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Use in varieties of Scots

scarlet Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.2 7.7 3 39.7 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences2315 2 4 2 0 0
Number of authors19 14 2 2 1

Occurrences of scarlet in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
followt the scarlet tippit forefingers on page 30

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McPartlin, John Lallans 82 - Biggin the Great Nor Road, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
The banksia are scarlet scragged. Nae overseer on page 67

1 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
fy affronted, his face bricht scarlet as he realised he'd oerspoke. on page 81

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
cin tell Dolly's went fuckin scarlet. on page 7

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
The Queen turnt scarlet, in a richt tirrivee, an efte on page 44

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
es, and the haws were ripenin scarlet fur the birdies when the caul on page 175

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
r surname again. Ma face went scarlet an evrubdy wis gawkin at me. on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
CREAM. In gaed a wee bottle o scarlet NAIL VARNISH. 'If the toothpa on page 20

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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
Scarlet fever, reams o rinnie noses, on page 51

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
the rest o us. His face went scarlet an he rose up an followed Big on page 26

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
k. When he smirked ye saw his scarlet gooms. Ye saw mair gooms than on page 30

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Scarlet-heavy rowans on page 31

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
frae gowd an scarlet tae cracklin black tae air. on page 112

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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
e snakes in the flouer-bauks, scarlet an gowd military bands mairch
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Baith Roy an’ Ronnie, scarlet clad,
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
six months he wis deid o the scarlet fever. Ye ken, there's nae a on page 35

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
like scarlet concubines, their reid feathe on page 44

1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Wi a scarlet, woolly tammy. Poor Sadie sta on page 35
beneath him wis a full-blown scarlet rose. on page 73
Hid scattered scarlet petals as hid scuddered doon on page 74

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Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
The roses are peenk an scarlet an thir growan on page 108

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
salmon sweem, scarlet lowsin on page 65

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
In gud a peerie bottle o scarlet NAIL VARNISH. ‘If da teethp
1 matches

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