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golden Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25 21.1 33.2 89.4 29.1 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences8041 22 9 5 1 2
Number of authors39 16 8 7 5 1 2

Occurrences of golden in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Aw in the golden efternin, Full leisurely we g on page 5
nuhin oan it cept fir a totey golden key, an Alice's first idea wi on page 11
lized she'd forgoat the totey golden key, an when she went back ta on page 14
he quickly pochled the an wee golden key an goat her skates oan, o on page 17
watters ae the Nile Oan every golden scale! on page 19
Also on pages 20, 75
8 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
somecunt's pouring nice, warm golden syrup intae mah ears. Wi thes on page 3

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
treesure, Ah'll pint oot the golden cave in the fire an' aw that on page 6

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
pa will be where tae find the golden ticket'' scowls Aldo. on page 43
up and leave. That her usual golden broon glow hud been replaced on page 68
twinty quid as if it wis the golden ticket fae Wily Wonka himself on page 91
ken which is busy shittin oot golden eggs. on page 175

4 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Golden eagles on page 87

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
's eyes darted tae the empty, golden frame and then tae me. A grea on page 9
tae keep me goin. She wis the golden child, and ah wis a lassie to on page 10
nt tae know aboot Hollywood's Golden Age. Ah always wondered how s on page 32
de. There's a main altar wi a golden tabernacle wi a wee dove oan on page 112
s o the cross next. Hoosed in golden frames, they are the maist im on page 114

5 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
Elroy Flecker's The Golden Journey to Samarkand (a byord on page 9

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
An owersettin o 'The Golden Journey to Samarkand' bi Jame on page 30

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
sik as MacDiarmid’s ‘The Golden Treasury of Scottish Poetryâ€
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
d he mimes Cheers et me wae a golden tin ae Ožujsko—Croatia’s
hin a shiny new six pack o’ golden tinnies tae his chist.
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
his golden notes. In silence that ensued
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ses; the majestic flight ay a golden eagle; the enrapturin beauty
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
un doon ma spine. There’s a golden tabernacle. Ah look doon at m
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
been, there wis this huge big golden statue, like a Buddha or some
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
freer than a wee birdie in a golden cage. Bit then, maist o’ th
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
in discomfort. In th' wey his golden locks crooned his heid; his b
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
he lichts glistened oan their golden lilyshaped sconces and a comf
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
the groond. Still, this is a golden chance tae spend some alain t
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
obably dreamin ae us oan some golden beach playin catch. Ah shovel
™Ah dinnae care if he needs a golden retriever and a fuckin stick.
2 matches

@LairnScots tweeted
s? 'Quidditch' is Bizzumbaw, 'Golden Snitch' is Gowden Sneckie and (2018) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
tae this person - silence is golden golden golden he he (2020) twitter link
silence is golden lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
oung mou an een sae blue Lang golden silky hair An slender frame - on page 15

3 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
emediatly jumpit aboord thi, "Golden Star," a 27 feit lyfboat we a on page 12
r weis a feersum pooer en thi Golden Star, cus eit hid a Larry Gee on page 13

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
syne oan is wye hame; in the golden glare o a hairstin park an la on page 89

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
breath awa. An fir a stolen, golden oor, aneth an acre o blue, wi on page 45

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
oudin. Ivery hauf an oor, sax golden dragon heids will poke oot o on page 18

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
profferin yer golden offerin on page 15
Yer mane o golden curls on page 50

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
All in e golden efternoon Careful lek we glid on page 5
s nothin on id except a peedy golden key, an Alice's first thoucht on page 10
nches high: she tried e peedy golden key in e lock, an she wis fai on page 11
und she hed forgotten e peedy golden key, an when she went back ti on page 13
she at wance took up e peedy golden key an hurried off till e gar on page 16
Also on pages 18, 19, 73
8 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
me an John ti France for oor Golden Waddin. Nae sae warm tho, but
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
rs riiidy! Fit yi spinnin' ye golden voiced hoor?(2016) search twitter
an the wireless a' day wi the golden dulcet timbre? She kin rattle(2015) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Dark clouds and golden light on page 94

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A golden glow wae turquoise, orange, b on page 34

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
shiny an golden. on page 81

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
malt, a brew o golden cheer. on page 58
Golden kiss upon wur door on page 121

2 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
reapir blades slash throo dry golden stalks, on page 95

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
golden fields right tae the loch. on page 111

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
darts doon a ditch. A hunder Golden Plover alight in late winter
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
ed a great sniff as he teuk a golden watch fae his pocket an exami
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
An efternön o golden sun, Da river calm afore, on page 5

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
amouflage fur dir eggs. Dir a golden plover too, last year I fan h on page 91

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
rst een wis a bottle labelled GOLDEN GUB – HAIR SHAMPOO. He empt
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
hit wis a dark blue colour wi golden trims. Hit wis saroonded be b
1 matches

Facebook link (Shetland on Camera 2016) Shetland
e havin' a peerie sleep in da golden rays o da Scatness sunset

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
n in fae the back door with a golden hand-shake! ????(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
an stairtet bae takin the wee golden key an openin the dorr that l on page 76

1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
The big golden rooster would be a guid mate
1 matches

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