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vexed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.7 8.2 3 19.9 81.4 93 17.7
Number of occurrences4716 2 2 14 9 4
Number of authors29 11 2 1 9 2 4

Occurrences of vexed in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
asel: The ithers will be that vexed if I'm gettin masel aw cauld. on page 10
doot ye hae.' (Doucely): I'm vexed for ye.' (He cairries on bumm on page 43
o tae let on that he had been Vexed. on page 116

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
e cowps a creel o scones wi a vexed airm - on page 45

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
l-used - your very banes are vexed! on page 35

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
They were vexed ti hae misgied it. on page 11

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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
The Heid Baillie wis jist as vexed as the Tapster Lawyer when he on page 62

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
skaithed, ye dinna feel ower vexed. An maist o thaim dae dree si on page 128

1 matches

Robertson, James Melt (Yin), (Kettillonia 2001) Central, poetry
Vexed, puir sowl, wi the nippin cau
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
€™dy kent her an a wheen felt vexed fir Mary. Her no bein aw theg
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ower in thair mynds. John wes vexed wi
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
She wis sair vexed that nicht tae dream o thon a
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Flit, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Mouths whisky vexed wae excuses
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
y day nou. Her mither wis gey vexed for her, an had been fidgin a
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Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ictur" ... an fan ivver ye're vexed by sumthin ye dinna unnerstau on page 84

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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ae airch. Nae need ti ken hoo vexed I am. Nae need ti roose em.
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Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
haetlan_rose We are also "gie vexed". Aye, hid's that bad.???? (2020) twitter link
ottishSeas @marinescotland Am vexed am no haen a fire on o the wi(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
e tae," said da Keeng, lookin vexed, an he faaldit his airms an d on page 116

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
da weel-aff craetir wis aafil vexed. So da tormented sowl shargit on page 125
en i da blink o an ee. An hoo vexed dey wir dat dey hidna kent da on page 153

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Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
ld mGn. De uncan strange o it vexed me den. Whitna beak wid demme on page 32

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De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
He wis da vexed dat he couldna manage ta play on page 5

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"We wir dat vexed at your sheep wis stowen,' sh on page 74

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
da lass at wis muddled up an vexed. on page 83
vexed = 'annoyed, disappointed' in on page 106
'feeble, sickly' in StE: A'm vexed tae see you lookin dat silly. on page 107

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Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
anidder. Dey were both a bit vexed but dey followed da trow inta
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Nicholson, Hannah Da Wye At I Spaek, (self-published 2021) Shetland - Brae, poetry
Hit maks you brawly vexed an tired
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
Weel said, Janey. Vexed of coorse that the transphobe(2021) search twitter
JaneyGodley Weel said, Janey. Vexed tae see a lot o dem ir crawle(2021) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
nversation. Ahlice felt a bit vexed at th Caterpillar's makin sie on page 44
"Ah'm awfy sorry ee've been vexed," said Ahlice, whae was stert on page 51
e say a dug growls when eet's vexed, an wags eets tail when eet's on page 63
e ken yin," said Ahlice, fair vexed at th prospect. on page 71
e said tae hersel, as she was vexed at th number o executions th on page 91
Also on pages 93
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The Westender Pipin for the Young Yins, (The Hawick Paper 2008) Southern, newspaper
e in The Con Club? A was fair vexed when a read aboot eet. It's a
Con Club, whae a'm share are vexed for the band tae, bit they he
2 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Ye'll be vexed when ye come away. on page 28

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
penel wus vexed tae raid in a wheen o' strate on page 28

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Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
Tha Feardie Geng wur vexed aboot
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Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
whar the leeved an bin onlie vexed a wee tae hear at the cum fae
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