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Use in varieties of Scots

possessed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.4 2.1 12.1 9.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences144 8 1 1 0 0
Number of authors13 4 7 1 1

Occurrences of possessed in Corpus

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Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Possessed o joy, on page 25

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
te fur weeks, He's like a man possessed. He hawns me the bag back. Ah on page 2

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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
r bein real, diverse fowk, no possessed o mystical romantic pooers or
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@Chazzbat tweeted
@mrnickharvey Whit possessed him?!(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
t her doon here? Fit on earth possessed ye?' Leanin ower the stern ra on page 41

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
n drove tae the toon like een possessed Wi Annie tryin nae tae greet on page 15

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
possessed bi deevils, feel fowk, an the on page 11

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
while ithers possessed their mither's resilience on page 34

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
especial but nae necessarily possessed o supernatural powers. A subs on page 118

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
ear whit muckle ingyne Geddes possessed an hoo faur ahead o his time on page 125

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
ear whit muckle ingyne Geddes possessed an hoo faur ahead o his time
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“Fit the sorra possessed them tae bigg a tinny monstro
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
oon labs o a night, clim : as possessed o a tail, dore tae be taen oo on page 36

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Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
possessed you? Wan rule an you brok it on page 18

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