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weekend Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words63.4 78.6 42.2 59.6 69.7 41.3 0
Number of occurrences203153 28 6 12 4 0
Number of authors56 32 13 3 5 3

Occurrences of weekend in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
g about thair paurents at the weekend. At the ae time thair faither on page 22

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
chool wid be oot on-it at the weekend. Monday tae Thursday in schoo on page 6
uid, jackpot. That's his full weekend sortit. These cunts drank bot on page 12
durin the week n on-it at the weekend wae the troops n the tidy bur on page 23
ke light ae the drama fae the weekend. on page 32

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ays afore an hud been awa the weekend atween times. He appent a win on page 78

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
r quid. Right there. Fur next weekend. Believe whit I see, ken? I'v on page 1

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
than a lie in at the weekend on page 48

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Here's the weekend dreich again wi seasonal Scot on page 77

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ah look like a junkie efter a weekend in Amsterdam. The white vest on page 14
mate hud left behind fae last weekend. Efter pourin masself a gless on page 18
t ma mates were up tae at the weekend. And then came the drugs. Bef on page 19
nd aboot crackin heids at the weekend. Ah yince seen him brek a bar on page 34
e regulars, Especially at the weekend when there's maire chance the on page 69
Also on pages 81, 137
8 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
rotest, a torchlicht rally an weekend vigil across fae St Andrew's on page 102
igil shuidnae jist be fer the weekend but shuid bide on till a Scot on page 103

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n the spectator's 'bit at the weekend an watched me an Harpreet. on page 15
practicin non-stop the whole weekend. When ah pit ma airm on his s on page 26
s up at McNish's hoose at the weekend; apparently, Laura McNish an on page 82
ach wis a bit better ower the weekend. Ma ma made this nut roast th on page 92
had been at Blackpool fur the weekend an they brought back boxes ae on page 99
Also on pages 135, 150, 153, 169
11 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
t sommat amazin happened last weekend. on page 27

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Sommat happened last weekend...' on page 47
now yer in at aw sorts at the weekend.' , on page 61
hur tae his bedside that last weekend. Ah'm sure he ainlie did it b on page 80

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Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
e gets hoam ivry so oftin fur weekend visits. Ah dae wunnur thoa ho on page 41

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
the spectator’s bit at the weekend an watched me an Harpreet.
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
farg Folk Feast on the Easter Weekend on the 18-20 Aprile will mair
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Yer weekend poet disnae hae the wit
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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
Ivery weekend, ye'll find me at mercats in
his: at yin o the mercats the weekend jist gone, ah owerheard a bod
For me, aside fae ma weekend mercat preachin, ah'm tryin t
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
but they’re away tae a stag weekend in Benidorm so cannae go, wel
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y were gettin dished oot that weekend.’ ah sais.
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
telt him ah couldnae work the weekend but he came roon tae the idea
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Up an doon the country, every weekend there’s cunts gurnin, oot a
1 matches

Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
he used tae disappear for the weekend and we never got a swatch at
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ower at Dalnoid, durin' a ski-weekend wi' the college. Ma Fleming's
were at Dalnoid for a ski-ing weekend, when Ma died. One of the gir
2 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
ight Ishbel McFarlane, haes a weekend warkshop oan Scots an Burns w
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
k. Out with friends the other weekend, fine till the end of the nig(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
oint June... ?? Have a lovely weekend... ?? (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
er at Charity Cheilidh! Happy weekend tae you Dermot an awe yir fam(2014) search twitter
"Happy Weekend fae Scotland! @ShaneFilan @ni(2014) search twitter
m in Scotland tae! Smh! Happy Weekend awebody! x(2014) search twitter
"Happy Labor Day" and a fabby weekend aheid! ??xxx(2014) search twitter
don till Fri morning, fir the weekend in London! ? xxx(2014) search twitter
and 51 other occurrences.

