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Use in varieties of Scots

lifts Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.6 11.6 6 49.7 46.5 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4123 4 5 8 0 1
Number of authors28 17 4 3 3 1

Occurrences of lifts in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Oor staurnlit lifts o iolite on page 64

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
y. Vice like a foghorn. Never lifts her haun. I'd pit some mair r on page 1

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ngle light is purple. Aonghas lifts eez heid an speaks. on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
te decorated table. Before he lifts his pint and takes his seat o on page 170

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Livin in multies we lifts that wir on page 72

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
minute, an sometimes he even lifts his leg lik a dog; where er y on page 90

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
s gas is sae awfie uplifhn it lifts ye richt aff the groond jist on page 119

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
As the morning haar lifts the warld distils, on page 15
She lifts the bottle, tilts it back, Th on page 32

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
the cooerd! He lifts his gless on page 23

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Guid things fair lifts the hert abuin, on page 39

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
they're fashed aboot and whit lifts their herts," the nichtingale on page 111

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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
wee paircel oot ma pootch an lifts a hale pound coin fae athin.
e a grand inspiration faas. A lifts the matches an taks the door
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
As the mornin haar lifts the warld distils
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
It lifts the hert, delights the een.
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ome o the weicht ah’m under lifts fae ma shoulders. Ah didnae h
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
at the same time. And now it lifts uz and I’m suspended, I’m
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
ees Mr Mack staunin thare, an lifts a finger. But afore she can c
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
’ resuscitation, tows an’ lifts,
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the wan aff the tellie.’ He lifts wan ay Jeanie’s wee ornamen
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@ThonJacobite tweeted
ey help is a pleasure. It aye lifts ma spirit ?? (2021) twitter link
a fryin pan withoot tongs and lifts food aff the grill as if its (2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Dad lifts Mabel an she gets passed aroo on page 97

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
like yersel.' An wi that Bob lifts his pint o bitter an flings i on page 8

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ll, it luikit like coalie-bag lifts, like ye played in the playgr
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
The cook said she'd need twa lifts o coal tae full the bink for
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
Inga says, "Buddo," an lifts her bags. on page 7
oot thir thrapple whan Margit lifts the speun. "Stoop! Dinno thoo on page 40
e waaltz sheu finds hersel an lifts her Darling ontae the floar. on page 131

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Lifts the rittan blade. He cuts lon on page 60

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Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Don't tak lifts fae anybody, he might be on page 137

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Dat's da wye o dem dat lifts dir haert tae da Loard; on page 31

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
foo aften I come here, it aye lifts my speerits. I smiled as I pa on page 54

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De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
lifts a whaap, his wheedlin wail, on page 28
lat geng, naeboady lifts a steyn. on page 29
As hit lifts, da röf wis nivver sae red, on page 33

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Fine stoor lifts, hings i da air. on page 50
lifts doon dy wark, tells me, 'Aye, on page 86

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De Luca, Christine Soondscapes, (Shetland For Wirds 2015) Shetland, poetry
da hill, airms turn, da haert lifts.
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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Whun thonner lifts tha moarnin licht. on page 71

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