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shed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words52.2 41 75.1 188.8 17.4 103.4 26.6
Number of occurrences16981 50 19 3 10 6
Number of authors78 42 18 6 3 5 5

Occurrences of shed in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
an awfy interest in fixin the shed up by yours on the auld pit r on page 78

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
The man quickly shed his coat as doon the sweat di on page 28

1 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
gued fowk saw me as A cam, an shed thair lug-covers, an thae tha on page 34

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
roon tae hing oot in Fraser's shed noo Howie hud feenished his B on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
sts o Scotland, Beasts o ilka shed and steid, on page 6

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
echt oan the dey White Christ shed his ain blude. Bit on page 14

2 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
And there wis me hinkin shed furgot the homework assignmen on page 3

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
But they have shed their few remaining feathers, on page 31

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
hair that he wore in a middle shed. 'Guid strang hair,' he luved on page 50

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
ti help yi shed a new on page 21

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
at wis nippit by the ice. The shed they'd pit up tae sleep in wi on page 37

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The boys up here ne'er shed a tear, Fir the pony-tailed m on page 43

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
clatter comin fae the gairden shed. on page 3
g's bahoochie stickin oot the shed door, wi his cybertail gaun i on page 4

3 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
Iona. Mebbes A shoud shed the wey A jaw lik a snake she on page 4

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
gie's lead intae his mither's shed an she came oot tae offer us on page 25

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
gs and hud nae tears left tae shed. Ma lip quivered as ah looked on page 59
nd part ma brown hair ineae a shed. Ah reach doon tae grab it an on page 83

2 matches

Briggs, Susi Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
awfy big speeder livin in ma shed on page 12

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
so he blaws the shed boys kisses on page 4

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
"Shuid oo gaun intae the shed noo, oot the hivvie snaw?" on page 79

3 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
he had grieved for Ellen, an shed mony a saut tear in the quait on page 17

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
g the world aye, bit ye'll no shed thon. on page 24

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
as, pointin tae a muckle lang shed. "It's comin fae the palace b on page 22

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
In your shed mony years frae noo on page 31

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
titutional Convention awmaist shed on tradeitional Labour / S.N. on page 110

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
The hail buik is shed intae Scotland in the Middle on page 131

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
he day, mibbi in a field or a shed an sometimes even in a hoose, on page 47

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
rd an the baa stottit aff the shed whaur the cooncil mower wis h on page 60

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
r faither’d pit up a widden shed tae keep hes gairdenin graith
he sneck an steppit intae the shed, tittrin is the hem o her lan
her fingers. She steeked the shed door, cannie, ahent her, rin
‘Eh? Oh jist lukkin in the shed,’ Mary geegled. She’d no
ed itae the faur corner o the shed. ‘Ah’m tryin tae mind whi
6 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
wid ever make a home in that shed were the yins bought to build
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
ders in the leet abuin kin be shed intae ither mair detailt an s
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ma bike is rustin i the shed - A gied the cyclin up.
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
9t Legion o Romans, wha haed shed bluid aa ower the Roman Empir
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rou the yett aside his pottin shed tae gie us a keek at the big
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
cessfu Scot that hidnae quite shed his ruits. As the remit o thi
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ned his auld boay’s gairden shed, where he keeps his swally. I
1 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
Ah never even shed a tear at ma mither's funeral
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
r ay the gairden next tae the shed, so ah wheel it oer tae the w
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
anst it wis buildin a gairden shed, anither time it wis strippin
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
tae the Staffroom tae try tae shed some licht oan this gie enigm
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ese captivity, his principals shed,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
pickit. The lad led him tae a shed whaur spare bogeys wis kept.
shed they were yaisin as the weeme
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’ve a time ay it gettin the shed door open, the grass huvin gr
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
y and would never be able tae shed anither tear. Ah took aff the
1 matches

@gordimhor1 tweeted
nly I'd enough hair tae pit a shed in(2020) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
amang they nettles ahint the shed, that ye wuz tellin us aboot.(2018) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Binro Put him back in his Man Shed in Fife! Send for the brigade(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
tter! I wis regressin tae the shed I haed as a boay! Ony o ye st(2020) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
resist hen! Aff tae build the shed and ah have got changed ?? ht (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
n we awe luved him in the coo shed at fauldhouse - cough cough (2021) twitter link
ps us buckie lads in the coo shed at fauldhoose luved the big m (2021) twitter link
azin awa - the legendary coo shed on match days cana b beet bro (2020) twitter link
awe reely loved u in the coo shed at the hoose - b oan ma son (2020) twitter link
an one of the officials could shed light on this one n a do reco (2021) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
the yaird was a muckle widden shed aat held corn bowies an teels on page 55
ogs an their criv, the muckle shed an the chuckneys were naewye on page 56

3 matches

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
gaed oot mair, either tae his shed or doon the road. She wisnae on page 16
ory, cleanin. He gaed tae his shed mair aften ana. on page 17

2 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ere wis a golf course, an the shed far they kept some o the lawn on page 60

