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Use in varieties of Scots

glisterin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.1 13.4 3 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2926 2 0 0 1 0
Number of authors17 14 2 1

Occurrences of glisterin in Corpus

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Central

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
slaw and strang intae the glisterin nicht. on page 37
wull cherm the hale court ~ a glisterin spreet on page 38

2 matches

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
An aa the glisterin rocks on page 58

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
platinum blond, jist like the glisterin tights o a wumman tightrope w on page 50
sic a tirr that her een were glisterin. She glowered at Bruce Dubske on page 125
ond the classroom wi uncannie glisterin een. "You," she said, pointin on page 140
her mooth shut ticht, her een glisterin like twa stars. on page 215
Miss Honey she paused and her glisterin een met the teacher's, and Mi on page 220

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
olate and see a Gowden Ticket glisterin inside?' on page 24
t had sic a sheenin spairklin glisterin pink colour that the haill th on page 92

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
MIDDENS AND LEAVES YER FLAIR GLISTERIN AND BRICHT, it said. Geordie on page 23
The nixt bottle conteened a glisterin reid jibble. SHEEP DOOK, it s on page 29
ne wis noo. It wis a deep and glisterin blue. on page 35

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
an the glisterin gowden croun o Bohemia on page 41

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
his rejycins like glisterin pairls - on page 15

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Glisterin globs o gob! Whit fun! on page 13

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
lka day, for a hale week, the glisterin bird wis on page 103

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Athort yon thrawart or yon glisterin sea. on page 32

1 matches

McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Tap Table, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Glisterin wi ile an soused wi barley-br on page 117

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
sitivautioun; an it wes owre glisterin an smaw fur a lowe-clok. Than
1 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
Thon glisterin white een stairt richt throug
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
per. Thair hauf shadaed faces glisterin yellae in the lamp licht. “
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
rn aff for hame whan somethin glisterin in the gutter at the edge o t
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Better Thigether, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
glisterin on the doorstane
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
erythin tae life, gleamin and glisterin agin the flat cardboard. It w
oot roon ma heid like a halo, glisterin and dancing in the light. Ah
2 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
lat me mairch fir Ye medials glisterin i the Transylvanian sin up an on page 3

1 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
the loch jeelt ower wi caul, glisterin ice. on page 24

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Whyte feathers like the glisterin silk, on page 39

1 matches

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