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inbye Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.4 18.1 32 19.9 17.4 10.9 13.3
Number of occurrences6334 20 2 3 1 3
Number of authors16 9 2 1 1 1 2

Occurrences of inbye in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
at first. She gied a wee sich inbye hersel. Than, as she gaithert on page 14
aither whiles gied a wee sich inbye hissel an aa, but she kent ta on page 16
'er for Bob, an she sensed at inbye hersel her mither wis pouin a on page 18
this time, for the giff-gaff inbye haed taigelt him, wi Kate thr on page 29
, aathing leukit that fremmit inbye at he wisna shuir whit he shu on page 30

6 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
w the trim, snod lassies gaen inbye, an Ah wis stertin tae think, on page 27

2 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
wad caa inbye the bakery on page 129

1 matches

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Inbye, on page 69

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Inbye the coort, the palace, maybe? on page 35

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
s lang airm an near throu her inbye the hoose. on page 68

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Company. The'r aa kinna Scots inbye the buik, frae the heich Lall on page 123
sels haes naethin awfu terrel inbye. Whit a peity some fowks haes on page 124

2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
inbye ashlars watter hes invadit, on page 107

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ack doon, rin a thick feenger inbye the creeshy collar o hes sark on page 16
e naerrae cell as Ah chairged inbye. on page 17
id see tae the blae-faced man inbye. The rid-baunded trusty kep w on page 18

5 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ower men stertit humphin gear inbye. Wullie made hessel helpful a
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
r apen acause it wis gey mirk inbye an pit the kittlin oan the fl
ie wi that, its lugs wir sair inbye. The cat sloonged its heid ba
2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
awa inbye thairsels as gin thay haed ta
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
t, ill (in the sense o evil), inbye, jaloose, jaw (pour) and juke
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
aurf she aye wore, ootside an inbye. She sklentit it the letter f
’ doors, aye jist breengein inbye wi a rair o ‘Ir ye in?’ M
wis bleck is Egypt’s Nicht inbye acause it hid nae windaes. Bi
3 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
They were tane inbye an yin o the guairds dressed
waggit tae Beatrice tae come inbye, an there wis a makeshift cur
an the ither patients wis aye inbye an the lave o the smaa group
He catched her an pu’ed her inbye. “Best juist bide here,”
4 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Inbye, the ingle's reidie leam, An on page 8
al up the umberelly wi himsel inbye't, the filk wes siccan g byor on page 60

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
Inbye the kitchie it wis derk, an t on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
ng the bell, and far, far awa inbye the biggin, a wee tring echoe
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
side, tho, it wis seepin frae inbye her. Something inside her wis
late the elder wid haund roon inbye the kirk.
seasonal dram fin they cried inbye the ferm ower the neist fyew
o that Dr Henderson hid cried inbye.
el eneuch tae use braid Scots inbye the hoose, bit her new fand f
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
fur luck an telt her tae bide inbye the hoose, afore she set aff
r months efter thon he keepit inbye, an Jude an Cammy's trade in
"Brian's here," Neil cried inbye tae Jenny. She cam throwe tae
Bit inbye, his thochts war quicksan. Li
'd skreich an skirl an hotter inbye the circles, heezin their rou
7 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
r telt Granny Riddle tae bide inbye an rest fur a whylie, bit Gra
o times Doctor Ewan hid cried inbye, fur it maun hae bin hunners.
tt a chiel an his wife luikit inbye an wannert
Inbye the schule, the ither loons a
4 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
the hivvy clankan an crashan inbye at isno the weel-kent tick o on page 46
o her mask til sheu wis back inbye, an so sheu disno greet. Beet on page 145

2 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
tøytaks - silent noo, baith inbye on page 28
Inbye lambs try oot der peerie legs on page 37

3 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
le ye ligg sleepin on yer ain inbye? on page 137

1 matches

Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
r-Scotch dominie guidèrs in inbye airts. on page 33
Ulstèr-Scotch wull be brocht inbye ilka-day daeins athort tha M on page 52

2 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
wheelchyre uise inbye (tha like o a bathruim oan th
1 matches

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