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fermers Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27.8 27.6 17.6 79.5 0 120.3 17.7
Number of occurrences8652 11 8 0 11 4
Number of authors29 19 2 4 2 2

Occurrences of fermers 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
rins fast as fermers dauner intae fields on page 45

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ome graith that a wheen o the fermers an servants had brocht - hey on page 35
Broun, as three hunner airmed fermers an gentlemen mustered roun ab on page 36
d weel won by the same sturdy fermers that for centuries had tilled on page 38
m William Aird o Crosflats - fermers baith themsels, an auld freen on page 40
- nor had maist o the ither fermers in the fecht, baur thaim that on page 41
Also on pages 57
8 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
fermer. Ah gaed tae see him. Fermers get up dead early too. He wis on page 195

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
The Three Fermers on page 1
kent exactly where the three fermers were waitin at that moment. T on page 11
The fermers didna even stap for their den on page 27
But this jist made the three fermers mair bealin and mair thrawn a on page 28
Mr Tod's hole. And the three fermers sat ootside their tents scoff on page 31
Also on pages 447
7 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
camp road an through paths an fermers' fields till we got tae Barry on page 120

5 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
sel... the auld skinflint!... Fermers were aye the same when it cam on page 17

3 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
War ower a century afore. The fermers redd them up in smaa piles ta on page 18

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
eich in the blae lift and the fermers are out in their fields, thra on page 136

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
n. The horror! Bit the French fermers took thim in, thank Goad. on page 47

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
acteivities o thrang Ayrshire fermers (ma awn auld graundfaither, n
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Fauld”. Lang syne, whan fermers drave thair geise ti merkat,
thair pownies or the fermers ti platch throu the dubs wi t
nyowspeypers. Larrie dryvers, fermers an the lik socht ti clem up t
3 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
Sae tae the peasants an fermers, thir ‘draigons’ haed bee
1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
t ye herken tentillie til the fermers an crofters, an aw the fowk w
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
anither. Bi keek o day, when fermers were awready oot in the morni
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
strauchle force o orra luons, fermers an the like. He cam back ower
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
The Pechts war warriors, fermers an airtists that ruled ower m
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
spivs an eildit hardmen, smaa fermers cleart aff the lan, weemen th
tgun at him. They leukit like fermers, dressed in sturdy bit worn c
ra bonny, is it?” Yin o the fermers leuch coorse-like.
cud be lockit in. Some o the fermers that he workit til warnt him
The Chinese fermers advised him agin gaun ony fur
7 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
boot the dearth o meal, giein fermers the wyte for sellin corn (gra
o want, acause this leas the fermers wi nae mercat. He states that
it isna his ettle tae tak the fermers’ pairt – an wadna see ony
3 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
n tae their core o Perthshire fermers, Edinburgh bankers an the rur
1 matches

Steele, Gregor When Scotty said “Scunner”, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
And the fermers and priests and sodjers o the
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
i naebodie tae speak tae baur fermers, drovers an dealers. Sae whil
1 matches

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
andupfarmer Are you ane o the fermers, Jim?(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
arliament, the fishermen, the fermers and the hale population o' th(2021) search twitter

Doric

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Watch the furrow on the fermers broo,
mile o arable land. Fermers nooadays grumph fin a puckle
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ame at the Spring o the year. Fermers feed wid be gaun deen an,
supper fae the fermers wife an some het water tae ha
Some fermers hid a machine for chappin up
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ep-park cottars bedd. Like aa fermers, her faither niver bothered t
wis weel likit bi cottars an fermers baith. He hid bin byordnar ki
dna bide at peace naewye. Bit fermers bedd an reeted, fur mebbe a t
s, nae a day an a denner...an fermers' bairns kent ilkie stick an s
un ained bi their neebors the fermers. An the sweetest brummils gre
6 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Waltzan roond the fermers at the mart, on page 27

2 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Concern the many episodes wi fermers an thir 'grice' on page 76

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Waltzan roond the fermers at the mart on page 152

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
wae wurkin the land, fur fermers on page 59

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
rthern Italy. It’s whar the fermers grow wheat fur pasta, it’s
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Crackan the troughs, (Brisk Northerly 2021) Orkney, blog
and welcome; a return tae the fermers’ memories o owld. For the f
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the fermers ir eydent eftir the lang rain
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
fermers i Wolfcleuch Heid. Whan A wur
ulsintoun, but wis the tenent fermers o Hoscote ferm frae 1940 til
A, pages 147/153) wur the fermers o Girnwud whan A wur born. Th
bein ae thrang tyme fur sheep fermers; fock hed tae git on wi
wur the fermers. It lowsin tyme whan ma faith
10 matches

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
The fermers will be girnin that thair'll on page 46
An fermers stairt the yearly race tae se on page 48

3 matches

Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
The fermers noo al’rip an’ tear I thi
1 matches

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