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Use in varieties of Scots

yoke Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.7 6.7 13.6 39.7 5.8 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences3113 9 4 1 1 3
Number of authors22 9 6 2 1 1 3

Occurrences of yoke in Corpus

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Central

McPartlin, John Lallans 83 - Phantasmagoria, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
shooderin her coolie slave yoke. on page 70

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
t, said the tod. It means tae yoke thegither. on page 68
strap! He winna been able tae yoke it on his sheep. Sae I am thi on page 91

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ingheid o aw hunger and haird-yoke is ower-cowped for guid. on page 6

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
erican colonies threw aff the yoke o British Imperial pouer, mon on page 121

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
In the evolution o the unborn yoke o Sun on page 40
Like an egg needs a yoke and a belly the breid, on page 73

2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
wi nocht mair nor a spade, a yoke, an twa auld widden milkin pa on page 17

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
eel-nave, see, the gullie-men yoke thegither on page 31

1 matches

Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
ckit Tirrandom wi no pittin a yoke on the guidin pertie Mak a se
Thir neist seestems keeps the yoke wi Pairlementar an constitoue
2 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Siclike when ye taen up the yoke,
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
hey'd some job kennin far tae yoke They trail't oot boxes - flo on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aid. "He smokit oan is wye te yoke an syne oan is wye hame; in t on page 89

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Aat Ah proodly eesed te yoke - on page 94

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
nd een says, 'A've bocht five yoke o nowt an A maun gyang an try on page 106

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
til't, E'ysters dear, We can yoke tee an feed!" on page 55
ttare. "Awaa an bid the drums yoke tee." An Hattare gaed spangin on page 97
hann, fell bambaizit fou tae yoke tee. "The Ferlie's gien the L on page 100

3 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
really maun stop calling the yoke button on the washing machine(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
A fair yoke https://t.co/TI9tbw9WOp(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
As if that's no a heavy yoke, on page 23

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Yoke on page 35

3 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
an A'll gie you rest. Tak my yoke apo you an All shaa you da wy on page 99

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
™ Ti tell a bairn this, is ti yoke on its identitie an insult it
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ticky palms spreid the uneven yoke aside them. The ruim was suin on page 11

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Bae the chaffin' o mae yoke, on page 32

1 matches

@Rosehill_girl tweeted
n a long oul day on this zoom yoke! AhÂ’ll hae tae catch ye on t (2021) twitter link

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