2 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
a ficet a nct's et thi black shed's thi nicht afore. Thi black on page 19
r fleet a net's eit thi black shed's afore we hault. Becouse the on page 20
hee hid aw thi gcer cin hee's shed's fur decin aat, aw thi diffe on page 29
masel a haimmer oot o Jock's shed an guttet oot thi hail carava on page 33
steik's an nail's fac Jock's shed. "Aat's eih timmer fur meynen on page 34
Also on pages 37
10 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
er - it's in Frank Middler's shed." on page 81
e an barn, the byre, the neep-shed, the stable an the impty both on page 92

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
r for e bleed o aa e prophits shed sin e beginnin o time; fae e on page 101

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
lang afore he cam in fae the shed te the waarmth o the hoose, w on page 17

1 matches

Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
Mair licht tae shed on Scots. on page 138

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
my order in o my shed. I'm first the day". Ere wis
der o ten bags intae Greedy's shed. Greedy point blank
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
t the sticks intae the wifies shed bit wi
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
road they gaed past the peat shed an the byre, birrin on past t
stable, the chaumer, the neep shed, an Jock Dow's chaumer, on th
rsel abeen the dairy an cairt shed at the eyn o the street far i
he gairden neist tae the coal shed an the wash hoose. Granny's h
4 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
nt an got the fitba oot o the shed. I wis kick the ba against th
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
school. Grunny’s hoose is a shed o a place, really. Ye come in
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
an affa narra bit atween the shed an the hoordin. Ahin the hoor
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
reef hid collapsed, the gear shed oot the backie got brunt tae
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ed in the grenade in her back shed. And it wiz so simple how she
it else they’d found in the shed. He still couldna get the nex
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
n he wannert inno the gairden shed
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
The ferm wis a peat shed, a stack o hackit kinnlin
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
f ah stick ma heid under this shed naebody ah'll keek aat me! ht(2015) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
cooked a capon at Christmas, shed stuff een end wi skirlie and (2019) search twitter
notnixon *awa ti buy a bigger shed.(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
upper RDS yesterday. The red shed is producing an atmosphere we (2022) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
Bottom richt o picture in the shed. One o ma first games. #still(2020) search twitter
n, a will conduct fae the red shed.(2020) search twitter
But you do now? Me an aw. Red shed is gonna see me the climb(2020) search twitter
@AberdeenFC Imagin the shed ahint yon(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ung loon. It wis the boatmens shed(2016) search twitter
e a Lang wye fae the boatmans shed fan auld Tam wis fer ever lat(2018) search twitter
g telling me tae sleep in the shed! Treated like a dog(2020) search twitter
83981 I will be first in that shed wee ma bug oÂ’tinnies(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
an any Gaelic users oot there shed any light on the earlier name (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Till faither gaed oot tae the shed an fund anither burd, on page 98

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I swept oot the shed fur the tatties on page 1
coalman, braked that hard he shed near half his load. on page 14
up residence in Mrs. Fermer's shed. on page 57
nd piled aal the bruck in the shed. on page 58
Aye, and many's the tear ah'm shed at night since that happy day on page 63
Also on pages 71
7 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
he field roond the side o his shed. on page 33

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
on the track by the implement shed, the pigsty, the ditch wae la on page 35
fae the felt shed roof on page 56

2 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e. Oh no, we go into the owld shed that doubles as a stable and on page 30

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
aboot pittan up a new lambeen shed. Read on, though! Pittan up a
d on, though! Pittan up a new shed is a big event.
nd worked and worked. And the shed wis up – a bonny new struct
eep on a weet bale in the new shed at 4.45 am. Steam in the haet
Soon, the new shed, that began as an empty hole
7 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
wid, showan the shed, purple on page 21

1 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ird Hide wis a boannie widden shed wi a muckle window. Inside wi
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
lauraaloane Yis, seals at kin shed dir pelts tae become human on(2021) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Remorse or tears ne'er shed on page 41

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
tae hear, an dowie tears tae shed. on page 215

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
in, whilk stuid i the waitter shed o Rankleburn; anenst the , Bu
Elrig bike shed, on the side o the road wey,
playin hide an seek i the hey shed an roon aboot the on-steid. A
hisholm Estate, on the waiter-shed atween it an
ei the ruif o the Curlin Club Shed, frae the main road. (A, page
6 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
€™d tak ma auld bike frae the shed, an cycle tae the shop fur me
1 matches

@jamie_ginger tweeted
When ee nip oot ti the shed ti the washin in the tumble d(2019) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
arrived at the dure, his hair shed an flettened as if he had sli on page 12

1 matches

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
An aye shed quat an luk whar naen on page 9

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An shed heerd o tha crack o McBane on page 10

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
An tether rope hung in tha shed on page 46

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ot o onie o Wullie's mugs tae shed gien thaim a guid scoorin oot on page 15
n," sayed Rab. "She luks like shed ate a fairmer' airse thu a sl on page 24

2 matches

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