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Use in varieties of Scots

freins Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.7 19.5 4.5 0 0 31 0
Number of occurrences4438 3 0 0 3 0
Number of authors13 10 3 1

Occurrences of freins in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
wi their spears Martin an his freins had the advantage o the baist on page 80

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
ddies upheized bi a core o ma freins, bot gif this wesna eneuch aw on page 3

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
ma ain Roushiae, whaur A hae freins - ai! sae monies, an clans a on page 3

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
afoir hir, wi hir faimlie an freins, saulin on the loch, slepin u on page 2

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
"Na, wheesht, my freins - ye'd tak the nap on page 50

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Niven, Liz Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
lang loast uncle, a series o freins whae frequentlie let him doon on page 87

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
e hae testimonie til twa unco freins o the Scots leid an leiteratu on page 9

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
fechtin, for takin the nap o freins, faes, anither scuil or anith on page 129

1 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
d: we juist note that the war freins o Scots frae amang aa pairtie on page 4

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Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
richt in a wey – A’m guid freins wi thaim – hae a bit nyows
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
il an bein neipours, we becam freins. Bot Rab wes aye maister. Wha
an freins, an kentna whitwey ti flit th
the daeins o hiz auld, deir freins an ti ingaither aw the clash
savitie an at hiz freins be hained frae sorra an duill
freins at aw hiz concludins wes redd
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
d’s muivement, an amang his freins war feigurs sik as George Bru
1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
unscrewin the lid for Sam’s freins ti come an gie their last far
enfowk maistlie, neibours and freins o Sam’s – aa sittin quiet
2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
tae leive on the guid will o freins: aabody that kens Dante’s b
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
animal protein for her ceety freins. She kept the pullet.
Beatrice’s new freins walkit for three days, sclimi
oot for the afternuin wi her freins an wisna that a guid sign?
Chinese, “Ye sud chuse yer freins wi care.” She scanced ower
inna appreciate it. Quhan wir freins comes for tae tak wis hemm, t
11 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ivists an comrades tae become freins ower this unco, intense, frus
1 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
string a sentence. Nane o ma freins (I wis brocht up in Airdrie) (2020) search twitter
oor native tongue. Ane o his freins thocht we wir speakin in the (2020) search twitter
onfab wae yer brither and yer freins wha bide there and absolutely(2020) search twitter

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ridders made their feet their freins an war out o sicht in a ohff. on page 62

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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
daundered hame wi ma Swedish freins an faimly, A thocht aboot fit
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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
other Snuffy neen – fan his freins met him it wis aye “See a c
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an can afford ti walcum ma freins.
ma freins beb awa or thay ir fou.
seekin aye its freins.
3 matches

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