yaird | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 31.7 | 31.8 | 32.8 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 62 | 44.3 | |
Number of occurrences | 103 | 63 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
Number of authors | 43 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Were staunin in an auld ferm yaird on page 17
1 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
er hud broken intae the canal yaird. At hame, oan the altar, thur on page 1
1 matches
Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
side, he swavered across the yaird, drew himsel a last gless o b on page 6
3 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
whaur they fell, ower a fifty-yaird streitch o bluid-soaked muir on page 53
thaim the kail-runts frae the yaird. He had quickly learnt that t on page 57
2 matches
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
bodies lairnit fast. Fir the yaird sweipit roun the haill wey. T on page 14
1 matches
Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
t o' pittin' them in the kirk-yaird, ye cannae even dae that fur on page 21
day we took her tae the kirk-yaird, Ah hive tae say Ah wis nut g on page 37
2 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
rou the close, an there's the yaird. The site o the auld lazarett on page 71
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
klin resemblence tae a prison yaird. It didnae take long tae spoa on page 195
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
got a big rafter fae a nearby yaird an the doors o the Toun House on page 127
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
e the roof and fell intae the yaird. The mavis took aff quick and on page 50
ookie wis dabbin aboot if the yaird close tae where Geordie wis s on page 52
n doon it cam again intae the yaird, splatch, And there it squatt on page 54
. She drove her car intae the yaird and got oot. She wis cairryin on page 59
. The chookie staundin in the yaird wis certainly no a wee thing, on page 61
Also on pages 81, 85, 86, 89, 92, 99
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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
aiblie she canna howk anither yaird.' on page 447
ll be shot afore we've gane a yaird,' said on page 79
2 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
though, buzzin aboot fae the yaird tae the merchants, an fae bui on page 136
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ar vertical an stots twathree yaird across the gress. A shades ma on page 125
1 matches
Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
, they waddled aboot the ferm yaird sayin quack, quack, an someti on page 120
1 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
He jumped ti the yaird ablow. on page 35
1 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
tae last back-en - a thirty yaird slap in the flood-dyke, wi ha on page 17
2 matches
Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
s Jeems made siccar it haed a yaird - an size eneuch for the bai on page 21
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
d o their crunchin filled the yaird. on page 34
1 matches
Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ll's buildin company, office, yaird or name? on page 72
1 matches
Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
es are as dreich as the grave-yaird, on page 80
1 matches
Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
ilk yaird asteer wi duck an hen, on page 53
1 matches
Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
tit doon fir twa, twa n hauf, yaird tae a cobbled sheugh rinin al
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ar vertical an stots twathree yaird across the gress. I shades my
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
a wain an out-harled inti the yaird, whaur the
Gin ye bene outby i the yaird whan he wes daein hiz beisene
biggin wes a yaird cled wi whun causie setts. A
doun ti the yaird fur seids. Thair shaddaes wes
lan sklates kythin i the kirk-yaird. Whaur thai cam frae
5 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
O yaird and stack
Thae weird-like beasts wi yaird-lang shanks?
Said, "Losh! yer yaird's in sic a state,
3 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
boot thon time o day when the Yaird Manager wis abuird a new ship
The Yaird Manager stepped back frae the
Tho the Yaird Manager, like aw the ither ma
wad that be son?" speirt the Yaird Manager.
The Yaird Manager haed tae fecht hard t
5 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
gs in aa the neuks o the ferm yaird. We haed tae stey awa fae the
1 matches
Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
sheughs as we drove intae the yaird.
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
accent still hasni’ moved a yaird west o’ Corstorphine!) wis
1 matches
Valentine, Lynn Thi Loast Bairn, (Wigtown 2015) Central - Arbroath, poetry
tod then, a vixen circlin thi yaird?
1 matches
Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ae side, he hytert athort the yaird, kickit aff his buits at the
shuir the’ war a tod in the yaird. He grippit the gun that aye
h fire that wis burnin in the yaird. Same wi the whips. Aa the be
3 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
aftit ower frae the slauchter yaird as anither load o sheep an ca
1 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
eckit up in their criv in the yaird; but the hens, bein gaan-aboo on page 55
3 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it is wye throwe the aul kirk yaird. The time o the service the s on page 76
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"At the eyn o twa yaird," she said, pittin in a knagg on page 34
3 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
middle o the toun, wi naither yaird nor gairden in front o't but on page 88
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
pers in convoy roon the fairm yaird. Fin Dauvit hid visited thon
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
r hoose on the ferm. Its kail yaird hid twa gean trees in the neu
t tae the watter troch in the yaird, forkin hey inno his manger,
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
vaiged aroon bi the auld kirk-yaird o St. Fittach's throw the Fit
1 matches
Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
e’ wis less than twa hunner yaird fae the very spot Fleeman is
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
the road tae Barney’s scrap yaird.
Barney’s scrap yaird wis a dreich place that stude
nkit doon in Barney’s scrap yaird. It wisna that Barney wis coo
nored the things in his scrap yaird an Furly an Mary war clean sc
e roostin in Barney’s scrap yaird eenoo. Bit
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
yon bit housie, Wi its court-yaird and its chalmer, Wrocht denti (2020) twitter link
Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
The Roberton Pairish Kirk Yaird is ferrer up the brae frae th
“Borth’ick Wa’as grave-yaird”, kent is “The Auld Chaip
is ae kirk fornenst the Grave Yaird, on the tither side o the pra
e front yetts intil the graff-yaird, Yid, aw on ae suddent sayed
4 matches
Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Ivery soon in fiel or yaird or hoose, on page 27
1 matches
McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
in wi tha coallie dugs in tha yaird. Thair wus aye twathie dugs a on page 16
ak dure, an lukked oot at tha yaird. Tha rain wusnae takkin time on page 17
2 matches
Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Nor brushin an reddin the yaird? on page 15
1 matches
Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
tober whun, dannerin roon tha yaird ootby, Grace leukked ower tha
1 matches
@the_gellick tweeted
ang wi makin your burn in the yaird - better nor stroanin in the (2014) twitter link