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Use in varieties of Scots

starns Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words26.2 32.4 0 149 29.1 0 0
Number of occurrences8161 0 15 5 0 0
Number of authors17 14 1 2

Occurrences of starns in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n countit amang its brichtest starns. on page 28

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
strictors, or rainforests, or starns. I wad come doun tae their le on page 11
amang millions an millions o starns, he need ainly look tae the s on page 30
e ither planets, an the haill starns. on page 38
'Ocht! Ye mean the starns?' on page 47
uid dae ye get frae awnin the starns?' on page 48
Also on pages 49, 60, 77, 78, 80, 86, 87, 88, 91, 93
40 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
ichty universe thare are mair starns on page 24

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ion baur his ain, He read the starns wi ease, on page 7

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Cannae caa up its sun, its starns, its dreich terrains on page 21

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
in the sool, like tiny starns. on page 14

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
O shups, starns, lans whaur ligg guid callant on page 30

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
ill never glaim like blintrin starns. on page 78

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
uk is at life is a wee shaw o starns, follaed bi the muckle, bidin on page 91

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
hat faur awa that we cry them starns. Starn haes its oreeginal in
10. At first he took them for starns, stellt in the heevens, but a
st richt in front o ane o the starns in the scowp's field – garr
s us intae the regions atween starns. It haes lang been suggestit
4 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
at the skyre airch o glentin starns an galaxies that comes tae th
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
p back. Efter aw, the nearest starns til oor Yird (apairt fae oor
it, cam fae somewey amang the starns o Sagitarius. Jerry Ehman, th
n here descrives objects like starns that flew aboot an haed flauc
3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
In winternichts o starns,
1 matches

Lawrenson, Dorothy Ranch Road 12, San Marcos, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central - Fife, poetry
Ae-twa starns glentin
glisks o starns: ae, twa, a thoosan –
2 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Rhythms of Bratislava, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
Ane o the starns o Rytmy roka wis Eva Kostolá
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ots I the mirk:rare nicht for starns tho!(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
black lines fer the starns, blue dubs on page 18
a lot o the seiven starns as sheu coud. on page 20
m shapes is jeust the waant o starns. Thay glup the orange lowe o on page 34
bye the waas is the tide, the starns, an aalwarld things. Thir haa on page 62
haad twa meuns an a normous o starns. 'I miss it," says Astrid, an on page 66
Also on pages 74, 103, 121, 123, 132, 144, 163
13 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
is the tide, the starns, an aaldwarld things.
haad twa meuns an a normous o starns.
2 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
- da sun be day an da mon an starns be nicht.' So he set dem i da on page 4
ds da sun be day an da m6n an starns be nicht. He sets up a vaelen on page 65
da aest men dat kent aboot da starns. Dey hed been awaar o a new s on page 81

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
aff a satellites an starns; loup an tirl, on page 26
nor hits sturkenin starns - haet smoorikins scoodered on page 30

2 matches

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