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life's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.3 17.5 16.6 39.7 17.4 0 57.5
Number of occurrences6534 11 4 3 0 13
Number of authors33 17 7 3 2 4

Occurrences of life's in Corpus

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Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Eeejit! Life's no jist a game on page 12

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
livin in a village. Awbody's life's their ain. Yin hing, spinnin on page 1

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
jist whit life's like, here in the midst o dai on page 41
o aw thon times ma life's had sic puir souch, on page 60
The day, life's back tae Wednesday on page 77

3 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
is, oftentimes fowk feel thit life's sae hard gaun thit they feel on page

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
But life's a game that's meant fur mair on page 52

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
d the heartache ae findin oot life's jist yin big fuckin joke oan on page 15

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Life's good - only if yi whant it t on page 68
o eis life's events. on page 78
life's a gift on page 89
Life's a stroll, it's a canter on page 114

4 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
he daft restrictions. Onywey, life's far mair interestin ootside, on page 89

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The stoic auld hermit facing life's ills, on page 15
Life's bitter struggle hud juist beg on page 17
steadfast auld Herd beset bi life's ills, on page 19
turn't tae Rome, disjaskit wi life's ugsome fecht, disgraced, an w on page 101
life's a battle whaur envy is shairp on page 119

5 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Jist mair o life's lang dregs like air in yer pi on page 82
Headin squarely for life's roundelay, on page 85
Wi a life's wark yit tae dae. on page 142

3 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
taun it, but like ower mony o life's scunnersome events, jist caus on page 162

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
his life's screed is intil the air on page 68

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Won o lairin scholars that life's aa on page 8
I lost ye lang syne in life's dreich fair, on page 10
Outfacin life's an luck's warst wiles. on page 12
Cradlin for life's lest sick joke on page 79

4 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
he daft restrictions. Onywey, life's far mair interestin ootside, on page 89

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Leavin nae trace o his life's wark, nae effect o his daeins on page 43

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
and whither life's been guid tae me. on page 20

1 matches

McCabe, Alan Lallans 73 - Unsteek the Door o Ma Hert, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
An whiles life's a kittle thing on page 94

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An life's byordnar hard, but och! A'm l
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@iainnicol tweeted
@lituainianach @AFaulds life's juist nae fair, ye ken.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
there. Fit's wrang wi aabody? Life's jist a faain in wi fowk, an s on page 32

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
uckle beens in that caul hole Life's been gweed tae me ye ken It's on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
evin bit nae soun comin oot. "Life's fir the livin, loon, bit Ah'v on page 78

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
us fit it wis te really enjoy life's simple pleasures; foo te lach on page 20
aled his memory. "Fit aboot, 'Life's a bitch an then ye dee."" on page 53
ry. "Wi jist canna tak it in. Life's short...ye jist nivver ken th on page 83
wirds: To be continued. "Oor life's nae feenished, on page 96

4 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
goin nor claes for yer back; life's mair nor maet an e body mair on page 102

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
on top o life's incumbent hardships. on page 60

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Ma life's come crashin roon ma heed!" on page 22

1 matches

Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
Life's Little Ups and Doons on page 25

1 matches

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
A comfort at life's end. on page 12

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Ah'm ten feet tall and life's divine. on page 27

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A comfort at life's end. on page 75

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Aal these memories, life's been kind, on page 43

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
i dat glinder atween life's laer, ya, richt enyoch, on page 86
Celebrate! Life's on page 109

2 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
@KirsteenMullay yeah, life's gud!! (2016) twitter link

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
We harn life's breid in turns. on page 10
Life's ruch hard pad on page 11
Tha nixt life's coard hel ticht. on page 36

3 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
A troo life's short an time skelps on, on page 35

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Life's travel's isnae daen, bot, noo on page 2

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Ain life's lang an windin road, bit ken on page 18
Bit mine Life's Wheel an move wae it, on page 28
In life's ain gaein race. on page 43
Life's turnin wheel, that iver run's on page 46
time tae look aroon and watch life's merry way, on page 47
Also on pages 55
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