| fairy | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 25.6 | 26.2 | 31.7 | 9.9 | 17.4 | 20.7 | 17.7 | |
| Number of occurrences | 82 | 51 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| Number of authors | 42 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
tae me! When ah used tae read fairy tales, ah thought stuff like on page 36
1 matches
Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ud be wrang; mibby there is a fairy godfaither in the sky wha's g on page 48
1 matches
Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
d this story tae begin as the fairy-tales dae. I wad hae liked ta on page 20
1 matches
Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
tae me! When I uised tae read fairy stories, I thocht thae things on page 34
1 matches
Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ut here we urr. Surrounded by fairy lights and flanked by tinsel. on page 1
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
A Magic Fairy heard her greetin. on page 6
The Magic Fairy shawed her face. on page 12
5 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
st o them. It wis richt oot a fairy tale. on page 180
1 matches
McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
fuckin everyWhere man an the fairy lights are gawn heavy rapid m on page 173
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
A Flicht o Fairy Fancy on page 29
ser heids thocht that Jamie's fairy flicht tae the Seedlies had c on page 31
3 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wrapped intae wan ae her airy-fairy mind-body-spirit conversation on page 169
2 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
thocht witches were ainly in fairy tales, but noo he wisna sae s on page 8
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
dmither, wha she thocht wis a fairy. She wis a strange lassie. on page 78
' the Angel said. "I'm no yer fairy godmither. I'm yer guardian a on page 81
an thinkin her godmither is a fairy. Nah, she's groundit. She's n on page 81
t it, until ane day a naughty fairy startit gie'n the Fairy Queen on page 97
permission," said the naughty fairy. Noo this wis a big fat lie. on page 98
Also on pages 99, 100, 101
19 matches
Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
reichness o their daily darg. Fairy sangs anent bairns or kye tae on page 62
1 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
the king o' the mountain and fairy school a far higher ane nor y on page 116
1 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
for airt clesses. Lot o airy-fairy rubbage gin ye ask me!" on page 96
1 matches
Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Soor Ploom Fairy
The Sugar Plum Fairy nivir hud a sweet tooth
2 matches
Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
e - thit wis glowin we i wee fairy lights n the unmatchin bauble
1 matches
Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
side o the law. It wis like a fairy airmy wis on the mairch fae t
1 matches
astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
Maist fairy tales stairt wi “Wance Upoa
Thyr’s a fairy an yon’s a tale, byt yon di
2 matches
Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
en Christmas tree skinklin wi fairy lights and wan lyin deid an d
1 matches
@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
ny be a dry quiz but the wine fairy came up trumps. A wee white a(2020) search twitter
urst port of call if the wine fairy hudny stumbled on thae two we(2020) search twitter
@fairpechtoot tweeted
real world; they're mythical, fairy-tale utopias.(2019) search twitter
Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ye jist aye keepit a bottul a fairy liqwid aboord, an appairt fae on page 67
2 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
rs an cuffs wi a cake o green Fairy soap. An syne, fin she'd feen on page 87
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t oot like Suntie's grotto wi fairy lichts hingin fae the waas. I on page 12
cuffs wi a cake o finesmellin Fairy soap an singin...ayewis singi on page 90
2 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ill me! When A used till read fairy stories, A fancied at kind o on page 33
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
The lufe-gift o a fairy-tale. on page 7
The plesaunce o our fairy-tale. on page 8
3 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
w strangers, but he hid heard fairy tales aboot strangers that fr
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Keep the fairy fowk awa
reappeared wi the help o the fairy fowk:
2 matches
Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
He told us his fairy wis caad Tinkerbell!
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Ross. “My granny’s bakin fairy cakes.
She loued pairties. She loued fairy cakes.
Puir Gracie Girn. Nae fairy cakes. Nae sausages on sticks
3 matches
Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
rns daurk and duskish and the fairy wind whips tae a sweel, I hea
1 matches
McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
screen wash wi used a drop o' Fairy
1 matches
@DoricPhrases tweeted
if there is a #Doric word for Fairy?(2019) search twitter
@fittiecrooners tweeted
I streeched for that blooming fairy she sticks at the top o the t(2018) search twitter
@helenmoncrieff tweeted
kitchen where I've allowed my fairy tale imagination to go... "ah(2020) search twitter
@shaetlan_rose tweeted
nd seem to be a kind of troll/fairy hybrid. Theyre said to be s(2019) search twitter
Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
eks – like a spreet oot the fairy tales I yaised tae tell her w
1 matches
Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Tha fairy thorn that's grawin. on page 25
1 matches
Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
e aften thocht, wis no jist a fairy tale, on page 18
1 matches
King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
‘Is this some kind o a fairy tale?’
1 matches