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queens Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.5 12.9 10.6 0 5.8 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences3725 7 0 1 1 3
Number of authors29 19 5 1 1 3

Occurrences of queens in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
the guests, maistly Kings an Queens, an amongst them Alice recogn on page 78

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
fae. There's gorgeous scheme queens n then the loyal crazy burds on page 23

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
the guests, maistly Kings an Queens, an amang thaim, Alison pickt on page 44

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
scrievin yer Latin clatters o queens an kings - on page 40

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
aifter province, an a glut o Queens forbye. An at the hinnerend h on page 14

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
Saxty queens there are, on page 13

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
archs here were aye kings, or queens o Scots an no o Scotland. on page 16

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
a new lassie band called Ice Queens. There's four ae them an thiv on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
O draigons, bogles, queens and whales on page 158

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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
w gowden green like kings and queens forby. Sae fair ye war tae lo on page ix
And Kings and Queens, sae small on page 55

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
things: Folk cried Kings and Queens and somethin cried Factors, a on page 164

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
rries an cream, that was what queens ett. on page 120

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
omedians nor it is the leid o queens and courtiers. It belangs nai on page 3

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
t that apart frae witches and Queens there were nae weemen at aa i on page 59
the breith o queens an angels, on page 77

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ks can be fund here: kings an queens, fechts, acts o pairlament, a on page 129
sus feigurs, leets o kings an queens, faimly trees, secretars o st on page 130

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
lk furst. Dae awa wi Kings an Queens an aw the rest o the parasiti
r thai no awaur thit Kings an Queens wir chosen bi Goad hessel. Sy
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Steele, Gregor When Scotty said “Scunner”, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
And the kings and the queens and aa.
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
wis noo the leid o kings and queens, makars and pairliamentarians
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@annieones tweeted
lt tae speak "proper English/ queens english" and made to feel inf (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
what a state this clubs in - queens defo deserved it ower the pee (2021) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ae sivven French kings an ten queens. Fae April tae November the c on page 18

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ame e guests, mostly Kings an Queens, an amang them Alice recognis on page 76

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
we'se lat on we're keings an queens!" an her sister, fa likit bei on page 13
in the Aacht Square we'se be Queens thegidder, an aan fitna splor on page 35
er: fegs, but fit a lick thon Queens ean rin!" on page 97

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@fittiecrooners tweeted
es. Tell ya fit, I'm sure the Queens flask hid mare whiskey in it (2017) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
FaeFoggie @andiabz Mackay's o Queens Street. Mi'be yer better gan (2019) search twitter

Shetland

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
mnMask #AllHailMotherMonster #Queens #VMAs2020 (2020) twitter link

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
e th guests, maistly Kings an Queens, an among thum Ahlice recogni on page 78

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
the guests, maistly Kings an Queens, an amang thim Alice recogniz on page 79

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
owk, tak a luk at tha kintrie queens. on page 21

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@Angelinekking tweeted
eek’s washing the morra. The Queens creative writers lairnt me a (2020) search twitter

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