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greek Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.4 33.4 7.5 0 11.6 0 13.3
Number of occurrences7565 5 0 2 0 3
Number of authors33 26 4 1 2

Occurrences of greek in Corpus

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Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
hae been mentions o Aesop in Greek history, which his allowed hi on page 3
"Nae need for onie Greek testimony on page 15

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
n rings roon ilka yin o ye in Greek an aa, on page 40

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
ss, soupleness an pithiness o Greek; in aa humilitie, ma aim hes on page vii

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Folks thocht him an uncouth Greek immigrant, A hairy hunk, wi h on page 62

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
eon - an e'en wrote poems in Greek hissel, acquiring a maistery on page 100

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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
tish, Celtic, Pictish, Roman, Greek on page 107

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
, wi 'micro' springin fae the Greek word 'mikros'. on page 12

1 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
noo chynge it back frae Greek!" on page 7

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
e bleacht verandah an anither Greek mornin begins, on page 23
backpacker, Ya Ya, aroon this Greek bar at mid mornin, mid-life, on page 24

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
the Greek goads moont aroon on page 66

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ed Gaelic an Scots owersets o Greek an Latin screivings tae haun, on page 110

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
draws nae merk atween Jew and Greek; aa belangs the ae Lord that on page 97

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ing. But he wis equate wi the Greek god Hermes - the messenger o
s lang the planet o legend in Greek an Roman lare an until the 20
A puckle o the auld Greek screivars an thinkers pit for
bos ('fear') baith sprung fae Greek legend an said tae tae'a been
s cryed asteroids – fae the Greek word asteroeides meanin 'like
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ludin Scots, Latin, Classical Greek, French an mony ithers ower t
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
wee anes, like the spellins o Greek len-wirds.
ia-" prefix bein taen fae the Greek, meanin "throu") is a soond t
e French) an machine (fae the Greek).
Greek len wirds: ache, anarchist, a
4 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
Like as in Latin been Greek termes sum,
as weel as the Laitin an the Greek. The raeson he sees Scots as
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
e bi baith Latin an classical Greek. Gin the fowk in (1) deein oo
1 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Maun we mak new wirds fir a chyngin warld?, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
opter (French, frae Latinised Greek), computer (French, frae Lati
in), television (French, frae Greek and Latin dingit thegither).
2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e muckle wirds frae Laitin an Greek. Sic wirds ten tae be lang
n – or leastweys Laitin (an Greek) etymological ruits.
2 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ae the Inglish an ane fae the Greek, alang wi wee bits o the Auld
et straucht fae the Hebrew an Greek, uisin a computer for Inglish
2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
is naething new. The ancient Greek philosophers Democritus an Ep
lang poles. The telephone – Greek for tae hear fae afaur – wi
cient Egip, an amang the auld Greek an Chinee cultures, the’r a
3 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
twa learnit owersettins o the Greek o Aristophanes, The Puddocks
u adaptation o Medea. Aw they Greek myths were jyned by yae Willi
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
vit by Herodotus (an auncient Greek makar) in 430 BC, descrieve a
1 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
hili, to eik ti the Latin and Greek he’d leirit at the seminary
us dominies: A stertit at the Greek and gaed on wi the Latin unde
gotten haud o the link atween Greek and Latin, an on a suddentie
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
er Gospels frae the oreiginal Greek intae Scots. He said "Jesus s
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Red an Black, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
“archon” is greek for ruler
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ect like or throu Frainch) an Greek haes baith haen a haun in swa
its saut haed it nae Latin an Greek words, an wantin tae soond a
tae be tellt it wis Latin an Greek fae oor mous wad haes us ferl
holars awgaits, or aiblins in Greek. Hooanever, throu the 14t cen
4 matches

McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
, Fernando taks a leuk at the Greek election, an whit micht ligg
stairtin tae settle frae the Greek election, an fowk athort the
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
in; cf. the ‘band of Hymen [Greek god o mairriage]’ referred
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
he band of hymen [Hymen = the Greek god o mairriage]’.
oets, includin the historical Greek poet Sappho o Lesbos – famo
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
the word asbestos comes fae a Greek word that means indestructibl
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
English words wi a wee drap o Greek in it . . . an that’s why m
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@GREIGEXVS1300A I got Greek feet, aye but it couldnae gie(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
t 10 da'y ae wis refreshin ma Greek. Um a'sae refreshin ma Scots (2021) twitter link
olicescotland So yae kin read Greek signage oan yer holiebags, ki (2021) twitter link

Doric

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
frae the Greek o Constantin Cavafy (1863-193 on page 117

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
etin putten abeen his heid in Greek, in Latin an in Hebrew sayin, on page 119

1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
Oxford graduate an scholar o Greek, Saville wes ane o the chiels
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@Manuforti1968 tweeted
eey Couldnae tell ye. It's aa Greek tae me.(2019) search twitter
@d_anderson878 Mmm...it's aah Greek tae me??(2019) search twitter

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
00 year or mair. W'ir seen da Greek an Roman Empires come an ging on page 13
r lonns, maistli fae Latin an Greek, laek declaration, documentat on page 35

2 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
in hïm [an ït sayed ïn tha Greek, tha Latin an tha Hebrew]: "T on page 110

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@the_gellick tweeted
A bit o auncient Greek #UlsterScots fae the makar Mi (2015) twitter link
c, by japers! I aye heard the Greek hallions had a quare way o sp (2014) twitter link

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