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clarty Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.5 23.1 12.1 0 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences5645 8 0 0 0 3
Number of authors25 19 5 1

Occurrences of clarty 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

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
keekin in at its clarty leavins on page 44
clarty parfume whiles lookin on it. on page 60
r clean fae mawkit, clear fae clarty, braw fae brawkit. We must in on page 77

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
an flit her awa oot o their clarty ludgins doun the toad at Weed on page 50
e winter, a wee kick frae the clarty clutes o a kittle quey flyped on page 63
guid will tae redd oot aa the clarty leavins o a haunless man, an on page 70

3 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
rude bugger, ye! Ye've git a clarty mind, ye huv! Nae thae kind o on page

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Tae no wear clarty shoes in bed on page 33
Crime Fower: She pits her clarty feet on page 34

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
eb in the first place. It's a clarty habit. If every bairn had Sup on page 28
and the fleggar isnae there. Clarty scunnersome waffs, wee lassie on page 79
There wis a clarty dub at the bottom o Lavender' on page 131

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
on the table! Nae plates! Nae clarty dishes! Nae rubbish! Nae midd on page 107

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
watter that's clarty wi glaur, nor dis he get droo on page 106

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
afore yer tea? An chynge thae clarty trainers!' her maw added, pic on page 4
ut ... the shuttle fae Planet Clarty isna due for anither twa oors on page 9
portant delegation fae Planet Clarty arrivin the day. Oor governme on page 11
The delegation fae Planet Clarty hud been invitit tae the matc on page 21

6 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
an,' she snashed. "Growin's a clarty bairnie habit.' on page 4
r no, but she certainly wis a clarty auld wumman. 'Sae she'd bette on page 23

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
a nappy peen an the hem o her clarty skirt went up an doon sae muc on page 22
it in the fireplace gettin aa clarty, she'd look better," He said. on page 80

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
is a pure Midden, aw dunk and clarty, and it wis nae loss that it on page 146

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ce wis ill-moothin the tod wi clarty words that canna be prentit. on page 29

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Catchin the same clarty bugs on page 22

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
k an cement an timmer, gettin clarty an wet an cauld an knackered, on page 136

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
But I lat him bide clarty an broon, bein deaved at the on page 43

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ootered by boars, cleaned oot clarty stables, been keeched on by c on page 53

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Big Schuil, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
"Ye hiv sut, ya clarty wee sou."
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
d man in a draiglty raincoat, clarty baerd an hair, takkin a bicke
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
g roon her neck, her face wis clarty, an the label wi her name an
htit her mooth wi her sleeve. Clarty bissum. Nae wunner her mither
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Stuart wis makkin his uizual clarty remerks, slaigerin her freend
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
drink fae. Aa the watter wis clarty.
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
mither said the place wisnae clarty, sin anither pairt o her wark
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Ma mither says I'm clarty
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
likes o, crabbit crocodile wi clarty claes.David Eaglesham, genera
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
pitit on Aye wash fu weel yer clarty hauns, Can ye mynd an wi guid(2020) search twitter
pitit on Aye wash fu weel yer clarty hauns, Can ye mynd and dicht (2020) search twitter
pitit on Aye wash fu weel yer clarty hauns, Can ye mynd an wi guid(2020) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
ght. Gonny no dae that. It’s clarty, virus or no. https://t.co/xL(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
usion, raither nor the direck clarty meanin o mockit.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Aff comes the cassen, clarty, cloot, like a wincey sark mi on page 21

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Sharn!" He pyntit it the clarty waldies ahin the ootside door on page 29

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
horse ruggit the ploo ben the clarty glaur till it grew ower dark
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ted bidin at hame. Faith, the clarty dubs an glaur o the steery
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
div some cleaning the mockit clarty wifie! https://t.co/YCn56k5TC(2015) search twitter
perfectly claw aipple on yer clarty claes!(2018) search twitter
les tae loup in an hiv a guid clarty rowe! https://t.co/187OFDG0HD(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
h. Div, gaan, wer, caa canny, clarty, hud gaan. Anyone researched? (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
As A hoked oot bane efter clarty bane on page 20
callar water bicker intae oor clarty city. on page 49
Aboot clarty water. on page 52

3 matches

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