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settle Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30.3 23.1 33.2 19.9 52.3 62 57.5
Number of occurrences9745 22 2 9 6 13
Number of authors58 26 14 2 5 4 7

Occurrences of settle in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ae them appealed tae her tae settle the question, an they repeati on page 85

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Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ou. That should be enough tae settle it wae Mullin. They're no gon on page 11

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
to my request. I'm willing to settle at twenty days' suspension if on page 57

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Time noo tae settle the score. on page 24

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ree o thaim turnt tae her tae settle the question, an gied her aa on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
tae anither like he couldnae settle, he shrank doon intae a wee h on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
the south west o Scotland tae settle in Ulster; whaur guid land ~ on page 63

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Yit Barefit culdna settle tae his ain haa. He itchit fi on page 14

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e kill our spirit, an then we settle doon an mibbie huv a few bair on page 24
or here fur a second. Yae kin settle this argument fur us." on page 29
There wis nae rush fur me tae settle doon tae read what sentence t on page 118
night tae we settle doon fur a bite tae eat and w on page 156
"Settle down" she proclaimed, in her on page 189

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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
things lookit like they wuid settle duin an awbodie wis wantin ta on page 51

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Aye haein tae settle fir saicant best; on page 38
Aa jokin aside but, nou settle doon, let's get serious fir a on page 105

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Wee Grumphie, afore ye settle doon tae enjoy yersels?' on page 92

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
a loss the heid! Staund back! Settle doon! Let's dae this richt Fi on page 40

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
need tae gie yersels time tae settle in. Ye're hairdly even in the on page 65

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
this evil I'll settle wi Bothwell on page 21
settle Bothwell's wife, Lady Gordon. on page 35

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
"An try tae settle this quarrel." on page 29

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ts duis it aa get to rest and settle. on page 72

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Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
y butterflees no come doun an settle aa ower the caur. The cheil c
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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Tae settle his hash
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
s weorc? That vowel wants tae settle doon in the same wey as in fe
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An stop yer squabblin. Settle doon
A'll hae tae settle wi de Bohun.
But whiles we'll settle for the rest.
The sheriff said, "Ah'll settle, if ye cannae pay the fine,
or settle in the gorse.
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ut… EVEN WORSE! Ah couldnae settle masel until ah'd had a guid r
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Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
suddenly fund that they could settle an area. Thae barleys could b
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ner the buird an up ontae the settle at the back, ready tae be ser
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
ured her parents, ‘she will settle down soon I’m sure.’ But
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
e sit doon bit a jeest cannae settle
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
in me an McDade, ‘Ah cannae settle doon here man, ma nerves ur j
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
The stoor is stairtin tae settle frae the Greek election, an f
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Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
uart’s auld room, tryin tae settle mysel doon.
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Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Och, settle an argument with a friend, we
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ou. That should be enough tae settle it wae McNulty. They’re no
1 matches

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
thi boatie kin get peece tae settle en tae her new hairber. Ov co on page 28
tae see eif eit weis gan tae settle anuff tae get oot tae thi sea on page 29

2 matches

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
And settle in behind on page 120

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'd settle fir some brose on page 150

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
e wis asked by all three till settle e question, an they repeated on page 83

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ised men, you an me, an we'll settle it wi a puzzle. Jist lik Sams on page 89

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
hale day tae settle intae oor new hoose. Noo be e
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
the ootside. This didna help settle the nerves among the mair tim
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Diansangu, Mae naebdy likes a clype, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
the hale faimly wid settle doon
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
I close my een, settle
and then settle doon for the nicht.
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he thankfully sat doon on the settle she’d been shown till. Bean
tray an teen it ower tae the settle an laid it on a wee folding t
tae hae a forty winks on the settle. Whether it wiz the kindness
can get yer heed doon on the settle!”
wee windae at the side o the settle. Drowsily she couldna mine fa
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
The room hid a big settle against ae waa, an aal leathe
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d up and stamped her feet tae settle them intae the beets then wal
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Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
That’s thaim… ready tae settle doon in the place they ay cri
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Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
h again tae Gateshead where i settle fer quite a few years - 15 n

@FaeFoggie tweeted
treamin service i'nicht. I'll settle doon ti watch i new Boba Fett(2019) search twitter

@Woodside Wullie tweeted
ir he’s got left on his heid settle doon and yet he still turns u (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
Astrid an Darling settle in on page 10

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Soft cluckeens is the hens settle fur the night on page 34

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
aa tree cried an axed her ta settle da maitter, an every een pat on page 88

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
'Der's only wan wye ta settle dis', he said. 'A'll hae ta g on page 25
e spent mair on da man he wid settle up wi him da nixt time he cam on page 116

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
is finnin it a bit harder ta settle in. Shü's therteen, lackly a on page 9
here. Did you fin it hard ta settle in?" on page 72
"So whan did things settle doon?" I aksed Maggie, "fur y on page 74
nae wird fae dem. Ruth coodna settle tae onything. It wis da hidmi on page 76

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
rly as aboot 300 AD, da Picts settle dem in Shetland. At da sam ti on page 13

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Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
nae neeborhoose I’ll never settle,
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
she was asked b' aw threi tae settle th queestion, an they repeate on page 85

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
intil the settle, i the ferm hoose kitchen, wh
in, ostensibly sleepin on the settle, wi
frae the settle A fund oot at A hedna onie ba
3 matches

The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
re's still folk whae want tae settle here and a'm share ool sei th
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@StuartPoet tweeted
nae alc-free cratur. Hae tae settle fir a decaf tea this time o n(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
hame. He was asleep on an oul settle at the end o hir bed. She had on page 9
r breest. She lay it ower the settle again tae quell the tinglin s on page 34
broth,"' bade Maisie. "It'll settle yer stomach." on page 55

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
hae wus axt bae aal three tae settle the question an they toul thi on page 87

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
l, an the' aa gae ïn an the' settle thair. t's Anthat man enns up on page 9
en, wha gien me tha richt tae settle a dïffrence atween you an ye on page 91
ort, ye shud dae yer best tae settle tha mettèr oot o coort. If y on page 93

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
She'll no settle in hir chair, on page 45

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
harvest time an if it disnae settle doon an clear, on page 46

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Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
Tae settle 5000 year hunger
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Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
babbie. Tha Dowlings wur weel-settle’t noo an tha craps wus comi
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