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cruel Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27.5 29.3 19.6 29.8 23.2 31 35.4
Number of occurrences8857 13 3 4 3 8
Number of authors47 31 8 2 2 2 2

Occurrences of cruel in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Ach, cruel Three! In sich an oor, Aneath on page 5

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

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Alzheimer's, she gaed on, an cruel forbye, whan she kent fine we on page 24

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ye hated cats: nesty, common, cruel craiturs! Dinnae lae me ever on page 22

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
grievous loss o honest lives. Cruel Dalyell huntit thaim aa the w on page 27
, wi a pale haughty visage, a cruel twist tae his mou, an lang da on page 38
heid wis still there, wi its cruel mou an its thirst for pluidy on page 39
is a dwaibly wee lass, an the cruel cauld tuik her gin a month wi on page 44
tae the same lang face wi the cruel twistit mou that he'd last se on page 45
Also on pages 46, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 62, 66, 71
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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
The cruel culmination ae thae twa painf on page 7
actions caused, and jist how cruel he's been. on page 14
Come cruel cauld blade an smite ma neck on page 89

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ut ah reckon it wid be almost cruel tae gee him tae someboady els on page 156

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
still it wiz cruel in order ti topple on page 43

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
kels. Sic jests cin be on the cruel side but ane o the Australian on page 51

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e her though cause it soundet cruel, plus it isnae her fault an i on page 169

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
The sisters were cruel tae puir Cinderella. They too on page 78

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
m on, jist playin some awfie, cruel joke on her and her brither a on page 8

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e Stella Marie. Ye huv tae be cruel tae be kind. There's nae fool on page 118

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The wind waxt cruel, blew the bouets deid on page 25
Will then oor cruel sang cease? on page 29

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
gstone: Your fate is haird an cruel, ma'am. on page 35

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
srael in Ireland. Richteously cruel, on page 112

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
This cruel horror o a man. on page 98

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
An wae be tae the cruel cause that gars my tears doon on page 69

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Mankind wha damns us, caas us cruel, on page 54

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Cruel Edward o England, on page 100

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McGibbon, Joe Lallans 74 - Draps o Sapie-Bubble, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ipe. The wee fule! Is life no cruel?
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
lish spite and malice … … cruel and abominable words.” But
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Why should it be ma cruel fate
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
sae acceptin o ithers be sae cruel tae theirsels? Scots speakers
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
The cruel craiturs pit their torches ta
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cts flood his eyes, causing a cruel kaleidoscope ay colour afore
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
pecial bull tae them an, as a cruel joke, had made oor mither faw
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
s like this. Harry Reid wis a cruel wee bastard and stole the dug
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
Cruel whips nae mair will knack.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ss juist made him aa the mair cruel. This wisna the bruit aggress
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Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
le and almost hard - - almost cruel - - ay mooth can git sae many
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Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Cruel regime.
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
ae Holland an safety frae oor cruel government.

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
coorse yelloch an a whustlin cruel cut o his lang hazel stick, t
rs. ‘That’ll learn ye, ye cruel, hertless wee messan!’ he c
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@RickHJohnston tweeted
l suffer most as usual from a cruel heartless Tory government tha (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
s; fae a German bomb, fae the cruel sea, an fae the Deil, as she on page 38

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
the stair She can be bloomin cruel on page 15

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I used tae be cruel tae ma barmaid on page 130

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Ah, cruel Three! In sich an oor, Beneat on page 5

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
kk eese o't ava, an yon wis a cruel waste an a sin, fur ye sud ay
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
This is cruel, I ken,
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
It wiz cruel, disgustin and terrifeein tae
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n, Mam, life his been far too cruel tae ye!”
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d fin she looked at the tight cruel face with black fish een her
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@Manuforti1968 tweeted
ates bugger aff an leave him. Cruel!(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ver had a piece." The wird is cruel. on page 137
e fer this tae laand ither as cruel, her waants fankled ithe voyc on page 138

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the morn, the landlord his a cruel streak. on page 117

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
i da winter, dat's afore dat cruel scourge a myxomatosis cam. on page 15
dochter, an shü re-lived da cruel row whin shü fan oot Sarah w on page 22
at da new place meant tae be cruel, bit dey shune sensed at Andy on page 37

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
raith How could a bairn be so cruel to an auld body. One more inc(2020) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
A snell wind blaws with cruel delight on page 15
Sleekit, cruel and sly on page 42

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Och, cruel threi! In sie an hour, on page 5

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
aid she, richt an saft. "He's cruel." on page 5
p" exclaimt Sally. "She was a cruel oul targe."' on page 21
"What if she's cruel?" on page 36

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Agh, cruel Three! In such an hour, on page 5
"That's pooerfu cruel!" said Alice. on page 72
only the pepper made hir sae cruel whin they met in the kitchen. on page 88

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