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picter Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.4 20.7 67.3 0 23.2 32.8 0
Number of occurrences8839 42 0 4 3 0
Number of authors33 15 14 2 3

Occurrences of picter in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
It wis juist like yon picter, Jekyll an Hyde, where this d on page 86

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
err awa baunk wis a different picter. Leukin up the burn, baith ba on page 22

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
tae Dorothy Lamour in a Road picter, on page 26

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McNeil, Andrew Lallans 58 - Carnegie’s Turning, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
In the picter on page 122

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
I saw a bleck-an-white picter o a castle an its gairdens, f on page 73

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
but ettle tae gie an evendoon picter o whit I see as a maist hales on page 56

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
A picter o the muin's face and the sun on page 68
bit, pissin, like an artist's picter on page 115
Aw the picter daurk and licht. on page 130

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
rae their lives she gies us a picter no juist o the haurd wark the on page 62

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"Weel thai nivver in the picter." on page 63
"The ane in the picter." Wullie wis gittin fashed wi on page 64
h, dearie me." Agg lukked the picter o innocence is the rammie gat on page 67

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
kshap tae pit the boss in the picter. I'll no likely get back here on page 97

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
te it. I wis delichtit wi the picter pitten alang o 'Sennachie'. I on page 123

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
He cuid picter thaim noo, bickerin awa throu on page 16

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
k ower yer SHOOder an see yer picter?"
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
face that cuid hae cam oot a picter buik o hivvenly beins, an her
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Scott, Hamish Lallans 75 - Televeision, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
clivver thing! – an gied a picter braw
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the port kythe weel-daein an picter-pretty, wisin artists an idle
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the gaps, tae gie a complete picter o speech in the hale o Scotla
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
an aye topical and kenspeckle picter in an unco auld and fremmit t
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
life. She thocht she saw the picter o Penelope smile as she wove,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
s particlar poster haed a big picter o Oor Wullie on it an the wor
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
kin on the screenplay for the picter o Buddha Da.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
in be the sheer detail o the picter she paintit. He tried tae sif
in be the sheer detail o the picter she paintit. He tried tae sif
staff site - an there wis a picter o him at a bink wi a crood o
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
tles tae gie a full an siccar picter o the quirkie linguistic seet
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Yule", says it aw an shaws a picter o Edinburgh's noo weel estaib
ie ither shows. The oreeginal picter wis pentit bi Sally J Collins
buik illustrator that did the picter for 2001's caird that wis cri
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
sel, he haed fair enjoyed the picter an noo he wis comin oot the f
e front steps o the Heywechts picter-hoose faced strecht on tae Br
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MacMinto, Gregor Beam Me Up, Sunshine, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
rk on the Sooside wis lik the picter abuin.
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MacMinto, Gregor The Rhythms of Bratislava, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
ostolányiová (see the third picter), a major Slovak recordin air
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MacMinto, Gregor Daffin in a Dear Green Place, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
ssel deid, an the fowk i this picter disna leuk lik that aithers.
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
? Or fit aboot pintin anither picter? Picters wi snaa are affa bon on page 29
t mebbe nae aa. Na, nae aa. A picter cam up in his min' o a meenis on page 30

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
t trespass agin you." A exact picter o whit Farquhar hid sayed tae on page 100

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
am fan he cam oot the Astoria Picter Hoose. An him only thirteen y on page 35

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Tak fir instance the picter ah wis luikin at the noo. It on page 40
irin, ah thocht luikin at the picter. Fowk wi their heids chappit on page 41
te. And it maks me hink o the picter ah'd seen in art cless; the b on page 45

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
The bride wis a picter an the service wid hiv brocht on page 17
ll Ah saa ma John: Ah can aye picter is wee face, aa reed an rumpl on page 67
aneth it. His een fullt es a picter o'issel es a young loon forme on page 77
artit freen wis replaced bi a picter o Stanley's new wife. She tit on page 79
"Oh!" The quine's face wis a picter es she wheeched awa the tools on page 83

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
a wheelchair! Lat's see this picter o's. Dinna greet, Baabie, he' on page 94

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
er haans grippit ticht, lik a picter o Jesus in Gethsemane. on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
! Aricht! Ah think Ah get the picter," interruptit Sandy. on page 26

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
id oan ae side an studied the picter. "Ye'v gat te try an think fi on page 30

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
in leukin throu yer faither's picter buiks agane? Teegers in Scotl on page 80

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
. They wad nivver ging near a picter hoose or a fitba match; for a on page 72
Weel, ye can picter mi face fan Ah saa that the s on page 75

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
me on a man Ah’d seen in a picter, beggin some gangsters tae sp
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Picter ti yersel a weet April nicht
™. The quines’ faces were a picter.
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McDonald, Charlie Doric Scots Books an Poems, (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
In a bonnie tin wi' a picter on the lid
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Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
idge. I mean, look at ye. The picter o' health. 'At's yer Sunday p
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
el Michael wi a claymore in a picter of Hell bi some loon caad Hie
Syne the Javans fand a picter frae the Sioux tribe o a chie
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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
, sits next tae ye, draawin a picter o his faimly.
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
You dare send a picter o ma like... like this tae on
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Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
that came ower her face wiz a picter. He continued wi, “The reas
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The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
t couldnae resist daein a wee picter instead. Apparently if you dr
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
nd Journal the day alang wi a picter of this grinning loon! http:/(2014) search twitter
AhÂ’ll expect a picter, guid luck! https://t.co/01Hu(2018) search twitter
ine freens telt me tae take a picter o tham wi Brendan Cole whilst(2019) search twitter
Latest pet picter fae Mrs Doric Phrases: https:(2019) search twitter
Fin the picter hoosies opens again, foo are (2020) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
neakin eence inti see a dirty picter I wis a loon. Spint maist o i(2019) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
Gye near feel e heat fae yer picter. Gairdin an mutt look rare.(2019) search twitter
aht keen, I nivver postit e' picter. Feel gype. https://t.co/ZYXv(2019) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Alice tried ta picter tae hersel whit hit wid be la on page 74
Gryphon is, hae a look at da picter.) "Up wi dee, du lazy sloo!" on page 94
n oot ower da wig (look at da picter at da front o da book on page 109

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Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Gutteryaggle lookit a picter wi her new claes and schul ki
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Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
Yon tartan laird in the picter wi his glessfu o whisky on page 141

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
picter o lealtie an hou Gud fufills
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@jamie_ginger tweeted
n r u ever gane ti change yir picter frae a egg? A ken yir heeds l(2012) search twitter

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