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praise Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words34.2 29.2 27.2 0 116.2 0 61.9
Number of occurrences10655 17 0 20 0 14
Number of authors45 28 9 4 4

Occurrences of praise in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
whaur the heichest praise on page 32

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Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
and sang her hymn o praise on page 129

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
frae oor grievous efi. F 'An praise be, in his ain mysterious wey on page 31
tained by the Word o God, wae praise Him in the Psalms, thenk the on page 35
ay, wi laverocks singin their praise in the blue heavens abune, an on page 67

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
like this deserves nuttin but praise and admiration. He's pulled o on page 166

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
en cuid be - it wis a sang o praise tae a mannie that A kennt fin on page 70

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
whase landscape he addresses praise poems. His ecological passiou 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
writin a panegyric, or work o praise tae his late faither-in-law A on page 13

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
elujah!' yowled Granda Jock, 'Praise the Lord,' on page 62

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
In praise o Sanct Hugh o the shinin let on page 56
That he's biggit, in praise, o honour o whit? on page 57
Wham ah admire, an praise is due, on page 92
Yer praise ah'll sing mangst aa the shru on page 94
the kintra; in the kintra, ye praise the distant city o stars'. on page 101

5 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
For that paean o praise tae Oor Lady o Woundit Knee. on page 79

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
In praise o features fair. on page 77

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ctit tae thole it an ever tae praise them! on page 43

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
an praise me. Hypocrites! on page 22
Some day, ye'll see, ye'll praise ma wisdom. on page 35

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
we sing in praise o yer muckle glawrie. on page 97

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
; a wark that deservaidly won praise in a letter tae the poet frae on page 134

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
he match he wis richtly fou o praise for aw his players but coorse
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
ge is whan fowk stauns up tae praise the mither tung an tae cry fo
e in Merle on a Rowan. His In Praise o Standart Habbie , that gies
2 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
The motion gies guid praise tae the darg o Bòrd na Gàid
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
The wird o praise amang the purist (or anti-lat
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an soarin larks sang hymns o praise.
They'll seek for neither praise nor blame,
In Praise of Craigrossie
3 matches

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
ey wis niver a man for tholin praise, which wis liable tae be a di
1 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
vour on the continent, drawin praise by nane ither than King Louis
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ckle exaimples o guid news in praise o oor beseigit NHS.
ichtly gi’en thim fu’some praise oan facebuik the day! Wull th
2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
aft it speaks in Beatrice’s praise:
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Let's praise explorin’ heroes,
Received nae praise or thanks,
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Ay' kind an' generous your praise,
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Tae praise oor land!
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
racious tae sanction unctuous praise an prostrations
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
s wee story. He sookit up her praise, her smiles. She brocht him o
Praise be tae Fortune - the Auld Bi
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
ino an Wojtek wis gien muckle praise for helpin tae cairry the amm
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Your praise an fawm is richtly sung,
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
mous luve poem entitlet “In praise o ane Gentle Woman”, which
1 matches

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
Specific praise for yersel, @teuchtertoni! ??(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
?????? Thon’s aw ma haunds o praise, an no onie wanderin haunds o(2019) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
rdict available tae juries so PRAISE ME!" https://t.co/a3ikO88tOQ (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
the word legend disnae even praise this man enough - simply the (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
blackie wis singin her hymn o praise to the Almichty for a bountif on page 53
: and I can give it no higher praise than that. Rest assured, Tyle on page 58

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
lin te criticise raither then praise: nivver a 'Weel deen!' or an on page 28

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
folk nivver gid in muckle fir praise, displayin typical North-east on page 78

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ee yer gweed wark an they' ll praise yer Fadder in hivven. on page 11
'Praise be e Lord God o Israel. on page 81
them be faun tae come back an praise God bit iss fremt?" An he sai on page 109

3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
al langamachie an jynin i the praise. Aye psalms, myn, naething sa on page 24
n some ither bodie tae lead e praise. Tae Fergie's surprise, the i on page 25

5 matches

Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
"Praise be the chink an the skewer o on page 74

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
as gif in praise,
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the high heavens. An wi this praise aa the mair clootie dummmplin
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Spikk o the Nor East Leid, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Doric, poetry
ve a tongue tae spikk, I’ll praise the wirds o my kintrie
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
- really? At best, grudging praise if nae slightly bitter accoun (2020) twitter link

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
praise tae him!) on page 20

1 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
David wrat a lok o sangs in praise o da Loard an dis wis his hid on page 24
I praise da Loard on page 33
an aa natir sings da praise o da Loard. on page 35
an lik da fools we sing dy praise. on page 37
In Praise o da Göd Man on page 39
Also on pages 41, 42, 47, 93, 127, 167, 169
17 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ews, an da wadder, an Songs a Praise on a Sunday. Dat wis up tae d on page 5

1 matches

@HazelTindall tweeted
ookfest Heard you get fulsome praise on radio Scotland da day.(2019) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
An noo is riz tha praise ban's sang on page 1
at leeves In Israel's hoose o praise. on page 63
thaim that fear tha Loard gie praise Gie glorie tae him noo. on page 65
Whan A lift up ma praise tae thee Then wull tha hale k on page 66

5 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
er, Loard o heiven an irth, A praise ye that ye hae kep these thï on page 9
"Whut praise A gie tha Loard, an ma spïri on page 70
n hïs tung an stairtit giein praise tae God. Aa tha fowk roon abo on page 71
tud up hir fu heicht, an gien praise tae God. But tha heidyin o th on page 93
oot at tha tap o hïs voice, "Praise God!" Then he faad doon at Je on page 99
Also on pages 101
7 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Nivir luked fir fame or praise, on page 11

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Wi praise A saw tha licht agin, on page 50

1 matches

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