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flame Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.5 17 12.8 39.7 0 10.9 13.3
Number of occurrences4832 8 4 0 1 3
Number of authors30 19 5 2 1 3

Occurrences of flame in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
ans, she sees the sun-flaucht flame, on page 18

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
he tried tae imagine whit the flame ae a on page 13

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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
o tradition's flame; on page 32

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Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
er, the last wee flicker ay a flame that remained went oot. on page 12

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
she tried tae fancy whit the flame o a caunle micht be like efte on page 13

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
a lick o reek an a lowe o flame on page 26
ae Lockerbie whae wid yer SNP flame-haired door-knocker be? Ye'll on page 77

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
p it tae get pressure fur the flame. on page 180
rairin awa wi a powertfu blue flame and awready the watter in the on page 183

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Howivver, back in Dundee the flame o Radicalism an reform micht on page 124

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
e stove and turned up the gas flame unnerneath it as hie as it wi on page 32

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
staunds oot especially, a rid flame at yer hert on page 111

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
langsome years, tae teem doun flame an smeuk, on page 28

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
an her luve will flame. on page 16

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
whirl tae naewhere in a win o flame. on page 112

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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
hat gleamed in the lowe o the flame...but then the flame dee'd, a on page 51

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
alsae we hae the flame inside oorsels. on page 63

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Love will keep our flame alive on page 97

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Wir we that young!, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
cood prevent thi flame's leap? on page 48

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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
In the firelicht’s flame
back-en chynged the wuids tae flame,
By the peat’s puttrin flame,
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the flecks o flame that grew tae flare
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ferin it tae him. He cups the flame ay the lighter in his hauns a
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay an empty wine boatle, the flame ay which flickers in the bree
as ah tilt the boatle oer the flame ay the lit caunel. ‘So, whi
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
are.’ ah sais, igniting the flame and offerin it tae her.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
mes tae you. Like moths tae a flame man.
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
er, the last wee flicker ay a flame that remained, went oot.
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Cameron, Peter Lallans 74 - Cannle-flame, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Cannle-flame
an nicht-at-eenie, cannle-flame.
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Doric

Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
His een are like puils o flame that fleers on page 4

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
an yer seraphim's flame on page 14

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
she tried till imagin what e flame o a candle is lek efter e can on page 13

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ferm kitchie brunt wi a blue flame, a sure sign o frost. The sta
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ke tae hoast its laist bare a flame in't, an anely the ae door in
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a wee lassie as the gunpooder flame blew back intae his face. The
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tae smolder and blawin it tae flame she put it aneth the aspen an
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
a wee pint & in waks an auld flame o'mine fae aboot 50 year ago!(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ed twa sticks taegither fur a flame tae warm his bones on page 44
- steel tanks and flick'ran flame. on page 48
l be flattened or bumt in the flame Bit ah'll dance, wance again, on page 67

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
s yont credence Weather-mooth flame. on page 20

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
An she tried tae hink whit th flame o a caundle is lik efter th c on page 13

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
s shouler tae the hairth as a flame o the present stoked hir mine on page 1

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ae try't tae imagine what the flame o a cannel is lik efter the c on page 13

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
It moved me ain wi frenzies flame on page 46

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