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sees Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words58.8 59 43.2 79.5 156.9 0 39.8
Number of occurrences182111 27 8 27 0 9
Number of authors77 44 15 4 10 5

Occurrences of sees in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
of them don't. He hardly ever sees these people. They hardly eve on page 15

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Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
er the dew-decked mairlan she sees the hilltaps kissed, on page 18

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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
sees the spairkle o the warld on page 32

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
the tod. 'On the Yird a bodie sees awkin kind o things.' on page 68

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ead!' A shout at the cunt. He sees me as justa wee guy, a younge on page 28
dirty bastard' The prick just sees me as a wee guy, a familiar l on page 39
ae git caught. When greyhound sees rabbit it, by instinct alone, on page 42
wee acknowledgement. McGiver sees it m nods his own big solid n on page 59

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
e jist as Morton luikit up an sees me an waffs. Ma hairt lowps; on page 81

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
aucht be bydin thare foraye. (Sees Fermer Sandie breingin doun t on page 48

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
CHICO SEES on page 70

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
She keeks, she sees, she gowks, she drools on page 30

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
face to face lingers if he sees his sons in the street. on page 42

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Wait, if she sees you, she's gonnae lose her sh on page 83
d yince the miserable bastard sees ah'm no a long ranger. Aw his on page 184

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
t cry them the McEnglish that sees their ain interest best serve on page 16
here's an argiement here that sees this fundamental localism o s on page 67
oun whit A believe he richtly sees as xenophobia: on page 79
pernicious Air B'nB idea that sees guid faimlie hooses in the ce on page 90

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
uncle. He slows doon when he sees the blue lights. No so brave on page 176

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
thing, ah said, Before ma ma sees It. on page 31
isnae bad enough whenever he sees me up the toon wi ma ma he sh on page 85
n ae wee Chrissie any time he sees yi... he's lik that on page 111
still asks me every time she sees me an ah a think she jist dis on page 169

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
O the seer an whit he sees. on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Naebody sees him ony mair. He never cams o on page 21
s is whit young Miss Saut noo sees on page 133
HE CANNAE THINK - HE AINLY SEES! on page 158

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
throu deep snaw; then when he sees it on page 114

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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
Sees big jets mak their wey on page 153

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
nstance, Dy denner's yundroo, sees du?) on page 28

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
thinkin. 'Jist wait tae Mammy sees these' He had a lang wey tae on page 43

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
roundin ma Donald. When Cathy sees me lookin at it, she ttands a on page 81
e stops mid-sentence when she sees me reachin fur ma phone, on page 84

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Strachan, Shane Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
He sees ye skippin gairdens, on page 22

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
cords ilka parteecularity she sees maist eidently an wi rale gui on page 62

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
in her hert she says when she sees the wee yin on page 24

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
Sammy looks up an sees the Gruffalo. on page 18

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
the derk shaws, see, at niver sees the cairrie on page 29

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
, an speirs hou faur Scotland sees itsel as a nation o weiriors, on page 110

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
t, the tenth Duke o Hamilton, sees this cockapentie capitalist g on page 133

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ay'. Liggin on his cootch, he sees a veisioun o hir (or mukkil m on page 139
is dumfounert bi the walth he sees, an the sneist he encoonters. on page 142

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
t its paiks in due coorse. He sees it as failin ti bigg on the 1 on page 4

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
n his PhD thesis (1998: 187), sees fit tae quote frae a letter a on page 56

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
a lang track o time. Derrick sees the internet as a fekfu tuil on page 7

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ower the years, naebody ever sees thon as a shift in the mairch
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Ithers sees sicna creeticism as juist rai
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
a want o jyned-up policy that sees the connections atween
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
an uized whatever wey a body sees fit.
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
n A keeks throu the windae an sees aa the folk. A peety thon pol
the caffy fluir, an at last A sees the truith.
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
n an the Greek. The raeson he sees Scots as "scant" is that he k
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Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
on the TV? If you'r the kind sees the adverts as a chance ti se
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Fleemin, Sandy Koan, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
I sees
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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
Ah don’t know whit Clicky sees in Kelly cause she’s got a
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
ion scuils an units are, this sees gien netwirks an communities
is the fack o GME thit aften sees the biggin o ither activities
e Scots Language Centre (SLC) sees fundin fae the Scots Governme
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Ilka year sees een mair seil for the Celtic
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
I puls the curtains aside an sees the snaw Ye sends, sees the m
the snaw Ye sends, sees the muinlicht gar it skyre br
o thae wee skelfs ye near aye sees in the iris.
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
g: ‘Them that lives langest sees maist ferlies,’ ‘Them tha
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Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ed. The licht cam on an Jenny sees her bluidy
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
The wee fella sees A’m drookit tae the drawers
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
gee her a skelpin if anybody sees us and grasses."
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the stoor neer sees a drap o glaur.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
s is the hinnermaist thing he sees as he "...drap[s] doon the sh
ack..." an the first thing he sees as he gaes by "...the laich-s
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
sels an luik at how the wurld sees us. Wir media is key. George
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
imly, that alang wi the maid, sees Tartuffe's hypocrisy wi clear
As whit yin man sees in wan wummin or vice versy"
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Wee Pearcey sees whit’s happenin an tae be f
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
man’ll part his baws if he sees him in that nick.’ Scanlon
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’s important tae me that he sees ah’m sincere this time an g
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e tae hou thae unseen warkers sees thairsels at wark."Maureen re
ae "Weel may the keel row")an sees wi sympathy, the aince loved
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
Mr Neilson sees this, but the weedae’s been
in her hauns, stops whan she sees Mr Mack staunin thare, an lif
auns an legs on the gless, an sees that the lobby’s that alowe
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
Katy sees that ah’m losin the will an
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
sees
sees as
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“He sees heat,” Bill whuspert back.
antly at Bill. “There, thoo sees,” she sayed. “Nae bother.
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Paterson, Stuart A. Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
Get stock up on whit sees ye through them insteid!
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
tions an Referendums (PPERA), sees that referendums
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
advantage, but monie critics sees the muive as a pairtisan effo
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Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
al form, his first appearance sees him cawed tae the aid o Scotl
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
dae sumthin similar. Gin fowk sees the possibilities, an alterna
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ees the European Chairter but sees it as a kinna English for imm
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Alang wi her colleagues, she sees the projeck as a wey o giein
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
ne. If thae fowk that the BBC sees as Neds wis tae hear the like
kaith frae fowk that nae doot sees thirsels as "ane o oo" e'en t
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@LairnScots tweeted
'Wait till he sees this but!' is a line fae Edwi (2018) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
that tae me - a hope ur club sees this - respect goes along wa (2020) twitter link

