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Use in varieties of Scots

merry Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.9 22.3 30.4 29.8 11.6 21.9 26.5
Number of occurrences7442 19 3 2 2 6
Number of authors45 23 10 3 2 2 6

Occurrences of merry in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
An hame we steer, a merry crew, Aneath the settin sun. on page 6

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
alf our wine, so we're feelin merry n A'm singin Orange tunes. - on page 41

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
I think aboot the merry quip. But ye never ken. A sui on page 1

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
n leadin the dragoons a richt merry dance ower thé moss-hags til on page 30

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
A Merry-Go-Roun o Inefficiency or Cor on page 119
late an weel ower price: the merry-go-roun o profiteerin keeps o on page 123

3 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
merry hell. on page 62
merry month o May. on page 100
ck bein thi mornin dew in thi merry on page 101

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
MERRY CRIMBO, she shoutet doon the on page 42
a wee sparkly card that said: Merry Christmas, Duck Feet. on page 43

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
. I'm gaun tae let the Prince merry her ugly stepsister." on page 85
eamin that the Prince wis tae merry the stepsister. She wisna tha on page 86
"I canna merry you!" he shoutit at the steps on page 88

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
maybe she Wouldnae huv caused merry hell in ma auld age. on page 77

1 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
we got big we were aa gonnae merry fermers. That wid be them wi on page 120

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
kie. This has the teetle 'The Merry Months of Summer' : - on page 69

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
exposeitions hae ye hard for 'merry-matanzie'?); but the buik is on page 129

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
literary sources and sae the Merry Muses are haud mair nor a sal
1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Bak Tae Schuil, (Scots Hoose 2015) Central, weans
Nae wonder thir keekin sae merry!
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
. The suppliers are giving me merry hell, as you’d say. We need
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
speaker is the richt credible Merry Courant, a lusty, forritsome,
, Edwin Stiven pynts oot that Merry Courant is a Scots expression
ots fowk-dramas o the period. Merry Courant listens in turn tae f
wather wants shuid be met tae Merry Courant. He skeelie-like symp
4 matches

Robertson, Gary A Wee Dundee Xmas Poem, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
Merry Xmas fae Scotland, an a Happy
1 matches

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
wife dae it aw. She led Ben a merry dance tae. Turnin the flaminâ
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
"Merry MacGlinchy!"
"Well, Merry MacGlinchy, I'm Sister Joseph
2 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
@AnneLaird31 And a Merry Christmas to you and yours An (2022) twitter link
Have a lovely evening, and a Merry Christmas tae ye... ???? (2022) twitter link
our... Have a guid day, and a Merry Christmas tae ye... ?? (2022) twitter link
me tae yersel's, and enjoy... Merry Christmas.. ?? (2022) twitter link
MG... Have a guid day, and a Merry Christmas tae ye... ?? (2022) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

@jax6754 tweeted
@ComeCoachWithMe Merry Christmas tae awe coaches and(2014) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
lt Pal! ??. ??. ????????????. Merry Christmas tae You and Yours ?(2019) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ald01 Jane is gonnae get awfy merry wi that bottle tae hersel. ??(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
taegevver an a braw dinner :D merry chrismas, wan an aw!(2020) search twitter

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
a bairn, but the wife he did merry wis nae sae gweed tae ma bair on page 84

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
MERRY CHRISTMAS Gary Christie waken on page 15

3 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
She said she'd merry me, an I believe her on page 108

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
An hom we steer, a merry crew, Beneath e settan sun. on page 6

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
e finn mysel singin 'Roun the merry-ma-tansie!' I dinna ken fan I on page 50

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e fin she'd left her hame tae merry an bide wi Steenhillock. She
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ne fa cudna fin ony chiel tae merry her, till at the hinnereyn a
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
A Merry Crimbo tae aw ma fellow #Dand(2018) search twitter
Merry Christmas tae Ye a'll. Did th(2015) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
A gye Merry Christmas tae aa ma fellow Do(2015) search twitter
Merry #Christmas loons an quines! F(2018) search twitter
un an enjoy the moment. Hiv a merry Christmas! xxx https://t.co/I(2019) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
Merry Christmas ti aa Toonsers, Teu(2019) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Yon merry Xmas tae wan n'ah! Hope ye ah(2018) search twitter
Michty me! Merry Xmas tae one n'a! Been wrecke(2018) search twitter
re again, Xmas time & aÂ’body merry & jolly. Or in my case half c(2019) search twitter
Merry Xmas fae the Fittie Bar ???? (2019) search twitter

Orkney

Miller, Alison Gallows Ha - Bairns Sang, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
No lightsome lad will merry haer. on page 14

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
As everywan gets merry, folk start birlan roond the on page 70

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
They twirled among the merry dancers up high on page 90

1 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
fur ploys an cuddles, merry jinks atween on page 23

1 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Merry Christmas!
1 matches

Southern

Purdie, David C. Lallans 90 - Le Vin de Mon Pays, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Southern, poetry
Gie me the hauf that maks ye merry. on page 7

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Th merry voices cry. on page 6

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
An hame wae steer, a merry crew, on page 6

1 matches

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
m it could be said "Ye wudnae merry hir if the sovereigns wuz hin on page 33

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
but when Ah ax'ed her tae merry, on page 21

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Glimp aroon aa merry fool on page 37

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
fter he wus kidnapped by tha 'Merry Hearts o Down'. A mine yin da on page 29

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
e look aroon and watch life's merry way, on page 47

1 matches

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