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buskit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 10.8 13.6 0 11.6 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3321 9 0 2 1 0
Number of authors19 14 3 2 1

Occurrences of buskit in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
onnie bride, Katherine Logan, buskit wi a silken goun she haed sha on page 16
. A piper an drummer, brawlie buskit aa green, haed come ben by th on page 25

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
are! Tell me, what-wey wes he buskit whan he taen the Lang Road Ha on page 46
elpin alang wi an unco spang, buskit in a yella skerf? An ower his on page 48

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
the caa an wis airlie roun an buskit. The creeshie brither bidit b on page 14

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Hing, buskit braw; wi gress the meedie's t on page 149

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
euks and geese, aw pookit and buskit, ready for roastin! And up ay on page 52

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ond tae see Judge Strauss, aw buskit up in her judge's robe and po on page 135

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Corp buskit in blank-pattern claes, on page 39

1 matches

Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
w a bonnie Christmas tree, aw buskit wi caunles. She raxed oot her on page 52

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
weill-faured an lousome, ay, buskit sae brawlie on page 19

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Pride comes buskit i the duds o Shame. on page 79

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
n doun at the rocks. Twa weel buskit bodies that haed nae business
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
t I was some young quean bein buskit for her waddin. First she set
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
wi a couple gittin theirsels buskit for ti be awa oot for the nic
see this quine gittin hersel buskit aa black, syne she flings her
2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ack this ‘plain’ style is buskit in mony weys, parteicularly b
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
hen an that's whaur ma mither buskit her bairns brawly wi that wee
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
eddy-like fantoushery she wis buskit wi, she sclimmed doun intae a
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ribbons that haed for ordinar buskit the horse’s manes and tails
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor Beam Me Up, Sunshine, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
k, alang by trees at’s aisy buskit wi the Sin but aisy skaithed
1 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 67 - Twa poems bi Douglas Kynoch, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
an buskit bi Bakst in cuttie frocks on page 63

1 matches

Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
She's buskit grand but, man o man, fu braw on page 40

7 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
n brankie, seem tae refer tae buskit up finery. (2021) twitter link

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
nivver buskit in sic gowlden glisks. on page 33

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
dress," sed ee craiter at wis buskit wi fedders laek a piltick-fle on page 35

1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Hing, buskit braw; wi gress the meedie's t on page 216

1 matches

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