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hunger Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 18 15.1 0 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences4835 10 0 0 0 3
Number of authors36 26 8 2

Occurrences of hunger in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
swallaed bi the laund's fell hunger, on page 4
They waucht wi the hunger o flooers. on page 86

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
seen his pingle wis doon tae hunger. He sat himsel in a dark, cla on page 140

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
t, nor wis he deein o tire or hunger or drouth or fear. He didna s on page 12

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
t guid that Alison slevert wi hunger at the sicht o thaim"T wish t on page 44

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ctur, and the springheid o aw hunger and haird-yoke is ower-cowped on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ngs fae which we're made, the hunger or burst o folk an trade, the on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
doun stervin folk waikened by hunger. on page 63

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
' bluid. Faur roun Skye Eagle hunger saitit; Oan Tiree the wulfs L on page 14

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
that fire in yur belly, that hunger tae dae suttin wae yur life. on page 15

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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
llie McGregor, driven daft wi hunger, thirst, cauld an exhaustion, on page 42

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ame raivelled and deleerit wi hunger. Baith bars o chocolate, the on page 46

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
That wis in the real hunger than. on page 5
That day whan fear arose frae hunger and a war on page 23

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
, she wad hae ti dae or dee o hunger. on page 42

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Cauld an stervin o vera hunger, on page 39

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MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
While I wi hunger pangs increased on page 13

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
an the hunger thit follit the fire. on page 43

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Hunger keepit at bay wi a buttered s on page 58

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McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
freedom-hunger chains them a' their days. on page 63

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McPartlin, John Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
fu-thrappled hunger. Lik a geisha fan
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McPartlin, John Lallans 70 - The Primped Skull, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
t mairch, the thrawin bayonet hunger,
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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
straucht fae his faith in oor hunger for democracy, or whit micht
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ers are recordit as deein fae hunger. The clash wis that the airmy
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Poverty, wi its neebors hunger, drunkenness an disease, war
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Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
childer die o hunger
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
pictur, and the ruit cause o hunger and owerwark is connacht for
or is needit for tae weir aff hunger, and he keeps the lave for hi
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Wi the edge tane aff her hunger, Beatrice leukit aroon, be th
y had tane the edge aff thair hunger. They were cried Bai-Yun an W
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MacMinto, Gregor The Magic Brainch, (wordpress 2021) Central, blog
twa-fower days an sloomit wi hunger. There wis chree dhanbaher tr
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
t tae grumble as though wi’ hunger, and then in a state o’ bli
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
-slice soasij in tae keep the hunger aff thum, so's they widnae be
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@rattlecans tweeted
nt that we will die of cold & hunger (2022) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
nivver see his fish again Wi hunger bucklin at the knees He gid h on page 15

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
ryet ma weird snuilin tae Yer hunger on page 3

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ndwiches. Yer nae gaan ti say hunger drave ye oot.’
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
nicht an Jonsar Eck felt the hunger pains
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Or ye'll mebbe dee o hunger on the wye tae Yarmouth quay.
1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
me aboot the Spanish War, the Hunger Mairches, the Thirties. Staun
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t ye must've been stairved o' hunger!” said the cook fin Jessie
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
anin drawn tae hame, an hairt-hunger for longing. (2021) twitter link

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
it made Alice gye starvin wi hunger tae luk at thim-"A wish they' on page 108

1 matches

Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
Still ragin’ wi’ hunger an anger
Tae settle 5000 year hunger
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