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The word 'clash'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
clashOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus15.45031
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 43.8 4 2
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 30.4 12 4
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.5 2 2
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 15.9 12 12
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 83.4 6 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 102.5 2 2
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of clash in Corpus

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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
gossip, clash, blethereen on page 10

1 matches

Hershaw, William Seivin Verses for GMB, (Scottish Poetry Library 2015) Orkney, poetry
abuin our clash and stouer.
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
idders wid notice, dey pat a clash o coins i da plaet. Whan naeb on page 133

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
t a dis door wi her gossip an clash," he said. "Jeannie is brocht on page 33

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De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
m hearin again Thor's cymbals clash, on page 26

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
my lugs. There wis a CRACK, a CLASH and CUT. Nae jist ma lugs ach
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Aberdeen

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
nar Embrae, thare wis causey-clash gaun roon oor veelage. Thare on page 99

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
The Clash o the Titans on page 53

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General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
Maybe, but I think there is a clash of different styles and appro (2022) twitter link

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
rdit as deein fae hunger. The clash wis that the airmy was awa ta
1 matches

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ls. Lits jist say there wis a clash ae principles. Besides Bruce on page 166

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
wis uizual as weel for me tae clash the caur door, sneck the yett on page 125

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Clash fae Cauld Hill on page 39

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 67 - Leddy Stair’s Closse, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Cuid nae clash queirer ivver crack ¾ on page 141

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
s fae leukin at, an ca'in the clash ower, the wey traditional ort
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
wis uizual as weel for me tae clash the caur door, sneck the yett
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
freins an ti ingaither aw the clash o the
Grannie Roddenberrie hard the clash o the kintra an als gied ’m
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
k. Whan he’s no ca’in the clash wi the lassies or oot the off
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
tin for her. Rhona ca’s the clash a bittie wi the wumman, nou s
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West Central

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
ye, thon's the type o 'causey-clash', on page 214

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
rd wull be - that the causey-clash wull wear him oot; on page 124

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Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
w slack an deaved frae tavern clash. on page 112

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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
pet o, wis a spy and a clype-clash, but he wis a knackie speaker
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
plessly, his heid birlin wi a clash o feelins - consumed wi a bu on page 60

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General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
fluded wi watter. The veelage clash said the watter wis ower thir on page 59

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
Moses cause he wis a clip-ma-clash and did heehaw wark, but a wh on page 6

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
amang Scots speakers. Causay clash fae amang thaim that haes tri on page 6

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Oor sang wi cymbal clash, wi touk an rowl on page 28

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
asses an their joes an aa the clash an clatter o the village were on page 62

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
walcome blaw tae hae fae the clash o hairstin. on page 18

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Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
The clash wis aw aboot the palace and i on page 91

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
hummlin doon oan the stug – clash!
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Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
odgers but fechtin in an epic clash agin the Roman gode o war his
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
April 3, 2017): “The causay clash throu the press this week is
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Magic Brainch, (wordpress 2021) Central, blog
A Gond clash frae Singhia, Uprora Zamindar
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
weel, an it wis the bustle an clash o tradin throu the back in th
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South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
pechs, the swait o brine, the clash an crack on page 30
leeve for stooshie, fecht an clash. on page 46
Tae the bricht brawlie clash o the yill. on page 47
nees no skinnt fae breenge an clash an coup. on page 77

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McClure, Alan A poem, (Twitter 2022) Central - Galloway, poetry
Twa pheasants focht, wi clash an clatter
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Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Nyitterin bakes, an clipe-clash folk, on page 15

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Gibson, Darren Cannae Thole Ye!, (lowcountrylad.blogspot.com/ 2014) Ulster - Ards, blog
, tha mair it micht earn ye a clash roon tha heid. Whuch leads me
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General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
ould listen tae - caaed 'The Clash'. Haird tae unnerstaun, but I (2014) twitter link