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eens Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words42 1.1 112.1 159 244.1 0 0
Number of occurrences1302 70 16 42 0 0
Number of authors46 2 22 9 13

Occurrences of eens in Corpus

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Central

Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
the puirest haes ay been the eens wi the least audible voices b
1 matches

Eunson, Catherine This Winter, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
arenae the anely eens joukin oot there.
1 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
enterteen's in e lang simmer eens b'wirkin her wee fox terrier on page 55

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
chipped in Geddes. 'The best eens are the North Atlantic eens, on page 44

2 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Snog, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
n a richt hidin fae the worst eens. Bit fur noo, we wis safe in on page 53

1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Efter the war memorial at Cowdry Hall, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
h feldspar skies, twa granite eens tak tent. canny an silverin. on page 61

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
s girnin again. "Aa ess young eens hingin aboot lookin fir troub on page 96

1 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
"Eh, nivver, if you eens are ony example. Sack at like on page 98

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
pencer, ICI An a puckle ither eens forbye Oh dear! All these doc on page 15

5 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
al beasts, wi'oot stairtin wi eens aat dinna even exist - it'd on page 52
s sheen apairt fae her Sunday eens, war aa flat lace-ups, waldie on page 66

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
. Bit it's nae lik att wi you eens. E foremaist amo ye maun be l on page 117

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An Deeside eens ayewiz, ayewiz, ayewiz, ayewi on page 153

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
idson eesed tae say the lucky eens were the eens wi their names on page 18

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
r thaim, laestwyes the muckle eens. But I can tell ye the names on page 41
el there is, an fitten bonnie eens!" on page 73
a peerie-wee filikie, an aat eens, naethin but draemrashes, mou on page 74

4 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ill-trickit geets; but young eens wad nivver hae keepit it up s on page 89

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ti her heid were the queerest eens oot, an in the eyn it wis een on page 72

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
wear this eens" He said" Ere a auld pair, yo
e look o, sayin, "I like this eens." He wis telt, "That
bonny an reid, some yalla eens ana. Cabbage, maist o them we
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
n frae the windae-frames, wee eens, the size o bitticks o brukke
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ffies fur the Bandaras: yalla eens, like the flooers that Nava c
a corp warna near as guid as eens taen frae a leevin donor. It
2 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
It wis fu o eldritch colours, eens that couldna, didna exist. He
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
dma and granda. They’re the eens fa have taen ye on this holid
1 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
to play bit his mither says "Eens yiv deen yer homework!"
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McArthur, Kaydi Rich n Peer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
Eens upon a time in a land affa fa
1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Puddock Spittins, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
eens aat blether
eens aat dirl fan
2 matches

Diansangu, Mae Doric, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
the eens fit are aywis nae bad ava,
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
am in front o him but nae the eens he wanted. Aa he could see wi
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s jist the same as Jessie’s eens rolled across the table.
1 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2022) Doric - Aberdeen
A lot o' guid eens hiv noo closed their doors

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
A lot o' guid eens hiv noo closed their doors
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@scotsfilmguy Look at yons eens. Fit a beauty. X(2019) search twitter
affa funcy sarks. I'm sic o i eens us fairmers wear. Hinkin aboo(2019) search twitter
@watterloony @fiercebeer Iss eens a winner loon. ??(2019) search twitter
Affa partial ti yon @BrewDog eens and tried ti follow i recipe.(2020) search twitter
@NatalieAHood Iss wis i guid eens ??(2020) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

@72redz1903 tweeted
, jist lovely, talented young eens, absolute pleasure meeting th (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@Gaydog221170 Aye some young eens ina https://t.co/8Pand0qBY5(2020) search twitter
@cattyish Aye that eens efter yer holidays(2020) search twitter
@nicolaforbes32 Oor eens got wrecked yisterday https:/(2020) search twitter
First eens February the ither mid June h(2020) search twitter
Usually quinces jimmies loons eens hid pints(2020) search twitter
and 7 other occurrences.

