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energy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.3 29.8 16.5 9.9 58.1 0 4.4
Number of occurrences8259 11 1 10 0 1
Number of authors42 31 6 1 3 1

Occurrences of energy in Corpus

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Central

McNeil, Andrew Lallans 58 - Carnegie’s Turning, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
The vision, the energy to look ayont, on page 122

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
l pleywrights o the time lost energy an public profile. on page 37

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
wi wee weans 've got loadsae energy an it's usually thaim daen th on page 1

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
THINK OAN YER ENERGY - on page

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
even though A didnae hae the energy tae move, on page 63

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
h, low in ma stomach, gathers energy. We'll see. on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t me wrong. If ah had hud the energy, ah on page 17

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
lly that she never had eneuch energy left fur cookin. So if it wis on page 49
her ye managed tae shoot thon energy oot through yer een and mak t on page 223

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
lead the warld in alternative energy development, or hae a thrivin on page 127
a green energy future will be assured on page 151

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
a natural source o energy 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
t o Tam's crew didnae hae the energy tae even eat an jist collapse on page 49
Suin there wisnae even the energy left tae curse an by the en o on page 50

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e thing that tolt yi how much energy yi wur burnin up: ah managed on page 163
is fine cause ah'd brought an energy drink wi me, but ah follied C on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
factory, cam a muffled rair o energy as though the wheels o some m on page 71

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Tae crack the giltit egg o energy. on page 40
O energy in ferment in Chronos' wish f on page 73

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
a falsers. Ah' dinnae huv the energy tae rub it aff. Ma hair leave on page 63

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
anet haes been birselt wi hie-energy radiation. Efter the atmosphe
the grund wis exposed tae hie-energy radiation fae gey an strang s
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
lichts aff et nicht tae save energy (suhin A suspect Britain’ll
nd up daein afore lang if the energy crisis isnae sortit oot), so
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
dance lost any emotion. Joy. Energy. It almost felt mechanical. R
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
ch luik like Asda's ain brand energy drink…
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
E OUT THERE! TRY AN SAVE SOME ENERGY FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT BIG
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
; how wan is aboot yer sexual energy an helps create a deeper bond
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
conquered by it. Aw warmth an energy ah hud is dissipatin rapidly.
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ht. Ah need ye tae huv aw yer energy fur the shift the morra. Goat
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
omething tae dae wi renewable energy. She used tae disappear for t
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Ma energy aw’ crushed,
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y it, but ah’ve no goat the energy tae argue. Ah just grunt in v
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
edit in takkin in maist o the energy an micht o the Yes campaign.
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
SNP wull need at the skill an energy they can gaither tae tak thai
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Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
network – we’re – only energy passin through.
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
be bothered... ?? A need mair energy ?? ??(2020) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
@Crannog_Photo Energy savin. Love it. Soons guid fi(2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
Energy rich, democracy poor without. (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ainable Housing, UNI, Rewable Energy, Hustings, restorative Justic(2020) search twitter
oor lassie has tae spend the energy sorting oot the 8 year old bo(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
n we need aw the enthusiastic energy we can generate.(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
abscess drainin the last o ma energy oot o me. Ma face is swollen (2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
ostit the ither day. The only energy ye should pit oot oan they ho(2020) search twitter
how ye respond when ye've nae energy... Weel done! :-) Bit some fo(2018) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
otland produces twice as much energy from offshore wind as it can (2022) twitter link

Doric

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
for the likes o renewable energy? on page 18

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
folk like her. It caaed them 'Energy Vampires' - said they sookit on page 77

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
o year-roon renewable energy on page 20

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Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
e person juist haesna got the energy, motivation or confidence tae
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
astin and I wis full o unused energy fae being stuck inside for da
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
a feet and gaither fit little energy I hae left to trudge back up
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The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
ae understand is that, fit wi energy prices rising and food costs
t ony better in September fan energy prices ging up again.
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@72redz1903 tweeted
- nae legs in midfield, nae energy. Big mistake playing Broon la (2022) twitter link
conservatism, nae vision, nae energy tae bring a potential new rep (2020) twitter link
nell Ach min, nae getting yir energy tae hud up McConnell. Surely (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
makes us happy, and gives us energy.
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Shetland

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
nded be bluish wisps o frosty energy, dat seeped an wisped aff o h
ek fae a paet fire, except da energy was as caald as da harsh nort
o da craack wis a dark bluish energy; peerie crystaline snaaflakes
aaflakes were sooked intae da energy fae da grund, adding tae da f
snaa, icicle shards an bluish energy, a corpse arose fae da icy cr
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
ou imagine if dey pat yun sam energy intae doin somethin positive?(2021) search twitter
Imagine if they pat yun kinda energy intae actually doin some good(2021) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
munity - saving lives, time, energy, NHS money, carbon... ?? Flow(2019) search twitter
ant seems to have captured da energy o da storm ? I'm grinnin thin(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
dnae imaigine Leonard spendin energy daein ocht mair than tinker w on page 60

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