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Use in varieties of Scots

frien Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.5 25.2 24.1 0 0 10.3 26.6
Number of occurrences7249 16 0 0 1 6
Number of authors20 15 3 1 2

Occurrences of frien in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
han wull be a jyner that's a frien o the Provost's, sae gie him on page 26

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ross tae Sorn an see her guid frien Nance Park, in the service o on page 67

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
nd Auroch Horn wha wis a guid frien tae Olaf the Christian, King on page 14

2 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Then an ainly then, frien on page 35

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'Frien king, I spy a princess here W on page 8
Oor frien unpacked his humble feast Wha on page 11
Mark, aince the frien o Tristan an mysel, on page 40

3 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
oetry exhibitions wi his guid frien Angus Macmillan. Wirks as a B on page 189
But nou, years efter, a frien tells me that on page 201

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The yin requested bi ma auld frien Tom, on page 36
Ah'm tellin ye frien, the heat wis that bad on page 83
His patron an great frien Maecenas hud dee'd twa month on page 102
rtit worthy an sadly lamentit frien. This miserable bugger on page 110
. They threiy oan aboot thair frien's fauts an follies whiles rem on page 116
Also on pages 117, 118, 119, 120, 123, 124, 125, 126, 133, 144
21 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
hles gar her seek a leal-hert frien, on page 13

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"The moral o the story, ma frien, is this! Onythin a wee dug k on page 65

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
im in the een, greet him as a frien on page 5
His frien said, 'Man, in this braw weat on page 7

2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
nage, but it's timely. It's a frien o the gey bad idea that, gin on page 97

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - No Faur Frae Babel, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
"Nae boathir frien, on page 84

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
‘Acause, ma frien, gin ye lift the flair up the
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - The Sycamore at Calton, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
iew the remnant o a childhood frien;
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
nou," Sylvie said, pattin her frien on
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Wi' frien's at hand,
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Sae Jack, auld frien, ye’ve nocht tae fear,
Sleep soun, ma frien…!
2 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
? I aince winched when a Deif frien o mine, campaignin for the re
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
er photies o faimily an a wee frien. https://t.co/A4S1hE52gX http(2020) search twitter
ma mither met an auld schuil frien in the street in the company (2020) search twitter
leivin tomb” Pics here bi ma frien, Norman Chalmers. https://t.c(2020) search twitter
the vangaird, but it wis his frien Don Roberto that it got it ri(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
s. A man could hae nae better frien nor a beuk. Beuks kept ye com on page 30

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ath. At ony rate, it suits ma frien, Fergie, doun tae the grun. A on page 24

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
o her skirt, her comforter an frien, for she wisna alloued tae pl
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
i its towes bein pued. His ae frien wis his sister, Jenny, fa did
aun tae the Aiberdeen linn, a frien o the ainer o Aiberdeen plant
en them back tae her new-fand frien.
ir shrne in particlar, an her frien the Brahmin bairnie. The idol
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Whinbrae fairm, an his anely frien in the hale wide warld wis Ha
ie wis Granny Riddle’s best frien. She wis a wee quine fa bedd
t up tae the clouds, like her frien
got a gey begeck tae see his frien Rosy Vine
ets o an auld fir tree wi his frien Angus the Adder, an gey cosie
9 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
in thair, ma dear auld Carian frien, on page 215

1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
An there Ah met an oul' frien. on page 13
But A' lik' frien'liness, peace and quaitness on page 28
Yaes caen trate yir best frien's tae a half o' Bla'k Bush, on page 29
Lay mae life lang frien' behin' mae, on page 32
In frien'ship exten the han' on page 37

5 matches

BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
I cannae stand it when my frien's that live acrass the water
1 matches

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