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viking Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.3 19.5 9 0 98.8 10.3 0
Number of occurrences6238 6 0 17 1 0
Number of authors15 7 3 4 1

Occurrences of viking in Corpus

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Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
aill maitter. Whit brocht the Viking kin intae these pairts, killi on page 13
the stert o the faur reengin Viking, whiles at hame Harald croppi on page 14

27 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
raer's name had tae be there, Viking on page 201

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
o the bluidthirsty, rapacious Viking hordes comes fae the pens o C on page 31

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
front and a tall back (like a Viking langship fae the days o auld on page 92

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
t aw stertit in 1976 whan the Viking 1 an Viking 2 aff-warld progs
1 an Viking 2 aff-warld progs birlin roon
photies. In ae eemage taen bi Viking 1 the war a braid fell that l
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
by, fae aroond AD 860, muckle Viking settlement taen place in the
rick, and there are myntins o Viking reivin at Pechtish monasterie
AN. DANIEL STUDIED CELTIC AND VIKING ARCHAEOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY
3 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
rth tae the pagan wilds o the Viking nations. Here, wi the wind bl
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
auncient life in the strath. Viking place names gar ye ken that t
1 matches

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ic as "Solfarid", resembles a Viking ship. It is an ode tae the su on page 11
The 'Vikingskiphuset' or 'Viking Ship Museum' hauds even mair on page 15

4 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
oun the 8th an 9th centuries, Viking raiders cam tae Scotlan fae S
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
, ah‘ve nae idea fa aet the #Viking https://t.co/6xvrWeKBKg(2020) search twitter

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ge at wis eense spokken bi da Viking settlers, an Scots. He is sti on page 9
da kye, sheep or ponies irna Viking imports. Archaeological on page 101

2 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
he wis joost a peerie mite. A Viking Thane be da nim o Skarvald we
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
shampoo. Is dat really laek a Viking?
od o my beard. Should a richt Viking no hae a beard laek mine? Coo
“Do I no hae whiskers ony Viking wid envy?”
flechs. Dat is naethin laek a Viking beard.”
eezers tae achieve da perfect Viking look.
10 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
t wis a piece o jewellery fae Viking times dat wis used tae clean
dat wis used tae clean oot a viking’s lug. Gadge! Soup has nive
2 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
har Shetlanders celebrate wir viking heritage alang we da changin (2019) twitter link
My peerie viking aa set fur nursery daday!! #u (2018) twitter link

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
sbg’ here is it; this word “Viking” meant “pirate raid” in th(2020) search twitter