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Use in varieties of Scots

alicht Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.4 5.7 3 0 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences1411 2 0 1 0 0
Number of authors10 7 2 1

Occurrences of alicht in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
cedar oan the brae, gleed up, alicht, on page 2
powes alicht wi on page 44
hey bluimed an birned an lunt alicht on page 64

3 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
or missiles bleeze the strand alicht, nor will the morn nor ony ot on page 77

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
d it wi tar barrels an set it alicht - nae health or safety jobsw on page 126
tae it an the haill thing set alicht. Smoke fae the burnin boat bi on page 127

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
lap ... there drapped oot . ..alicht broon creamy-coloured bar o c on page 34

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Syne, his een alicht upon the shrine on page 57

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
The auld bitch set him alicht tae deith, the Brahan Seer on page 33
Whilst gleamin motes o dew alicht on page 121

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Douglas, an set it alicht. on page 15

1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
affa bleeze. The hale hill's alicht. But na, wyte, it's nae the h on page 41

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the rikk furl, bairns wad set alicht the breem an rise a boorach o
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
in aerlier times wis set alicht fur honesty. on page 86

1 matches

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