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airmy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.7 35.5 30.1 0 17.4 0 0
Number of occurrences9269 20 0 3 0 0
Number of authors37 26 9 2

Occurrences of airmy in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
there needit tae be a muckle airmy o fower hunder an sixty-twa t on page 58

2 matches

Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
That was the Reid Airmy, anno 1988. on page 36

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
g pynt, an muster wi the main airmy on the muir abune. Tho the ma on page 39
Watter, the Duke o Monmouth's airmy tuik a terrible revenge. Hunn on page 51
e Duke o Argyll wis raisin an airmy tae fecht wi the Earl o Mar w on page 72

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
roun, Ragnar culdna haud his airmy thegither, sae he tuik his ai on page 14

4 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nnie Prince Chairlie took his airmy intae England he had tae face on page 71
es a nation is that it his an airmy, an - gin it his a coastline on page 119
t, ilka time ye cin supply an airmy at war they sune uise up whit on page 122

5 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ority he had come north wi an airmy an took ower monie o the cast on page 22
n the scene. This time wi the airmy at his back he stated that th on page 122
aein tae fecht in the British Airmy, the cause o Reform wis on page 124

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
camera on wheels, and a haill airmy o HeedrumHodrums wis croodit on page 142

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Nearly jined the Airmy tae quit the mine. on page 83
freedman's son) in the doomed airmy o the exiled Marcus Brutus. H on page 100

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And the airmy blankets that yer da hauf-inc on page 27
Whaur yer da gat his airmy pey. on page 110

3 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
The New Squirrel Airmy will ride intae toun. on page 5

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
tert ivvery sojer in Hitler's airmy.) But even waur wes the fac t on page 65

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
We need nae airmy to owercome this mite. on page 15

1 matches

Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
the bordour at the heid ae an airmy! If myne awin dearest grandfa on page 11

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
A yin-man airmy whan nae mair nor a wean? on page 22

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 1 - Ye’re Still Here? It’s Ower. Gang Hame., (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
a language is a dialect wi an airmy. Weel, here's yer airmy. on page 24

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
er each oxter and gie a haill airmy o sodgers a keeker wi wan ske on page 3

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Dad's Airmy we're no, on page 37

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
the re-makkin o the Breetish airmy in 1881, the rise o Lawland t on page 110

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
whan thai Poles wir doon thon airmy camp..." Auld Agg seyd, helpf on page 66

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
heen aiblins pratticks bi the airmy or the scientific-mindit, but
prattick we ken aboot, bi the airmy or ony ither body, an is ane
2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
bring in the Airmy ti git a grup o’t? Whit did
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
wunnered if he had jined the airmy and wis lyin deid on a battle
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
Kennin that the giant English airmy wad hae need o great stores o
antit tae stairve England’s airmy.
Edward’s airmy, ance it cam deep intae Scotl
unger. The clash wis that the airmy was awa tae turn aboot an mai
e, nae dout he could’v. His airmy wis smaa-er an fester. The fa
6 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
Wallace gaithert a huge airmy o common Scots fae mony diffe
Stirlin Brig. Wallace led an airmy doun tae Stiling an met wi th
h ettelt tae pit their entire airmy ower the auld Stirlin brig, t
wis Wallace at the heid o the airmy, or his leal neebor Andra Mur
tles gien as ‘leaders o the airmy o the country o Scotland, an
6 matches

Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
the law. It wis like a fairy airmy wis on the mairch fae the gle
1 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
bands mairchin out an in the airmy barracks at the road-en, an,
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
The Retour O The Grey Airmy
t since the retour o the grey airmy (Canus vulpis) it’s cheynge
2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
a man oot the hoose – some airmy freend o Wullie’s uncle Eck
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
nds up against ony flippin’ airmy if we cannae even stand prood
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
sion. Whan faced wi the Roman airmy, Saltire cries oot, “Intae
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ts-on-the-street that the new airmy o memmers wull gie, it’ll b
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
istics unit o the Free Polish airmy wis stationed in the Middle E
s sent tae jyne up wi the 8th Airmy in Italy an managed tae captu
2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
wae a hert as big as the toon airmy - need a say mair! (2021) twitter link
tle - cmon lads gee the toon airmy summit tae cheer about n awe (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
airryin guns for the Rooshian Airmy. Far are they noo? At the bot on page 44

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
canteen graithin tae maet an airmy lat me mairch fir Ye medials on page 3

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
en thoosan men he can meet an airmy wi twenty thoosan? Gin he can on page 106

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
in't. Ah suppose ye'Il hae an airmy stannin ahin ye, hiv ye?' on page 89

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
, or the dreidfu floggins the airmy an navy dished oot langsyne.
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
gaed tae serve in the Swedish airmy. In 1574, the Scots (in Ruthv
ither oot o haun. The Swedish airmy lost 1,500 fowk at day killed
focht agin the Empire in the airmy o Denmark-Norway wi about 1,5
Norlan Pouers. In the Swedish airmy at yon time there micht hae b
ns’s Division, Hamilton’s airmy an raiks o ithers fae the Hig
5 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
un intae the dubs by a muckle airmy style beet. He felt his hairt
1 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
” Dad wis keen tae jyne the airmy but aa he managed wis Dad’s
but aa he managed wis Dad’s Airmy. (That’s the Home Guard in
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
e Countess o Erroll raised an airmy in support o Bonnie Prince Ch
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
whan I wis in the airmy...
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ah wis an airmy nurse, shall ah pop roon wi a(2019) search twitter
pe centre sent me tae the aul airmy surplus shop in George Street(2020) search twitter
wis captured bi the Japanese Airmy aat the fall o Singapore. He (2020) search twitter

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
"A language is a dialect wi a airmy an a navy", fur it boils doon on page 12

2 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
a language is a dialect wi a airmy an a navy. I wid traep at, in
1 matches

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