sonsie | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 16.5 | 20.6 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | |
Number of occurrences | 53 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Number of authors | 37 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Till ah perish bi dirdums or sonsie auld age, on page 36
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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
kler maitter nor the sums o a sonsie reid-faced chiel? An gin I ke on page 29
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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
A wry smile on his sonsie face. on page 28
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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
An wi sonsie smile, on page 11
Thaur sonsie faces a cheery sicht, on page 16
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ae illusions aboot mah lack o sonsie lukks. A fac Ah'd learnt a gu on page 27
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
Fermer Sandie: Fair faw yeir sonsie face! (Seeminlie casual) But on page 48
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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
s best? Esther is a pawkie an sonsie on page viii
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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Fair fa your honest, sonsie face, on page 104
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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Pigs are sonsie. Pigs are clever. on page 41
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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
in his tankard ti the fore; a sonsie quean wad siine be up aside h on page 74
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
unnerstaundin and honest and sonsie and gleg. The fact that they on page 43
in a braw hoose, ah've got a sonsie weel-daein man wi his ain bus on page 91
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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
The price o a weel-fed, sonsie quine, on page 112
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
it - jist enough tae let the sonsie sweet taste slaister slawly o on page 7
Chairlie keeked up. Fower sonsie auld faces were on page 34
Nae jokes or joy or sonsie singin on page 133
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
, she should aye be a trig an sonsie craitur tho, weel turnt oot, on page 115
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
We are sonsie in haein byous an strang inst on page 15
a Shetlander first. A'v been sonsie eneuch tae inherit an be pair on page 60
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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
hit did that maitter on sic a sonsie efternoon, and he thocht that on page 97
ok back in his mind at aw the sonsie oors he had spent in the Fore on page 133
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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
But the sonsie Haggie jist sat and played, on page 26
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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
e, whit'll it be this time? A sonsie fat chookie fae Boggin? A deu on page 7
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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
But sonsie teapots, thrillers, thrummin on page 42
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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
nert wi the sicht o the braw, sonsie paitricks he thocht his pleis on page 42
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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
s shooder and spoke in a saft sonsie voice. on page 28
d said in a voice as saft and sonsie as silk, "The tree ye seek, H on page 45
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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
clarsach an chanter, ay, a sonsie skirl on page 17
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
k and begunk. Agnes Lyle is a sonsie cairrier o tradeetion wha hae on page 69
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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Nae Tae Be Taein, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
nae swaggerin sonsie wi aul Scotia's saltire. on page 41
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
in" said the machine in a gey sonsie mainner, "and try again."
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Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
bricht an sonsie,
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Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
ben sae lang, the bayin o the sonsie burds fawit on hiz dowff heri
in, leifs thristin – awthin sonsie, an furthie, an thrang. An in
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
1513 till 1542) wis siclike a sonsie time for Scots court muisic.
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
t an offerin or twa, a couple sonsie sheep or goats, a nice big ja
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
rn mysel, sin I’m ane o the sonsie anes. I’m twal year auld an
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McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
He wes chuffie an sonsie, a brounie richt gleg,
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Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Coupit in a sonsie bowel the makkins for the duf on page 20
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Templeton, Sheila Tales Fae The Doric Side - La Bella Rebelle, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
ye saa that man-wumman, sonsie on page 62
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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - Oor Grun, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
fur waater except, sonsie, beloved, joyfu. on page 88
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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
If yer siccen a swatch o some sonsie airt but dinna want tae gie o on page 15
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
tch o the Auld Kintra tae the sonsie Scottish planters, hameseek a
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
an glowerd oor wey. It was a sonsie baist
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
wattergaw, she girned tae a sonsie wee bummer,
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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ha wye o growin up strecht an sonsie. But tha seed that faad on th on page 83
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Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
They’ll be hale, sonsie an best o aa – cantie!
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