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Use in varieties of Scots

violets Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.6 7.2 6 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences1814 4 0 0 0 0
Number of authors6 4 2

Occurrences of violets in Corpus

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Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
a hantle o lotion cried OIL O VIOLETS HAIR TONIC intae it every mor on page 52
the tap o her faither's OIL O VIOLETS and papped three quarters o i on page 53

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
mak marshmallaes that taste o violets, and rich caramels that chyng on page 13
meltin chocolate and mint and violets and crushed hazelnits and aip on page 71

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
And the violets aw are blue-in In the green. on page 75
rnin tae pou himsel a bunch o violets; and when he had poued them a on page 80
arty-wise, and snowked at his violets. on page 81
'I think violets are awfie braw, said Wee Grum on page 84

8 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
keep the rain aff. V wis for violets, bonny wee flooers. A lassie on page 120

1 matches

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
The violent violets o the weather on page 16

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
yalla broom at their sides an violets at their feet. An deep in the
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
the stank o girse, o sharn, o violets
the stank o girse, o sharn, o violets.’ Sheena disnae jist descri
2 matches

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