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GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)
Occurrences of thieves in Corpus
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Orkney
Giles, Harry JosephineDeep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry the sam thraets an offers tae thieves an arbitraetors, ithoot a wit on page 74
1 matches
Butler, VeraGousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry Beggars and thieves they called is, on page 22
Hay, Gordon M.The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose ae Jericho, an he fell in amo thieves, fa strippit him o his claes, on page 98 l e chiel att wis set on bi e thieves?" Says he, "The een att wis g on page 99 er, bit ee've made it a den o thieves'." An he preacht ilka day i t on page 113
McHardy, StuartThe Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose me we were awa fae thon den o thieves. We need, an deserve, better, on page 39
1 matches
McHardy, StuartSpeakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose ey had the James's siller the thieves went aff, no even batherin ta on page 106
Armstrong, GraemeYoung Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose 'I see. Honour amongst thieves then. You think your friends on page 54
1 matches
General Central
Robertson, JamesPrecious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans ot it, if there were grown-up thieves, weel, thae thieves must yinc on page 32 She thocht aboot thieves and whit tae dae aboot them. on page 33 o a thief bein at the schuil thieves spylt awthin: they made awbod on page 47 That doesna mean that they're thieves,' She paused lookin doon at P on page 56 ecious in triumph. 'Yon's yer thieves, Maw. See yon!' on page 75
7 matches
Grae, EmmaThe Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry e ma heid. We wur as thick as thieves until primary two. Then it wi on page 17
1 matches
Robertson, JamesThe Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans "Thieves! skraiked Ratton. 'Reivers! C on page 71
1 matches
South East (Borders)
Thompson, JamesMy Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry Frae thieves tae limmer killers on page 41 The twae as thick as thieves on page 42
2 matches
South West (Galloway)
McMillan, HughWhit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry an thieves. Yon man glazie on page 21 thieves, hoors an ither scum, on page 37