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faut Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.3 28.8 7.5 0 0 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences6556 5 0 0 2 2
Number of authors33 27 3 1 2

Occurrences of faut in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
a faut o pink on page 80

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McPartlin, John Lallans 83 - Phantasmagoria, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Ye leeve abune the faut. on page 71

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
the real thing. That isna my faut, mind. My airtistic ettlins w on page 12
looer said tae him. 'It is my faut ye didna ken that. That disna on page 34

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
teps. Stelled. 'It wisnae oor faut Mrs Mawhi ...' on page 34

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
t'll be that laddie McGuire's faut.' on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
amang us animals lat there be faut-free union, faut-free brither on page 6

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
there's nae faut in ye. on page 8

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
. The norie that this wis the faut o the European Union hid nivv on page 112

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
It wisnae aw her faut, we feel, on page 132
Is she the ainly yin at faut? on page 133

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
t in tryin tae avoid ae moral faut fuils juist end up daein the on page 110
In haudin wide o yin faut, ye'll likely faa intae anith on page 111
the trouble's yer ain faut, or ayont yer control? Stop on page 113
Singers aa hae the same faut. Gif'n ye ask thaim tae sing on page 116
the faut mibbes lies wi yersel, planti on page 118
Also on pages 119
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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
It no yer faut that someone haed tae die on page 139

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
. An hit's niver the laddie's faut. Aw naw. Hit wis the laddie's on page 3

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
he said, "this guddle's aw ma faut...' on page 447
use this haill stramash is ma faut,' said Mr Tod, 'I invite ye a on page 48

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
mething, tho it wis me wis at faut here. What haed A no cried in on page 125

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
money wis gane. It wis ma ain faut, A ken. A had gane tae aw tha on page 59

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
rts comes on, onywey.) We can faut the motor caur, we can blame on page 9

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
d faain asleep. It wasnae his faut ataa. It had aye been his min on page 17

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
England at faut. on page 49

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
he clock a glower, no for ony faut o'ts ain, it's juist that he' on page 72

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
that throu ma faut I hae sinned, on page 97

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
awa frae his post - fa cweed faut him? A wis pitten throu tae m
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
awfy peety. Aw her mither’s faut if coorse, fancy haen a bairn
s aw the wickit baist’s ain faut. She didnae hae onything wee
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
mething, tho it wis me wis at faut here. What haed I no cried in
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
fowk hedna jaloused whaur the faut liggit, an the coist wes cair
wes warse, bot it wes hiz ain faut. He wes a junkie, lang
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
that, but it wis hauf my ain faut gaun on aboot what guid bashe
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
But every beastie has its faut,
tell me, God, whit wis their faut?
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
s o splittin it up. But wha's faut is that? When the voice o the
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
financial cantrips, ye canna faut the man’s egalitarianism in
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e generation whaur this wis a faut tae be sortit at the scuil. B
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
kk sae bothert. It’s no yer faut. Naethin adae wi ye.” He ro
heid agane. “It’s aw the faut o thon ...”
thit, is ayeweys, it wis the faut o the the piggin Inglish.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
tit hissel. “It’s no your faut,” he sayed. “Bit wha hasn
e control hissel, through nae faut o his ain. As her Dada wad ha
2 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
1. Awbody chairged wi a penal faut hes the richt tae be thocht i
be taen as guilty o ony penal faut on accoont o ony act or omiss
didna mak for a penal faut, in ower national or internat
the penal faut wes commitit.
4 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
cotland operates on different faut-lines noo frae the anes that
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@Chazzbat tweeted
@Thuckster__ It's no ma faut. Ah've no hed a washin machin(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
I'll tell ye fa's been at faut on page 15

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
tae e fowk, "A canna fin ony faut wi iss lad." Bit they threepi on page 118
aavets priggit wi him tae fin faut wi Jesus. Syne Herod an his s on page 119

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
I will tell him o his faut
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Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
folk, the commoners. No their faut. Arran aye? Jings Gaelic wis (2020) search twitter
scunnert tae miss it, ma ain faut, but yon's grand, mony(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
wi sumthin that the' cud fin faut wi, for tae get hïm arrestit on page 91

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
boy drivin telt me it wus his faut aaricht, an A hae bin on tae on page 25

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