maister | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 79.1 | 78.7 | 120.1 | 29.8 | 5.8 | 87.5 | 44.2 | |
Number of occurrences | 245 | 148 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
Number of authors | 71 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ritie wee dug that thocht his maister wis the maist wunnerfae human on page 10
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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
His maister wisnae chuffed, ye'll ken on page 6
(An it's maister as a flunkey) on page 18
The lapdug's tricks did his maister please on page 19
Oot raging then, his maister cam on page 21
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
irrit on, an fair fleggit the maister. Aw the laddies war thrang la on page 21
n the fire wis het eneuch the maister, Paddy Taylor wad spleet the on page 22
ae hide the airn-baur fae the maister. You'r bag wis nearhaund it t on page 23
'Naw, whan? The maister gaed iz sax o the tawse, ye k on page 24
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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
tae gang doun-Here Bill! The maister says you've tae gang doun the on page 37
phy: then Drawlin-the Drawlin-maister wis an auld conger-eel, that on page 44
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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
But then it heard it's maister's skreich, on page 9
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
n here! The Provost hissel is Maister o oor Ludge an ma faither's e on page 26
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
a soutar, an in 1519, becam a maister. But he wadna juist mend yeir on page 45
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Robertson, James Eemis Stane 2 - The Ploom, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
and ithers jouk the maister's rule. on page 6
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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
Jones, wha they cawed their 'Maister', or makkit sic menseless rem on page 6
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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
the expoondin o the maister on page 44
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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
hae peyed maist fir the slave-maister's fame, sae let's build a new 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
hour efter hour, till he cuid maister his staumer, an deliver 4 ric on page 22
ist, entered intae the hert o Maister Edward Johnston, captain o th on page 31
Hugh heard tell that his auld maister's business wis for sale in th on page 79
'Whit sum dae ye hae in mind, Maister Watson?' he speirt cannily, p on page 80
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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
me had speired me oot fir his maister; on page 42
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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Maister o the obvious on page 99
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
g man, the high heid yin, the maister o the hoose, the wan that ear on page 53
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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
'A'm afraid ye cannae see the maister. He's at his breakfast an has on page 34
ae control the blaze the fire-maister had tellt the dockmaister tha on page 58
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Visionary maister o aa that he saw, on page 15
uf-etten fish oan it? Gif his maister hingit him fir it on page 119
kens aathing, an is maister o aa crafts, an is hence a ki on page 121
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Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
ditar o thon orgain wes cryed Maister Annand. A hae red at whan the on page 10
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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
yin fir the maister on page 8
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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
o his guid maister's care on page 77
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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The maister dovert, mistress wrocht her l on page 22
The maister scrat blyth baudrons' thrumfu on page 23
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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
plain, the temperament o the maister; on page 43
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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
intae the interview, houever, Maister Esquierdo gradually did whit on page 7
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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Your maister we'll send ti his grave. on page 17
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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
g he lowtit doun an said: "Ma maister the Duke o" - an here he nam on page 42
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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
aboot his age as weel as the maister. There wis a mystery aboot hi on page 17
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Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Whimbrel, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
folk that hankert tae be like Maister Basho hissel, wi his winblawn on page 5
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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
tae chant poetry and tae be a maister o aw things musical. Sae when on page 2
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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"That's whit you hink, Maister," the foremaist joukster said on page 58
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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"Hoo brawly made!" the Music Maister purred, as he woond the bird on page 102
nor the real bird," the Music Maister tellt the Emperor. "Ilka note on page 103
t, yer Muckleness!" the Music Maister said. on page 104
bonnie instrument," the Music Maister declared. "The clockwork bird on page 106
njerum muttered tae the Music Maister, and they baith breeshled oot on page 107
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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
rang wi the snaabree, ay, the Maister comes doun on page 28
t the title as Suddron Sangs. Maister Dauvit Hawkes is o the opinio on page 33
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ainer maist ordinar fowk coud maister is Tony Connery's steid www.c on page 65
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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Celebrant: The grace o our Maister, Jesus Christ on page 97
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Wyce on, O Maister o the Caravan: on page 31
The Maister o the Caravan on page 32
We're hens on a girdle. Maister awa! on page 33
The Maister o the Caravan on page 34
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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Banes, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
A stately presence has his maister. on page 75
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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
n. Naebody could ca me a 'spy-maister' but ye'd think thon fellaes, on page 113
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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
e a rattoun. Cam Kennedy is a maister at eimage-makin. Airlie on th on page 119
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
t will tak readers a while ti maister wha is wha amang the walter o on page 138
mage is a couthie ane, shawin maister an dug in a cottar hous, an s on page 141
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
schuils that taen pairt an aw.Maister Alan Blackie, high Heid Ane o
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Scots, for thrie vyces). Auld Maister Henrysoun haes been sittin on
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McPartlin, John Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
yon sun-lik Maister whae whummled the sense
the warld o warlds the maister craftsman fakes
as folly pleesurin a canty maister.
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Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
dis, need onybody say'd, be a maister o his langage. Scots is a muc
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Fleemin, Sandy Koan, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
I spiered my Zen maister
Prood-like I tells the maister
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
becam freins. Bot Rab wes aye maister. Whan A wes gied a twa-wheled
“The’r a veisitor fur ye, Maister Grunstane.”
“A veisitour fur ye, Maister Grunstane. Shae says at shae
o a gryte aventur fur sakles Maister Grunstane an hiz rid-heidit s
Maister Grunstane, gin ye canna humph
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Visionary maister o aa that he saw,
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ds et me lik A’m a Scottish Maister Yoda.
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An shairly whit the maister needs
Palfrey: Maister, A'm shiverin wi fear.
