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christian Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words31.4 46.9 9 0 11.6 10.3 0
Number of occurrences10293 6 0 2 1 0
Number of authors30 23 4 2 1

Occurrences of christian in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
Moira: O my, but ye'r a Christian-lyke sowl, Sandie! on page 48

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
1666 - THE CHRISTIAN CAIRRIER on page 22
ue an Covenant, an trick guid Christian men intae fechtin an deein fo on page 24
i auld Tammas Richard, a fine Christian, a guid servant o the Lord, a on page 25
k tae Fenwick, John Broun the Christian Carrier wis thrang in the spr on page 28
clear shinin licht an a great Christian.' Peden went on in a hushed v on page 29
Also on pages 34, 35, 40, 41, 43, 60, 73, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81
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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
yi let oan. Bit mind the Haly Christian Charles, Emperor o Rome, gutt on page 14

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
in accord wi yer devout Christian principles on page 45

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
g hordes comes fae the pens o Christian monks wha likely hated them a on page 31
A'm mindit o a quote fae the Christian Bible: on page 81
doon tae the reality that the Christian Kirk fae early doors wis base on page 98

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
his is where Scotland's first Christian Church was founded at Whithor on page 84

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ints, wha maistlike were jist Christian versions o earlier legendary on page 30
wha wis a real devout Christian, an elder o his ain kirk. Nou on page 34
ce tae wark. We'll cry it the Christian Cross tae save the blushes o on page 47
oorse whiles, but he's a guid Christian an a loyal servant tae me an on page 110
nicht o Halloween - the pre-Christian Samhain, the Feast o the Deid on page 117

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
a debatable grund atween the Christian Russians an a wheen nationali on page 11

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
he steirt the parritch, young Christian the ferm lass gied a glance o on page 17

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
oot five centuries aifter the Christian era. on page 18
, wunnersome Dumfries painter Christian Fergusson, the mony talented on page 59

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Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Christian Henry Divertimento on page 10

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Had the gentle Christian mason lads on page 103

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
airty said it wes: the purest Christian institution in the city (o Gl on page 119

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
The Christian monks that wrate the gospels
23 October 4004 AC. Sae, mony Christian fowk that lippent on the Bibl
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
oir, chord, chorus, christen, Christian, Christina, Christmas, chroni
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
roperties, “...an she’s a Christian!” says he at last, dunchin
aa, I thank Ye that she’s a Christian, that she wisna feared tae re
swither for. Janice is a fine Christian lassie, a Baptist nae less, s
e oot wi a body that’s no a Christian ony mair than I wad. Lord, I
rfitness, syne Ye brings iz a Christian that “prees a wee bittie, t
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
haed a strang influence ower Christian European thinking an sae it b
ol o Cusa wis amang the first Christian philosophers tae speak anent
e Philosopher the Hope of the Christian, set furth in 1854. In this w
like human life, but no bein Christian, no as weel-lared or skeely.
ht maun come fae the gods. In Christian Europe fowk jaloused that ony
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
tain and an illustration of a Christian missionary preaching to tribe
Pechtish symbols eikit on tae Christian sculpture, sic as the byordin
nd in the 19th century; later Christian sculpture has been fund forby
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
It wis thocht tae be unco un-christian tae gie yer body tae science
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ee Stories' adaptation o Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
an auld Wullie, Christian jyner,
Wullie, the Christian, nivver noticed naethin,
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
tak’ yer body fir a descent Christian burial. By God James man bit
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
y. “My grannie was a closet Christian.”
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ction as also rans: ahint the Christian Pairty; ahint their real faes
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
sed at hoo fierce they devout Christian folk cud be as weel as prayin

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
elieve hoo fierce they devout Christian folk cud be as weel as prayin

@Chazzbat tweeted
ired Hanna tae tell Jan aboot Christian, but it really maks nae sense(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
ok? Some o the best kent Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales are in (2021) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
hell was on his wye hame. The Christian cintre in Ireland, far he hae on page 30

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
h, A dinna ken aboot aat. Hiz Christian fock are expeckit tae pray ab on page 89

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
pairish kirk as if he'd bin a Christian body aa his mortal days'.
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
niver allowed tae growe in a Christian kirkyard. She kneeled afore t
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@Franwella tweeted
d 'laters' in a text. I blame Christian Grey n he's nae even real! @h(2012) search twitter

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
y in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge wis established, an on page 15

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
a Christian man balled lik wrack, on page 46

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Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
yeir, ma semple plea til the Christian Kirk i Scotland is, tent the
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