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Use in varieties of Scots

fort Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.9 9.8 4.5 0 52.3 20.7 22.1
Number of occurrences3819 3 0 9 2 5
Number of authors20 9 3 6 1 1

Occurrences of fort in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ou whither the Law wis jist a fort or, as seems a lot mair likel on page 13

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
The fort wi flags o bladderwrack on page 18

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 70 - The Primped Skull, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Fort George, the beached an bristl
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
echts. The michtie promontory fort (a settlement wi defences loc
diocarbon datin mynt that the fort wis in yaise fae the 6th tae
at the visitor centre in the fort.
n excavations at the Pechtish fort at Burgheid hae producit deer
ae the fowk whae bidit in the fort.
5 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Shoapaholic, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
A gie up tae the Fort tae New Look
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
suddenly floorish. The muckle fort at Burgheid on the Moray coas
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
at Falkirk, tae lay siege tae Fort William. Oh, the temptation t
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
e hoose. And what soonds like fort knox bein opened up. The fuck
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ngs she sings). Dinna Ken the fort ane either. Canna lairn the J(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
rt but at the odeon al at the fort - wayin up ma options at the (2020) twitter link
hite thanx ally - its at the fort - guid tae c the scrans laid (2020) twitter link
pped at the roundabout at the fort wae the polis - saw the blue (2020) twitter link
oggin there - aye the yin at fort kinnaird - shut the feckers (2020) twitter link
at dalkeith yesterday and the fort today - if they can do it so (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Bridge, Fort William, Jonsar Eck an the We
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
lace. It hid big dykes like a fort an ye could see the Hill o' D
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
Jist back fae Fort William. Fit a gorgeous day(2011) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Dodgson began da story apo da fort o July 1862, whin he guid aff on page V
for a moment an dan said, "Da fort." on page 70
da nixt day, an sae fort." "Whit a wheer plan!" exclai on page 98

3 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
knen an da rivin o da dim, da fort day. on page 4

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
fort on page 68
event'll happen efter noo). A fort tense, da on page 70

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
on da fort, da gale near sank her. on page 59

1 matches

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
lf wye oot, da second, third, fort an fift wave hed passed him a
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
Da fort example is:
1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Frae Fort William did depart on page 50
Fort Williams thoroughfare on page 51

2 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Bak an fort, on page 3
Wak fort thegither, on page 19
Poo bak, gae fort, kaim taigled heid. on page 34
Gan fort, on page 37

5 matches

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