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stove Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.4 16.5 16 89.4 34.9 21.9 22.1
Number of occurrences6331 10 9 6 2 5
Number of authors31 13 4 5 4 2 3

Occurrences of stove in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Howdlin wae the stove, ah'll waucht ma wine; on page 15
Ma peerie stove o pettie birns; on page 21

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
a croodit roond the auld airn stove whilk wis lowin braw wi a puc on page 86

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
n wi Cherlie. He aye haed the stove lowin an the tea ready in tha on page 26

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
sae best no tae stove in, gan say tae the fermer. on page 74

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the milk in a skellet on the stove afore mixin it. Fae time tae on page 15
the shelf there wis a Primus stove, a pot and a hauf-fu bottle o on page 180
and ah heat it up in this wee stove then ah strip aff and wash ma on page 182
Ah'm ur that. It's a guid wee stove intit?? The Primus wis rairin on page 183
nae furniture and nae kitchen stove and nae bathroom?' on page 187
Also on pages 197
8 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
in the middle a great muckle stove that was fed wi whale an seal on page 37
er, fawin aboot an the primus stove gangin oot it took us a while on page 73

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
e said. 'Yin guid bile on the stove is aw it needs.' And wi that, on page 31
die pit the muckle pot on the stove and turned up the gas flame u on page 32
the big muckle pot wis on the stove. Aw the things Mr Kranky had on page 79

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
and stove yir heid in on page 54

1 matches

Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
she wis lyin nixt tae a warm stove. The stove had bress knobs th on page 51
r grannie wid vanish like the stove and the goose and the Christm on page 53

3 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ical compairtments in a black stove-enamelled cashbox he'll bye-a on page 72

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
on the stove, the watter-joug on the shelf
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
e floors in vases, a welcomin stove. Ye’d nivver ken whit it re

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
fore, wae wur cheese-chits an stove an pot packed inside, an we p
the bank an lit the paraffin stove an pumpt it up till it wis ro
2 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
es wi ony meat ye haed on yer stove.(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
for thon wi nae access tae a stove or oven, please.(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
white claes in a pail oan the stove ?????? (2021) twitter link

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
park e day, an cassen in o e stove e morn, foo muckle mair will on page 102

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
lantren wi paraffin an a wee stove, so he cood bile a kettle if
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
schule, ae lang chaumer wi a stove tae gie some heat, a rikkin l
vin cauld in October. The wee stove huggit its heat tae itsel as
er wis staunin in front o the stove warmin her dowp. She wis a ye
an opened the moo o the blaik stove tae shovel in a sup coal. The
paper, sat roon the fit o the stove, heatin, ready fur their denn
5 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t the lum waa wiz the big Aga stove that kept the room as warm as
sittin at a desk aside a big stove. She wisna moving and fin the
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ed an spat an byled abune her stove. It
1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
an her saet at the side o the stove. on page 15
yre door, warm watter fae the stove. on page 81

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
se. Grandad wis sittan by the stove readan the paper. He looked u on page 129

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
stoory above the stove on page 46
Is the kettle haet on the stove, bern? on page 70

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The Stove on page 35
The watter there on the stove, on page 58

3 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Black stove in the corner tae pit oot hae on page 42

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
da pub, "I just bocht him fae Stove an Smith." on page 71
s hingin upside doon abune da stove, dryin oot fur a repeat perfo on page 93

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
ta keep dem back fae stove or fire on page 60

1 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
in lang fur da chair afore da stove an warm bannocks.
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Thule Revisited, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
garth, Stapness, Pointataing, Stove
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
A peerie camp stove saves stinkin oot da kitchen (2020) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
en cleedit wagon, plenisht wi stove tae cuik
1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
oon the stair tae redd up the stove.
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
, didderin on hir way tae the stove. "Who are ye, an why are ye h on page 1

3 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
An gathered roond tha stove on page 18

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
uch, Wi fanklit airms an broo stove in, on page 6

1 matches

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