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Use in varieties of Scots

mirky Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.5 5.5 4.5 9.9 5.8 0 8.9
Number of occurrences1811 3 1 1 0 2
Number of authors12 6 2 1 1 2

Occurrences of mirky in Corpus

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Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
because they're awfie blate, mirky craiturs. It's an ugsome gree on page 131

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e cin see there is a queer an mirky attachment tae the notion o ' on page 77

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Till cam wan mirky Hallow's Eve on page 37

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ns tae the Kinnessburn, "what mirky this place is bi hou A mind i on page 125

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
etland), an the commandos, is mirky, becis fowk canna see by the on page 110

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
e nation, throu makkin uiss o mirky chronicles, anent the Pechts on page 131

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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
s tae the Kínnessburn, "what mirky this place is bi hou I mind i
I canna believe it. It's that mirky an caller an weet."
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
est. She led Hippomenes throu mirky burns fou o sherp stanes, an
1 matches

Doric

Templeton, Sheila Tales Fae The Doric Side - La Bella Rebelle, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
e are, in yer Jacobite white, mirky-mou on page 63

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
wadna like tae meet her on a mirky nicht,’ A says.
it in his pennywirth that the mirky waaters cam clair at laist. H
2 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Mad Geo, Hendry's Holes, Mirky Hole, Blaster Hole on page 11

1 matches

Shetland

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
waatir. Ivry minute da tick, mirky sea wis turnin coorser an coo
1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Fae screich o dawn, tae mirky gloamin on page 40

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Doon coul wat mirky pots, tae fill on page 1

1 matches

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