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wives Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.9 10.6 24 19.9 5.8 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences4020 15 2 1 1 1
Number of authors27 15 7 2 1 1 1

Occurrences of wives in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
The Wives hae Taen the Knives on page 30

1 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
produced in sic pleys as Let Wives Tak Tent (1948) an The Laird on page 37

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
The weemin, wives, the better species - on page 48
the stervin weans an needfu wives. on page 77

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
tae protect themsels an their wives, an bairns an sweetherts. on page 35

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
on an the ships werenae back. Wives, an bidie-ins, if they werena on page 33
rin glances fae the lairdies' wives as he did so. Then wi a cheer on page 87
room was fu o sailors an fish-wives, dockers an fishermen, as wee on page 93

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
We caa'd wirsels Polmaise Wives Support Group, on page 65

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
and Mappie Rabbit and aw oor wives and weans. Even Whitterick, w on page 447
pie and Whitterick and aw yer wives and weans. There'll be rowth on page 48

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e same year. That wis one old wives' tale that turned oot tae be on page 11

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Ye can tak oor wives on page 31

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - Rubies an Siller, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
An pitheids whaur waefu wives fret, on page 47

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
nbye, in parteeclar aboot the wives an mithers wha waitit, ettlin on page 18

1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
in 1948 o Robert Kemp’s Lat Wives Tak Tent, eftir Molière’s
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
We buzz in the windae. The wives mak a shindy
An leave their wives and bairns tae greet.
2 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
pub. We wis escaped from oor wives fer the nicht an’ it wisnae
1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
This is whit a telt baith Ma wives...??. https://t.co/EA9ijc1A1V(2020) search twitter

Doric

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
He dunced wi aa his cronies' wives at the aal-fashioned dunces, on page 94

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an the men can hae twa, three wives." on page 14
tly aa professionals see...or wives o professionals." on page 30
belly. "Nae support fir their wives - nae unnerstannin o foo the on page 69

3 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Wi their sheepy wives on page 162

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Tae be true an lovin wives,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e wis gweed fur, learnin auld wives tales tae fleg wee quines.
e a new preen, fur the cottar wives hid bin een an cleaned it, an
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
n vanity mony o the planters' wives. Bit Miss Vining sang weel en
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tell the mithers, fathers or wives it wiz.
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
an domestic submission. Trad wives are takin ower.
d tae be telt foo unlike trad wives fa rely on clesses an coorses
hoose nae tae be bide-at-hame wives hiv got tae deal wi enough se
earn an equal pey? Mony trad wives hiv said that the reason fit
4 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
@LinguaCelta @molach95 Auld wives an pike staves....Scots (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gallows Ha - Annie, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
meed widows o thir wives, on page 30

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The neebor wives aal rallied roond when they h on page 24

1 matches

Shetland

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
ry exhibition with the Kishie Wives. So looking forward to watchi(2019) search twitter

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@RobertMiggins That’s auld wives’ tales! ?? or dependin oan s(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
On Aleppo lads - wives, weans ana! on page 41

1 matches

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