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icy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.1 14.6 20.9 69.6 52.3 0 13.3
Number of occurrences6229 14 7 9 0 3
Number of authors38 21 6 5 3 3

Occurrences of icy in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
pit her fingir in and it wis icy. on page 9

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Come, icy time on page 35

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
month o Mey - lest the cruel icy fingers o frost an snaw, or t on page 71
n the door sic a fell blast o icy win that had thaim baith foun on page 81

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
nawflakes fawin doon oot o an icy lift that wis the colour o ta on page 45
up fae unner the blanket wan icy mornin, 'that wean has got ta on page 48
noon, walkin back hame wi the icy wund in his fizzog (and by th on page 49

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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
ips and blaws wi crackt crisp icy chills on page 55

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
O winter's grimin storm, the icy gloze on page 33

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ack, he'd had tae wade in the icy watter dredgin grevel frae th on page 17

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
gh ye'd think, tae crack thon icy hairts. on page 10

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
s intil't millions o jeelt an icy cheils o aw kin kind o sizes
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Robertson, James Melt (Yin), (Kettillonia 2001) Central, poetry
Jaws muckle buckets fou o icy rains
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
The cryneit dubs wi icy threads,
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Wi the icy winds that blaw
wi icy winds that blaw
2 matches

Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
a bare cairngorm glen, or the icy plashin watter o some lawland
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
inches like the wavin airms o icy blue an green spectres; sicht
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
laes ur heavy wae the frigid, icy watter, every fibre ay them c
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
– sae close I cud feel the icy cauld air o the Labyrinth ske
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
tae feel its icy cauldness
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
l. The smooth pavin stane wis icy cauld against her bare feet.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
eneuch for Beatrice, bit the icy peens o the Kunlun Shan aye t
an impossible architecture o icy girders spannt the ruif, ilk
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MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
It didnae end bit spread. Th' icy chill expanded, slowly seepin
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
nd the snell wind hud dug its icy claws intae the snaw-dusted e
tae her, finally wrapped its icy claws roon Hazels’ spine an
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@g_hibby tweeted
nd watch how ye go, it's fair icy underfoot.. That's ye telt... (2023) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
irders dipped his body in the icy briny yet - or is it jist to (2021) twitter link

Doric

Petrie, Kimberley Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Letter Tae Ma Younger Sel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
fit beauty lies in the icy depths aneth. on page 26

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Philip, George Tales Fae The Doric Side - Winter, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
His pattrened icy flooers on winda panes. on page 80

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Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
Whittle tae an icy pint on page 74

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Feels sae cauld jist like a icy blast.
Be mid day a richt cauld icy blast.
the North east a richt cauld icy blast,
See Winter tak a richt icy grip.
Dinna care much for yon icy blast.
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Roads affa icy, nae a welcome sicht,
Gey near I wid say a richt icy blast,
Blaws rain intae us wi a icy blast,
Wi shoors o sna and a icy blast.
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
y trotted atween the drifts o icy snaa, a craa on a gean branch
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
in a place cad Fittie on one icy bla'ing a hooly day, lived an(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
h oot tae clear the highways. icy pavements lie fur weeks - sl on page 75

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
fingers nail cowld fae the icy watter in the bucket. on page 117

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Icy wattar scuttaran on page 18

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Laevan icy puddles an greener fields on page 115

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Forkin, Ellen Sea o Dunder, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
The icy jabble
The doonpour o icy drebble
2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
be aesier ta waak ipon as dis icy pavements - an dan shü trip on page 27
as he helpit her hom alang da icy pavement. on page 31
e da back, an dey stude wi da icy moory watter raepin oot a dir on page 93

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De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
shö wrat her icy lyrics. on page 27
i da snaar; der icy slumber on page 29
wast owre, der icy glisters roond nunataks. on page 33

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Gaet-markers, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
gaet-markers o da icy wastes;
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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
, he wis lyin face doon on da icy shores o da Arctic. A moorie
energy, a corpse arose fae da icy craetir, garbed in naethin bu
2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
laceratin hir pale feet, its icy embrace sneddin hir breith as on page 50

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An a bleezin dome wi icy sheen on page 26

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Soaked A sprawl in tha icy brook on page 48

1 matches

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