fairly | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occurences normalised per million words | 73.3 | 29.3 | 114.6 | 238.5 | 401.1 | 31 | 26.6 | |
Number of occurrences | 235 | 57 | 76 | 24 | 69 | 3 | 6 | |
Number of authors | 84 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
A sicht that fairly made him drool. on page 16
This fairly surprised that feller. on page 20
The meat wis rank, it fairly stank on page 34
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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
e weather's mint! Yon sun wid fairly gar ye blinnt. on page 77
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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
, but ah don't mind it so ahm fairly sure she wis windin me up. on page 1
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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
a Monday, weel that day ye've fairly tae be up at the toot. If ye on page 3
kered ower the waashin' board fairly gies ye a sair back, bit it w on page 4
y in a golden coach. Ocht, we fairly lauch then, mind, ma mither w on page 6
as weel. Ocht, bit did Eck no fairly kid me on aboot that, makin' on page 7
st listen tae that wund? It's fairly gittin' up noo, sometimes ye on page 22
Also on pages 30
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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
n silence faa: Yon throne can fairly shak. on page 8
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
g in a few weeks and ah wis a fairly welcome sight. He's a shoart on page 73
the mood ae the night remains fairly positive. And it's no long be on page 78
e, if truth be telt. It seems fairly busy though. Wae boays scatte on page 182
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Aye, Miss Honey, ah'm fairly sure.' on page 65
dd that verra nicht. She'd go fairly late, atween nine and ten o'c on page 85
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ver their incapacity tae deal fairly wi maitters o Scottish histor on page 57
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
haivers, as ah aften dae, an fairly taen up wi it, on page 123
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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
rical diversity o tongues wis fairly increased in the time o the B on page 9
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
nk Aunty Marie's been treated fairly.' on page 59
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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
it fairly stapped thir quarrel. on page 10
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Niven, Liz Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
see the central character, a fairly unsuccessful investigative jo on page 87
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
weil wrutten eneuch an Moffat fairly hauds his reader, but the'r n on page 110
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
searchin online, we can check fairly rapidly whether some items is on page 16
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
, freely admittin at thon was fairly strang language, an no meant on page 56
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Perrie, Walter Lallans 74 - The Lion Laid Low by the Man, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
A passing lion fairly caa’d their bunnets doon.
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ackin which limits ma options fairly much tae
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
They fairly made the feathers flee wi pec
Ye fairly pit me aff ma spinnin -
It fairly taks yer breath awa.
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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
, but nae maiter whit level o fairly veesible discomfort he displa
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
s less or mair forgotten till fairly recent-like.
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
His faither, we ar fairly shuir, wisnae the knicht that
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
by waa in the pitch black. It fairly gied us a fleg, an oor herts
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
wis a bairn. Bein mindit o it fairly brocht back a wheen o memorie
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
lat it be kent that she is a fairly fluent Frisian speaker an tha
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
th in Lanarkshire. This wis a fairly new destination for us, picni
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
They fairly tyauved and sweitit for tae g
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
he sayed. “The hospital is fairly secure - most of the staff a
1 matches
Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
The nights are fairly drawin in and shin afore ye k
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
peck sic a muivement tae form fairly quickly (the netwarks o the 2
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
llbein, but this narrae focus fairly taks awa frae the quality o t
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
recognition” (*boak*) as a fairly new formation didna help thai
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Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
upit the pigs; and losh, they fairly went tae toon.
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
therties, he was, he howpit, fairly adappable. The fock he bade w on page 30
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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
"Iae help Ill fairly dee my best on page 15
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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
teik's, eit weis majic an yea fairly felt thi heet aff o eit. Aye on page 32
weis eis warm eis toast. Ejit fairly cheert abudy up. Noo we Wis a on page 50
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
" said Sandy. "Ay! Things hiv fairly chynged since ye meeved inte on page 35
The morn's nicht. Ay...ay... fairly. Aboot half echt. Ah'Il see y on page 53
"bit it echt poun a ticket he fairly saa you comin." on page 59
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
pey their respecks, an he wis fairly missed. But life gings on, an on page 8
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
on o the Jeweller, "him ere's fairly pushin his. Look it him strut on page 14
lookin," said Shirley. "Wi're fairly turnin heids." on page 57
nie's leather jaicket. "Ye've fairly made an effi, cowboy - Ah ca on page 58
miled, thinkin ax Hillies wis fairly sellin aathin - fae the comb on page 94
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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
r chiels hid misfitted him he fairly got his dander up an gied oot on page 8
han an touched him an said, "Fairly att, be clean." An wi att, hi on page 16
is han, touched him an said, "Fairly att, be clean." An straicht a on page 87
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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ae se thin oan the grun. Ye'r fairly in the wrang trade." on page 8
at caain ess place a salon is fairly streetchin the imaagination," on page 11
aun like the clappers, he can fairly news. She leukit oot the corn on page 27
grinned an scrattit doon, Ay, Fairly. An syne he fun imsel stairti on page 41
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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Twa aul boys baith fairly fou. on page 5
Ye'll syne fin' oot, ye'll fairly see... on page 15
Thi bows on them looked fairly deen, on page 16
Bit Nick he played them fairly weel, on page 23
Nick kent aat he wis fairly bet, on page 30
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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Alice didna fairly ken fit till say till iss: so on page 70
"A dinna think they play fairly," Alice began, in a girnie to on page 81
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Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Moose answert, 'Fairly aat, awa for ony's sake an gi on page 83
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
boots. It's harsh, aye, an it fairly rips an tears at things wi it on page 118
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
s ye didna unnerstaan. Bit Ah fairly took tae Abbie’s sister Els
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
s written by Alan Hull, an it fairly breenges alang. Ilka stanza e
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
An yon wis fairly richt, fur maist o the sermon
hat wis her Faith, an noo wis fairly the time tae pit it on. An sa
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
attention awa frae Brian – fairly that! Brian hid swack hauns,
blast oot a truer wird. Brian fairly wished himsel hyne awa frae M
rst-born – an the chiel wis fairly a man-lizard: a Septile. They
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Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
He bade in Edinburgh, I fairly mine that.
