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flames Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.1 14.4 25.6 49.7 11.6 0 13.3
Number of occurrences5327 16 5 2 0 3
Number of authors27 17 6 2 1 1

Occurrences of flames in Corpus

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Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
An thaur, by fire's dancin flames, on page 16
tin lowe tae thae shilpit wee flames, on page 23

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
for aye in brichter flames. on page 77

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
roast for all eternity in the flames o Hell... an thenks be tae Go on page 52
west, an fanned the smowderin flames o hatred tntae a hellfire o d on page 62

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
at or it wuid hae burst intae flames an pairtit. It wis near certa on page 40

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ted, flickered briefly in the flames, on page 40

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Wi voluble flames, so yowes on page 31
the green Noon Record till it flames within, on page 97

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
te. The hale hoose went up in flames. It burnt richt doon tae the on page 9
e if onythin had survived the flames, and it wis jist awfie: Viole on page 12

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
it as she left. It went up in flames, and the blaze quickly spread on page 39

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The hie flames flang, the mistress' airm pli on page 23
bleeze, the roup, the rairin flames, on page 29

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
In his een - flames o bluid! on page 35

1 matches

Capener, Jack Eemis Stane 1 - Syne, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
issipatin ghaist ae lang-gane flames, on page 10

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
Flames lowped aroon the tin sodger, on page 81

3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
The fyrie flames to flie:
1 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
ag in case awbdy went up into flames. He wiz stawndin there thinki
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
torches tae the hoose an the flames haed suin taen it ower.
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
r gledsome at the sicht o the flames ahint the windae gless for th
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
her name. The furst flickerin flames o knowledge were lattin thems
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
umpt it up till it wis roarin flames, an pit a big pot oan fur a b
1 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
a lanth o airn bar, till the flames bleezed up the auld lum-pipe. on page 99

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Flames war roarin oota Morrice's spa on page 16

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
cause A'm fair tirmintit bi e flames'. Abraham said, 'Ma loon, myn on page 108

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
that vat o flames in 'Terminator', on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
slid doon the stick inno the flames. on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
p wi the fire fin he blew the flames inno a roarin lowe wi the bel
doon the swallin, watchin the flames lowp up atween the broon peat
at wis heatin ower the lowpin flames, near full tae the neck wi wa
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
htit ower the twa. The cannle flames lowpit ahin their tint-glazed
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
in nae time the green tinged flames were lickin roon the steens.
ront the fire until the green flames wint oot. Aifter a while Mary
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
unt, a shuggle, an a rickle o flames teirin ooto the
ile. He saw the whoosh as the flames lowpit heich. He
puddock, an a mou stappit wi flames. Aa the
the space dragon’s moufu o flames an he thocht on
zz like birsslin bacon as his flames gaed oot. Bit his braith wis
5 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
flames dancan wae abandon on page 56
Smock rises fae the flames on page 57

4 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Did ye no notice hoo high the flames wir lickan? on page 62

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
seein da flames afore mi een; on page 26

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
his flames owre da wastird on page 40

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
wi the dancin flames. on page 1

3 matches

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