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Use in varieties of Scots

shaddas Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.1 6.4 20.8 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2512 13 0 0 0 0
Number of authors11 7 4

Occurrences of shaddas in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
in shuttit in amang thae mirk shaddas whaur even the maist nebbie e on page 136

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ahint it. He scans the daurk shaddas ae ither folks' fences, ither on page 1

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ious o aw, Chairlie, were the shaddas in the windaes o the works. T on page 20
are wee. Awfie wee, The faint shaddas that sometimes kythe ahint th on page 21

4 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
man wis snoovin aboot in the shaddas up aheid, the wind wid cairry on page 8

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
tae steer the shaddas o his first life on page 49

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
es saw a group o peeliewallie shaddas gaithered thegither on the sh on page 52

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Amang the inky shaddas aneith the plane-trees on page 98

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
An shaddas on derk lochs set fre on page 114

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
cryed B Ring. At sindry times shaddas is cast aff B Ring fae kenspe
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
uay, fan a wumman cam oot the shaddas an barred their wey. She wad on page 38

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
castin shaddas across their faces. on page 68

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
cunnles or the mevement o the shaddas bit, bittie bi bittie, Cora s on page 60
wa some o the illusion wi the shaddas. "What a wonderful transfigur on page 61
Fobie saa at he hid company: shaddas, makkin nae soun, war meevin on page 77

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
rlour winda an chases awa the shaddas, lichtin up the reed an yalla on page 22
silently in Hillies' parks - shaddas o the past an present - inte on page 92

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ower the dykes wi lang, oorie shaddas, my da badd me takk a lang lu on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
in the coal skuttle, alive wi shaddas an firelicht. As Minnie eiden
kitchie wis criss-crossed wi shaddas, lowpin like imps. The anely
ker creepit in aboot. Noo its shaddas sat in the sunken howes o his
amp wis flichterin low an the shaddas war heich on the waa o her we
4 matches

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