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home Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words90.2 77.1 32.8 983.7 46.5 72.4 17.7
Number of occurrences293153 22 99 8 7 4
Number of authors91 45 16 17 6 4 3

Occurrences of home in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
''m away home as well,' Angela says. on page 33

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
We start the long trudge home. The sleet hus stopped, but t on page 41
s n trees welcome yi back tae home territory. on page 48
in general. A come fae a good home yit A'm bad. Wit more kin she on page 52
hem jumped him walking a girl home, Mr McGiver. It's an absolute on page 54

4 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
int her, saw her look ower at Home an hud the insane desire tae on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
as not home but oor hame. on page 58
, ancestral auld pile we cry 'home. on page 77

2 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
ishes and a cried all the way home while he bit the heeds aff of on page 36

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
k ma phone, which hus a dodgy home button cause ahve still no be on page 6

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
the day, wan in an auld fowks home, an the other at the farewell on page 3

6 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
my motley, I'll restore their home on page 31

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ight postcode, you're oan the home straight while the rest ae us on page 24

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
voters. Gien that we'd had a Home Secretary (Saint Theresa May) on page 112

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ain't ownin up ye're all goin home on the next chopper, all of y on page 53

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ell, ah said, Ah'm gaunnae go home. Ah turnt back intae the toil on page 18
shivers doon ma back. Ah ran home fae school an got stripped an on page 35
thin. Why's she suddenly gaun home then. Dunno. on page 37
d her ma tae come an take her home. on page 38
dinner or a packed lunch or a home lunch, an yi wurnae allowed t on page 47
Also on pages , , 73, 85, 88, 91, 93, 114, 119, 125, 126, 127, 130, 131, 135, 137, 145, 147, 148, 151, 153, 155, 159, 162, 165, 169
50 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
e enhance the appearance o ma home on page 141

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
cawed not crenellatit hooses "home", but hame. on page 92

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
atuette and pray that she got home safe. Ah rush doonstairs, nar on page 14
Ah arrive home, and ma heart's goin like the on page 25
m a few steps away fae gettin home, Leanne drives down the stree on page 34
wi mair notes than the nursin home hus fur the sickest o patient on page 84
anny said Los Angeles wis the home o the o rich and famous, that on page 86
Also on pages 87, 88
9 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
but oan the wey home on page 14
had run back home from Bethlehem on page 54

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
R OUR PLEASURES lN OUR HUMBLE HOME" - on page 112

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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
an he turned his feet towards home.
1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ly tools that wid ever make a home in that shed were the yins bo
1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Home-coming?’ says he, naw, he s
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
ll, ah said, Ah’m gaunny go home. Ah turnt back intae the toil
1 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
he’s her cookin partner in Home Ec. He looks lik a right wee
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
irt o this bi rinnin the SETI@home program (http://www.seti.org
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
wis braidcast on the Scottish Home Service, but ma
1 matches

McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
amed "Cmon lads it’s coming home" at the top o oor lungs. Then
1 matches

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
… I need to… I need to go home…"
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
it ah kin make oot that says: Home Rule? Dole Rule? an ah reflec
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ring whether she should be at home where she would feel more. .
ts with you to take your gran home.’
2 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
as you’re able to work from home... There’s some suppliers y
of the company can work from home, so from today onwards, that
of it. You’re free to head home.”
3 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
at Hampden durin’ the auld Home Nations Championship. This is
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
paper parcel. “When you go home, you’re to wear Indian dres
n that you shouldn’t have a home of your own - a family, chil
g? I’m happy with you. Your home is my home.”
is my home.”
I think perhaps she’ll go home to Scotland.”
9 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
lassie, “maybe when we get home you can tell me more stories
1 matches

Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
ae work a shift, tae those at home alone,
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
up an’ wants tae take them home. Ma heart starts racin’. Is
1 matches

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
. Then to top it aff, he runs home and hides when Ben went tae s
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
e things force people to stay home essentially keeping people pr(2020) search twitter

