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morning Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words74.6 75 73.7 79.5 46.5 240.6 26.5
Number of occurrences231141 46 8 8 22 6
Number of authors84 42 23 4 7 6 2

Occurrences of morning in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
y of sunshine, tae pierce the morning mist, on page 18

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Guid morning Thorstein, guid morning Olaf.' on page 54

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
O! Lyk the morning clood wis gane - on page 31

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'Good morning, Mrs Addison, Mrs Williams an on page 52
. We sit n wait on the Friday morning. 'The three ae us huv been se on page 57
"Good morning, gentlemen. This is the first on page 59

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
. Since you picked me up this morning, the verbal hyperbole ejacula on page 33

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Good morning,' she sang oot cheerily. It w on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
This morning, as the 372 shoogled on page 10

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Hello, you" it says. "Good morning." It immediately sends me hur on page 82

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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
The follaein morning the toun wis still in uproar on page 127

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
said it wid be awright in the morning. But Ah wis worried because s on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
As the morning haar lifts the warld distils, on page 15

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
preach tae onybody on Sunday morning eftir that exhibition. on page 62
wis the congregation the next morning, Did ye see the wye Mrs Doche on page 63

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Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
aun ti spyle sicna deleicious morning bi onie sairie thochts. Nivve on page 2

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Good morning, Miss Stirling,' the doctor s on page 85

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
bricht like the morning star he was - on page 35

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
e gae the shelter a miss that morning an get oan wi the rest o ma d on page 112

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e a grete seemilarity atween 'Morning Tide' bi Jack, an the hinnere on page 91

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
stravaigit by an said, "Good morning." Mony wis dug walkers - ane
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
One morning, one morning,
One blue and blowy morning,
I met my love one morning
3 matches

Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
her tae Asda in Govan in the morning, “cos a student cannae affo
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
rmers were awready oot in the morning field, onybody wha'd managed
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
cabinet fae appearin oan Good Morning Britain ‘’He’s so scary
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
uel) an On seeing myself in a Morning Mirror, the hinnermaist haein
1 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
e, jist like ah promised that morning when we were pairted.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
snae look hauf as bad wae its morning frost coverin.
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“Good morning, Enfield Sanitary Solutions,
e of our passengers died that morning. He was an auld man. The seco
“Good morning, Enfield Sanitary Solutions,
lly the supplier so well this morning. The man has always been an a
4 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
It was a Sunday morning, smirnie rain. Ye was ready f
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae the footbridge, his early morning snack iz hiz world.
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Mindin, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
d large ower her passing. The morning efter, ah received a choked p
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the bitch over the pass this morning.”
n, like go up to him the next morning and say, ‘Don’t worry abo
2 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
mair grain throu whisky in a morning nor in meal that wad feed him
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
n his brakfast; but the neist morning, Till noticed that the man wi
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
aboot three o’clock in the morning. A silly thing, really. Pete
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Breenge, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central, poetry
This morning, as the 372 shoogled
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
On the Wednesday morning ah got up early, got dressed
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ait. It has been one of those morning’s’’.
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@AngelaHaggerty Good morning tae ye, a hope it's a good st(2020) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
nish aff for the Weegies this morning. With their current rate of i(2020) search twitter
Hoose is mental this morning. She’s only got one day tae (2020) search twitter
@notthegramma And good morning tae you Canada ??????(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
Morning peeps.. Another lie in this m (2023) twitter link
Morning peeps.. It's dry oot.. A slig (2022) twitter link
Morning peeps.. Mmm, a bit driech loo (2022) twitter link
Morning peeps.. A bit like yesterday, (2023) twitter link
@allieneave Morning Allie... Well, whit are ye up (2023) twitter link
and 28 other occurrences.

@jax6754 tweeted
he now as they stop me gettin morning munchies, but what aboot bana(2014) search twitter
ling doon tae London till Fri morning, fir the weekend in London! ?(2014) search twitter
k!.....Oh and nicht......ahem morning! I'm orf tae sleeps tae befor(2015) search twitter
in touch wi you by next Tues morning re yir available dates! Hae a(2015) search twitter
fam. Be in touch by next Tues morning tae book sessions wi you! ?XX(2015) search twitter
and 6 other occurrences.

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
Guid morning musing .... just wee random t(2018) search twitter
Guid morning ....top tip #dinnaeyawnwhensk(2018) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
@cal_ann Good morning. I’ve been oot in ma goonie (2020) search twitter
p chewin it an woke up in the morning wae ma han stuck tae ma hair.(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
n Nicola Sturgeon's mind this morning.(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
sing names. At breakfast next morning in the wee hotel he proudly a (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
9 @martinjlansdell @IonaMcKay Morning gorgeous ?? glad you've got y (2022) twitter link
zieb @jojodinks79 @star_welsh Morning gorgeous ?? yes get another d (2022) twitter link
rtinjlansdell @marebearturner Morning gorgeous ?? we'd form a drink (2022) twitter link
beat a sausage or two in the morning hen! (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
dog @scottishlass1st @g_hibby Morning B ... early weather report fa (2022) twitter link
kadog I was ontae my pal this morning his telly isnae gonnae last m (2022) twitter link
@g_hibby Morning Hibby a dry dug walk this mor (2022) twitter link
bby still recovering fae this morning's saturation ???????????? (2022) twitter link
@g_hibby Morning Hibby... I can confirm its pu (2022) twitter link
and 9 other occurrences.

