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Use in varieties of Scots

lichtin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8 5.6 18 0 5.8 0 8.9
Number of occurrences2611 12 0 1 0 2
Number of authors20 11 6 1 2

Occurrences of lichtin in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
wir lichtin caunles oan the ither side o on page 11

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
w Zealand an Australia. Efter lichtin their lamps, these twa wad ga on page 58

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
hie cless. A wis in chairge o lichtin the fire an wad bigg kindlin on page 21

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
w naig wad lair. Ay, ay; he's lichtin doun. A'l pit aff ma skerf an on page 48

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
a wee bothie oan the beach an lichtin a fire tae warm hissel. | on page 14

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
There's a lad lichtin fires wae matches he stole on page 6

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ws were peeliewally pink, the lichtin wis saft and pleasant. on page 70

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Lichtin oan a slumberin colossus, on page 27

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Mair like a duke’s dochter lichtin frae a cairriage thin a pitma
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Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he plan is tae hae ‘mood’ lichtin, caundles, an romantic classi
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
k the girn that the Scots wis lichtin on his shipping yet, sae the
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Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 67 - Twa poems bi Douglas Kynoch, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
lichtin up yon mark neuk o e yaird on page 63

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
elt cauld and ah thocht aboot lichtin the fire. It cuidnae be aat h on page 42

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
said Tina, crackin a spunk an lichtin a cunnle, "bit Ah am weerin.. on page 56
aboot ess," she addit, er een lichtin up wi the thocht o the impend on page 72
hrowe a stained glaiss winda, lichtin up the swirlin shaft o stewy on page 74

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ressies," ye'd said, yer face lichtin up an yer een spairklin as ye on page 20
da an chases awa the shaddas, lichtin up the reed an yalla wreath i on page 22
d lot, richt enuch," he said, lichtin the fire wi the Daily. "The g on page 67

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
htenin, sheet efter sheet o't lichtin up the hills. Man, it wis as on page 51

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
firewid, Ronald set aboot lichtin the fire. Noo, as seen as he
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
id bin up sin the back o five lichtin the fires an makkin the feed
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
o my ladny I saw flashes like lichtin. The buffetin got as bad it w
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Gaet-markers, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
blinkies for lichtin trenkies i da mirk;
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Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
God cumin doon laik a doo an lichtin on him. An a voice cum frae h on page 3

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Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
s glentin ower tha nicht sky, lichtin tha boag tha wye Grace cud ma
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