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Use in varieties of Scots

frame Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.3 20.6 18.1 29.8 23.2 20.7 17.7
Number of occurrences6540 12 3 4 2 4
Number of authors46 25 10 2 4 2 3

Occurrences of frame in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
le it'd fell intae a cucumber frame, or that. on page 37

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Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
sais, pickin up the shattered frame an pullin the photie oot. on page 8

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ppexed like fuck. The climbin frame is spray-painted like fuck an on page 24

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
d mebbe fell intae a cucumber frame, or somethin like it. on page 35

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
n quick enough. So that's the frame. Yin big greasy bluebottle. A on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
can frame ye, sleekit, lyart-faced auld on page 67

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
rew a bad limp as if the door frame shot lasers that made his bon on page 38

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
His six-fit-four frame is hunched ower in the backse on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wis the emerald green picture frame that wis positioned proudly b on page 72

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
A frame o mind that dizzna blend on page 80

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The 'a' Frame, lik some occult wicker-man, on page 27

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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
d good dreams enter intae yer frame on page 142

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ks for haunds, staunin in the frame o the door. "Whit are ye daei on page 89

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
pointed up at the empty, gold frame. Naught wis sacred tae hur. on page 9
frame while gaun tae look fur Jesus on page 10
heavy coat tae hide hur manly frame and never cracked a smile wi on page 37
oon, curly hair and a slender frame, but he'd a monster hairy mol on page 58
anda. He's gat the same lanky frame and dark broon hair. on page 60
Also on pages 81, 84
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ucate weidae-man in Airchie's frame o mind. on page 125

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
The crookit frame emergin frae this haister on page 12

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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ucate weidae-man in Airchie's frame o mind.
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
in singer an fiddler, Gillian Frame an piper Simon MacKerrell, ba
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
The frame's aw bent an rusted
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ther an driven intae the door frame, ah turn roon tae see him, em
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ager, watchin the silhouetted frame ay a boady, that’s so entra
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
the firsten louvre frame frae its bit. Whan, o a sidde
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
the tramp tae balance on the frame tae support an’ protect her
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ap ay him, wedged in the door frame.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
huk his heid, no able for tae frame an answer.
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rst birthday, the wan fae the frame in the hall Tam broke. Johnâ€
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MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
wis fully covered by th' kip frame, ah waited. Mah smile ne'er d
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
reframe Scots politics i the frame o the aulder Labour vs. Tory
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
stored inside her compact wee frame.
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
sais, pickin up the shattered frame an pullin the photie oot. Itâ
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
at least a set of these in a frame on the wall ??(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
alvin klines - ruths oot the frame lol (2020) twitter link
s that michelle moist oot the frame noo lol - o happy happy days (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
n, an rolled aff the shooglie frame his landlady hid the brass ne on page 29

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
aft passin through his stocky frame. on page 75

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
golden silky hair An slender frame - they aa proclaim on page 15

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
sclate skies, as the haill frame on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, hans on her hips, her ample frame blockin oot the sin as she ad on page 42

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
he wint awa an got her zimmer frame (Och) on page 64

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
hed fallen intill a cucumber frame, or somethin o e sort. on page 34

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ae faar she steed in her gowd frame. Ere was ariddy a chiel there
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
coonter. That wis the frame that Jonsar Eck liked, he tri
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
o begin tae wirk, fechtin tae frame the wirds he winted tae say.
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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
tae the final frame, the faaltereen torchlight - on page 17
As yesterday hirples Doon the frame, on page 20

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Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
o a widden chair-frame wi a silver needle, on page 18

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
he wis faan intae a cucumber-frame, or somethin o da kind. on page 37

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De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
a moothfoo o soonds gied frame tae da laand on page 19

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Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
Sculptured inta dat age-auld frame ta haad aff da lang winter wi
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Sinclair, James Murmansk, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Shetland, poetry
If Johnnie wis I da richt frame o mind
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Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
aye he did. The coffin like a frame on page 135

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
et hed fa'en intae a cucumber frame, or somethin o th sort. on page 35

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
den fire sweelin hir burd-lik frame. Maisie led Daniel tae the ba on page 2

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
cht hae fell intae a cucumber frame, or somethin. on page 37

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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
pre-set an gyely leemeted tim'frame wusnae in the penel's gift an on page 4
' laas passed in a quaak tim' frame. Gif thon isnae on page 25

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