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Use in varieties of Scots

pleisur Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 13.9 7.5 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3327 5 0 0 1 0
Number of authors11 9 1 1

Occurrences of pleisur in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
e. For a lang time your ainly pleisur wis the douceness o sundouns. on page 26
net, but I kentna hou tae tak pleisur in it. Her tale o clauts, tha on page 33
ill apen your windae for that pleisur. An your freends will be dumf on page 87
rs. He micht stang ye for his pleisur. on page 88

4 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
hissel we pleisur. 'Haud yir wheesht,' seys the on page 14

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
t onie ither buddie skair hir pleisur. Ilk vyow an saur, ilk test a on page 6

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
inds endless oors o divert an pleisur rammlin an haikin amang the k on page 65

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
aith, aye wi mair tae tice an pleisur baith mither-tung speakers an on page 126

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
wul bring ye hours o listenin pleisur, as deleivert til us bi a bra on page 136
s til the collegianer nor the pleisur-snowker. on page 139

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
haws an unco degree o virr an pleisur on the pert o baith pupils an
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
idit hiz kist wi a secht o fu pleisur, an layed hissell bak seilfu
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
“It wul be a pleisur ti gie ye a hurl ti the ceiti
e sojers as ae man sechtit wi pleisur. Anither haun kythit an pit
Ein Mirren wes fou wi sakles pleisur an foryet hir anxeitie fur a
Napier. Bi pittin by hiz ain pleisur, the
hiz lest chance o the sempil pleisur o
8 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
Unsneck it, open it up an tak pleisur in explorin the aulder histor
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
hould hae been the uphaud and pleisur o your eild? Ilk ane wis selt
d see wis theirs. In the unco pleisur o that thocht they fliskit ro
ka moothfu o fuid wis an unco pleisur, nou that the scran wis e’e
3 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
oistenin beef wi deep sichs o pleisur. The hostler smirlt, then lat
1 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
McGinty’s seat an purred wi pleisur.
ld body. “It’ll be a real pleisur compared wi Gurr an Scrat. Oh
wi pleisur like bendy bananas, an his te
Wi a souch a pleisur, the mannie cried “Jist the
An Furly an Mary beamed wi pleisur. Fur ye see, gin ye keep thin
5 matches

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
d look at me, her een wide wi pleisur, a finger tae her lips. O aa
1 matches

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