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Use in varieties of Scots

nicht's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12 12.2 17.6 0 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences3723 11 0 0 0 3
Number of authors24 16 5 3

Occurrences of nicht's in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
tae trap the nicht's fleein insects. on page 5

1 matches

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
But as nicht's dark shroud faa's faster, an on page 20

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
plenty o mead an efter a guid nicht's sleep ye'll be richt as rain. on page 60

2 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
We daunert hame in nicht's still calm, on page 11

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Wildcats lie oan last nicht's scabs on page 71

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
al! That wuid hae been a fine nicht's wark fer the bandits but yet on page 106

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Fore sittin back doon tae the nicht's ongauns. on page 41

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
This nicht's the fever crisis for us aw, s on page 128
e curse o memory and a day, a nicht's licht on page 129
And leuk up at a lowerin nicht's cloak on page 142

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e wan fit tae the ither. "The nicht's beer money, Bob! We've got a on page 19

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
ur a bit onciveilitie lik the nicht's, A'l tak in haun fekfu menes on page 9

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
in roond for denner afore the nicht's performance. When we get ther on page 30
, mairryin me durin the morra nicht's performance? That kind o onyt on page 107
nswered her, "efter the morra nicht's performance. But jist the noo on page 110
t gonnae patch the rest o the nicht's performance, noo that we've d on page 145

4 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
But thon nicht's hell wis tint o canty sperk, on page 25

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 73 - Guest, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Setterday nicht's tae wine an woo, on page 61

2 matches

McGibbon, Joe Lallans 73 - Feyther Langshanks Blues, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Thur days, nicht's a richt hell, on page 116

1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
A guid nicht's sleep now! @ComeCoachWithMe I(2014) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Ah'm watchin last nicht's #Disclosure, an Ah'm appalled(2020) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
msel on the mornin aifter his nicht's rist, the aal maan haed hanni on page 30

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah'v gat wir tickits fir the nicht's dunce it Thainstin," said [so on page 29

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
Ach, chyach, she hid a nicht's reprieve. She hid a fine excu on page 94

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
- Ah'v bocht tickets fir the nicht's Turkish evenin," said Joyce, on page 14
Ess nicht's goin great! thocht Ronnie, re on page 59
s 'pose, noo, the rest o the nicht's aa aboot damage limitation. on page 62

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the makk-shift altar fur the nicht's proceedins, a bushel pressed
ower the Leddrach Loch on ae nicht's frost wi nae as muckle's a sk
The nicht's cauld, oor claes are thin,
Nan cam ower tae help wi that nicht's milkin, fur whetyher or no a
4 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
The nicht's wee yella yitey sittin on a m (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Agane the nicht's comin? Or on page 24

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
A guid nicht's spoart wus cloddin stanes. on page 2

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An heerd tha nicht's grim soonds: on page 21

1 matches

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