@alistairdunn tweeted
buzzin tae get home the night, spag bol for dinne(2013) search twitter
drag on forever, glad tae be home!(2013) search twitter
s a bad day when leicester at home tae yeovil does ye(2014) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
asy.. Been to the shops, back home noo... And in for the day.. : (2022) twitter link
.. :) So it's steak, and Pats home made tattie salad for tea the (2023) twitter link
aptop.. And at the top of the home page, you have.. On the left (2023) twitter link
I've just noticed on my home page, my "Following" has reve (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
ie Edinburgh before returning home tae study! xxx ?(2015) search twitter
Just home fae 5hrs study at the library(2015) search twitter
put ma Winter heating oan at home in Scotland......and well....(2015) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
u can means it can make a wee home in his mind, even if he doesn(2019) search twitter
ciation it deserves in my own home so I have brought it here.(2019) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
o buy but as a secure shelter/home for young families. https://t (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Jouker in the sky called him@home between election and inaugura(2020) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
. My husband worked away from home but his dad would ring specia(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
Burns Night Sir Alec Douglas-Home astonished Winnie Ewing by sa(2020) search twitter
Building her home in Akpap Mary Slessor was ask(2020) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
oot in public ya bampot! Goan home the now hen, how much are tax (2022) twitter link
lsh Bin nae bad gorgeous goan home soon?? Will ya be dilutin doo (2022) twitter link
9 @star_welsh Thanks hen back home the now with fish and chips. (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
t long after I take them back home to their mother!" (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
ght with my pal. Need to head home and pick up the hubster and h (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
y simple, we all have to stay home unless you REALLY have to lea(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
lburghAth yes - safe journey home to every one connected with t (2020) twitter link
world ad luve tae see all the home nations qualify for the world (2021) twitter link
like this - the reality hits home - good luck guys (2020) twitter link
- and a great effort by the home side - unlucky but keep the (2021) twitter link
@EdinburghLive_ pass this home on ma trips thru tae fauldhou (2020) twitter link
and 9 other occurrences.

Doric

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
n han "Io Willie, from all at home, Christmas, 1954". on page 23

1 matches

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
year, it's his hame away from home, far he feels the maist welco on page 36

1 matches

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
de of timmer. Noo the harvest home sorted a' this oot Tin wi hid on page 14

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
eesed te sit in front o's in Home Economics an she'd aye er blo on page 23
ident o Sunshine Grove Nursin Home. She's ninety-echt an the aul on page 44

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ae the hospital till a nursin home, she helpit me tak in aathing
er a fyowe wiks in the nursin home, Mither deet, A pyed th’umm
2 matches

Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
There wiz a home ec teacher by the name o mise
1 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
Dad’s Airmy. (That’s the Home Guard in case onie o ye dinna
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
and long for heaven and home?
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
an widna see her gyan intae a home. The church bell struck ten s
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
They war jist creepin home, gey disjaskit, fin o a sudde
1 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
tae yer parents when you get home.
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
isy and jumpy nothin like yer home support(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
he 28th o september. Man u at home tae west brom at day.(2013) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
dtn games, S oot we pals. Am home alone :-((2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
This my church, this my home from home, this is my safe ha(2016) search twitter
the day so stuck on a pan o’home made broth wee ma special ing(2017) search twitter
ck Sunderland who get average home attendance of 45k & Rangers a(2017) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
r a while. I remember walking home alone from a house party. Doo (2022) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
the classroom, including any home leid whether Doric or Polish. (2019) twitter link

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Thankfully hir son wisna home. on page 9

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
kled me and dragged me fae me home. I turned, hoping Davie would on page 21
I haaled mesel home tae the hoose that night. No on page 22

2 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
tae pit on till he could git home again, an washed aaf the wars on page 17
Hid meed him daesant tae go home, tae git some ither kit. on page 82
'll lie here till I come back home, hid' ll save a bit o cairry, on page 96
wi empty hand, but tae return home, on page 98

