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guns Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.1 27.2 16.6 0 11.6 51.7 13.3
Number of occurrences7453 11 0 2 5 3
Number of authors38 27 6 1 1 3

Occurrences of guns in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
But guns, an dust. on page 14

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
wha'd raither sell guns on page 32

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
not feeling too well. It's a Guns N' Roses tribute act that'll on page 3

3 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
'Fowk,' said the tod, 'hae guns, an they hunt. It is a sair s on page 67

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
prog the smuirin reek o the guns.This wis a place athout on page 9

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
r in mortal fear o sodgers an guns an horses - an shoutin men a on page 47
s fell feart o men, an men wi guns. Like the time Grizel fand he on page 66

3 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
, they think they're gan guid guns if they pit an ile kiver on t on page 30

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
the road o' those bloody big guns' on page 50

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ullets an shells tae keep the guns gaun his lang been ane o the on page 114

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
ah guns blazzin on page 8

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ys it wis still legal tae buy guns withoot a licence, tho they w on page 104
d demandin his money wi their guns pyntin at him, he focht them on page 105
s an some o them even let aff guns tae add tae the atmosphere. on page 125

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
er and shootin at folk wi pop guns in his spare time. And whit I on page 26
in ither gangsters wi machine guns, Mike Teeveeheid himsel had n on page 39

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
The reek fae the three guns floated up intae the nicht ai on page 13
r. Aw three o them kept their guns aside them. on page 31
were airmed wi crummocks and guns and aixes and pistols and aw on page 33
e gang up there tae face thae guns. I'd raither ye steyed doon h on page 34
ared and there are gadgies wi guns stottin aboot everywhere! Nan on page 46
Also on pages 81, 82
8 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
capture the castles, brek oot guns and swords, on page 5

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
- wi guns happit up in plaidies on page 43

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
In chirtin guns an fissile bombs, tae drouk on page 28
Airm wi their guns the bigot tribes tae sain on page 31

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Tae your guns, lads, een an aa! on page 50

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
n. The retching o the machine guns was like maggies and pyots fe on page 17

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
to curse the Scotch, their guns on page 56

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
fell veectim tae the Russian guns. Dismuntit, horse blewn frae on page 63
ken thai gaed back throu the guns?" Alan an Fatty raired thegit on page 64
rlin tae the recile o machine guns is thai rin back amang the cl on page 65

7 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Buffalo Bill, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
for six-guns were bleezin on page 62

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Banes, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Was eince Lee-Enfields, Bren guns, on page 75

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
uist temptin fate an shuir as guns a raip wad brek an the catch
1 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
t even though they dinnae hae guns or swords, tae prevent onyone
1 matches

McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
ance tae escape, taking their guns wae thaim. Thay bolted fur ab
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
n war staffed by local men wi guns. Faimilies o the recently dei
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
r as the abandoned Government guns. A never came tae grips wi’
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Bit she stuck til her guns. “Foo dis thoo ken Ah’m s
Bit she stuck til her guns. “Foo dis thoo ken Ah’m s
2 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
inbrocht in Inglis sodgers an guns, an seigit an took the castle
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
tae go oan the touchline awe guns blazin - bring it oan (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
it? An the boat wis cairryin guns for the Rooshian Airmy. Far a on page 44

2 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
We get on great guns they're like dothers an sons on page 15

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ally ten men, an five thoosan guns, nicht efter nicht daein yer on page 15
the deevin din o five thoosan guns nicht efter nicht ... My God! on page 16

2 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
Banning guns, ay. Syrup o Figs, weel mebbe
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
twa barrels o 15 inch cruiser guns and I kent in that instant I
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
by the rat tat tat o machine guns jist lettin rip at onything.
innin intae the enemy machine guns he’d tae be held doon and D
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
bawsacks. The Jerrie machine-guns were set at twenty one inches
1 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
s eggs we would tack oor slug guns and shot rabbits and hares we
1 matches

Shetland

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
aal so paecefil, no soond, no guns firin, no men shoutin. Bit he
Twa o dem wi der guns wis staandin at my back.
2 matches

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
them jip – an pintit thair guns at her. But she stood her gru
were up tae. They fired their guns then, close tae her heid, bla
ira’s men were oot wi thair guns again. The sun barely set at
en were rangin aboot wi thair guns. They’d catcht neethur hide
midsimmer nicht she heard the guns blastin, she went doon tae th
5 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
bin in God's hans whan German guns had razed him doon in French on page 7

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
kailed thaim aa tae fin thair guns, on page 48

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Here, Innismurray brocht tha guns on page 1

1 matches

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