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
confess I've nivver tried yon eens, I'm hardly ivver sooth o e' (2020) search twitter
c1 A good try min. Some tough eens there. I wiz shoutin oot the (2020) search twitter
ricPhrases I jist look for 'e eens thit say "half 'e calories" s(2019) search twitter
cotland @BrewDog We're e only eens thit kin spik richt for a sta(2019) search twitter
hink o. You twa teen e better eens.??(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
There's mony o them! - thon eens mean what they say. There's G (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
sendan eens tae thir fate, on page 11

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
the young eens still gaether an haed fur the on page 27

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
"The Eens Fae Aff* on page 58
ce and drink wir tea and some eens roll a fag on page 64

2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
sion. Brenna an Gunnie, young eens rotad tae wirk wi him, on page 27
Whan he's alaen, the young eens gaen or no assigned, he taks on page 78

2 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
Tae rot wae the bones o eens geen afore on page 89

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The young eens still gaether an haed fur the on page 152

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
We hae eens fae aff, comman tae bide on page 73
Fir thir the welcome eens that on page 102
il and fail again their young eens to defend. on page 146

4 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
ey meed him feel uneasy. This eens wis whisperan tae wan anither
e dae wae … you ken … her eens.’
2 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
else pit itup afore. Add new eens teu , of coorse. Thir will be

@peediepuss tweeted
f Aye, a brute o a ting! This eens no foond wae you though I doo(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Hall, Nat nobody remembers the birdman - Hairst, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Shetland, poetry
an i' da eens o October, whaar on page 82

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
nned at dey couldna taste der eens, an da peerie birds shockit a on page 29
f I wis, I widna be wantin dy eens: I dunna laek dem raa." on page 54
n wis lookin up intae her ain eens-shö could hear da very soond on page 125

3 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
arieties o Scots aless fir da eens idda plaesses at wis wint tae on page 7
hadds pooer. Da language o da eens at hadds da pooer is in dat w on page 9
's lang. Lang vowels is jüst eens at's pronounced a peerie star on page 28
dis rams / dis eens ir moorit on page 64
- A'm seen yun eens afore. on page 67
Also on pages 69, 72
10 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
da eens at med a difference on page 25
eens ta set a steady coorse, ta ma on page 48

2 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
ok ta da bairns, keep da aald eens plaised, an wait. An aa da we
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
da Wast o Scotland whaar some eens is happier a pliss-nem belang
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Submissions, an keepin on, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, blog
s choost a chance ta send da eens at dunna somewhaar iddir.
1 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
wards you, head first and its eens develing intae your sowl maki
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland
arpin an' nae criticising ony eens renditon.

Nicholson, Hannah Da Wye At I Spaek, (self-published 2021) Shetland - Brae, poetry
Ir da sam eens at try tae tell me
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ongues whin dey see dis young eens?”
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ets ir cut trow size, but dis eens wir da lent o wirsels. We var
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Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
fs mak dir minds up afore wir eens laeve da schul . . .
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Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
trowe my favourite shops; da eens wi da dialect names.
d, mebbe een o wir maist used eens. You laekly aa ken some een f
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
uake? Da Görwill trows ir da eens tae blame for whit happened a
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
Shoutout to da eens at Bayes who got a mount cut (2016) twitter link
m wider dan da standard width eens?? #snibbit (2019) twitter link
ta try SO hard no ta loss dis eens https://t.co/NKhL684xkD (2020) twitter link
n yir gittin old when da only eens you see on fb postin aboot ex (2020) twitter link
emoji wis wan a my maest used eens but noo it’s been taen ower (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

@tattooedselkie tweeted
ome o the books I hae here ir eens I bought when I still bade in(2021) search twitter
k becis I'm been tryin tae do eens an no managin. Think I ay saa(2021) search twitter
k weemin's nip nops but men's eens ir fine?(2021) search twitter
ngagement as me plain English eens. https://t.co/FIBwusnZ62(2021) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Makkin sure my auld eens get dir daily dose o fresh ai(2020) search twitter
@johncrieffy Da Auld Eens are prood o dir boy :-) #hill(2018) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
ik tweet better as de English eens, maks me gaff wi de online co(2020) search twitter
landi I'm enjoyed aald an new eens, brally happy tae see aa folk(2020) search twitter

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