A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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midder Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.3 0 3.2 0 389.4 0 0
Number of occurrences690 2 0 67 0 0
Number of authors16 1 15

Occurrences of midder in Corpus

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Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
adder’s side up here as her midder’s; ey cam frae Glesca wye;
ead locks’. I canna see ony midder lattin her loon oot e door lo
2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
uage - shö's written in her midder tongue for mony a year noo. A on page VI
midder-wit, dey wid tak da röf aff. on page 40
Mock Turtle: "nae fish wi ony midder-wit wid ever hing aroond wi a on page 103

3 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ac, med a lok o Esau - an da midder, Rebekah, took in fir Jacob. on page 11
fe fae an ill-döin king, his midder pat him in a peerie basket i on page 15
man aye shaa respect fir your midder an fedder. on page 16
- da owld ean wis dir men's midder. Da owld ean hed a terrible t on page 17
ent richt awa whit ean wis da midder an gied da bairn tae her. on page 25
Also on pages 47, 81, 83, 161
10 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
s an tree boys, an dem an dir midder wrocht da croft till, ane bi on page 1
Dat wis anidder thing at his midder discouraged whin shü wis liv on page 2
hü wis just sixteen whin her midder deeid suddenly wi a stroke, a on page 4
Wir graandfaider said his midder wis telt him at da Brakes wis on page 7
k, fur Mary wisna da aeasiest midder in law, an dey wir naebody gu on page 11
Also on pages 13, 27, 34, 37, 42, 46, 57
18 matches

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Whin he got hame his midder said, "Hoo did du git on it d on page 17

2 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
heltie Prattle. Her faider an midder wis baith deed, an shui bed i on page 35

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
tae / Da lass maed it FIR her midder. A lok a languages haes peeri on page 80

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
mi midder nivver kent dee; an mi faider on page 85
'Love is love' flet mi midder, on page 115

2 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
da first time I saa her. Her midder brocht her tae da track, a pe
s wantin ta be a runner,' her midder says. 'Is dat right?' says I,
mia. Da day o da funeral, her midder appeared at da track side. Ki
3 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
On his midder’s dressin-table i da bedroo
1 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
dey guid by da yard daek, da midder soo tellt dem ta be wary o da
1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
o da hill, an dere wis John's midder staandin lookin. An I kent if
e dat far, at peerie Seemon's midder wis watchin tö. An we aa ken
da first at I met wis John's midder, an shö clespit me till her
3 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
Midder wis ben! Shö’ll never ken!
1 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
wis tae be grateful tae your midder is she dus alok for wis.”
1 matches

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
word and tought aboot whit my midder wid say if I telt hir whit I
1 matches

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
fitch aa da errants, fir his midder an faider wisna able onymare.
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
er foo Shaetlan fock sees dir midder tongue. Whaarby whin I wis yo
haar dey’r kyuckered up dir midder tongues - laek Faera, Catalo
spaekers is kyuckerin up dir midder tongues wi giein dem kirsen s
. Whin Faera kyuckered up her midder tongue shui hed da example o
at we want ta follow for wir midder tongue.
6 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland
i' da Shetland dialect... wir midder tongue, as da group is aptly

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
nest. “I can seen du has dy midder’s fine tick hair,” I said
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
s muckle ston. Thankfully his midder wis pitten some fairdie maet
green. I heard da roar o his midder as dey draggit him oot o da h
2 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Wance a Kunal son is boarn da midder dees and da faider shun eftir
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
i da haert o a paetstack. Her midder hed brocht her up weel; hed s
t, Smootie did jöst dat. Her midder watched her gyaan doon da rod
a Soond. Shö tocht aboot her midder. Wid shö be missin her? Shö
it apö da gless (a trick her midder hed shaan her). Her clooers m
honin dis een an dat Magnus's midder löt dem keep Smootie.
7 matches

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