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Use in varieties of Scots

sons Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.2 25.5 11.2 39.7 17.4 153.1 8.8
Number of occurrences7848 7 4 3 14 2
Number of authors35 18 5 4 3 3 2

Occurrences of sons in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
brothers, cousins, husbands, sons. on page 7
fir thir deid sons. on page 8

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
sons an dochters on page 32

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
idy the blades o the Corbie's sons on page 57
A great shout araise frae the Sons o the Corbie, an we strained on page 58

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
n real. But no noo. Baith her sons? She'd haurly credit yin ae t on page 1

3 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
nae prams, nae sons nor dochters on page 42

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ill for her tae bear her Edam sons an dochters, sae be it; gin s on page 70
t God micht allou their three sons tae be raised in a warld o pe on page 71
nnin ben. 'Here's yer twa big sons nou, juist in time tae say fa on page 76

4 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Three sons this man has: a big boned on page 41
The three sons shrug their shoulders on page 42
Sons waur'd n' departed on page 53

6 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e buy the richt kit fer their sons an dochters on the frontline. on page 123
weel, but maistly the yunger sons o weel-aff faimlies. Fer ivve on page 147

2 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
he First War. Noo he had five sons in the services. Weel, unknow on page 76

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
icht dochters, and five young sons, on page 17
Dochters o dochters, sons o sons o sons, on page 21

4 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
These are oor sons an dochters, these the fruit on page 28
He gart MacAlpine's sons gie place on page 48
An nou her sons an dochters on page 68

4 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
, mithers, sisters, brithers, sons, dochters generations repeati on page 51
brothers, cousins, husbands, sons. on page 69

3 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
are sons o a noble breed, on page 32

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
by ane o the proprietor's twa sons, dredgin and strainin oot bur on page 72

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
nd an said tae tae'a been the sons o Ares. A Mairtian day is a b
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
icht dochters, and five young sons,
Dochters o dochters, sons o sons o sons,
o sons,
3 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
nsplant last Yule wi ane o ma sons, ma guid dauchter, twa unco h
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
d trust ye. Ah’m bringin my sons here. Ah’m sweir tae dae it
y alternative is murderin oor sons!”
2 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert The Wit o Solomon, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
we'll get wursel twa sons.
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
an wad pass it on tae his ain sons, William, Robert, James, or w
that roused him tae tell his sons that they were uncles again,
2 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
ht. p.s. get torn intae these Sons o Willem II Prince of Orange (2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
to see you can still see your sons team from a distance sir - w (2020) twitter link

Doric

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - My Faither's Fowk, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
nephews. jist sons, on page 37

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
guns they're like dothers an sons Tae father an me there's nae on page 15

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the milk cans that his fermin sons at Darraknowe an Mathrick ful
that he wid hae three fermin sons insteid o twa, an haik aboot
2 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
wi, “We focht for you, the sons o the workers, tae get an edu
1 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
a belloch o wumman, o men, o sons, o dochters, o birds, o whale
1 matches

Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
a shirt tae kill wan o their sons. on page 42

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
r faithers' waant o corporate sons. The maet o this transietion on page 90

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Three strappin sons and bonnie Ann on page 130

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
s #1 – George Donaldson and Sons, Kirkwall, Orkney
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ta geng an sain wan o Jesse's sons fir da boy wis ta be da nixt on page 23

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
arage, sayin John Thomson and Sons. on page 12

1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
ook da hands o Mumford an his Sons ?? #DidnaWashMyHandAllNight (2019) twitter link

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
syne auld-sons frae their faithers needna le on page 131
wi nae sons tae inherit? on page 146

2 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
s the ferm hind an twae o his sons wrocht the non-herdin pairt o
nither o Auld Watt Tamson’s sons, bade wi his wife Kate,(whae
ae Mr. Moffat; whae hed twae sons, Wullie an Jimmy, whae wur ed
Thar wur saiveral sons an yince, whan A, masel, hed
Reid hed ae biggish faimlie, sons an dochters. Mr. Reid, whae
11 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
the mammies and daughters and sons eh. We'll get there but ?? x(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
On the Peninsula’s sons an its dochters
1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
‘King Lir haed three sons an a dochter, so we cannae pl
1 matches

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