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Use in varieties of Scots

crystal Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.3 9.6 6 0 0 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences2719 4 0 0 2 2
Number of authors20 14 4 1 1

Occurrences of crystal 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

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
presentin a siller tray wi a crystal gless o malt whisky. Tam smil on page 47

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
id, she sat her grandmither's crystal ball. Aw the world in a grain on page 1

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
We nae warnin sign, or trace, crystal clear tae on page 10

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
through her hair an haudin a crystal ball. on page 104

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The prodigal cup o the crystal burn, on page 18

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
In caverns filled wi crystal clay on page 15
Broken crystal spheres, muins hingin aff on on page 57
Pero crystal clear for aw that, Myndins, on page 111

3 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Crystal, D. Language Death (2000). Ca on page 24

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
us Donald's black hair and ma crystal blue eyes. Cathy's gat ma eye on page xiii

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
he licht, and the warld turns crystal. on page 47

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 59 - Yowdendrift / Gin I Kent, (Lallans Magazine 2021) Central, poetry
Crystal happt on crystal, on page 139

2 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
articular Scots words to make crystal clear a meaning that one want
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
The prodigal cup o the crystal burn,
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Flit, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Sip ye fae crystal glasses
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@fairpechtoot tweeted
n recommend a 'starter' David Crystal book fir me please. Interesti(2016) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
er wae tae young tae remember crystal tipps....but its hoo ma hair (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
e u ken mrp still watches the crystal maze too - laddies awa wae i (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e place as She fullt her best crystal glaisses. She dichtit up the on page 27

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
esentation o an atom. An iron crystal blawn up 165 billion times, t on page 13

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
rved it. Sax fite lilies in a crystal vawse sat atween them, an mus
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
oan the end a mair baws th’n Crystal fae Bugsy Broons (ahem, appai(2018) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
A crystal dish adorn on page 7
Her crystal waters clear enhance on page 20

2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
n the cabinet mirrae atween a crystal bell an goul-plated porcelain on page 35
unnerstood why whan she saw a crystal gless aside an open buik. She on page 47

2 matches

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