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Use in varieties of Scots

guard Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.2 11.8 13.6 19.9 5.8 0 17.7
Number of occurrences3923 9 2 1 0 4
Number of authors30 17 8 2 1 2

Occurrences of guard in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
a sodjer oan either side tae guard him; an near the King wis the on page 106

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
sie fae last night is stawnin guard. 'Ladies,' she says, airms fo on page 19

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
He'd hae tae guard the village sheep. on page 12

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
It catches ye aff guard, ye've nae real idea on page 31

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
utjobs". No a single security guard or advisor ever dares tae que on page 123

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ae mairch ye hame unner armed guard! And then ah'll mak richt sur on page 156

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Soon eftir the King's guard cam ridin up an tho the Capta on page 18
Leavin a few gamies on guard in case oniebody tried tae sp on page 88

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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
In their ain laund stuid guard. on page 41

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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
need German tae become a life guard, she said, an that’s aw she
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
e some job convincin the life guard at first.
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
in tae alarm the club's night guard. When she wis sure he couldna
here, ya wee hooligans!" the guard yelled tae the group. He spri
happened multiple times, the guard refused tae believe them, and
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
nutes tae spare. The security guard at the bottom ay the stairs l
the stairs, past the security guard who’s drawin me daggers as
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
et a wee nod fae the security guard tae go in and grab the first
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
they did, jist caught ye aff guard an’ taki’ ye up under the
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
booth whaur the captain o the guard gaped at the slim fair-haired

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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s cloacked the changin ae the guard and hus noticed ma misty eyes
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@DABArbuckle tweeted
no be a 'Dougie vaccine' tae guard aginst contamination fae aw t(2020) search twitter

@johnstone_shane tweeted
wan week's wage and a sneeze guard. Lit that: nae bother pal ??h (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
s finger caressed the trigger guard. "Time tae step intae the mir on page 34

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
Sandy wis teen aff his guard. He let faa his paper, an loo on page 57

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Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
aid no, he'd been in the Hame Guard on page 16

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
te fin ye'r constantly on yer guard. on page 59

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
i a soldier on each side till guard him; an near e King wis e Whi on page 104

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ayin it wis supposed tae be a guard dog.
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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
€™s Airmy. (That’s the Home Guard in case onie o ye dinna ken.)
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Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
Ma freen stood guard at the door filst a wint in t
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Phrases with a Yeomen of the Guard at last ThursdayÂ’s Buckingha(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Wi his life he'll guard thee - day and night, on page 27

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
guard dog in the kennel, on page 10

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Shetland

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
nd it is my responsibility to guard the secret of where Santa’s
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
i a soldier on ither side tae guard him; an nearhaun the King wus on page 108

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Til guard yin frae ainther, on page 35
Wull father kid, an stand on guard on page 45
Guard tha flock agin assault. on page 49

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