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duncan Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.7 19.5 61.8 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences7938 41 0 0 0 0
Number of authors21 15 6

Occurrences of duncan in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ae Fraser an Ian an Andrew an Duncan. Likes tae hear hissell talk. on page 1

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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
nie warkin fer him cried Jock Duncan on page 33

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
orrit tae Child and Greig and Duncan, we kin see fir wirsels hou s on page 69

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e the hame grun o couthy Jock Duncan, wha wis born intil the North on page 77

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
efterwirds screivit bi Prof. Duncan Glen an Dr. Colin Will. I wad on page 120

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
d frein til Scottish letters, Duncan Glen (1933-2008), an in this
the lest teitils publisht bi Duncan. Ay, weill; ochone!
2 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Kenspeckle Man, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Remembering Duncan Glen, 1933–2008
Duncan wha helpt his peers I hymn
Duncan wis the Akros Press,
A year back I wis charmed be Duncan
We salute ye, Duncan, as we say guid-bye.
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
narrative. A hielanman cawed Duncan gangs stravaigin for a tint y
t a stag winnin doun. Naither Duncan nor the stag can turn back. T
-doun, the stag cums forrart. Duncan, wha luves sport an taks nae
feet. The deer is killt, but Duncan’s faw is brukken bi its bod
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
School for Calvinists - Bill Duncan
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
“Mrs Duncan?” she said. “Your evacuee
tyre. Agnes, say hello to Mrs Duncan.”
2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
t oor ain galaxy, an the Scot Duncan Forgan at the Versity o Embra
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
i hae been 1962, whan Airchie Duncan arrived as historie Professor
hinneren, it wes the mellin o Duncan’s admeinistrative skeills a
2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
year. Stanley Baxter, Andrew Duncan, Andrew Keir, Russell Hunter
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
nd then the Glasgow Citz, had Duncan Macrae in the pairt o Oliphan
1 matches

Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
hings. Then we cam by Dominie Duncan’s hoose wi’ its wild gair
thair. Naw, it wiz Dominie Duncan whae luiked uz tho ’e wiz h
n hame. We nivver saw Dominie Duncan efter that nicht. The polis t
3 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
scuil, for example, componer Duncan Burnett scrieved a nummer o w
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
erald's poetry editor, Leslie Duncan says,"wis recommendit for its
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ignorant o this fact. So when Duncan’s ice-cream van was in the
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
o’ Barney the Brain! Barney Duncan wisni aw’fy bright bit he l
ain commentary, “An’ it's Duncan oan the ba’, he’s comin
2 matches

Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
pleisure o bydin in a flat wi Duncan Sneddon, an strang advocate f
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Hoo's Evan Derhawlish, and Duncan MacRoidart, and aw the rest o
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
te the tale o Isobel an Davie Duncan fa wirk a sma craftie aside O on page 28
romise... Ah wull." Oor loon, Duncan, treatit's tull a pettit lip. on page 62
in thinkin," Ah said. "Fit iv Duncan meeves oot in a fyow ear an g on page 64
At's fit ma bairns, Dawn and Duncan, wintit te ken. Se Ah decidit on page 86
e shops come te you?" speered Duncan. "Like the Tesco's internet h on page 87
Also on pages 88
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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Duncan rung the bell o a hoose in Hu on page 13
cht cheery bugger, irn't ye?" Duncan rockit oan is heels, fair emb on page 14
yer sympathy fir the livin." Duncan grinned. "An, onywye, Norman on page 15
oh, ay, Ah cud iv gaed," said Duncan, "bit Ah didna wint te intrud on page 16

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
in the likes o Betsy Whyte an Duncan Williamson as storytellers; y on page 126

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
he Morrices wis Tommy an Nell Duncan an their loon Sandy. We aa go on page 72
o an then. Ah myne, fan Tommy Duncan's loon bocht a braa racin bik on page 74

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
in the likes o Betsy Whyte an Duncan Williamson as storytellers; y
Scots in the text. (Betsy an Duncan didna fash gin the audience d
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ck went awa for a wauk, alang Duncan Brae. He couldnae help bit
his wye ben Duncan Brae enjoyin the bonny nicht,
2 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
ext tae go for millions. Ryan Duncan may be next efter him (2022) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
erson back wee yon ginger lad Duncan Shearer. Dinna cain if that w(2016) search twitter

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