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scarf Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14 12.3 27.1 0 11.6 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4524 18 0 2 0 1
Number of authors31 18 11 1 1

Occurrences of scarf in Corpus

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Central

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ake, sorry. He fiddles wi his scarf and looks puzzled but nods. on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
is Colgate smile and a yellow scarf draped roond his neck like so on page 52

1 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
He bent doun, wrapt me in his scarf, on page 195

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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
n hair aye tied up in an auld scarf, airms on her like she wis a on page 57

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
i ma da: ah'm gaunnae wear ma scarf an ma new Rangers Home top th on page

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
In the red scarf an jaiket (wha stank o pish), on page 59

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
asses and comfy lookin tartan scarf and white dressin gown, It is on page 88

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
orin the cauld intil her wi a scarf on page 9

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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
tink! She hid tousie hair, a scarf peened tae her coat an a wee
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ank cheek an chin, weetin her scarf as
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
min puttin oan a big coat and scarf.
1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Bak Tae Schuil, (Scots Hoose 2015) Central, weans
Oot tae the could wi ma scarf n gloves
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
birled a scarf aroon ma neck,
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
dain runnin oot there wae yer scarf oan? Ah wis just stoappin tae
hat hat aff, an you take that scarf aff an gie him yer jayket. Fu
it. ‘Here, is that a Cellic scarf ah just seen in there?’
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ear oan. Ah’m just takin ma scarf cos ye kin just take that aff
ealise ah’m still wearin ma scarf.
2 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah ring a taxi, wrap a scarf aroond ma face, and cover ma
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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
hey wore i thae days. A loose scarf on yer heid. It wuid be warm
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
silk frae ma mithir’s auld scarf, tae gie it a ticht fit an’
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
s neck he cairies gauze lik a scarf. It's actually his bandages s

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
gadgies wae the long dress n scarf n the bakers hats! (2021) twitter link
a happy face with a football scarf on - enjoy your football jam (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
cers. On wi the thick woollen scarf; up wi the collar o his coat; on page 29

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ern peenie, hair deen up in a scarf. 'Here,' she said, 'this is f on page 38

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
t his bonnet - the wifie her scarf on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
n, evin wee aw thi leather's, scarf's an gloves on. She wis a Mot on page 60

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Wheeler, Leslie Brockit, the Ferm Toon Cat, (Grampian Regional Council 2000) Doric, weans
est anorak an his supporter's scarf for he wis gyan tae the fitba
is rael prood o his Aiberdeen scarf, but at Pittodrie there wis h
is room tae pit awa his Don's scarf an there on his bed wis the b
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
n her dry mochles, wippit her scarf toon her thrapple, hauled on
n her neck, an a thick worsit scarf wi matchin mochles. She wis a
2 matches

Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ie oor ma heid and wrapped ma scarf tae keep ma lugs warm. I step
1 matches

Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ma warm jaiket and wrapped ma scarf aroon ma neck and pulled ma t
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Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
re I hid a warm jaiket, wooly scarf and a tourie fir ma heid. I p
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
tae Snochrie. “Hiv ye nae a scarf tae
dae fine tae hing this auld scarf an toorie on. I’m gettin a
,” quo he. An he furled the scarf roon Snochrie’s thrapple an
3 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
n ma mam wrapped ma face in a scarf and aff we went hame ah felt
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
nitely be gettin a toorie and scarf seen. Jist ti keep ma heid an(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ears ago, he said he liked my scarf and I said Joe had been my fa (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a grain o scent an tried on a scarf med o bricht pink Shetlan oo.
onybody saa me? I buckled da scarf back up on da press an shot o
2 matches

Ulster

@OrangRuth tweeted
p thon ermine with a Linfield scarf and a poppy or 4(2019) search twitter