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Use in varieties of Scots

marra Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.2 6.7 10.6 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2013 7 0 0 0 0
Number of authors12 9 3

Occurrences of marra in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
stamack, broth stock frae the marra-banes, an a grand lamb-stew. on page 57

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
ma maik, ma marra, siccar an strang. on page 55

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
personal appearance. This is marra wi and reinforces DOST's exis on page 17

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Inglis fowksang, at hae na+e marra at the present time. We hae g on page 56

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Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
gif yon gits aneuch votes tae marra the quota fir thair saet on t
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
a commeisioun frae ma auld marra. He hed coft an auld warks i
is, at ye, Maistres, luik the marra o yeir
2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ation. Gin this style, an its marra, Biblical Inglis, had lestit
is tae gie the problem wird a marra as ane o a pair o synonyms, t
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
fae inside, racin through the marra ay ma bones like electricity,
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Ma marra cuid crack lik yin o wur ain:
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Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Izzata marra on yer barra clava?
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
knuckle beens Big beens foo o marra He said "Iae get this birn ha on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
settee, aboot sterved te the marra. Wi'd frozen pipes, windas fr on page 86

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in fir wiks - frozen te the marra bi aat caal North-east win. on page 21

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the verra warp an weft o its marra an smeddum.
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Bit yer nae, are ye? Yer the marra o a scraggit herrin”
on the stage luikin the verra marra o the picturs
aside her, wis her verra marra.the dubbiest, clortiest foosh
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