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Use in varieties of Scots

fifth Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9 10.1 6.4 0 17.4 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences2819 4 0 3 1 1
Number of authors20 11 4 3 1 1

Occurrences of fifth in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ike: "ye'd goat tae aboot the fifth bend, eh no?" on page 31

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Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
The fifth yin cairries six fortepianas; on page 30

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ummlt: "ye had gotten tae the fifth bend, I think?" on page 30

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Oan January the Twenty Fifth on page 77

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
n wis no tae ken that, on the fifth day o Mey o that year, his na on page 44
k an easy, as it had been her fifth. Martha Hogg frae Tounfuit, w on page 71

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
alue the watch. Oan aboot the fifth call ah made, we were put in on page 17

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
still coontit fer less nor a fifth o the available seats an mais on page 102

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
though cause maist ae fourth, fifth an sixth year had went tae se on page 126
e nurse's office an ah missed fifth period because ae it. When ah on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
hame and here I am! IT'S THE FIFTH GOWDEN TICKET, MITHER, AND I on page 56
jaiket. 'Shaw yer faither the fifth and last Gowden Ticket in the on page 59
ey had foond the finder o the fifth Gowden Ticket, and noo they w on page 62

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ment o the same. This wis the fifth beerial in the same nummer o on page 78

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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
nurse’s office an ah missed fifth period because ae it. When ah
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
“The fifth’s, an auld Scot’s signal,
r Move, Stoap, Up an’ Doon, fifth themsel’s tae a staun still
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
1560); dochter o William Hay, Fifth Lord Hay o Yester, whase faim
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
." Ina noddit. "At maun bi er fifth shottie." on page 23

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ful humbly: "ee hed got til e fifth bend, A think?" on page 29

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Ploo an Coo, knockin back his fifth pint o bitter. An that exackl on page 107

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Fit micht the fifth commandment be, Minnie?
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
knen an da rivin o da dim, da fifth day. on page 4

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
tell her dey wir lippenin dir fifth bairn, tinkin shü wid congra on page 13

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Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
aler cam on, so we pat her in fifth, an be dis time we were nearl
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
fy humbly: "ee hed got tae th fifth bend, Ah hink?" on page 30

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
humbly: "yae had got tae the fifth bend, A think?" on page 31

1 matches

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