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angels Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20 6.4 35.2 0 46.5 0 88.4
Number of occurrences6212 22 0 8 0 20
Number of authors21 11 6 2 2

Occurrences of angels in Corpus

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Central

Watt, George T. Lallans 82 - Caul Stane, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
ketch sicht o angels hingin in dairk corners, on page 24

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ese as they soared abune like angels in the blessed freedom o God' on page 31

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
For angels' wings (or devil's back): Thi on page 3

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
st discussion anent hou monie angels cin dance on the pynt o a pre on page 19

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
While angels sign-oan up in Heaven, on page 92

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
dentical, gowden as salivatin angels, a wee bit smelly, on page 70

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Cinderella didnae believe in angels an thocht the voices were com on page 78

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The sang o angels, while the douchtless prayer on page 33
Or mute him that the angels' sang on page 61

2 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
the breith o queens an angels, on page 77

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
and aa the angels and saints on page 97

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@DABArbuckle tweeted
they die) do NOT morph intae Angels nor do they become stars and/(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
cht nor day? But far's aa the angels? An aabody's sleepin! An the on page 42

1 matches

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
r gaurdian angel, an gaurdian angels his a heestory a hingin aboot on page 84

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Scripter says, 'He'll gar his angels leuk efter ye, an they'll hau on page 10
Efter the angels hid gien awa back tae hivven on page 82
riptirs say, 'He' ll tell his angels tae mak seer they tak care o on page 85
an e glory oe Fadder an o the angels. Lat ma tell ye iss, there's on page 96
n o Man will tak wi afore the angels o God. Bit e chiel att na-say on page 102
Also on pages 107, 108, 114, 121
11 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
eached tae Heiven, an saw the Angels o God gyaun up an doon on it.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
it. There war mair picters o angels fechtin dragon-baists – the
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
, “The man his fingers like angels’ wings!” At the end he ox
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
“This is red leader at angels ten!”
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
mers an balloons an cardboard angels wi
angels wadna furl, they said the hol
angels awa.
3 matches

@Franwella tweeted
@Force1Fitness oo sna angels .... bless 'em!(2013) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
n spaeks back ta dee. Will da angels no gie dee a haand? Hit'll d on page 27
liss da Loard, you dat ir his angels; on page 44
der. Da Loard sat in glory wi angels aa aboot him. Hit wis a winde on page 53
, an afore du hat da grund da angels wid come an save dee.' Bit Je on page 85
no even daeth, nor life, nor angels, nor dem wi aa da pooer i da on page 161

7 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
lik unlippened angels, in draems, on page 65

1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Buik says: 'He wull tell hïs angels tae luk eftèr ye, an wi thai on page 3
Then tha Deil lut hïm be, an angels cum an lukt eftèr hïm. on page 4
a warl, an tha reapers ir tha angels. o jist tha wye tha weeds ir on page 9
Tha shepherds an tha angels on page 72
Buik says: 'He wull tell hïs angels tae luk eftèr ye an keep an on page 75
Also on pages 86, 91, 96, 98, 104, 111
19 matches

Smyth, Anne I Corinthians 13, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster, prose
e in the gate o man-bodies an angels, gin A haenae luive in ma her
1 matches

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