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byordnar Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.2 26.6 40.5 0 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences8152 27 0 0 2 0
Number of authors19 13 4 2

Occurrences of byordnar in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ader, preacher, organist an a byordnar wechtie stowp o the theatre i on page 3

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
life serrs up thay haed been byordnar seilie. It cam in on Kate nou on page 16

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
naethin wrang wi a bit o the byordnar nou an then. on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ibune, or tribunus militum (a byordnar honou' fir a freedman's son) on page 100

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
In Februar 2018, A haed a byordnar lifetime jaunt. A'd been inve on page 34
pectit. An it haes aboot it a byordnar pyntitness. on page 35

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
it o offeicial leids! Anither byordnar thing I've noticed fae my war on page 10

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
t has aft been roosit for the byordnar lealty o its texts tae oral t on page 69

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
's signit across a stamp - a byordnar tuppeny stamp like ye's uise on page 72

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
putten intae editin 17 (Ay!) byordnar an unco skyrie issues o the m on page 6
olden Journey to Samarkand (a byordnar guid on page 9

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
e mention shuid be made o the byordnar documents taen fae the riksr on page 131

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
weel placed tae discuss this byordnar tome. on page 132

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ntributioun is brocht ti this byordnar leiterarie text bi a new prod on page 135
ds stauns oot juist kis o the byordnar virr the reader brings ti tha on page 136
aged, whilk testifees til the byordnar achievement o a skreivar wha on page 137
braw scholarlie edeitioun o a byordnar an absorbin wark. But binna y on page 142

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
scholar, freind, gentilman an byordnar presairver o the vyces an cha on page 6

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
nt or observe wul be naething byordnar, the ither, oreeginal. Whan w on page 91

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ze o oor warld. Uranus haes a byordnar tilt til its aixis sae that t
°C or - 371.5 °F. Forby the byordnar cauld, Uranus haes a magnetic
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
air nor a hauflin, sae it wes byordnar hertsum for ti see him brocht
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ony likeliheid) up tae 10 (a byordnar seegnal). The howp is that so
ver he seen, it wis something byordnar acause he referred us tae the
a natural object, giein affa byordnar licht, jist like the ane seen
he bailies acause it wis that byordnar. Aince again, like Knox an th
-three ithers wis struck wi a byordnar object in the lift. Years eft
6 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
climate cheynge an hae tholit byordnar wather pattrens. The sea-leve
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
hare, lown, juist admirin the byordnar brawness abuin thaim.
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
byordnar talentit bleck man kittelt up
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n at thai ir fou o insicht an byordnar leir, (e’en tho it’s clae
bearin in mind at Scott wes a byordnar weir poet (tho his aulder war
comedie, aften byordnar rowthie comedie, ti mak sairi
see him here no anelie as the byordnar influential feigur he wes, bu
4 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An life's byordnar hard, but och! A'm laith tae
that Heaven above's byordnar cauld,
2 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
ades o the 1950s an 1960s are byordnar important tae whit follaes. I
governed oor lives. It wis a byordnar, kenspeekle moment because it
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
hertit, no hauden doon be ony byordnar effort. She hesitatit tae
hertit, no hauden doon be ony byordnar effort. She hesitatit tae
barrier tae mammoth wad be a byordnar job,” Bill commentit. “Qu
He wis makin byordnar conversational efforts, she t
. Confident noo, he tane some byordnar leeberties.
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
t airticles in Scots that are byordnar resources fir teachers ettlin
council memmers, the young an byordnar talentit playwright Ishbel Mc
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@billykayscot tweeted
escrieve sic a bairnie: unco, byordnar, fell, fremmit, wanchancy, ug(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ut the verra shape o a man. A byordnar lookin man wi great shooders on page 40

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ear aifter ear for something byordnar tae happen; an it nivver did. on page 76
jist an ordnar bairn. Es is a byordnar bairn. In fack, it's nae sae on page 81

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Bit es file back ye'v teen a byordnar ull-wull it the maanie. Fit's on page 29
t an grippin Betty's han in a byordnar show o public affection. "Bea on page 85

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Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
His tail. an his fuskers are byordnar lang. on page 24

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
chiel that wrocht this nott a byordnar skeely haan, Ah thocht. on page 13

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ae hae twiggit that something byordnar haed happent. Mebbe they thoc on page 27

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ortit a lassie, there. He wis byordnar fond o the place. Bit as I wi on page 51

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
on days fan she was weerin a byordnar bonnie ribbon in her hair she
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
an fermers baith. He hid bin byordnar kind tae the Troot Wallie cot
ld tin pot. There wis naethin byordnar in this, in ilkie ferm aroon
ock Dow, unless the Divil wis byordnar hungry.
There wis something byordnar sweet ayont aa wirds, in thon
dna be sure, bit she likit it byordnar weel. Noo, tho, the elders wa
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
n an kintra. The sea here wis byordnar close tae the the granite qua
cairrier. Neil Duguid hid bin byordnar blythe tae fin oot that the e
alloo yon. Traivellers hae a byordnar fear o the surgeon's knife."
t's a curious ferlie, bit nae byordnar bonnie. I speired at my granm
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
It wis a byordnar hett day in the zoo. Even the
eady fur the morn. An makk it byordnar gran fur aa tae see.”
“Shes grown byordnar shargeret,” quo Deirdre.
An wi a byordnar fang moo, she booed doon tae
the cweed an Suzy hid fand a byordnar clorty puil o
8 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The byordnar lang tradeition o musardrie i on page 34

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@StuartPoet tweeted
d epic and into the realms of byordnar.(2020) search twitter

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