English (as a noun denoting a horse's gallop): from Old Northern (2020) search twitter
| horse | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 83 | 66.3 | 147.7 | 99.4 | 52.3 | 155 | 22.1 | |
| Number of occurrences | 266 | 129 | 98 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 5 | |
| Number of authors | 91 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
t tae a great sture beast o a horse, for why or whaur til wisna j on page 135
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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
r hke haein a gemm wi a cairt-horse, an expectin every meenit tae on page 40
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
l lade ma gear on this hantie horse. It's weill seen A'l no be by on page 48
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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
t oot. Snortit. Like he wis a horse awready at the gallop getheri on page 1
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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
An lads hae cars no horse an ploo on page 48
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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
will command the twa troop o horse . . . We will mairch east by on page 36
d o Dauvit Hackston. The puir horse let oot a terrible cry that r on page 37
ull Cleland! Haud on! But the horse pruived owey Strang for the m on page 38
lavers, grimly mountit on his horse, his sword athwart his knees, on page 45
. Dismountin angrily frae his horse, he drew his saddle pistol an on page 47
Also on pages 59, 60, 61, 76
11 matches
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'Forbye ma horse Svaldifar.' on page 14
5 matches
Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
(And suffer when their horse got beat - on page 26
2 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
wings (or devil's back): This horse shall serve him well. on page 3
Rebounds, and hits the royal horse. The king tumbles on page 5
ap of rottenness At which the horse takes fright? on page 6
3 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s aloat ridin oan this fuckin horse. Ma two grand, and Aldo's yin on page 41
oackey starts wobblin oan the horse. Ma god, the daft cunt hus tu on page 42
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
existence afore 1707, drave a horse an cairt straicht thru the no on page 17
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Aye-wiz on eis heh horse on page 8
fir man an horse ti cross, on page 43
Thi couldna deploy thir horse, on page 44
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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
hey were generally a time fer horse-tradin an cattle-buyin an o c on page 30
n shouthers like a Clydesdale horse. Still she thocht o hersel as on page 100
James haltit the horse an the ither thief climbit up on page 106
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
as a picture ae sumdy ridin a horse. Ma ma wis actually gaunnae b on page 50
it's bad luck tae look a gift horse in the mooth. This is true, s on page 54
he third that wis sittin on a horse. on page 69
emini. Naw The wan that's the horse ah forget whit it's called. N on page 104
en her she's got a face lik a horse's arse in action. on page 112
Also on pages 169
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ae a guid trick; when buyin a horse they fling on page 113
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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
e mey as weel git a bike - a horse an cairt lik ma grandmither h on page 2
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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
laf bided. They went past the horse-drawn cairriages and motorbik on page 18
o and they could eat a scabby horse. Whautr's the roast beef?" on page 45
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
She pulls Rufus's lead like a horse's reins. on page 33
been eatin like a horse tryin cae get ma weicht up. T on page 50
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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
but a fine auld horse an cartie on page 38
he'd click the horse tae "Gee" on page 39
2 matches
Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
a bowsey butcher on a puggled horse on page 19
did ye dae tae the horse on page 83
d whit happened tae ma fuckin horse. on page 84
3 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Sweir wis his horse an sadly laith war we on page 24
an stummle whan the trauchelt horse on page 25
2 matches
Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ra, that wis juist a strippit horse. on page 120
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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
his horse was draigglin him ower grun a on page 35
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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
stnut shouders as he gied the horse a wee pat. The big heid lower on page 17
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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
13. The Heidless Horse on page 112
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
I ca's my horse on throu a toun laid waste, on page 39
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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Scots comin back on a rockin-horse wes a reference til the uisfu on page 95
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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
uner. Auld lady like a Trojan horse, faimilies, this country, is on page 23
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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
As horse in a sodgers' parade. on page 98
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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
the land-horse is deid, see, an the fore ane on page 31
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
the Russian guns. Dismuntit, horse blewn frae alow him, bit haud on page 63
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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
wheelin the 'Iron horse' on page 58
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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ses, thrangit slum tenements, horse-an-cairts, university, railwa on page 120
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
'That's the horse's nem first. Three-thirty's t on page 59
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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
onnection wi a weel kent race horse whit went bi that name. This
iller. Mibbie Blinkbonnie the horse an the fact that he hid a ben
2 matches
Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ae ledge, luftit ma wee gless horse fit ma granny gied me an, nev
ll tae the grund! Ma braw wee horse bounced aff the linoleum an b
2 matches
Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
that’s aye been dune wi the horse an cairt. Hou ither fowk gets
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
e that I speak of is big as a horse."
