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Use in varieties of Scots

fears Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.7 16.2 6 19.9 0 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences4132 4 2 0 1 2
Number of authors29 20 4 2 1 2

Occurrences of fears in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
The fears o youth hae cam tae nocht on page 78

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ark had gane weel, spite o my fears. He didna answer my speirin, on page 84

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
trekkin. Danny sums up aw our fears n realisations. on page 48

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
on a mairble slab! Nae bluidy fears pal - no ein for auld time's on page 86

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
-Wha's gaun doun the lum? Nae fears-it's no me! You dae it!-I wil on page 37

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
fair molocates fears ye're a diddy or stupid, on page 8

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
John Broun's fears were weel-foundit. News o the on page 39
s great unrest, wi widespread fears o the return o popery, and a on page 58

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
insistent on rampin up fowk's fears aboot the financial insecurit on page 130

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
eh've got foes an fears on page 12
eis fears an foes. on page 78

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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
IDDLE AGES ane o the greatest fears in onie toun or city wis the on page 96
fool,' quo Robbie, 'hush yer fears on page 113

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
appease her rage, deliver her fears. on page 34
Ma hopes an fears settled on Bothwell, on page 35

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
on fears an hopes that steer the hert. on page 52

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
t an skunnersum speirins: Nae fears! ... We haena what wad sair y on page 136

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ng caul an ye had aw the same fears an worries again aboot bein t on page 43

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
'Nae fears!' said Clugger, 'Whaur's that on page 60

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
language in general. The auld fears that teachin Scots wad hae an
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Tae cover owre ma lugs, nae fears!
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
naw, she wis relieved. Aw her fears meltit awa. An her anxiety at
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah sais, tryin tae allay his fears.
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Yer facin yer fears like a bloody champ.
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
t, baith filled wi' pride an' fears,
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
As emasculated fears dissolve,
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Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
fears manipulant, scattergun
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
e PDF ablow) threapit on thir fears, an syne thay cam tae pass. T
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Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
fair molocates fears ye’re a diddy or stupid,
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my hairt an mair nor that my fears and paranoia, an it a gangs a(2020) search twitter

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
An aa these things a mither fears on page 18

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ae we mith wirship him wi nae fears, an wi stoot herts afore him, on page 81

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
im up an wirk on his needs an fears. As they dandered frae the ye
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Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
Rose. It’s aricht, hae nae fears
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
her Rabbie weel fulfilled her fears. on page 77

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
So tell me yir fears. on page 130

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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Strong doots and fears they pose on page 6

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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
At fears nae Noise on page 59

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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
resentations at spake tae the fears an' prejudices o' thaim at ho on page 24

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