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yeir Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words80.2 53.5 0 0 0 568.5 433.7
Number of occurrences257104 0 0 0 55 98
Number of authors16 4 2 10

Occurrences of yeir in Corpus

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Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Ah wis ninteen yeir auld an Ah'd been oot wi an o on page 27
en the nixt seevety ir aichty yeir ir sae thegither.' Ah seyd. ' on page 32

4 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
ster. But he wadna juist mend yeir shuin. I thae days, treddsmen on page 45
at me cum ben? Fain wad A hae yeir guidwull, forby cheritie an a on page 46
Collegianer: Hou brawlie wul yeir guidman bliss yeir hert whan, on page 47
r a whein month else. Tak you yeir wauges. An bid ma man that's on page 48

15 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
ye o the concaitie crack doun yeir local, wi a wee bit gender-te on page 5

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
teyed onalik fur twa thousant yeir ir mair. on page 12
o stanes. Eftir monie a lang yeir, fowk cam ti think o't as bot on page 25

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
lei-lane sae ye ar cheined ti yeir bruit as til a fellae sklave, on page 3
lenth - no fauldit owre, fur yeir verra lyfe, - acorss the pok on page 5

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
roun, fur heir ye ar, wystin yeir tyme crakkin wi me." on page 2

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
ti gang owre the loch ti mak yeir pace wi the kelpies, nae dout on page 8

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Afore a yeir he maun be deid on page 37
yeir on page 59

4 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
e preceisioun, syne Purves is yeir man. He aften taks ten wurds on page 116

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"Spell yer horses, men." Ten yeir auld Fatty telt hes fellae tr on page 63

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ent. It's ane o thae 'ye haed yeir chance!' moments. But aw is w on page 139

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
o it. Thae'd haen ower forty yeir thegither wi nivver sign o a on page 16
while thair men duin time - yeir efter yeir. Aye howpin ilk ti on page 18

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
'While A hae a bonnie whein o yeir kisties, A've naethin like th on page 6

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Tae Wullie’s aicht yeir auld lugs it hid soondit gey
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
thaim. She wis aroon fifteen yeir auld, an unco bonny lassie, w
haen a bairn whan ower forty yeir auld, ay, an married oan a ki
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
“A beseik yeir forgienes,” sayed the Mowdi
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
t wes ti moyen ma kevil monie yeir eftirins. The ither wes cryed
e o the faks, an ye maun furm yeir ain opeinioun, bot a think it
ten yeir eftir, A trystit bi a kyle wi
o’t, yeir eftir yeir. Bot A suin fand at A hed ti
aun mynd at A juist warit twa yeir
55 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
"Dauvit, yeir wush haes cum true."
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
vairsioun, gin ye want ti mak yeir awn comparisouns:
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
the workin man fir hunners o yeir. Wullie thocht she maun be gi
hert scaud fir a wheen aicht yeir aulds an gart ane ir twa tae
2 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Bring yeir lute an ye lyke on page 34

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 73 - A Whein Auld Chinese Saws, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Dinnae set yeir houss on haud even for ti fas on page 83

2 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an the trees on yeir lair ir sweyed –
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
yeir bewtie that blooms but aince!
Ye trauchilt yeir feet whan ye gaed oot.
nor onie o yeir flouers o Spring.
Ah’l never win til yeir houss.
Whan it is in yeir haund, awthing
5 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
er. It’s efter ae gey wheen yeir o aff-pittin i pittin pen til
laist threi til fowre hunner yeir, div ee na think n’? Nae do
on o Scotland, the day; i the yeir (2005).
eviot). A wur telt, monnie ae yeir sin, at afore the praisent ro
o stanes fur, ay, mebbies 50 yeir nou an Craik Sheil, wheech no
46 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
rts the Parochial School nixt yeir, son. He'll no be gaun tae sc on page 15
forgittin that he was a four yeir-oul boy an no a babbie. "Ee's on page 20
"Jealous o an eleven yeir-oul girl who'd just lost her on page 21
the first time in monie's the yeir, she felt sad - the kine o sa on page 47
had lost twa weans within twa yeir. She didnae need the talkin, on page 50
Also on pages 57, 58
7 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Twuntie nine whun fower yeir's oot. on page 7
Tae Carrick, iverie yeir. on page 20
A yeir afore in fiftie sax, on page 27
Abane twa thoosan yeir, or mair, on page 55

5 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
roon aboot, thaim at wus twa yeir oul an unnèr, takkin ïntae on page 2
s bothert wi bleedin fer twal yeir. She cum up behin hïm an tou on page 9
ee weeda wumman, echtie-fower yeir oul, caad Anna, that wus a pr on page 73
Jesus wus roon aboot thurtie yeir oul whan he stairtit hïs pra on page 74
d doon, an for tae praich tha yeir o tha Loard's grace." on page 76
Also on pages 84, 91, 93, 94
20 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Finish aff tha yeir oo birth on page 14
Yeir oo plenty, famine fearce, on page 15
ANYD OO YEIR. on page 22
An start tha yeir, on page 24
Ait turn oo yeir tha dreym ait cometh, on page 45

9 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Frae Gallowa, fower hunner yeir syne noo. on page 1
Yeir roon, forbye laired in slonks on page 2
Aroon a hunnér yeir syne, on page 3
Nine an ten yeir oul, we wur Brither an Sisté on page 9
nor ten yeir. There no tha thing ava, an t on page 16
Also on pages 18, 25, 29, 30
10 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
its forrits, owre a tack o 20 yeir, tha heid airts 'at maun be o on page 6
wi tha maist feck o thaim 55 yeir auld an ower. on page 8
irtèr bes mizhurt ilka thrie yeir wi a Commïttee o Fowk o Skee on page 15

5 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
furst five yeirs o' a twenny yeir veesion cannae cover ivry iss on page 5
Expression nae mair nor yin yeir efter these recommendations c on page 11
es wrocht beck fae oor twenny yeir veesion an set oot propones f on page 22
an' co-ordinate the five yeir waark plens fer the thrie ins on page 33
prent o' fundin'. In a normal yeir the Boord o' on page 38
Also on pages 42, 44, 45, 46, 48, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 63, 65, 672, 68, 69
30 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
ie cums aboot yinst iverie 10 yeir an gies us a pictèr o aa tha
ie cums aboot yinst iverie 10 yeir an gies us a pictèr o aa tha
Whut yeir daed ye cum tae bide in Norli
A yeir syne, whut wus yer address fu
Day Mond Yeir
10 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
thing tae dae at hit wus ten yeir syne. The axed tha lads whit
1 matches

Depairtment fur Commonities Hargey announces heidwie oan plens fer Airish an’ Ulster-Scots, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
“In Juin las’ yeir A announced waark oan the for
1 matches

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