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bairnie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.3 17.5 70.9 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences8134 47 0 0 0 0
Number of authors23 14 9

Occurrences of bairnie in Corpus

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Central

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
But a bairnie's wee toy warselt fae tin! on page 30

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Is wan wee bairnie's dinin-chair, on page 32
Belangin tae the Bairnie Bear. on page 34

4 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
iftie fur bein luved by every bairnie in her care. She on page 60
atical brain, and words like 'bairnie-genius' and 'ingyne' were fle on page 68
d ony books aw by yersel, ony bairnie books, ah mean??' on page 74

5 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
fir the first cry o a new bairnie on page 167

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Wance veesitin some bairnie's hoose on page 157

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
e snashed. "Growin's a clarty bairnie habit.' on page 4

2 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
an yin fir the bonnie bairnie on page 8
Balulalow, Bairnie, on page 30
an the bairnie in the barrie-coat on page 51

3 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
A lass wi a bairnie
The bairnie will sleep
Tho the lass wi the bairnie
3 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Does Scotland compare weil wi ither places fir wee bairnies?, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
hid gien us fir oor expectit bairnie – wi particular stress oan
Ma bairnie wis born! An she’s oot o th
rs did. Twa howdie wifes, the bairnie’s faither an monie, monie,
3 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Time tae mairch oot o oor climate comfort zones, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
hinks o me. A’m advertised bairnie hings (tick), ethical claes (
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
When A wis jist a bairnie A wid rin aw roon the place.
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
She loved her wee bairnie boy wi aw her hert. She looke
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
idea that they war totty wee bairnie-sized fowk. Dinnae you believ
1 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
onnae be braw. Fir a stert ma bairnie wull be there until she stert(2019) search twitter
ly see the midden that is the bairnie's hauf o this ruim. Howp yous(2020) search twitter
A scrievin dey! The bairnie is oot at the Kibble Palace w(2020) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
as on a work Zoom meetin. Her bairnie cam richt intae view on the s(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
piece ! (Obv nae required if bairnie canna - #autism #selectivemu(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
ey. Words tae descrieve sic a bairnie: unco, byordnar, fell, fremmi(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
cots @natlibscot Naebody pits bairnie in the corner(2019) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
fairm haan has tae cradle his bairnie in a tattie skull? Na, na, it on page 30

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
am - what a moufae! Noo ilka bairnie has its place on page 15

2 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
intil a bairnie's picter o itsel, on page 10

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Jesus wis born. An he ca'ed e bairnie Jesus. on page 7
irt far aboot they culd fin e bairnie att wis born tae be e keeng o on page 8
." Sae awa he gaed, an teuk e bairnie an his mither back tae Israel on page 9
er wird soondit in ma lugs, e bairnie gied a loup inno ma wyme. Oh, on page 80
ay they cam tae circumceese e bairnie, an they were gyan tae caa hi on page 81
Also on pages 82, 83, 96, 97, 110
26 matches

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
wpit oot as bonnie as ony new bairnie can be. The mither deuk wis f on page 16

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"Aat's my bairnie's vyce!" the Fite Queen rowti on page 17
"Siccan a ying bairnie," said the knabbie sittin for on page 38
"Are ye a bairnie or a peerie?" said the Yowe, on page 71
e mair sinse nor a little-wee bairnie." on page 77
e're spickin like a wyce-like bairnie!" said Humphy Dumphy, lyeukin on page 82
Also on pages 98
7 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
wad listen – Joe Sangster's bairnie, Brian, fa wis gleg i the upt
lar, an her frien the Brahmin bairnie. The idol's avengers hid wyte
it oot her haun tae touch the bairnie, fa wisna a year ower echt, b
net meltit awa tae nocht, the bairnie luikit up in the nurse's face
4 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
since you’re the peer grand-bairnie fa widna get itherwise.
1 matches

Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
say yi will cus yur a bright bairnie. I’ll always guide yi the r
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Aw the best wi the bairnie. https://t.co/kForn5xXtK(2020) search twitter
Oooo, bairnie! https://t.co/yGhpQs72xH(2020) search twitter

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