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Use in varieties of Scots

bride Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 21.6 15.1 19.9 11.6 0 17.7
Number of occurrences6042 10 2 2 0 4
Number of authors32 21 6 1 2 2

Occurrences of bride in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
The tottie dou, the peerie bride on page 6

2 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
tae be sure, the mither o the bride, o that braw skelf o a lassie on page 79
glas fellas, moved back wae a bride, and as ye smiled in recognit on page 80

2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ir, an on his airm his bonnie bride, Katherine Logan, buskit wi a on page 16

1 matches

Grace, Reyzl Eemis Stane 2 - Late Efternuin in the Hermitage, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
Auld Mungo, bride o Christ that his saul wis, on page 6

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
whan amangst the bellum, the bride tae be on page 53

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
le o Februar, Hugh an his new bride Jenny were het eneuch themsel on page 81

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'Freya tae be ma bride, seys the bruiser wioot a gli on page 14

5 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
Wi me frae Lebanon, ma bride, on page 8
ckit gairden is ma sister, ma bride, on page 9

6 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'The morn's morn will be ma bride! on page 8
And begged tae be his royal bride. on page 21

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
e king had birth, subjects, a bride: Poor Tam had a history. on page 4
n Wattie Scott brocht oot The Bride o Lammermuir. on page 12

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
before ah cloack the unlucky bride standin there, as well. She's on page 168

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
s year, She's gaun tae be his bride. on page 9
idnae look richt if the royal bride's stepsister wis in the jail, on page 86
wis sayin, "You may kiss the bride," the Prince turn't an seen C on page 88

3 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
like groom and bride. on page 10

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
tement o "I dae" by baith the bride and the groom, and the signin on page 97
masel," he said. "Yer bonnie bride jist sclimmed up here tae try on page 125
imple," Coont Olaf said. "The bride has tae say 'I dae' in front on page 146
e same tae yersels, me and ma bride will get awa hame for oor wad on page 148
ment has tae be signed in the bride's ain haund. And sae, there's on page 152

6 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
thirlt sae leal tae his lass bride on page 24

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
tion and desire' an afore the bride had 'brightened the whole roo on page 90

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 67 - Leddy Stair’s Closse, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Tae mak the bonny bride his ain - on page 141

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 73 - Guest, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
A guid man teuk me for his bride on page 61

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
en leadin a bonnie but sweirt bride til the altar.
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Is skinklan white as a bride’s goun
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an mak o it a bonnie bride
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
a scatter an it wis when the bride left her hoose afore she got (2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
en - Jean made a richt bonny bride They set aff for a honeymoon on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
The bride wis a picter an the service w on page 17

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
here - his ain sweet teenage bride turnt middle-aged, her black on page 90

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the; an syne ere wis the Thai bride disaster - yon Ling Ting wis on page 35

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
id "Ye'll hae tae mak Oki yer bride." on page 178

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
smiled fur the prince and his bride. on page 125
at the prince and his bonnie bride, lyin thegither. on page 127

2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
airriet aat the wikkend an ma bride is a richt bonnie quine! http(2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@shunad The bride n groom must feel affa(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
There's home-brew in a bride's cog and sweeties on a tray. on page 70
ied that I might ootshine the bride. on page 73

2 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ce. Hit wis joost lik a young bride set fir her waddin. on page 173

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
An du's no jöst a boannie bride on page 100

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ir pace tae catch sicht o the bride, who was in a goun o pouther on page 23
"A bonnie bride!" exclaimt Sally. on page 24

2 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
oms stanin' thaveless, as the bride glides up the aisle, on page 18
An whispers, "Bae mae bride", on page 19

2 matches

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