@LairnScots tweeted
the #Scots that was used this morning! Links (and a translation of (2021) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
or boyywood spice at 3 in the morning get a real kebab n whitey it (2021) twitter link
y, just ma wee balcony in the morning wae a coffee n a snout, we sl (2021) twitter link
It’s a Sunday morning n cunts are arguing the polit (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@blackdiamondfm morning to everybody at bdfm - have (2020) twitter link
headline to see on a saturday morning - enjoy your birthday sir (2020) twitter link
to pop in for my flu jab this morning - thanx! (2020) twitter link
sight a luv tae c on a sunday morning - need a say more (2021) twitter link
hold of some one on here this morning - its awe hush hush at the m (2020) twitter link
and 6 other occurrences.

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
nk on e hard life I hae. Frae morning ti nicht I trail wechty dracc on page 26

1 matches

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ye tae Thainstane Hoose iviry morning fin she wis younger, an clean on page 15

1 matches

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
e birds had better be gone by morning " on page 51

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Aa morning he hid fullt his guts on page 15

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ae Fergie's there ivry Sunday morning, sin-sheen or thunnerpelt, ta on page 24

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
an says laigh-in ''Ere was es morning, I arrives at the kirk an tak on page 90

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Neist morning the doctor wisnae weel please
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
arade in Princes Street. Ilky morning, Margit said e Pipe Band frae
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Good morning girls – sleep well? Who wan
meenits ower sax in the morning!!!!
2 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
Sunday day morning me and my Aul-man were kickin
1 matches

Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
thankit me fir a ma help that morning. They telt me the wifie wis o
1 matches

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
his wid keep me gaun till the morning. Ma belly aready felt as thou
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
bum fluff across ma jaa. This morning, I decided tae dee summin abo
This morning, somebody chapped hard on the
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e start at five o'clock every morning and work through tae at least
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
The next morning the police found a mangilt co
1 matches

Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
A fine Octobers morning fan the season’s slawin doo
1 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
@ScottishJill Morning Quine, hae a guid wan!(2019) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
toots can make ye ging in the morning (and mak to bide on the laavi(2019) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
he top of his fore heed every morning. #creep(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
eo o them gathering early one morning I wis gan ti a semi final din(2020) search twitter
It's a fool raa brute o a morning(2020) search twitter
Ats ats a topper o a, morning inoo(2020) search twitter
ht nicht four hours ZZZs this morning wiz nae enough(2020) search twitter
hoenix45Blog Aye hid an early morning trek clear dry n nae, muckle (2020) search twitter
and 9 other occurrences.

@daleser23 tweeted
ond @CallumC19 i was oot this morning. Just back fae gym. Is that i(2013) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
cking coal fae the beach this morning wee a mae thermals I could fi(2016) search twitter
g his car windis at 6am every morning! Arse(2016) search twitter
The TV at this time in the morning is jist repeats! Fits Jeremy (2017) search twitter
quawking awa early oors o the morning fan ma heeds spinning fae las(2017) search twitter
be deen wee one o those this morning I tell ya! Although twa sausa(2017) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@DoricPhrases Morning Aiberdeenshire. Bosker o a da(2020) search twitter

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
@pilaraymara Good morning fae a foggy Aberdeen Heliport(2020) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
overlooking LA aboot 4 in the morning...ahv got a long screwdriver (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
wir sure I wir stairtan that morning, but didno, waant tae say any on page 14
whin unkan folk disturbed his morning's rest, on page 78

2 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
I made you the morning. on page 15

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
miraculously on a damp August morning. Lambs gain weight, content o
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
sts flit roond the geo in the morning sun – fire creaturs in a wa
But on Sunday morning at low-watter we leave wur pr
sand haes a purple hue in the morning sun. Here, in the shadow o th
3 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
@amy_may Good morning to you too, Mum and Peedie Ma (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
nin her heid ida wind, waitin morning licht.
1 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
t atween 7 bairns tae hae wan morning, raa in a cup, it wis said ta
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
at Smootie has come home this morning wearing a collar and name tag
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
Good morning ta everybody dat isna votin f (2021) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Morning walkies with Casino. Da whole(2019) search twitter
humpbacks fae the window this morning! #shetland(2013) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
this, it's made for a joyous morning. Keep dem comin an aa. https:(2020) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Aaaa sunday morning and da lasses wir at a sleepo (2019) twitter link

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
wi him it Meadshaw the neist morning (whilk hei greed tae
o his traps an kum the neist morning; whan him an the fermer
aed roond his sheep the neist morning:
3 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
Neist morning, she didna come doon fur her
1 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
side o bed did e get oot this morning????? #how #calmdoon(2012) search twitter

@jamie_ginger tweeted
g better ti dae on a seterday morning bar switch the computer on an(2020) search twitter
Weighted masel this morning and thought that ka b fuckin (2019) search twitter
ti play plus a 7mile rin this morning. #earlytibed(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
Up at 8 for morning dauner (not doner) after frui(2020) search twitter
endly face first thing Monday morning in a hoolie. Off now to write(2020) search twitter
wee way to've spent a Sunday morning hour writing the only poem ab(2020) search twitter

@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
@g_hibby Morning Hibby, aye it's been wet doon (2022) twitter link
@BrianBengal @g_hibby Morning Brian, yeah need tae comb yer (2022) twitter link
@mylegend201999 Good morning Miss S. Have yersel a fun fil (2022) twitter link
nBengal Night night an a guid morning to you ???? (2022) twitter link
@awsumedevil Morning. It's quite nice Doon here in (2022) twitter link
and 6 other occurrences.

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
tap o hir dairk curls. "Guid morning, Mrs Andrews," she caalt oot, on page 1

4 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
My dad’s advice this morning is “dinnae get that aul coro(2020) search twitter
Is 9:30am the morning or is it the forenoon? https:(2020) search twitter

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