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Use in varieties of Scots

span Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.2 7.2 4.5 19.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2014 3 2 0 0 1
Number of authors16 11 3 1 1

Occurrences of span in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
at lea tae rax their naitural span. Masel, ah cannae peenge - a on page 6

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Throughout ma span o years - on page 60

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Michty the span o the windaes, the panes leam on page 43

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
ook at ma flat. It's spick an span no a bit a stoor in sight, th on page 45

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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
, compeirand and comperand(e) span the period fae 1450-1690 wi 2 on page 17

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The span and shape and colour o a peop on page 100

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
Twa span-lang, wee, unchristen'd bairn
Twa span-lang, wee, unchristen'd bairn
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Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
e inch when ye hae tholed the span!
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n suddenly, it’s broad wing span magnificent, their surface ar
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
yaised plain threids that she span fae the fleeces o her ain she
ecoratit wi strings o pearls, span oot, an oor skirts birled lik
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
alloued tae rax their natural span. I dinna girn mysel, sin I’
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ard tae get olivebank spick n span - b oan tae yous awe guys (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
His hoosie spick an span aye looks on page 15

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
g oot o place, athing spic an span an up tae
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
A scurrie wi a braid wing-span an murder in its een dookit l
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Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
his back everything spick and span and in hids place and he alwa on page 33

2 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Haes legacy tae posterity span rivers far an' near on page 43

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