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Use in varieties of Scots

shelter Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.9 17 8 29.8 11.6 21.9 8.8
Number of occurrences4632 5 3 2 2 2
Number of authors36 25 5 2 2 2 1

Occurrences of shelter in Corpus

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Central

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Crab Toon Crail, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
a creel, crampit shelter whaur the chancy craft on page 40

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
wee metal fence behind a wee shelter belt ae trees. A kin see wate on page 24

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
pairish, an mony fand timely shelter an succour within the thick s on page 28
r cuid be uised as stells tae shelter his sheep frae the winter sna on page 50
am gif they'd gied some rebel shelter, or seen him crossin ower the on page 58

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ancient. In ma rush tae reach shelter fae thus shitty weather ah ba on page 176

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
cae dae aince ye'd built yer shelter, there wis ae major problem w on page 37

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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
For shelter, hameless as the cauld on page 5

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
sneaky fritter. In a lane bus shelter at stinks ae fag dowts, tatte on page 1

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
cemetery, occasionally takin shelter in its willow tree - the per on page 39

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
itin for the 59 tae empty the shelter saes Ah could get oan wi ma s on page 112

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
in haund. Staunin in the bus shelter this time, strecht ower the r on page 18

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
d got fae folk that gave them shelter, they widnae hae much money, on page 47

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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ated where Ah wiz fae the bus shelter on the Brediland Road an the
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
got. She’d be doon the bomb shelter. Ah bet she is aw right. The
. Ah bet she is aw right. The shelter’s near the hoose no the shi
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A cannae rin tae shelter as A did when A wis young,
nae shelter - A got awfu weet.
A find gey little shelter.
3 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
charisma o an Easterhoose bus shelter an the emotional range o Meta
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McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
mediately they sterted making shelter until they came across a wee
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the craiturs ar gaitherin for shelter or tae scrape awa the snaw ta
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ople huddle in doorways takin shelter fae it an the windaes ay the
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nt that’s oot here an needs shelter. Hill walkers, climbers an th
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
restin unner gied hardly onie shelter frae the bakin African sun. T
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
owk wis aareadies rinnin, tae shelter ahint the mucklest biggin.
1 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
mah face an afore ah cuid tak shelter, twas hammerin doon lik’ we
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
birds in a mad panic tae fin shelter fir the nicht. She sympathise
1 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
poor … It is only under the shelter of the civil magistrate that
1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - MacCaig’s draucht oan the waa, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Tak shelter ablow the blout ronis o bein;
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@RickHJohnston tweeted
right to buy but as a secure shelter/home for young families. http (2022) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r an music te tears - a bare shelter te mony a singil man an hame- on page 92

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ahent i'shelter in i'middle o' a roonaboot on page 126

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
For a wee bit shelter ey surley div look.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
r twa lums, an the mavis takk shelter aneth the rubbery leaves o a
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
n wi nae siller, maet, bed or shelter. Ower the duration o his chal
1 matches

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ssy playgrund and an air raid shelter. on page 42

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Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
hurry tae the shelter o the byre! on page 111
at the back o the air raid shelter, on page 123

2 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
da streen. Da plant gied him shelter fae da sun. Da nixt day da pl on page 71

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
yul-girs and frog orchid. Bus shelter, peerie ponies, plinky boat a(2013) search twitter

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
the dyke, oot-wintered beasts shelter; on page 163

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
shelter bi the bog”.
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
Ah sut in the copper-tapped shelter in silence while Jenny change
in silence in a copper-tapped shelter withoot stories birlin throu
2 matches

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