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Use in varieties of Scots

dykes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.2 8.5 20.8 39.7 0 32.8 48.6
Number of occurrences4716 13 4 0 3 11
Number of authors30 12 8 4 1 5

Occurrences of dykes in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
through dykes, abuin wir lums, on page 42

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
tivatit grun enclosed by fail-dykes doun in the wee howe by the P on page 25
nowt; an gin he kep the fail-dykes in guid repair, his craps wad on page 50
e an byre neist door, an fail dykes anent the hous for buchtin sh on page 70

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Potatoes fir Winter, dykes tae be built. on page 16

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
O muddy watters, dubs and dykes and pends. on page 121

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
uils, an bigg laich, symbolic dykes at a body can straddle. Glesg on page 9

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
Jumpin ower dykes, peddlin bikes, on page 29

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Lowpin ower the aul stane dykes. on page 114

1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
An snaa poudert aa the dykes
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ed hiz muise. Braw dray-stane dykes connekkit it aw thegither in
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Potatoes fir Winter, dykes tae be built.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
when dykes an fields wir white wi rime
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
es for oor uncle; dreepin the dykes intae the fields, an spearin
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
o him in the spring, repairin dykes efter the flash fluids had du
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
er the pavements, groutin the dykes. on page 29

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
a fedder athort the parks an dykes an burns, half snoovin, half on page 41

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
in aboot - climmin up on the dykes Rinnin aff an files on tae th on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in blaa throwe him an saa the dykes full wi snaa. An fin he blink on page 93

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
, plaidie, slidderin ower the dykes wi lang, oorie shaddas, my da on page 51

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
there wis still snaw ahin the dykes - Ah min' it fine - an Ah w on page 104

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
egither, walkin atap fowks’ dykes on the wye, an throwin steens
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Parks an dykes wi sna are fer foo,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the gusset o grun atween twa dykes left ower tae the wud beasts
ups an sweet pink clover; the dykes wad be brichtened by yalla br
2 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
cracker o a place. It hid big dykes like a fort an ye could see t
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
emi. Nay footie ups oor those dykes.(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
aboot kirk yards Why the big dykes roon them once yer in yer in (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
containment dykes, brissan somtheen skare an lo on page 15

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Dykes o fattie cutties an a bridge on page 91

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
t most o her time geckan owre dykes, cheust tae see whit her neeb
1 matches

Cowan, Fiona A Boreas domus mare amicus?, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney - Finstown, poetry
Rummel doon the dykes
1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
the slabs back on the cowped dykes, on page 129

3 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Slonks an dykes lept aye wud brak on page 4
Whar Rodden Dykes, Movilla or Tae Nendrum gaes. on page 22
It pues ower waas an dykes bigged ticht on page 45
Tha big yins up in Stormunt's dykes, on page 49

4 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
IV. Ding Doon tha Mairch Dykes on page 59
Aye, ding doon tha mairch dykes on page 60

4 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
thaim that's agin ye wull big dykes aa roon ye, an fence ye ïn f on page 103

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Tummelt doon stane dykes, tae Cowie''s Craig. on page 2

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@the_gellick tweeted
weans magged through yin o my dykes. I was wunnerin wha tae gie a (2015) twitter link

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