wings | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
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Total Corpus | 40.9 | 133 | 65 |
ORK - Orkney | 19.9 | 2 | 2 |
SHD - Shetland | 52.3 | 9 | 4 |
TON - Tonge | |||
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | 70.3 | 2 | 2 |
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
MNA - Mid Northern A | 65.4 | 20 | 6 |
MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
SNO - South Northern | |||
ABN - Aberdeen | 32.8 | 3 | 3 |
DOR - General Northern | 53.2 | 12 | 5 |
NEC - North East Central | |||
SEC - (South) East Central | 25.4 | 10 | 5 |
WCE - West Central | 41.4 | 9 | 5 |
DUN - Dundee | 42.5 | 4 | 2 |
EDN - Edinburgh | 25 | 4 | 2 |
GLA - Glasgow | 36.4 | 8 | 3 |
AYR - Ayrshire | 26.2 | 2 | 2 |
LAL - General Central | 49.1 | 37 | 19 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | 12.5 | 1 | 1 |
SWE - South West (Galloway) | 111.2 | 8 | 5 |
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | |||
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | 88.3 | 1 | 1 |
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | |||
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | 32.8 | 1 | 1 |
GUL - General Ulster | |||
SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
waitan in the wings. on page 95
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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
oys wis anxious ta spread dir wings, an shü tocht at ony kind a on page 4
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
or, less sun melts mi wings, hadd back on page 25
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
o wings. Owreby, a tractor glunshes b on page 19
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
O for da wings on page 44
driftin cloods an da siller wings on page 65
4 matches
Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
a, an da sky is veev wi white wings an da claagin o maas. Dere we
1 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
an wis beatan her hard wi ids wings. on page 50
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
On Angel's Wings on page 78
hid bin delivered on angel's wings. on page 80
2 matches
Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
thers her chucknies aneth her wings; bit ye wadna let ma? Leuk, y on page 105
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
i reid in their sizzen wi the wings o leddylanners.
daddylanglegs. They pu'd the wings an legs aff daddylanglegs an
Pegassus, fite, wi his muckle wings, an she thocht on unicorms wi
3 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
rd chamber was an Eagle, with wings and feathers of air; he cause
airms that powkit aneth their wings, an a human physog, thatched
oot like birds an claethed wi wings:
audin a staff wi a sarpint wi wings on his heid.
ers. 'Twis the ruffin o their wings fit makkit the thunner an the
5 matches
Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
an his fingers like angels’ wings!” At the end he oxtered his
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
e tattiepark, as faist as his wings wad cairry him, tae warn her.
the tap o a preen an her reid wings war dottit wi blaik spots. Sh
gowd wings that furl roon on bits o towe
y said the holly jaggit their wings, an onywye, a win got up an b
up tae the soun o spurgie’s wings on her broo an the
5 matches
@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
lang, lang skein o beatin wings, wi their heids towards the (2020) twitter link
Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
, and he spreid his snaa-fite wings and ris up ower the loch tae on page 27
1 matches
Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
am across a wee bee ’ithoot wings in her gairden ae day, an dec
1 matches
Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
r, wi nae a single flap o its wings. It landed richt aside the bo on page 51
1 matches
Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Flap yer wings an touch i'sky on page 203
3 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
o't's a cloutie dumplin, the wings is leafs o hollin, an its hei on page 42
o a Breid-an-butter-flee. The wings o't are scrimp fangs o breid on page 43
hid byle, An fidder swine hae wings." on page 54
Fegs, I trou it's acwally gat wings!" on page 62
5 matches
@Franwella tweeted
h how they took us undr their wings :-)(2011)
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
For angels' wings (or devil's back): This horse on page 3
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
R2D2 is the yin waitin in the wings tae pull oor plug. Wae jist a on page 22
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
nicorn gets feelin happy, his wings come oot an he jist soars up on page 98
so high an sae fast that his wings bashed intae the sides o the on page 99
the circus that he spread his wings an flew roond an roond the Bi on page 100
3 matches
Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
like a target. An look at the wings. It’s oors aw right!”