5 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I walked home in the grimleens - bitter te on page 4
I have a wife and bairns at home and I wish that I was there. on page 8
"Of coorse. There's lots back home. Whit Orkney lacks is trees." on page 10
I'd mibbe better come back home. You need me there, you see. on page 11
We nivwer got the paets taen home - they're lyan in a swamp. on page 20
Also on pages 21, 24, 30, 36, 37, 39, 48, 51, 52, 60, 61, 63, 65, 66, 70, 71, 72, 77, 81
41 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
funding might well summon me home at any moment." Sheu leuks ti on page 115
tig o daeth. "Olaf steered us home safe, but wouldn't say anothe on page 124
o spaek, spellan oot "Harvest Home'. on page 126
"Just because you lost your home, doesn't mean the rest of us on page 137

4 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
home in oan the origins, on page 11
o claggey home-made cheesekeck fae dense on page 14
fae the owld home toon, fer awey; on page 35

3 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
2. Too Much Home Brew on page 12
ted for thur faither tae come home on page 25
sweeties afore I set off fur home, again everything spik and sp on page 33
nickers and ... she geed awiy home greetan ... on page 128
ist wait til yur grandad gits home!!' on page 129

9 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
dark night Dad wis headan oot home fae the toon on page 43
n her breest - he'll stagger home full o the joys on page 117
nearly aal the time, staeyan home on page 119
y start haedan north tae thir home on page 142

5 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Home tae rinse the salt on page 18
Wae turn fur home on page 67
night. A'll nip in oan me wae home an pit wur boards an dabbers on page 86
les made o bannos and lochs o home brewed ale on page 91
an al awey home on page 147

5 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
seeing as it will soon be at home so see and not be anyways ann on page 37
Bit the home o Tunnock's tea cakes on Shet on page 47

2 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
as they cam home tae roost. on page 27
I haaled mesel home tae the hoose that night. No on page 76
Dae you mind the hervest home that year? on page 130
Sam Yi'd walk me home at night on page 131

4 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A loving home wi me mither an fither on page 42
an made fur home I do declare! on page 84
afore haedan home tae the Northside. on page 149

3 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
came home fae winnan Big Brother. on page 32
Home aboot claes on page 104

4 matches

Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
for tea an home by nine. Whar turns in on page 18

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
performance ker industry: the home o Ferrari, Maserati, an Lambo
eld he bowt fae a ferm in his home toon o Sant’ Agata Bolognes
2 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
aboot feeneeshed diallan his home number when he changed his mi
urried tae his ker an set off home, hopan he wis imaginan things
2 matches

Lamb, Gregor Lamb’s Tales, (The Orkney Dictionary 2005) Orkney, prose
o wirsaels in the back drivan home and she couldna git home quee
and she couldna git home queek enough. Gaan up the bum
2 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
Glasgow, the home o BBC Scotland, is thrang wi
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Crackan the troughs, (Brisk Northerly 2021) Orkney, blog
On the road home fae brakkan the ice and feeda
1 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2021) Orkney
n’. You wid hiv the Harvest Home at the backend. Whit deu ithe

Cowan, Fiona A Boreas domus mare amicus?, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney - Finstown, poetry
The North is wur home, but is the sea wur freend?
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Mother, and ask her to come 'home'? It would mean so much to he on page 47

1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
we hae a dance afore we head home?” I axed.
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
but our cat Smootie has come home this morning wearing a collar
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
ough I did hae a guy fae back home ca me a 'white entitled mille(2021) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
and pink again. #wildflower #home #Shetland #springsquill… htt(2019) search twitter
less than 400 miles away fae home ???(2020) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
thin else on & I have to stay home we wir girls #GamerParentProb (2019) twitter link
sery daday and wanted more at home!!… https://t.co/2Y2p6Y0CSr (2018) twitter link

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The hills of home, The Pentland Hills on page 47

1 matches

@officialAliRed tweeted
brig. Will check when I get home on Fri.(2019) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
fae Sanquhar, 87, in the care home he noo bides in. Such a store(2020) search twitter
o obviously postpone the care home ses(2020) search twitter
ockdoon poems for @TheStovies Home Grown project, in @scotslangu(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ane and it’s somewhere in ma home, cannae remember where is it?(2020) search twitter
ses stuck their eyes oot TV “Home and Away” ????(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
aper stall. PM CLOCKING IN AT HOME was printed above a Milk of M on page 27

2 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
ae it when I got thon wee bun home.
1 matches

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
Always worth a wee hoke round Home Bargains ????(2021) search twitter

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