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Use in varieties of Scots

merk Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.7 26.1 10.4 19.9 5.8 20.7 0
Number of occurrences6452 7 2 1 2 0
Number of authors40 32 4 1 1 2

Occurrences of merk in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
an wavin their front paws tae merk the time, while the Mock Turt on page 98
e much use, cause it left nae merk oan the slate. on page 107
when he realized it made nae merk; bit noo he quickly stairtit on page 120

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
at swith at her faither didna merk the chynge awa. An the Setter on page 30

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ras hit hame, nane funn their merk, but panic set intae the crew on page 58

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
an wavin their front-paws tae merk time, while the Mock Turtle s on page 44

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Some dooks micht lea a merk on page 17

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
either croon nor steeple, tae merk wir times wi dingin rhymes an on page 77

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
ma merk, a hecht tae masel: on page 82
the ae merk on this braid yird I've strav on page 83

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
man dae wi faes on ilka haun? Merk weill, Faither, whit wey the on page 14

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Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
a merk o sorra on page 31

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
e had passed the five fit sax merk and wis gaun on up tae bein s on page 44

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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
Tae mak yer merk, onythin daes on page 23

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
o fir-cones, because ye could merk them mair easily. on page 88

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Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
ssis ti up-pit a nyow kirk ir merk a halie plece we wul hae the on page 43

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
tae strips, which he used tae merk oot pairts o the book he thoc on page 95

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Merk Jezibaba's sang austerne on page 37

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
n them alang, makkin a pincil merk on the asbestos, follaein the on page 65

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
it oot the bit. Wee successes merk her forderin, lik her abeelit on page 90

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
for doun-luikin; it draws nae merk atween Jew and Greek; aa bela on page 97

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
nd d. - complete wi question merk - The College o Justice. The on page 18

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
He press't intil't the merk o imperfection. on page 102

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
kent makar in twa leids. The merk o the respeck in whilk he's h on page 120

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
aw across the kintra, for ti merk the warth o the braw man’s
h o Februar forby micht weill merk a historic day for the Scots
a mukkil collogue wes held ti merk an set tung til the first eve
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
air electronic trod will suin merk that siclike isna duin eith.
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ir ain leid's deein oot. They merk hou very near aa Scots poetry
1 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Time tae mairch oot o oor climate comfort zones, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
keep this planet habitable. A merk o the success o the rebellion
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ts doon ablo the minus twinty merk. Een the maist determint misc
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
uglas Young, at haes left its merk on Scott’s musardrie forby.
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
• Merk oot the sibness o anither cul
l o Elizabethan tragedy; they merk oot a hamecomin for whit is,
n and Findlay’s owersettins merk oot that selsame trajectory f
3 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
eik vertical lines o text tae merk important historical events t
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
e considert claes, ’at is a merk o the human bein. Aa bease sh
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
eve. She cud see noo that the merk wisna a tattoo, bit a walt. H
hair haans, the pattrens they merk on surfaces - ony damn surfa
’s sayed na, it wis a black merk agin him for the rest o his d
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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
held a memmers’ debate tae merk 10 year o the Gaelic Language
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ane canna dae it. Pittin an X merk on a piece o paper canna brin
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McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
wards – an it’s shairly a merk o success for onie play tae p
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
%, a lang gate short o a pass merk. Nae wunner they canna git th
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
‘-is’ inflection fur tae merk possessives and plurals, as i
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
Wi an 8000 merk reward fur him deid or alive

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
, frenyin fermentations o the merk pouers frae Neer tae Hogmanay(2020) search twitter

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
said, pittin in a knaggie tae merk the distance, "I'se airt ye y on page 34

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
666, an as seen as ye saa the Merk o the Beast ye'd better flee on page 75
e'd better tak tent; it's the Merk o the Beastie ye ken!' on page 77

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
nib ower the page, ready tae merk aff the wee loon’s scores.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
esh. She wis bye the hauf-wye merk noo; anely twa hunner fit lef
1 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
probably hit the twa million merk weel afore ah’v fínisht sc
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
dsel derns the weys wir wirds merk iss oot. “Fouter” is allo
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Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
ferlee disipleenaree wei tae merk oot an infors beelongeen (an
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Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Blød fæ da hjook merk on page 27

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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
uner in oor editorial here ti merk that future issues o Lallans on page 5

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
melt langage thair buist, ken-merk, staump-airn an hallmerk o th
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