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Use in varieties of Scots

mairry Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.7 15.9 10.6 0 34.9 0 0
Number of occurrences4431 7 0 6 0 0
Number of authors17 11 3 3

Occurrences of mairry in Corpus

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Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
tae wait a gely long time tae mairry tho', six year we went the gi on page 28

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Noo mairry me and dae yer duty!' on page 9

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
brocht me ower the sea fir ti mairry Mark on page 39

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
e chance. And noo he's gonnae mairry her, see if he doesnae, and s on page 93

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
layin the young lassie that I mairry." on page 76
n Judge Strauss asks if ye'll mairry me." on page 77
air like it. You're no gonnae mairry Violet figuratively - ye're on page 97
ffed wi himsel. "Ye're gonnae mairry ma sister tae get control o t on page 98
"How can he mairry me for real?" Violet asked. " on page 100
Also on pages 109, 110, 131, 153, 154
12 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
For Bothwell ti save ye, mairry him. on page 28

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
a posh Prince who wanted tae mairry a totally Princessy Princess. on page 8
ic," said the Prince. "Gonnae mairry me, hen?" And they goat mairr on page 14

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
tellt that, wan day, she wid mairry a sodger. But the king had it on page 41
"Be oor king! Mairry the princess! Onythin ye like on page 48

2 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
hae lowped at the chaunce tae mairry him. Hooever, he chose tae st on page 82
unce. There is nae wey I wull mairry ye noo!" on page 93

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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
y widna want their prince tae mairry a Cretan lass.
gie ye aw a fair shot. I will mairry the first man that can rin a
he cud be, an hoo suin he cud mairry her. But whan he cam tae the
3 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
hes the richt tae mairry and foond a faimily. Entitelt
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
sae that the twa wimmen micht mairry. In the hinnermaist stanzas,
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
ansformit intae a man fur tae mairry the lass, Ianthe, that she lu
fur that the twa wimmen micht mairry: syne the ‘unhappie wemenâ€
fur that they micht leafully mairry – forby consummate their ma
3 matches

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
s her commit adultery gin she mairry anither chiel. Again ye've he on page 12
ll them, "E bairns o iss warl mairry an are gien awa in mairriage, on page 114

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
"I'll mairry her the morn," the prince tel on page 124

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
o the name o the chiel ye'll mairry', the kitchie maid cried, lau
he micht makk a guid match an mairry intae siller. She'd a heich o
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d been offered the chance tae mairry. Mabel gave anither sigh and
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
n her fedder said dat he cood mairry his dochter if he wrocht tae on page 12

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
twenty five whin dey "hedd ta mairry" as fokk pat it. We aa tocht on page 11
als, an dey wir faered he wid mairry an move awa, laevin dem ta st on page 37
he sood a dune, an we hedd ta mairry in a hurry, as fokk did danad on page 72

3 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
y tend tae bide on dir ain an mairry a human wife. Wance a Kunal s
1 matches

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