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jessie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words86.9 35.6 285 39.7 110.4 10.9 0
Number of occurrences26967 178 4 19 1 0
Number of authors23 13 5 3 1 1

Occurrences of jessie in Corpus

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Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
un. Stop rairin like a muckle Jessie.' on page 35

2 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
An Jessie's couthie manner keeps me ric on page 8
Whyles Jessie haps the bairn, on page 9

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ame the three dugs, Bluebell, Jessie and Pincher, and then the pig on page 6

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
JESSIE! - SKELP on page 1

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
When Jessie's memory failed, on page 52

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
JESSIE: It's deid! on page 59
JESSIE: That's no gaun tae dae ony g on page 60
JESSIE: Ye were richt. It's hibernat on page 61
JESSIE: The cakes fer the coffee mor on page 62
JESSIE: Aye, so wis the congregation on page 63
Also on pages 64, 65, 67, 69
33 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
A jessie-annie cooerd - on page 23

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
feigurs sik as George Bruce, Jessie Kesson, Vincent Park an W. Li
1 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
Hello Jessie.
Ah loved ye Jessie.
Ah miss ye Jessie.
years ago. Wis it a' ma fault Jessie? Wis ah really sich a bad man
Ah miss ye Jessie. Ah ken we used tae shout at
9 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ire seetiations caused bi Big Jessie's deifness is wordy o ony cle
n played bi the character Big Jessie (a gey Scottish joke!) an the
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
cam the three dugs, Bluebell, Jessie and Pincher, and syne the pig
dy growen up. It happent that Jessie and Bluebell haed baith whapi
2 matches

wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
iters sic as Hugh MacDiarmid, Jessie Kesson, James Robertson an Li
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tland Street at their dochter Jessie’s hous.
ellin when she micht be back. Jessie, their ain first-born, wis ex
ouk the breist. But this time Jessie had gane her nine months, an
ass! Mebbe anither loss! Puir Jessie! Then he gethert himsel thegi
beautiful new granddaughter. Jessie and William are calling her M
7 matches

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
layin. Havin a gid day ya big Jessie? (2022) twitter link
ilutin goes fir ya tae ya big Jessie! Howzitgoan? (2022) twitter link
h dinnae do the zip up ya big Jessie! Howzitgoan? (2022) twitter link
hen get oan the bevvy ya big Jessie! (2022) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
maan te waarm er bed. Auntie Jessie said at 'Ah wis coorse te the on page 67

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
face. "MacTavish bides there. Jessie an me wurked for him aboot te on page 105
ounger day, Dod an his sister Jessie hid wurked for MacTavish up a on page 106
e's that tae cairry on," said Jessie, near greetin, "pittin tempta on page 107

8 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
. The Mathiesons hid a quine, Jessie fa'd drooned hersel in the Le
allie cottars fin their quine Jessie drooned hersel, nae a wird o
t Wallie cottars, fa's dother Jessie hid drooned hersel there last
faither wis, anely himsel an Jessie kent, fur she tuik their secr
no wi ane o his feed men. Tho Jessie Mathieson hid brukken the com
21 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Jessie Stevens started service in th
n the mid-nineteenth century. Jessie was nae stranger tae work wi
It didna look that grand tae Jessie, jist a big ugly building mad
“Jessie, Miss. Jessie Stevens.”
“Well you wait here, Jessie, and I'll go and fetch Mistre
102 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
1. The Tale o Jessie the Jumbo
Even the monkeys war plottin. Jessie the Jumbo hodged her hurdies
SE. I gie ye fur yer delicht .Jessie the dauncin Jumbo”.
Jessie wad lowp, an boo, an furl her
ae deefenin applause. Oh, foo Jessie likit tae bear the balms skir
25 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Ma heed, meant tae be meeting Jessie fae Montrose the morn in yon (2016) search twitter
, this is my safe haven (from Jessie) this is my favourite place i(2016) search twitter
ast dinner wiz nae a patch on Jessie's. Tatties like steens(2016) search twitter
Jessie saying she wants tae get vegg(2016) search twitter
t the crack o dawn the day as Jessie has been farting like a troop(2016) search twitter
and 14 other occurrences.

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Bessie, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Jessie we played taegither, on page 18

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ht and scratched himsel while Jessie blinked and said, on page 46
e new home perm and frock fae Jessie's 'Club' And Grandad and the on page 70

2 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Scorriedale - shop, no me Jessie's, school, Miss Sutherland - on page 13

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Jessie an Willie o da Toogs on page 4
day, shü wantit ta gying fur Jessie, da howdie at delivered aa da on page 33
boot her apairt fae her name, Jessie, bit shü spak end on aboot J on page 42
elt embarrassed ta be seen wi Jessie. on page 43
"My Granny bides next door ta Jessie, and shü says naebody ever c on page 44
Also on pages 45
19 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
wis born. His marrow wis Jessie Forsythe an thair anerlie bai
1 matches

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