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Use in varieties of Scots

lions Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.3 16 1.6 0 17.4 10.9 0
Number of occurrences3530 1 0 3 1 0
Number of authors13 10 1 1 1

Occurrences of lions in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
fie steer o them in Botswana: lions, elephants, leopards, ostrich on page 4
hich guairdit the kye fae the lions at nicht.' on page 6
n sic a scunnersome stooshie. Lions dinna like that kinna thing, on page 19

5 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
cockieleeries an tods; lions an mice. on page 9

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
'A ken! It's yin o yon sea-lions, like it Embrae Zoo,' A said. on page 59
'Naw! Sea-lions dinnae eat fowk! A jalouse th on page 63

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
fechtin aff wolfs an bears an lions on page 82

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
"Ay, or like yon muckle lions in Afrekae!" A said joco like on page 79
"Naw, it's ower cauld for lions, an yin geenipig wadnae bi en on page 80

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
sortit oot crabbit lions by tyin their legs and airms on page 3
on o Nemea. He wisna feart at lions. Wance he focht three o them on page 7
or years. He'd been clawed by lions, skelped by snakes, tellt aff on page 53

6 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
past lions an unicorns on on page 84

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
m, 'Special anes - teeny wee lions, teigers an ellyfants frae Ja on page 59

1 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
a weel kenned fact that mair lions are kilt by hyenas than by hu
yenas than by humans (in fact lions kill mair lions than either b
kill mair lions than either but that is by th
3 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
jist a big feartie, ah thocht lions wis supposed tae be brave,”
ids tae sort oot aa the ither lions wha had been bullying him of
2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
s the other day Thuv taen the lions an’ tigers away A mean, a k
1 matches

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
up game but 1 listen to Three Lions by David Baddiel and the lads (2018) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
8 - defo enjoyin watchin the lions the noo (2021) twitter link

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
baest. "Is there ony lions or teigers hereabouts?" she s on page 57

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ngeti spaekin aboot a pride a lions prowlin ahint him, whin Clair on page 52

3 matches

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
This will be gid#lions(2013) search twitter