by. An the pilot waggled ees wings tae us. Ya belter! Magine the
2 matches
Gilmour, Rosie Fareweel tae Wallyford, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
A'm aff in June tae spreid ma wings
1 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
perra duck feet tae go wi yir wings. on page 13
he disnae even need the water wings. Ma da said, Listen tae you t on page 15
2 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
averock's rose oan shimmering wings o sang, on page 20
1 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
perra duck feet tae go wi yir wings.
he disnae even need the water wings. Ma da said, Listen tae you t
2 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
’ a caterpillar sproutin’ wings Bit a'd say that's a wee bit
1 matches
Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
or o openin oot lik wings
1 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
torn is meh wings, on page 39
So bonnie is ir wings on page 60
2 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e wis in the midst o thrashin wings an a snakin hause. She backit
he thocht o the angel wi swan wings in the auld classic film, Bar
n an abductin Leda, The great wings beating still above the stagg
3 matches
Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Whan wings o birds on page 35
1 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
ey safely graze and groose on wings o fear on page 31
Kelpies. Sprites, wings o the wind ferms. on page 88
On wings o the sperm on page 155
3 matches
Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ere’s a frenetic flappin ay wings, an dust an wee white feather
he neck an it’s flappin its wings frantically, its beady eyes b
e watter fae a wet towel, its wings flutterin long efter it’s d
3 matches
Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
laverocks rase oan shimmerin wings o sang
1 matches
MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Under his wings the pattern on page 61
1 matches
Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ngs upon fower shanks, or has wings, is a freend. And mind forby on page 6
2 matches
Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
down o a doo = mibbe I'll hae wings on page 35
ma wings are spreid oot wide, they lif on page 37
an I hae wings noo, like that swallow high, on page 107
3 matches
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
wund an the raiven muvit its wings, fleein aheid o the host. on page 14
3 matches
Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
a whisperin braith, a tap o wings. on page 16
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
tood richt up. It flaffed its wings. Then it hunkered doon low ta on page 55
1 matches
Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
On their wee bit wings, and bummin on page 76
1 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
, mini sausage rolls, chicken wings, vol-au-vents, and the remnan on page 4
bell rings, an angel gets his wings,' a voice says. on page 76
'On Eagle's Wings' begins tae play. Ah cannae h on page 114
3 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
t strenth frae her whan their wings are stark on page 9
n his lang craig, his forfeit wings on page 37
2 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
, he stertit at the clatter o wings as a wild deuk flew up frae a on page 17
1 matches
McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
unie, silk saft as butterflee wings, and fower hunner pearls jist on page 59
1 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
New wings fluttered doun fae the winter on page 97
1 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
spugh is an Einstein on twaa wings. on page 80
1 matches
Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
So here’s me waitin in the wings
1 matches
Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
nebs, butterflees wi flappin wings, an cheriots wi birlin wheels
tertit drawin picters o their wings. He gaithert chicken feathers
biggit twa pair o artificial wings: ane for himsel, an ane for I
er anes, tae he wis shair the wings were strang, an finally smoor
alus helped Icarus pit on his wings, syne picked up his ain.
10 matches
McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
tu Campbell pynts oot ower on Wings Over Scotland (http://wingsov
1 matches
Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Collective, Bella Caledonia, Wings Over Scotland, Newsnet Scotla
1 matches
@MartinBroon tweeted
side of the pitch ...swapping wings in the 2nd hauf(2020)
@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
/ A lang, lang skein o beatin wings wi their heids towards the se(2018)
Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Simplest things gien wings, on page 104
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Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
oried in ticht she'd fold her wings on page 158
1 matches
Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
'Wi oor wings and birsin beaks on page 6
till wings were stieve tae stretch and s on page 7
2 matches
Paterson, Stuart A. Breenge, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central, poetry
a whigmaleerie of peerie wings,
1 matches
McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
e angel frae its base. Bronze wings provin useless, it toppled do
1 matches