-thoosan bushels o corn, on page 105

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
in thocht the spoon wis fou o corn. It hoddled ower. It pit its on page 53

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
the corn is a' blooter'd, on page 20

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
y war nae stryngers roond the corn-stooks chowin thair wey throu on page 80

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
eal, the cuddie had ti cairry corn xn an cairry meal oot, an the on page 42

8 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
last year, cuid see fields o corn stooks washed intae the Solwa on page 17

3 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
dsome rifle abuin the fanklin corn. Syne, in a glisk, he was tum on page 17

3 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
graw corn, meex paints, on page 13

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Amang the corn a wave is hirslin on page 97

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
in your corn today, away and fetch the Rap
1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 75 - The Raid on Clydebank, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
they flee owre fields o corn:
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
foot, the marsh marigold, the corn marigold, the dandelion, the
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
he ceegarettes an watchin the corn gittin theirsels richt for th
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
culture tae be hauden in the Corn
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
and serred aabody a gowpin o corn, wi twa biscuits for ilka dug
, they haed tae tread oot the corn the auld-farrant wey and blaw
2 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
k it doun tae sma pairticles. Corn is anither word for the seed
hat wad dearly stent inbrocht corn an allou the landowners tae m
me. The first o the sae-cryed corn laws wis pit throu in 1804 an
4 cheaper prices for inbrocht corn led til anither act in 1815,
ocht tae dearly stent fremmit corn, haud breid prices up, an kee
10 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Oor seed-corn nou, Roslyn an Grace,
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
en/Wis spread ower ilka rig o corn/tae charm oor rovin een...” (2020) search twitter
l implement/knife for sneddin corn/sugar cane/thrissles etc .(2020) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
a muckle widden shed aat held corn bowies an teels an sic like; on page 55

3 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
shooders. He his ti cairry e corn ti feed ithers an aa he gets on page 26

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
e keep the craft An grow some corn tae full the laft His mither on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Corn beef - DEEF!" roart Jock. on page 23
"Ir ye sure it wisna CORN BEEF?" shoutit Jock, stairtin on page 27
wik-en: fullin bags o bruised corn; forkin neeps inte the hasher on page 88

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ripened corn bein cut an gaithert wi sickl on page 93

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e shillans, he'll gaither his corn intae e cornyard, an he'll bu on page 9
esh oot his crap an gaither e corn intill his barn; bit he'll bu on page 84
e Sabbath he wis gyan throw e corn parks an his disciples were p on page 88
nae big eneuch tae haud aa ma corn. 'Iss is fit A'Il dee,' he sa on page 102
ye aa oot, tae riddle ye lik corn, 'jst as e fairmer riddles e on page 117

8 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Has left (I canna hae corn flakes noo) on page 132

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
sun that ripened Findourin's corn
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Ye'll shear yer corn mang sna an sleet
yon neuk, better nur hey nor corn. Faith, even the cottars thri
k, or tae cut doon swatches o corn battered doon tae the grun bi
o. Syne intae the lang rigs o corn the binder breenged, spewin o
er wheeched the legs frae the corn afore it, an spewed bun shave
18 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
larries cairriet aff fish an corn frae the fishin an fermin uni
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
noo, wi the simmer turnin the corn yalla in the parks, he wis st
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
The ferm wis reeshlin corn and a tattiebogle
ere: ‘The ferm wis reeshlin corn an a tattiebogle.’ Aa the s
2 matches

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
takan good fae the corn, on page 25

1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
aw the seeds of dockens in ma corn. on page 129

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
horses wire in til the best o corn.
1 matches

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