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Use in varieties of Scots

stern Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.5 20.7 11.2 0 0 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences4839 7 0 0 1 1
Number of authors24 16 6 1 1

Occurrences of stern in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
u Leddie Fortoun heizes up ma stern! She pits i ma haund monie a on page 48

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
I said. His face chainged tae stern an he leaned even further fur on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ster-scap tae dredger net tae stern tae strand tae tank on page 77

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Megan gees me a stern look. on page 29
it," ah says as ah give him a stern glare. "But he goat yin oor t on page 44

2 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Cast stern een up the lenth o Loch Ryan, on page 201

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ward.' This wis said wi sic a stern look that the wee lass scuttl on page 35
wis a mannie that wis made o stern stuff an on bein gien a haun- on page 43
awl or coble on a line at the stern tae try an get mair control o on page 92

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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
Lang in the shade, stern wi silence tae, on page 55

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
pit oot ilka stern on page 47

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Nae stern, aa even on her favour's leck on page 9

1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - I am the Lass, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Before adoring stern an mune
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
nkilt aince mair lik a peirie stern. Bot it cuid skantlins be a s
. Bot it cuid skantlins be a stern in sicna orra sitivautioun; a
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
towarts the easin. "A fallin stern."
ke. "Ilk time ye see a fallin stern, ye can mak a
fallin stern." Juist twa thrie saiconts ef
"A wush A saw anither fallin stern," Dauvit straucht gien back.
stern-spangilt howes. "The’r the
17 matches

Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ia, sittin oan her throne, aw stern faced lookin, sits above the
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e gaun a wee bit here wae the stern schoolmistress routine. ‘Yo
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Baith cauld or stern!
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
e windaes lined the walls and stern-faced portraits cast judgemen
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
erson_h Us Fifers are made of stern stuff ?????(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
celtic needs tae hae a muckle stern wird wi itsel(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ossessed ye?' Leanin ower the stern rail, the skipper pynted ti t on page 41

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
is feert at ye, cause ye're a stern kine o billie, ye tak oot fit on page 112

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
against stern an prow on page 8

1 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
recastable, as the upstannin, stern adult folk wir aye sae fixed
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
on the Auchter Glen estate. A stern hard man fa stood
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he sat doon. The Laird, wi a stern face on him, said tae his son
1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Festooned wi warnins stark an stern States 'Ramblers: Tak a Hike! on page 213

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"Who are ye?" she repeated, stern this time, feart that some un on page 1

1 matches

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