1 matches
Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
t Burgheid hae producit deer, horse and dug banes in amang the ru
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Cunningham, Liam Tam, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Bellshill, prose
I go oot the pub, git oan ma horse n away a went.
oon it mi. I jamp back oan ma horse assuming thit a disrupted the
ce. Thi aw ran aiftir me n ma horse. They were rapid bit no is ra
e rapid bit no is rapid is ma horse.
n the young witch grabbed ma horse's tail n took the hing clean
6 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
liftin the windae tae lat the horse pit its heid in for a drink.
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t that quiet, the fuckin dark horse.’ Pearcey sais.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
that nummert aboot 700, aw on horse an in thair best array. The t
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
ly prayin he does is that his horse'll come in at fifty tae wan.'
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
wis sclimmin back oan hes hie horse.
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Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
“No horse can win that race twice” sa
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
rils trailin behind it like a horse’s mane. A cobwebbed garb ga
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
chowe the cuid. The twa cairt-horse, Boxer and Claver, cam in the
d as stark as ony twa ordinar horse pitten thegither. A white str
mous pouers o wark. Efter the horse cam Muriel, the white gait, a
The twa horse haed juist layen doun whan a
m o oors wad dae for a dizzen horse, twinty nowt, hunders o sheep
13 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
icturet the beasts: deer, ox, horse. He saw wi pleisure Beatrice
icturet the beasts: deer, ox, horse. He saw wi pleisure Beatrice
2 matches
McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
s message o this bein a twa-horse race atween thaim an the Tori
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ch word, hacquenee, meanin, a horse that could be hired. Who knew
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
e hud as mony as twenty three horse riders an mair than forty on
Facebook link ( 2020) Central
fur rushin in lik a gallopin horse. Imagine bein tied up, watchi
Facebook link ( 2021) Central
in meetin. Wi as mony folk on horse an on foot it wis hard tae bi
d up tae defend themsels wi 8 horse on Cameron’s richt, his fre
@ClashCityClarky tweeted
@WeeMowdie Neither'd the horse!(2019) search twitter
@DABArbuckle tweeted
ring a mask and ridin a black horse?(2020) search twitter
@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
uch are taxis? Am expecting a horse and carriage! (2022) twitter link
@rattlecans tweeted
*Mawe proceeds tae horse whip the ever so civilised 6f (2022) twitter link
@weenell3 tweeted
as guid as a wink tae a blind horse (2022) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@WeAreScottishFB 2 horse race for the title unless the (2020) twitter link
yin guys - never look a gift horse in the mouth - o happy days (2020) twitter link
Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
d Ned. Ye ken far ye are wi a horse. on page 124
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Lawrie, Alistair Tales Fae The Doric Side - Kelpie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
he lookit UP an spied a horse on page 12
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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
s hauns gropin in the dark; a horse and a bull wi muckle twisted on page 40
place. Wee bairns greetin, a horse richt in the middle o it aa, on page 41
cless; the broken bodies, the horse, the wifie wi her heid thrown on page 45
3 matches
Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
the byre wis a seen till The horse an doggies maetit Syne mither on page 15
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Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ety demo wis jist: "trust the horse" - wise wirds. My nickname o on page 25
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Nir kent a horse an ploo, on page 6
bore an erse-hole in a widden horse!" on page 37
nay area enjoys DIY, cooking, horse riding, walking and all aspec on page 52
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah cud aet a scubby horse - an Ah probably wull," said on page 15
h'm pittin the cair afore the horse again." on page 52
cht fir you - you aet like a horse an ye're jist skin an been." on page 68
pals. She even looks like her horse - great taall, lang face, an on page 74
eets an jodhpurs an whuffin o horse muck. "Foo ye deein, than? Ar on page 75
Also on pages 77, 94
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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Nibbles! Ah cud aet a scubby horse. Here's a quine comin wi a tr on page 30
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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Far rockin horse fowk eat aa day an nicht on page 129
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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
hevan a game o play wi a cert-horse, an expectan every meenad til on page 39
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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
thon buss ye'll see a Shoogie-horse-flee, gin ye tak a scunce. It on page 42
Syne cam the horse. Sen they hed fower feet, the on page 90
jotter. "I cwidna senn aa the horse, ye ken, acause twa o'm's nee on page 91
6 matches
Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Faar Jimmy Kellas shod the horse
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
“Show me a horse, then. All little boys like h
horses. Everyone knows what a horse looks like. Show me the horse
looks like. Show me the horse.”
