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Use in varieties of Scots

captain Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.8 31.8 4.5 9.9 5.8 20.7 31
Number of occurrences7763 3 1 1 2 7
Number of authors29 23 2 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of captain in Corpus

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Central

Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
's mane tae ken he wis made a Captain on page 8

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
rt o Maister Edward Johnston, captain o the Saint Michael. For the on page 31
cks, an drount by a murderous captain wha refused tae open the hatc on page 39
aigs. Then Claverhouse an his captain began tae question John Broun on page 45
lie in this den?' speirt the captain. on page 46

4 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
Captain Betsy Miller's Fareweel tae C on page 55
It's lyin here in the captain's kist, ma linen shrood. on page 56

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
island realm, Sole laird and captain there: on page 11

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t now: Christopher Mathews: a captain ae industry. You never ken, M on page 22

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
resume mah dream where ah wis captain ae Celtic an jist aboot tae r on page 3

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
it's fuckin Captain Chaos. on page 8

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
guard cam ridin up an tho the Captain wis a bit distresst that the on page 18

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ttin beat. Laura Kyle wis the captain ae the other team an she's de on page 169

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
r has gone intro labour,' the captain says. 'Can anyone with medica on page xv

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
The captain wis a cockerel on page 32

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
"Stout Captain Hay, the skipper baal, on page 50

6 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Captain Drummond it sais here on page 47
Captain William Kidd. Gallus. on page 83

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
a poseition ablo hir kinsman, Captain Campbell. Houane’er, Campbe
gns up til the same airmie as Captain Falconer, a brither til the t
er. Thai ir aboot ti wad whan Captain Falconer sees him. The couard
couardie-lick is gien an the Captain is killt. Leddie Falconer ne
4 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
, storm-reidit as an auld sea captain, but a retired dominie wha ha
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
etched him up on deck and the captain read the 14 chapter of job an
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ak up thair place o honour wi Captain Scott at thair heid. Adjutant
quadron, aimed a clout at the captain's neb, fellin him tae the gru
then they lodged it in thair captain's quarters gairdit wi three h
3 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
erved for The Secretary, Club Captain n other important people. Man
haun, ‘Kenny Urquhart, Club Captain, pleased ti meet yi soldier,
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Like the michty Captain Scott,
RIP, to Captain Scotty,
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
et intae life. “This is the Captain. There is no cause for alarm.
it ... “I didn’t like the Captain’s voice ...” she sayed.
, “Ah dinnae think sae. The Captain wis clear we sud bide in oor
n that he had been richt: the Captain had blawn up
telt Beatrice. “Ah’m the Captain here, be the wey. Ma name is
19 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
reations. Gin the USA can hae Captain America, Scotland is surely d
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
en tae the Tolbooth whaur the captain o the guard gaped at the slim

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
e wur, cud see naethin an the captain, a man cawed Paterson, made s
the hold. Ye see ony ship’s captain is paid fur the number o slav

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
ion they ordered the garrison captain tae leave the cell door open

@MartinBroon tweeted
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@ThonJacobite tweeted
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Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Fa's i' Captain? (captain?) on page 118

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
wis like a ship...it needit a captain, an wi Matty Bruce half-grown
1 matches

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
the captain's ear. on page 5

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
hü whispered firmly, "ta aks Captain John ta fetch da doctor." on page 34

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Captain Briggs command on page 32

2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
eum tae Alfie's grandfaither, Captain George Andrews, who, bae way on page 30
airden whan ye wur hingin oot Captain Andrews' sheets. Ye thocht it on page 33
Road if ocht had happened tae Captain Andrews or his wife. on page 47
ace despite the antiquities o Captain Andrews' past; she imaigined on page 48
emen tae cairy the rest o the captain's belangins up the stairs. on page 57

7 matches

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