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Use in varieties of Scots

frosty Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.6 4.8 36.8 49.7 23.2 0 4.4
Number of occurrences429 23 5 4 0 1
Number of authors18 9 2 4 2 1

Occurrences of frosty in Corpus

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Central

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
degrees, slow at first on yer frosty neb on page 95

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The skrinkie reid fern on the frosty brae on page 33

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
and a frosty mornin licht. on page 15

1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
the winter weather is cal and frosty ootside and nippin ye. Her ne
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
that the night being fair and frosty, there arose a great fiery li
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
wis frosty. While ma paurents an sisters
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A cloudless sky, a frosty nicht,
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
eorgeFoulkes Blessings on yer frosty pow.(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
Affy frosty oot… Bit a nice day... FURRA(2020) search twitter

Doric

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Frosty day, en licht shoors o rain,
Aye taewards nicht it's frosty again.
Is it frosty? weel mebbe ney
Hale day lang it feeis affa frosty.
Aye ere's a frosty nip in o the air,
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Frosty Sooth win the hale day dis bl
Is it frosty? Or mebbe it's nae,
Ere's a frosty nip in o the air,
Richt frosty mornin en wither dis change,
Frosty mornin bides sharp bit dry,
8 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
bi Dandy, an laid oot on the frosty grun. Ane or twa gied a lowp
quate parks. The hale o thon frosty nicht, the youngest quine on
frost. Minnie hatit risin on frosty mornins, pittin her hett taes
3 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The nights wir cowid and frosty and he wisna aal that strong. on page 56
And the sparkie o frosty snowflakes on the toe o his r on page 81

2 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
We woke up tae a frosty reception on page 115

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Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
chapped lips on a frosty day, on page 123

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
milia Romagna lies atween the frosty peaks o the Apennines tae the
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Shetland

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
He gazed intae da frigid, frosty sea, ponderin da situation. H
s saroonded be bluish wisps o frosty energy, dat seeped an wisped
y fae da grund, adding tae da frosty clood dat wis forming afore J
3 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
n sensored snowman that plays Frosty the Snowman whenever someone (2016) twitter link

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
oot fornenst the hoose, ain a frosty April morn. on page 48

1 matches

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