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
said ‘Michty aye min I’ll fairly dee that!’
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
z lost tae this yin. Bad luck fairly seemed tae hae follae’t the
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wiz Virginia Mackenna and she fairly made a good job o the film. F
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the real thing. An Christ it fairly workit for a while until I at
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
it wiz comin doon dark. I wiz fairly gettin puzzled aboot fit wiz
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e wye he could beat this lads fairly so he’d picked up a lump o
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
sie smiled, “Aye ma heid is fairly stugglin' tae tak it aa in bu
. But sayin that the coal wiz fairly the thing an in nae time the
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
rdie noddit his heid. Yon wis fairly richt. Syne, the auld carl hi
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TheChielMeister Philomena and Alcohol, (youtube.com 2010) Doric, poetry
And fuan ye're fairly baegered ye'll be stottin doo
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
Fan a wee grey fergie fairly catched his ee
Noble, Brian , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Athing’s fairly gan we a swing
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Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
a big baes laek a coo, thir's fairly big doses o stuff tae be inje on page 15
Hid fairly meed him bok, on page 41
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Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
He's fairly teen a shine tae David, too - on page 40
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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The thing that fairly caught me eye wis the Scottis on page 3
d hid on the dresser whar hid fairly caught the eye. on page 9
Hid wid fairly turn your stomach and you'd s on page 11
Thank God wir road is fairly flat so hid didna roll that f on page 15
Ah'm fairly sure hid happened bit, then, on page 35
Also on pages 51, 61, 64
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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
all the dogs stop fur a pees fairly dried up. Thurs a couple o lo on page 86
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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
his peedie bit of metal hid a fairly big story. on page 37
Folk must think Ah'm no fairly right, on page 135
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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
n. Instead he wis smilan at a fairly soor-lukkan wife whar wis wea
ntae a tight bun. Sheu lukked fairly ruffled.
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De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
kit a fysh til his supper. An fairly laekit hit if da stars wis gl on page 11
Oh, he fairly laekit Grizel. Shö could pla on page 32
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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
aald twins, Ivan an James, is fairly gien Johnny o da Knowe a new on page 9
"Yun peerie cat fairly took ta you," he mused. on page 31
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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
n ithin Shetland is ey bidden fairly different an hit's a muckle p on page 10
orn, an at da sam time wid be fairly wint wi Dutch an Low German. on page 15
is øsed isna fairly da sam. Da form hit kerries m on page 56
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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
ooers an squill face da ocean fairly. on page 36
though haet hit tized dem fairly. on page 60
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Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
We haaled, an up cam da bag, fairly stentit. In meenits da daek w
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De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
da hale lock in ta da pan. He fairly enjoyed squirtin dis aerosols
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Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
anterns an da mön, an lookin fairly disjaskit, an yet no onnly da
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Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Aigisthus fairly met his richtfoo end,
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Niver!” I said fairly taen aback.
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Du’s fairly richt, boy,” I agreed. “I
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Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a Voar o 2007. Feth, dey’ve fairly grippit in ony a year!
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Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Dis internet shoppin has fairly grippit da trowie community.
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Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
o, wi aa dis aetin Birsie wis fairly fattened up an ready for hibe
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Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
rtyleeves an Gutteryaggle wir fairly filskit when dey saa whit dey
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Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e fresh air A’m run doon an fairly pooskered daein naethin ava.
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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
ns da sam is hersel. Weel, no fairly sae boannie, but wi da sam to
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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
jist as she hae got eets neck fairly straightened oot, an was gaun on page 81
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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Hae plays fairly an' squarely, haes a credit t on page 2
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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Tae tha watter's fairly plumpin, an Then ye dae it. on page 13
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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
' the Ulster-Scots sector bes fairly loose, wi' maist curns keepin on page 40
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NewtonLass Tay, (newtonlass.blogspot.com 2011) Ulster - Newtownards, poetry
Tae tha watter’s fairly plumpin, an
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Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
tae supple up a bit and could fairly motor along.
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