er. Didn’t even know what a horse was. A horse, for God’s sak
was. A horse, for God’s sake!” And the
5 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
his horse. Yokit the horse wi Kate, (Kate wis his ain ho
wi Kate, (Kate wis his ain horse) tae a dreel
aed fork, fin he seen the twa horse stop. Noo the
horse got a yark in the shooders ev
e's naething there." Gaed the horse a crack wi the reins. Fin
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ay, tho, Jock Dow hid led the horse back tae the stable fur a fee
e the muckle hairy feet o the horse an the sooch an click o the b
d an the new, the warld o the horse on ae side the warld o the ma
like pudden efter broth. The horse micht rest fur three oors at
ed, clean an fed. Sae war the horse in the stable. Fin Tarry McPh
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Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ng tae ate afore he yokit the horse and gig for this day’s roun
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ath rasped like an aal winded horse. Wi tears trippin her Lizzie
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
anny like Douglas stoppit the horse an pulled on the brake. He lo
the Jerries like claiggs tae horse shite and shooers o bullets c
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Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
oon affae his great brute o a horse an awa wi’t in amang thae t
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
We the horse the plooin took ower lang te
@72redz1903 tweeted
berdeenFC Yir flogging a deid horse min, ye need tae get oar the (2020) twitter link
@fittiecrooners tweeted
gan tae the bookies, stick ma horse on then Bert's offered tae bu(2017) search twitter
Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the Horse stands black an prood on page 17
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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
horse drink deep. on page 58
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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Fluid movement o man and horse on page 141
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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
tae horse on, wae the binder. on page 95
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Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
we still go wae horse an kert? on page 137
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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
troo it, wide anyoch ta tak a horse an kert. It wis a heavy job, on page 92
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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ye an sheep at we hae noo. Da horse wid onli start shaain up in S on page 13
hetland breed o kye, sheep or horse (also caaed Shetland ponies o on page 101
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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
wi his ain horse-shoe mark whaar on page 92
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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
ir. His face wis lang, nearly horse-shaeped. His nose wis lang an
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
R : Shetland's mythical water horse da njuggle (similar to Scotla(2019) search twitter
Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
Nou there's nae horse tae be fund aboot the ferm on page 131
he caurs birl roon aboot, the horse hae gane on page 144
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Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
for a blissin, the Clydesdale horse is aye wi us, an sum o us can
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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
by on bamboo stilts, be-in a horse, lyke.
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
whan A, masel, hed tae tak a horse tae
ey brae face, tae sei til the horse. A read i the Borth’ick Wai
on the Borthauch side, wis ae horse troch,
l Dominies yince keepit thair horse. (sei A, B, C, D.).
es on ferms, the Burnfit ferm horse pairk. The buirial grund itse
6 matches
@jamie_ginger tweeted
rcel aw stuck behind a pommel horse. A said ee should o had the(2018) search twitter
@StuartPoet tweeted
raniuk Aye, the words clothes-horse or maiden or drier just dinna(2020) search twitter
Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
lik playin a game wi a cairt-horse, an waitin ivery minute tae b on page 42
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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
breakin thaim teeth in fur a horse?" on page 24
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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
n Wayne whan he'd got aff his horse. on page 57
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@Angelinekking tweeted
English (as a noun denoting a horse's gallop): from Old Northern (2020) search twitter