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
iliar shape. Aifter a file ah sees him stotterin roon the corner on page 45

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Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Dad stans up an waves fin he sees us comin. He gies Grunny an G on page 96

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
kick up a stink Tho the horse sees the troch ye'll nae mak im dr on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ronnie - afore onybody else sees't!" on page 60

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e aa ithers an yer Fadder, fa sees aathing ye dee in saicret, wi on page 13
et plaicie. An yer Fadder att sees att saicret will gie ye yer d on page 14
k, they'll be aa richt gin he sees them wytin for him. An ken is on page 103
yer gweed livin wyes, bit God sees throw ye, cause fit human bod on page 108

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
's sang 'Smoke on the Water', sees aboot 250,000 fowk attend the on page 6

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Sees 'at they're dressed an fan th on page 132
Bit, i'feel on i'hillie sees i'sun gan doon on page 145

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n a mitherly wey, ye ken. She sees he gets a square meal ivvry d on page 19

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Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
But ma freen sees but through a chink on page 74

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
At es, he wheechs roon an sees me.
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Rain of coorse sees sna washed awa,
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Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
s nae lang oot i door fan he sees aul Miss Margret takin in her
oiver. Across i roadie Callum sees a mannie drap a his paperwork
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
it. Noo, if by ony chance she sees me beltin awa, A pass the bag
comm doon Rossie Avenue an we sees this wumman gettin oot o her
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Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
n the loon comes in aboot and sees him in this state
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
n yokey doup an dinna care fa sees ye howk yer erse! https://t.c(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
on Sunday as I think Goodwin sees Barron and Clarkson as key ta (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Weel, Granny sees him coman and as soon as he g on page 55

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
lders, "Clossed!" an turns an sees the mulls shaan the teeth. Th on page 59
t intae her soor drink. Eynar sees an relents. "Whit like's yir on page 75
Darling sees the ranyie noo, stairts tae c on page 112
dan fock at kens botts?" Noor sees the waant ithe quaistion. Hid on page 116
- as gangweys? petals? Sheu sees the laefs (trees? beuks?) wis on page 160

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
eu hads hid oot tae him an he sees hir hans are shakin. He taks on page 38

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@peediepuss tweeted
ted badly enough. No everyone sees whit we see, an whan they deu (2020) twitter link

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
Thu sees, bairns, I'll no be here on page 23

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Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
eel dan," da Cat guid on, "du sees, a dug girns whin he's tirn a on page 65
rt. "Da Wheen'll hear dee! Du sees, shö cam kinda late, an da W on page 83
hings livin; for ee thing, du sees da arch at I hae ta geng trow on page 85
"Dan, du sees," da Mock Turtle guid on, "yo on page 100

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Da Göd Man sees ta wis an watches ower wis. on page 37
Du sees me layin at an takkin paece. on page 47
nnie as dem. Da Göd Man even sees ta da girse dat grows wild - on page 95

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
l. Yun set a Russian dolls du sees apo da dresser, dat wis fae A on page 18
.. Jeems, come an see dy boy, sees du, he haes hair lack dee, an on page 35
dir aye buyin me jewellery - sees du dis lovely peacock brotch on page 43
"It's no da lions, sees du what's ahint dem ipo da ho on page 52
tween my faider an Bertie. Du sees wir first bairn, Tom, cam ala on page 72
Also on pages 74
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Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
sed Sheltie Prattle, "Bit du sees, I wid need a hael froak." on page 35

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
- wait till du sees what laek it looks ('wait unt on page 100
in StE: Try it first till du sees whit laek it taests. on page 106

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Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
eks da box, skuts in da door, sees at da cost is clear, in laek
aanded me da paetie basket. I sees a ale pig a da boddam o’m.
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Sinclair, James Yarnin, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
an du sees yun big baa oot by da point
Du sees yun noosts set up abune da be
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
s come ower foo Shaetlan fock sees dir midder tongue. Whaarby wh
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Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
dae hit in da dark an naebody sees. Den of coorse, dey learn tro
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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
past twartree doors dan shö sees a cat maistlins da sam is her
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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
As yins sees iz, on page 5

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
least, if they ir, naeboadie sees tae thim-an yae hae nae idea on page 84

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Naebody sees their ain on page 19
clabber sooks at his shoon he sees it aa - on page 53

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
quait. Then yer Faither, that sees whut ïs daen on tha quait, w on page 6
wull notysh; an tha Yin that sees whut ïs daen ïn hidlins, he on page 7
whan tha yin that ïnvitit ye sees ye, he wull say, 'Freen, whut on page 95

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ants this tae bae an' airt at sees a shift awa' fae 'fer iz bit on page 56

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