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Use in varieties of Scots

baird Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.7 12.3 7.5 0 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences3124 5 0 0 1 1
Number of authors15 11 4 1 1

Occurrences of baird in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
d, Ravenscraig Fleming, Logie Baird an Bell Claverhouse, Thatcher on page 77

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ichtie. 'Ah'll no kin kaim ma baird nor shear ma heid, gin Ah din on page 14

6 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
uld trace back tae John Logie Baird. A carpet that's goat maire s on page 13

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
And Mr Wullie Wonka rived his baird and shouted, "This is awtie! on page 19
is a wee, trig, pointit bleck baird - a goatee. And his een - h on page 67
d Mr Wonka, geeglin ahint his baird. 'I didnae mean it. Forgie me on page 89
heid! And a moustache! And a baird!' on page 102
nd strecht awa a muckle bleck baird sterted shootin oot o his chi on page 103
Also on pages 154
9 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Baird an Hardie, barbarically quart on page 41

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
furrit he wes cryit Throssle-baird. But whan the auld keing saa on page 42

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
mouth o watter, baird o airth. on page 81

1 matches

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
st maist o us ken aboot Logie Baird inventin the telly, or Watt's
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
wi baldie heid, gray stibblie baird an a glent in his watery blue
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
An the baird o his chin wes as white as th
1 matches

@bigandymccoll tweeted
I'd love tae hear Alf Baird's view on this @ILawson27 htt (2022) twitter link

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
t ye didnae ken iz athoot the baird?" answert Farquhar. on page 100

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
n o bainishment an greenin ma baird cam rosin-fite A foryat tae s on page 3

1 matches

Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
n the dowy bowder o Barrie an Baird, on page 139

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ilk happent tae be the Gait's baird. on page 40

2 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
n auld soor bodach wi a lyart baird, on page 144

1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
scoolyin een, an faitly clipt baird, on page 51

1 matches

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