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despair Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.1 14.9 16 79.5 11.6 10.9 17.7
Number of occurrences5328 10 8 2 1 4
Number of authors34 21 4 2 2 1 4

Occurrences of despair in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ae a clue whit tae dae, an in despair she pit her haun in her poack on page 28

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
His face turning blue wi despair. on page 31

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
nae idea whit tae dae, an in despair she pit her haun in her pouch on page 27
lkin tae him," said Alison in despair: "He's juist an eejit!" An sh on page 44

2 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
k ma peetifu life an end this despair ... on page 16

1 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
aither gaed blint in a rage o despair on page 40

1 matches

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
despair, on page 61

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
uir sowls, they're wechted wi despair on page 49

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Broun sank intae the deepest despair. Oh why, had the Lord foresak on page 28
ger that wis dowsed by a deep despair an terrible guilt that he cui on page 60

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
hopelessness and his gid pal, despair. Ah mean, Guantanamo Bay hus on page 13
ind thumselves blackin oot in despair ae what they've done tae thei on page 28

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
each time yi faced despair on page 21

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
faces grim an ashen, Wept in despair! on page 30

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
o bluid diamonds tae cut doon despair he said on page 39

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Why this grief an despair? on page 18
For whit? Despair, an a cauld bed o hate, on page 20
Tak aff the gouns o your despair. on page 35

3 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Aulder Scots: an existential despair brocht on be contemplatin the on page 56

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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
at each ither's thrapples wi despair at the mention o currency. Bu
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e pills that anaesthetise the despair. Somethin tae distract him fa
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Tuim Tattie, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
o despair
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
, intent on a mission o utter despair, the unsexin o thair kind. An
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
in tae kest aff the apathy an despair bred by generations o disenfr
Joy, despair and resilience hae been maist
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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
Let’s therefur no despair an’ greet,
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@bigandymccoll tweeted
s @RTweetie5 @cnocbeag Dinnae despair Susan. My son, 23, is focusin (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
anxious and drivin' fowk tae despair? Ah wish he'd fuck aff.(2021) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Crockett Ranch, fullin him wi despair. on page 36
d Stevie, shakkin his heid in despair as he cairret on wi the compu on page 52
y?" said Ronnie, the feelin o despair comin ower him again. "They'r on page 55

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Oh! Ah despair!"? Stevie gied is heid a shak on page 37

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
d no idea what till do, an in despair she pit her han in her poket, on page 26

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
t were distant in the howes o despair:
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
visitin time wiz ower. In her despair she hidna even heard the bell
evil’s imps in the depths o despair hid carved them athoot the he
ie’s shooders. Beannie kent despair fin she saa it an tears aftim
ce an wi that very thocht the despair tore its wye through her hair
4 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Tae a boy wha's antics browt despair and earned him many a smack. on page 15
bosom and he sighed, in deep despair, on page 36
lly goat!" Meg cried, in deep despair. on page 50
blanket and shuddered wi deep despair. on page 56
oot the byre wi sighs o deep despair. on page 57
Also on pages 72, 83
7 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Mother is in despair and Jeemsie can dae notheen t on page 39

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
him," Janet said ta hersel in despair. Dat passed, replaced by a so on page 25

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
tae tink it's a conspiracy. I despair.(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
nae idea whit tae dae, an in despair she put hur haun in hur pooch on page 26

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ad eneuch o hir ma's tidins o despair. She was enjoyin the new Leon on page 1

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
a notion what tae dae, an in despair shae pit hir haun in hir poak on page 28

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Ah'll jist say "Dinnae' despair." on page 46

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
An deep despair, on page 24

1 matches

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