@MartinBroon tweeted
Nice weekend fur some fitba’ ??. ????????(2020) search twitter
Yup! Whit a weekend ?? https://t.co/4PI4SLx4UX(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
but hoachin nonetheless ilka weekend(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
oot door ontae terracin. Guid weekend if ye fancy it. Same at Palme (2022) twitter link

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
n masel tho, coz it’s a lang weekend ??(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
Weekend brekfast treat. Hame made @jo(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
st ma luck this happened on a weekend. ??(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
@Alan_Cochrane ONE WEEKEND . FUCKING BELLEND. Held hosta(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
any events at Landwords this weekend? Ah fancy goin tae see James (2016) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
SusiBriggs1, the morn an next weekend anaw: https://t.co/NIZjEx4Caf (2019) twitter link
oin oan fir the WW1 centenary weekend. https://t.co/dIB0pDJTjP (2018) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
Spending a weekend cuttin aboot london on the tu (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
tending at least 4 games this weekend as a spectator - yes will fo (2021) twitter link
y your football guys and your weekend - need a say mair lol (2021) twitter link
leagues 1 and 2 starting this weekend - under the pro football ban (2021) twitter link
we - enjoy the fitbaw n your weekend n mon the rose lol (2021) twitter link
Maniac enjoy the rest of your weekend n caw canny buddy (2020) twitter link
and 23 other occurrences.

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
discos at the toon hall. Een weekend she fell in wi ma Da and aat on page 43

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
said. "I'll come doon at the weekend an
weekend" declared Timmer Tam.
Fin the weekend came roon Timmer Tam gaed doo
you come doon at the weekend."
4 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
the local deliveries. Be the weekend things were back tae
peats ower the weekend an decided tae gang up the El
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Braco wiz expected up at the weekend fae Edinburgh. She said it wo
1 matches

TheChielMeister Philomena and Alcohol, (youtube.com 2010) Doric, poetry
It's the weekend noo ye ken?
1 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
e a dram tae you n yours this weekend ??(2019) search twitter
g to #Glesga #Glaschu for the weekend. Cannae wait #goinghome #Scot(2019) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
rodrill_ers thanks hiv a guid weekend. xx(2014) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
es like the infamous Soul bar weekend again onytime soon. Establish (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@mowgli1977z Seen be the weekend min(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
wiz on aboot gan doon for the weekend. Theres sumin on the sunday i(2013) search twitter
wful inite ina. Recovered fae weekend?(2013) search twitter
RossAndrew7 o fit. U oot this weekend?(2013) search twitter
@RossAndrew7 aye u oot this weekend?(2013) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
o usually spends every summer weekend in a white pipe band shirt, I(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
und oot yer in Inverness this weekend. Fit wye did I nae cane this (2012) search twitter
Debs, roll on the morn n the weekend(2011) search twitter
ie (me!!!) tae celebrate next weekend (i cane it's the games) .....(2011) search twitter
ma luv. Am nae goin oot this weekend so if you fancy a dvd night j(2011) search twitter
And so, tae th weekend :-)(2012) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ys now after a blast o'er the weekend. Ma heed's still in the cobbl(2016) search twitter
re gan tae #Orkney fer a lads weekend & says she's coming! No(2017) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
tlibscot Brilliant. Went last weekend - the hale faimly cam doon f (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
I summoned up a weekend storm, on page 29

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Lost Weekend in Aberdeen on page 9

2 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Tae run up a frock for the weekend dance. on page 42
I summoned up a weekend storm on page 155

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Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
noise o the brakkar gaan aal weekend long. D D. Ddd ddd ddd ddd dd
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
kksed ipon his exploits at da weekend, Andy withdrew mair an mair i on page 38
ar fae Bolts, hire her fur da weekend, an dan du can tak Sheila oot on page 39
'm gyaain tae aks her oot dis weekend." on page 40

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Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
fan at in Sweden dir wird fur weekend wis helja (mebbe no spelled r
commonly in da sooth end for weekend.

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
Dat weekend Magnus an Freya wir trang fil
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
s an no Sounds of the 70s dis weekend, dunna keen whit I’ll do wi (2021) twitter link
ully will gie it a fleg at da weekend ?? x (2021) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
oot on da water dis midsummer weekend, alangside da Dunters and Nor(2019) search twitter
ct seaweed torn ashore fae da weekend gale. The tripawd was happy. (2020) search twitter
'Snaa at da Dale o Waas' this weekend #Shetland https://t.co/VQ0BX8(2016) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The weekend fur tae spend on page 7

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@cammyrudkin tweeted
er no wrong. E aloud oot this weekend lightweight??(2012) search twitter

@jamie_ginger tweeted
ts after playing rugby at the weekend.did enjoy masel thou. To play(2012) search twitter

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