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ferlies Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.3 15.4 37.7 0 0 0 31
Number of occurrences6230 25 0 0 0 7
Number of authors31 22 7 2

Occurrences of ferlies in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Glazie wee ferlies on page 14

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
Syne I thocht lang on the ferlies o the rainforest, an I ettelt on page 9

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
the mixer. Syne a wheen orra ferlies cam sooth frae the hydro scha on page 85

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
O ferlies, splores, an fun. on page 6

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
nie a Cupid, an can tell ye o ferlies frae Heiven. A'm gangin herea on page 46

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
raeside's been fou o tales an ferlies anent the wondrous ploys o th on page 30

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Coorse chiels wha skartit ferlies on the waas, on page 41

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
that thae kind o ferlies arise in the world fae time t on page 69

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An souped the ferlies frae oor een on page 72

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
that stood in a gairden fou o ferlies and draigons but Hercules wis on page 45

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Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
brocht the wee lassie, or the ferlies she had seen. on page 55

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
icters tae them and tell ower ferlies o draigons, knichts and vaige on page 69

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
scholarship, but mair fae the ferlies held in the National Museums on page 110

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Hotchin wi facks, feegurs an ferlies, an scrievit wi rerr rummle-g on page 126

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
eader tak anither keek at the ferlies that he screivit lang syne. on page 46

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Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
ddin up aa the orthographical ferlies, altho Ah canna be siccar a f
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Annand, J. K. Lallans 75 - Yule, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, weans
To see what ferlies Santa Claus
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
the beiss anaw. He cites twa ferlies: a naig staels hey, an a dug
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
“The’r nane o thon ferlies in aw the braid launs o the B
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
hine awa places an the byous ferlies that thaim that cleckit the t
wittins anent whit wunners an ferlies can be seen abuin wir heids o
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
that lives langest sees maist ferlies,’ ‘Them that speirs aathi
™) wha live langest see maist ferlies’ an ‘Thae wha speir aathi
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rocht insicht intae the byous ferlies ablo the sea. Some o the mair
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ets, galaxies, an ither byous ferlies, threaps that, sae faur as we
Fae ferlies tae UFOs
an 1650’s sindry lichts an ferlies wis reportit as signs fae hee
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e hert wi thair observe o the ferlies that can come wi thon season.
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ynesen, we hae seen sum richt ferlies frae the commentariat – wi
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Ferlies they'd deek afore peep o the
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Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
Fa haes seen sic ferlies? on page 81

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Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ned on tae the Toon Hall. Fit ferlies were in there. Stuffed ainima on page 16

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
pt him. Syne they opent their ferlies an gied him gowd, frankincens on page 8
cuntras o e warl an aa their ferlies. He says till him, "Aa iss A' on page 10
ll e croods aboot him: "Fitna ferlies did ye come oot till e roch c on page 91
n he said, "Ye ken aa aboot e ferlies o e Keengdom o God, bit ither on page 93
! Waly, waly Bethsaida! Gin e ferlies att were deen inno you hid be on page 98
Also on pages 112, 115
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Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
daunce. There wir hurtit sea-ferlies aa aroon her, puckles deid an on page 119
ler tailie fur the twa cuttie ferlies they caa shanks?" crawed the on page 120

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"I aye thocht thon war ferlies fae fables!" said the Unicorn on page 98

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Ti keep ancient ferlies in.
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
rtains ticht, shuttin oot the ferlies o the nicht. Syne on wearie,
cam a man, I pit awa aa bairn ferlies.... Yer a big quine noo, sist
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ck – tae haud ony byordinar ferlies, the auld wummin hid telt her
some an quanter, aa misfittit ferlies
t the craitur wis wi the braw ferlies! Clean turned her heid, the n
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
, lookin. ‘Ere wiz aat mony ferlies! Trees wi reed berries. We cr
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
hin three carol singers buyin ferlies frae a vannie ower
ey’d luik like as the ither ferlies in the yaird... auld, an
iuterestin ferlies. There wis a manglit beetle,
-maxter o ferlies.
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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
or weans hae scant fear o sic ferlies, on page 9
Or ferlies in yer heid on page 15
Sic ferlies an whigmaleeries on page 18
ygaun o tha year yarnin o tha ferlies o tha oul year an giein their on page 37
Folk think o tha ferlies o tha year afore: on page 38
Also on pages 49
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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
it's sangs, poetrie, or auld ferlies, leid's no jist tha moyens o on page 17

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