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Use in varieties of Scots

desire Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.9 18.5 15.1 19.9 0 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences5136 10 2 0 2 1
Number of authors29 19 7 1 1 1

Occurrences of desire in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
If ye shoud meet the beast Desire, bewaur his ruby jaw, on page 52
till desire on page 57

7 matches

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
jump first if she wanted this desire tae become a reality. Which w on page 34

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
id lik ma anger, ma grief, ma desire, on page 23

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
wer at Home an hud the insane desire tae shout 'motor comin' but h on page 1

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
a. In its place raise a great desire tae pree some o ~ the sweet t on page 67

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
and fur me is his desire. on page 16

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
suddenly, ah find masel wae a desire tae crack open another boattl on page 131

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
an desire on page 177

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
a dark rinse desire. on page 65
they penetrate, like a burnin desire on page 109
driven we desire that maks is inspired. on page 114

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
they wir gettin thair hert's desire. on page 104

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
ckon and entice, enfauldin ma desire wi saftly laid inducements. on page x

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
st cannae dae en'in aboot hur desire tae make money. Gaun tae the on page 89

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Pit by this desire ti act. on page 35

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
tae 'sigh with admiration and desire' an afore the bride had 'brig on page 90

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
hae nae discomfort or desire for comfort. on page 107

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
bilin' fae the fa's o' ma desire. on page 63

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
desire, tae tak this auld mule o a w
1 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
never had onybody express the desire tae chib me acause o the wey
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
e papers. It disnae chynge ma desire for a second referendum, kenn
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
t, torn atween anxiety an the desire tae lauch, cursin an entreati
for her. It had provoked the desire, bit it bude tae tak awa the
There wis an aamaist tangible desire amang the Auld People tae hae
3 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Desire
m rare times in the name a’ desire Times whair a mibbe couldnae
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
em’s climax, she states her desire tae tak on the veil o male se
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
e author richt oot states her desire tae metamorphose intae a man
n luve – tae an impassionit desire fur legally unjoukable and bi
, in Scots, o female same-sex desire. Although its hert-stappin he
3 matches

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Iss place isnae big enuch for the baith o us , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
aa've nae desire tae eliminate ye, on page 78

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
He'd nae desire for a sink in the hoose Water on page 15

2 matches

Carney, Don Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric, prose
nae haein the confidence, the desire or the ability. on page 5

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
s ambitions grew, sae did his desire for somethin bigger - an whi
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
For how can they shake off desire?
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
and the desire tae throttle his thrapple
1 matches

Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
the posts were perfect; (his desire)
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
@aimeeannenaylor nae desire at a ma luv. Athin n abdy i w(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
the suspiecion an more o the desire. Sheu speirs him slaa an huil on page 119
am doon. Nivver kens sheu hoo desire is comed, or if hid ll faa in on page 134

2 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
It's nature's way, her desire on page 34
Sweet Annandale, ma hearts desire on page 22

2 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
s face Wi thair hale hairts's desire. on page 70

1 matches

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