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Use in varieties of Scots

gory Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.2 6.4 3.2 9.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences1612 2 1 1 0 0
Number of authors11 7 2 1 1

Occurrences of gory in Corpus

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Central

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
nae. The real yin's faur mair gory. on page 5

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Each gory detail o his obscene daith on page 128

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
In the centuries o gory an yin-sided carnage atween S on page 27

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
the gory heid o the Baptist,
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s better than tae ask fur the gory details.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ew high bit some fun’ their gory marks! Big “Gaddy” Angus,
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
angs o’ battles, grim an’ gory,
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
few times ah’ve seen really gory stuff in some ae the 18-ratit
lan’s injury wis almaist as gory as that Arnie filum, believe
ubject by far, it’s full ae gory stories like that.
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
nywiy. Ah’ve glisked really gory stuff in the 18-ratit action
lan’s injury wis almaist as gory as that Arnie filum, believe
2 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
htit te fill ma in oan aa the gory details aboot Alec. Oh ay, an on page 26

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e field of his fame fresh and gory:
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Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
ped Mans Heid seems to be the gory etymology (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Come on, tell wis aa da gory details," Geoffrey burst oot, on page 39

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