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Use in varieties of Scots

plant Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words26.5 21.6 18.1 109.3 58.1 20.7 35.4
Number of occurrences8542 12 11 10 2 8
Number of authors38 18 6 4 4 2 4

Occurrences of plant in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
wisses. But whan it is an ill plant, ye maun ding it doun richt a on page 22
'It is ill-luckit for a plant tae hae a scunner o drauchts, on page 32

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
makin yer ain noo. How's the plant daen?' I hunt him. The plant' on page 1

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ve it in for the auld man tae plant some tatties an kail. His fai on page 25

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
min, likes. Cos as soon as ah plant ma erse oan the seat. Oot com on page 52

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an plant a kiss fae me on page 5

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
At noon they'll plant, at night they'll hole on page 115

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Millions o pounds worth o plant wir destroyed, on page 79

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'Weel,' said Pooh, 'if I plant a hinny-kaim ootside ma hoose on page 54

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
on tae, richt, is a poisonous plant and a pauchled credit caird." on page 36
e garlic, which is a roondish plant wi a shairp taste; anchovies, on page 42

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
though it wis long before hur plant pots were filled wi weeds ins on page 9

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
So plant a seedlin in the wuid on page 97

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Plant life is maist famously repres
oud hae been wrang. Like mony plant names, the same name can be a
2 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
connach maist o the beiss an plant life. An it is aften fair can
otects over 1,000 animals and plant species and over 200 so calle
2 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Tammy an the Cheese Plant
tt had encounters wi a cheese plant
ower her cheese plant an she was haean a richt guid
was thon muckle great cheese plant o Jen-
ny’s. Thon plant has niver liked me. Ah’ve a
10 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Wi bonny flooers ye plant, in lots
An plant for beauty or for smell.
If the plant dees - there's plenty mair!
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Burstin through the door, ah plant ma hauns oan the desk ay the
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
n or at least that ay a livin plant, it had tae change; had tae g
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
t veesit tae the auld nuclear plant there, an isolatit ootpost ma
k wirkin at the decommissiont plant, the maist o thaim security m
It’s an auld nuclear power plant!”
n his buit. He micht as weill plant the seeds somewhaur an see wh
tae experiment wi growein the plant in different condeetions. Nus
5 matches

Rennie, Susan The Muckle Michty Neep, (self-published 2021) Central, poetry
Went tae plant
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
uss fur it. Ah hink Danny wid plant a great big smacker oan ma li
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ad get slagged aff if a ate plant based foods n drank elderberr (2021) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
essure fae a nearby hydraulic plant, but it suin became seen as a on page 5

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
flooer Jonsar Eck wid tak the plant
be second prize for this pot plant. If I cood meet the plant own
. If I cood meet the plant owner I wid explain fit I am
ls."I got first prize wi this plant last year an there wis nae ca
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
body's ain DNA, like growin a plant frae a seed or seedling. Dr B
Plant life wis ugsome an raivelled.
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
p owre the recumbent steen. I plant masel back doon on it – ma
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
@72redz1903 : Yas min! Robert Plant sold oot at the Tivoli the ni (2022) twitter link
Yas min! Robert Plant sold oot at the Tivoli the ni (2022) twitter link
relates tae a food processing plant, the workers come fae numerou (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
get here without quarantine a plant a thought(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
There's the Process plant on Flotta - steel tanks and on page 48
sheu couldna find a place tae plant her dainty feet. on page 57

2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
. Sheu monietors: here at the plant, on page 16
monietors wan by wan, fer the plant tae idle the sleepan oors. Sh on page 45
isno the weel-kent tick o the plant mairkan hids time, but soonds on page 46
root braks fae the deck o the plant. Sheu rins tae see. The faald on page 153
d a spinnan triple helix ithe plant's center. Sheu canno hear ala on page 154

6 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I plant a wee kiss on yer heid. on page 144

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
no bad. Very much a east side plant. This een is the only wan on (2020) search twitter
@2Newlot Always a plant o tattie land to me. This, an(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ot aa dis he sat doon aside a plant dat hed sprooted up fae da st on page 71
he felt dat sorry fir da pör plant. So da Loard said ta Jonah, ' on page 72

5 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
May. Dat's dem at budders ta plant onything, an dir aye gettin f on page 8
minute skeletal remains o da plant's latest meal. An dan in late on page 91

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
ta plant or ripe, or redd da skeo du b on page 19

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
ta wael an plant seedcoarn; on page 25

1 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Plant babies!! Daves done such a wo (2020) twitter link

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
In the Spring, Ah plant the rice.
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Loch wis dammed an the Filter Plant it Roberton Moss wis biggit.
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
heerd this?" He saed, "Iverie plant ma heivenlie Faither haesnae on page 9
tree: 'Cum oot bi tha ruit an plant yersel ïn tha sea', an richt on page 98

2 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Wae mae ash plant unner mae oxter on page 13
Wae mae ash plant unner mae oxter on page 14

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Tae the nixt plant as they went. on page 27

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2011) Ulster, weans
he wee rid hen sed, “Wha'll plant the seed?”
he wee rid hen sed, “Wha'll plant the seed?” The pig sed, “
“Wha 'll plant the wheat? Wha'll cut the whe
3 matches

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