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Use in varieties of Scots

plants Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.6 19.1 24 89.4 52.3 0 17.7
Number of occurrences7336 15 9 9 0 4
Number of authors39 22 4 6 5 2

Occurrences of plants in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ilka planet, there were guid plants an ill plants. Syne, there we on page 22

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ot, no even the height ae the plants which stand in pots around th on page 52

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an days lik thir the grass an plants on page 77

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
. He's busy sniffin aboot the plants that run along the pathwey. A on page 153

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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
First pit yer plants in a jaurie; second, arrange on page 134

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
bring the bill trinnles ower. Plants twa pints ae lager doun on th on page 2

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
a mixter-maxter o weel-keepit plants. Staunin in the doorwey, wi h on page 19

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
s, receipts for dyein woo fae plants or for Michaelmas Cake, stapa on page 62

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
aye Darnley's - an plants it - - on page 28

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
t her pittin back maist o the plants she dug up. It wisnae aye eas on page 92

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McPartlin, John Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
wi chuckies, plants, watter, wund an sky,
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
can be applied tae different plants in different airts. The wird
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ahint it is that aw beiss an plants, atweill the haill Yirth itse
a frae thinkin aboot beiss an plants as juist an eik til Jock Tams
th at is skaired wi beiss and plants. It is a wey o thinkin an dae
h, or WWF for hainin beiss an plants. Forby, we hae national perks
teific intress for ti proteck plants, beiss and launscapes. Govren
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
plants an shrubs o evri hue an colou
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Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
it’s the same wi cheese plants. They daurnae gae inti wardru
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
aw the plants we used tae feed on.
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
ts his airms round Boabby and plants a big kiss on each cheek.
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
the area is covered in grass, plants and trees.
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Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
, gushin pure watter ower the plants! Me an Ginger flew ower tae i
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
light, the shadow o the yella plants fae the field – it aw flipp
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
imple dyes fae the flooers an plants in her gairden. But somehoo h
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
orn. Then she wattert the pot plants. Then she sat in meditation.
it intae a thick staun o the plants, whaur it stuck, mockin her.
in the growthy smell o watter plants. An Ah’m as guid a judge o
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ds back oor tae the table and plants it doon.
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@rattlecans tweeted
as all day. Hmmm whit sort of plants wid we need tae start growing (2022) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
aroond 1800 different kynes o plants. Twa hooses, the 'Palm House' on page 16

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Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
Gutsy plants raxed oot tae thrapple her. L on page 119

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
asks." Is this the same plants that gruw year in year oot?"
doon the timmer an your young plants wid hae been killed. I think
set aboot pooin oot the young plants. This wisnae
ok fine an healthy. Yon young plants simply
judge wi the pot plants. Yon pots were gey ticht the
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e the grun,they grew inno tea plants…an a fair lot o eelashes gr
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
the roadsides. Baith o these plants bein strategic choices seein
resource for wildlife. These plants will be a source o nectar for
vert in a diversity o kynes o plants tae match the diversity o fow
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@cligeey tweeted
cross pollinate wee the right plants(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Kent hoo tae use the plants. on page 12

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Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
o aboot herbs and potions and plants. She kent what wid cure, but on page 22

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Grieve, Ingrid Gallows Ha - A Spell o Good Wather, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
tae water the plants and feed the fields. on page 31

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
open?" The metal cruin: solar plants, atmospheric regulaetors, gra on page 43

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Tae water the plants and feed the land on page 157

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
oyster plants an daisies growan on page 49

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Kent hoo tae use the plants. on page 75

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
two aboot herbs an potions an plants. She kent what wid cure, but on page 76

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@peediepuss tweeted
oncrieff Grand healthy lukkan plants(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ings dat sproot fae da grund, plants an flooers an trees, wi fruit on page 3
da laand is rich an ready fir plants ta sproot. on page 35

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
oorse winter he seemed ta hae plants whin nae idder boddy did. on page 8

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De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Wir languages evolve lik plants. Da verges on page 19

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
abön da shörmal, an oyster plants crug on page 34

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Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ae aet peerie bits o algae an plants. Bein a parent when you’re
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
look reveals wonderful peerie plants. http://t.co/Si4GQZUzia(2014) search twitter
There's somethin poetic aboot plants growin oot fae sand and rock (2019) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
brairdit an tha sin ris, tha plants wus scorcht, an the' wuthert on page 9

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
The wilelife, plants and flooers. on page 38
As grass granes up and plants begin tae growe an play thair on page 46
The trees an plants are buddin, the Spring Lambs on page 48

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