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monster Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.5 18.5 13.6 39.7 11.6 0 22.1
Number of occurrences5636 9 4 2 0 5
Number of authors30 18 6 3 1 2

Occurrences of monster in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
e ye dinnae believe thare's a monster than?' on page 59

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
e be some horrible, heartless monster. Ye know whit, Siobhan, ye're on page 1

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
the monster on page 38
the monster on page 39

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
comin fae ah'm faced wae a monster ae a boay. Aldo must be aboot on page 38
v me doon as a clueless Honey Monster who couldnae lace her bits. W on page 55
ded in ma heid. Mario and his monster cock. on page 65
st pal. A family sized bag ae Monster Munch. on page 91

4 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
mman, a frichtsome tyrannical monster wha gied the cauld creeps tae on page 61
eeked ower his shooder at the monster. 'Ah ws richt, wis ah no?' he on page 146

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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
ittin wi fury the great scaly monster whirlit aroun an took aff nor on page 79
had it surroundit. The slimy monster spat an clawit at them but wi on page 80

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
an Harpreet a free packet ae Monster Munch every day fur helpin he on page 34

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
n, gey slowly, like some unco monster risin up fae the deep, Granni on page 50

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Ye kin get tae see the manky monster aw slime, gunge, bowl, and th on page 29

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
d a slender frame, but he'd a monster hairy mole oan his chin. on page 58

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
A muckle, gurlin monster on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
He wis a monster. As big as a tenement and as on page 8
her tae Argos and tracked the monster doon tae its lair. The Hydra on page 11
straight at the snake-heidit monster and chapped aff yin o the nin on page 12
Hercules and Iolaus focht the monster and when aw its heids were af on page 13

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
Wi a monster in yer room?
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ud, Wee Burnie, The Loch Ness Monster's Comin tae Ellon and Tam. Th
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Alive!, lik Frankenstein’s monster.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
he knocked the monster oot.
bit Eve, she took a monster crunch,
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
v me doon as a clueless Honey Monster who couldnae lace her bits. W
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
in tae blaw it up, an haed ‘monster’ pentit ower it. Patrick Se
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
cocaine an ye’ve created a monster.
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ad been built as the hame o a monster we cried the Minotaur: a crai
ng near the centre, whaur the monster bided. Mibbe noo, he saw the
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
a pride and joy. Which is the monster American style fridge freezer
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@GrahamMaloney8 A monster. Cannae scare a fifer tho ???(2020) search twitter

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
gin on fur deer lyfe eis, eis monster wis baaken taeward's eis. Eit on page 48

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
menacin lik some prehistoric monster. Bit it wis like nae tractor on page 87

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Jane said "she coodnae let a monster like
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
y seemed tae want tae buy yon monster
Monster combine maks a deep track.
2 matches

Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
Monster or legend?
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“It’s a space monster,” cried ane.
, an merched oot tae meet the monster. It wis
2 matches

@glenlivetloon tweeted
c Nae every loch that's got a monster... although you do appear in (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
oh dear, whit a fleg! And the monster I grappled wis Bella's left l on page 72

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The Stronsee Monster's on page 88

1 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
'A muckle monster, oot at sea – hid's craaled
The monster girned and gied a rift, and t
2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
a toon, an buy himsel a graet monster o a TV set wi a satellite dis on page 5
n "dir nae wye I can face dat monster" tae "I want ta see what he's on page 58

2 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha bull-heidit monster o state on page 33

1 matches

Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
The Lost Ness Monster
Whun the monster clim's oot o the watter
That he wanted a monster for company
So this Lost Ness Monster
4 matches

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