Palfrey: Dear maister, see hoo fast he moves,
Ma maister sets me in a cup
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
"Weel juist you gaun an tell Maister Bond that if A catch him send
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
the ither leids, raither than maister.
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Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
we chappit at thur door an’ Maister McCann opened it sayin’ “
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
dy for pickin on the day. The maister an mistress likit tae serve t
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ip wis a skeel we aw haed tae maister! An o coorse, we makkit thing
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
decessors', warkshops, slams, maister-clesses an collogues. There w
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
r everythin, so she is. Hooer-maister seems tae be a favourite. Mar
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ove were as fine as ony fae a maister penter’s brush.
cried Daedalus. He had been a maister airchitect in Athens, an Mino
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
that his pairt is that o the 'Maister o the Revels', a character th
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
Sen he hes been your maister mony a year,
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ud leal tae Mr Cameron (or ‘Maister’, as they caa’d him), or
n, for aa that he wis a teuch maister, haed been a capable fermer,
led oot tae them by a grudgin maister. Wi the nochtless, sorny huma
3 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
sed. Raggle had been an ideal maister for the early stages o langag
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ney up for her auld days,. My maister's son is awa in Edinboro for
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DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
"Hullo," Moa cawed, "Maister Trow?
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ne whit thon wad hae duin tae Maister Henry's puir wee numb harns?
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
bein pit thegither the noo bi Maister Mark Meiklejohn wha haes spei
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MacMinto, Gregor The Magic Brainch, (wordpress 2021) Central, blog
e an awa hame wi it. Whan his maister seen it, he wis fell wraith a
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
thur wis a strange happenin. Maister McWard hud a sudden vision o
e shall lose the same for his maister’s interest, an it’ll be s
Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ae the Marnock. “I hope yer maister has seen this, an gies ye ani
‘I tellt Maister Burns that in my opeenion the
‘Maister Arbuckle, Maister Arbuckle . . .’ The wee bak
‘Maister Towers . . . Maister Towers sent me tae . . . tell
‘A wee lassie, Maister Arbuckle, a wee lassie.’
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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - MacCaig’s draucht oan the waa, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Wi these twa een I saw a maister at wark,
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@gordimhor1 tweeted
Dinnae gies ony o yer creenge maister snash!(2019) search twitter
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
gowkairse of the heichest ae maister o gowkairsey gowkairserie!(2020) search twitter
@OliphantWullie tweeted
e Dysart harbour. The Harbour Maister's Hoose has crackin cafe wi b (2022) twitter link
@Chazzbat tweeted
e-cockle ye ur, jist like yer maister, Willy-Fisher Supreme, BoJo t(2020) search twitter
Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
gawn doon. Time tae waaken ma maister. Ee keeps funny oors, ye ken. on page 40
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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
An maister a braw three point turn on page 15
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Fower month oan, the dug is Maister - an the Maan o the Hoose is on page 62
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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
yer cam up till him an said, "Maister, A'll folla ye farivver ye gy on page 16
disciples, "Fitna wye dis yer maister ett wi tax-gaitherers an cyaa on page 17
"E day, Maister, ye've deen yer bit an noo ye on page 82
nies, an they speirt at him, "Maister, fit will we dee?" He telt th on page 84
or a haul." Bit says Seemon, "Maister, we've vrocht aa nicht an hiv on page 87
Also on pages 93, 94, 96, 97, 98, 101, 103, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 112, 114, 115, 116
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
"Ay, richt ye ir yung maister," whuspert Motswane wi a frai on page 80
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ay, I mynd on him. He wis the maister o the place, fur aa his age, on page 51
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
it turnt tail an bit its ain maister, then chasit him, screamin, z on page 118
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
in doon. "Ging up an tell yer Maister that Chairlie the Pawper says on page 90
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
t tak this stracht up tae the Maister." on page 107
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Puppet Mannie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
n at its heid, aye the puppet maister steed,
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
gey far ben wi the meenister, Maister John Geddes.
. Dod Mathieson kent that his maister preferred himsel tae the grie
ark feenished this whyle, its maister ficherin wi't, sortin the tic
ee?" speired Meg, showdie her maister's dother back afore.
Meg left her maister's dother tae luik ower the Bi
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
-lounge, kitchie, dinin-room, maister bedroom (wi en-suite shouer a
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“Ay, bit yon Inglis maister’s a richt sassanach!”
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
fundins ta her maister. Oh, ma painches wir richt sa
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ubbit his furry back agin his maister’s brikks as if tae say: “
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Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
eferred tae her man as ‘the maister’, an in their hame, the mai
’, an in their hame, the maister wis served maet first, his lo
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
et tae get sic a clear view o maister fluffdraars (2021) twitter link
Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
devotion - Undoubted genius, maister poet - a prophet, though he on page 77
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@peediepuss tweeted
@jm_stout Afore its maister!!???? (2021) twitter link
Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
e gaun doon - Here, Bill! Th maister says ee've got tae gaun doon on page 37
aphy: then Drawlin-th Drawlin-maister was an auld conger-eel, that on page 95
on: "Ah went tae th Classical maister, tho. Hei was an auld crab, h on page 96
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
is ae guid maister, whae leukit weel efter his h
A read, wis the pairish Post-Maister. Is ae maitter o fack, wei he
big hoose wis the hame o the Maister o Polworth an his
3 matches
Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
xt hïs follaers, "Whut's yer maister daein aitin wi thaim tex men on page 9
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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
urse (DISTRICT NURSE), schuil maister o furst-heicht weans (PRIMARY
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@the_gellick tweeted
drink, an that he was a hoor-maister forby! (2015) twitter link