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blethers Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.7 15.9 12.1 9.9 0 31 88.5
Number of occurrences6331 8 1 0 3 20
Number of authors34 21 5 1 2 5

Occurrences of blethers in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
a. "Ye affront me wi yer daft blethers!" on page 30

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ne whin ma maw's at her work. Blethers awa tae me nae bother. Someti on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Ye are and aye were whaur the blethers endit, on page 24
that blethers life owre ilka staney curn. on page 25
nly bide in lessons, beuks an blethers taucht tae weans lang bairned on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
uir Jennet the nou wi siclike blethers . .. Up at Cruikedbank yonder on page 73

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ifter pious lore, nor raivern blethers bit unadornit truiths, on page 13
e thir taillis, nae a wheen o blethers aboot Christian Kings an goad on page 14

3 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
echin' whirwind o' patter an' blethers an' haivers thit their heids on page

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
g to those who echo their own blethers. on page 31
his tales were an auld man's blethers, but thae days, you've a choi on page 76
moontains, o the Brocken; he blethers on aboot the weemen-freends h on page 77

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
telly and let's huv nae mair blethers.' on page 49
t's ma sad story. Eneuch o ma blethers.' on page 194

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s Charlene because she always blethers away tae her when she comes u on page 45

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter on page 1

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Och, I like the wey he blethers, Aye, it's rare. on page 52

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
"Ai, whit blethers, deir Quentin! Whaur suid it on page 3

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Blethers for friens; on page 16

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
up bi 2020. Iain Docherty, in blethers around caurs an causays, taks on page 110

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
o that. It’s jist a wheen o blethers! Gin yer aa yer lane in the d
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Festival and prent a wheen o blethers aboot the fast food stauns in
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
denner, an the wall o hauflin blethers haed
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
nny, aye, but mebbe it's jist blethers.
," said the cat, "an haud yer blethers.
2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
"Mince and blethers!" The auld wummin smiled, sha
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
There’s a wheen blethers ye hear aboot the Pechts fae
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
blow), Kirkcaldy speaks aboot blethers agin him an aboot the inbring
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Ministers." Whit haes aw thon blethers got tae dae wi richts an duti
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
juist i the sense o tae spik blethers deleeberate wi intent(2020) search twitter

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
lis, bit the maist for common blethers war that he wis jist a semple on page 99

2 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
oon Scots. Through a series o blethers, a lack o contemporary wirk s on page 9

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
ce that'll nivver dee A souch blethers: fankilt vices in wa's incaai on page 3

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
aat, we set tee wi th'eeswal blethers aboot e ploitery widder; an e on page 88

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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
a an Scots Radio, ful o great blethers an music. Ma wee speech 26 me (2020) twitter link
Fave quote, Evelyn fae Buckie blethers “I’ll easy lowse yer pints! (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
and tae be soor. Abasht, sheu blethers on, sayan hoo hid's gey bonni on page 75

1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
'A Wheen o Blethers...' on page 210
Hud deaved the sun wi blethers, an sent him doun the sky. on page 215

2 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
th at 1.30, lug in for plenty blethers aboot ma Bairnrhymes book and(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
It's blethers, strecht an true. on page 43
An oor bit's jist whar blethers bides. on page 57

2 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"Dinnae taak blethers," said Alice mair boldly: "ya on page 112
"Stuff an blethers!" said Alice loudly. "The ide on page 122

2 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
O a screed o blethers in a hauf-deid leid on page 27
Daubed wi tha blethers o glaikit weans, on page 28
(We didnae heed thon blethers) on page 41

3 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
im, an thocht the' wur taakin blethers. Then Petèr got up an run ta on page 111

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@the_gellick tweeted
keek o The Gellick's wheen o blethers an yarns in aul Ulster Scots! (2014) twitter link
th a bit like eejits! A gansh blethers a lot; glipe is like Scots "g (2014) twitter link
I'll no "insist": hooaniver, blethers in thon daft dialect English (2014) twitter link
mond_Funk Aye, thon top yin's blethers. They tak oor #UlsterScots ty (2015) twitter link
oks wi a wheen o #UlsterScots blethers inaboot (by W.G. Lyttle fae N (2016) twitter link
and 7 other occurrences.

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