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guidman Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19 20.6 3 39.7 0 20.7 57.5
Number of occurrences6140 2 4 0 2 13
Number of authors18 12 1 1 1 3

Occurrences of guidman in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
Can ye tell me gin ye saw ma guidman thare? He dee'd - Gude hae m on page 46
Syne A'l tak leg bail or hir guidman wins hame, kis he's mebbe no on page 47
steal sum odd bawbees frae ma guidman, an yird thaim inablo the sta on page 48

12 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
t in her ain wee watld as her guidman wis crabbit in his. John wis on page 25
d across the burn draggin her guidman an young John tae the gavel-e on page 46
an ran forrit tae cradle her guidman's body on her lap as Claverho on page 47
pinnin, washin, an helpin her guidman on the croft rigs. Frae the a on page 74
nou wis fair fashd aboot her guidman. Edam's face an fingers were on page 75

5 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
His uncle, my guidman; on page 40

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
annie, then she turnt tae her guidman and said, 'Hoo aboot you, dea on page 61

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
d Mrs Kranky, glowerin at her guidman. 'Ye've biled the auld wife's on page 98

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
uthheid shae a hed thare. Hir guidman wes ti set up a nyyow publish on page 4
bin awaw wes aw shae hed. Hir guidman's cumpanie growit ryke on the on page 6

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
wan thing, and here it's: MA GUIDMAN IS A BRAW AND SLEEKIT TOD' Aw on page 77

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The guidman's vyce they hear wi scorn or on page 66
ngs reigned they niver bore a guidman's name on page 67

2 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
ye're aye wearyin for anither guidman nor maself. Am I no guid eneu on page 42

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 67 - Leddy Stair’s Closse, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
O Primrose, her guidman, lang gane, on page 141

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
the Guidman hissel, see, hes bairnies sae on page 25

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
n ti Mrs. Scott tae, wham hir guidman haed cawed 'as dark as a blac on page 116

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
s. She waments the loss o hir guidman efter his dochtie deeds o kil on page 139
ds, we laern at Jocky was the guidman o Sundup's sister, wha haes b on page 140

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
i laern what haes becum o hir guidman. O coorse, Leddie Bothwell co
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
x yeirsell, Frizzel, gin yeir guidman gangs, furby
daith o hiz pawrents.” The guidman cam ben an jyned
in soun cummin frae ablo. The guidman sein at Mirren wes
3 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
than fine an hairdly abuin ma guidman’s cornflakes box whan it ca
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Kennin me an ma guidman wad be in Perthshire toward t
fae haufwey doun the Mile, ma guidman wis dumfoonert there wis sae
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
her as thair "lawful guidwife/guidman, tae hae an tae haud fae this
1 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
up at the far neuk aside the Guidman's Craft. The Guidman's Craft
's Craft. The Guidman's Craft wis the name the ferm
2 matches

Orkney

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
Weel, the Guidman and Guidmife, wha lived in th
The Guidman keepit her gaan wae cuttit ta
The Guidman wis aye stravaigan aboot the
d hed been a guid day fur the Guidman and the Guidmife o' Linn, an,
4 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ah dream o ma yung guidman at never cums hame.
messages o luiv til ma guidman,
2 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Weemin girnin owre deid guidman on page 5

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ngdom o Heiven, ïs laik tha guidman o tha hoose that brings oot o on page 9
gangs ïntae, an say tae tha guidman o tha hoose: 'Tha Maistèr sa on page 106

2 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Guidman or guidwife
Guidman or guidwife
Guidman or guidwife
Guidman or guidwife
Guidman or guidwife
10 matches

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