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bodie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words141.5 105.8 70.5 0 0 76.6 831.2
Number of occurrences438199 44 0 0 7 188
Number of authors54 36 6 2 10

Occurrences of bodie in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
intae a paper poke, pulls oot bodie efter bodie, on page 6

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
the Leal. Juist in case onie bodie disna ken: on 13 Februar, Joh on page 3

4 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
vyce ti this; she wis a quait bodie that haed been weel upfesht, on page 16
smerter still, kythed intil a bodie that wis stentin hersel wi he on page 17
t wis menseless ti argie wi a bodie that's taen the Alzheimer's, on page 24
t wis a gey job ti reassuir a bodie whan aathing he kens is mizzl on page 25
n about wee differs nae ither bodie wad hae gien a saicont thocht on page 26
Also on pages 29, 31
12 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
an mair fou. 'Aye,' said sum bodie, 'an they ken tae plug their on page 54
maun hae at least skaithed a bodie, but wi ma haund on ma hairt on page 59

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
izona. Yon is gey usefu gin a bodie gets tint in the mirk. on page 10
ed tae meet wi sic a sensible bodie. on page 11
'Strecht aheid, a bodie canna gang faur.' on page 18
that he wantit a sheep. Gin a bodie wants a sheep, yon is pruif t on page 20
'Ye ken...whan a bodie is douff an dowie, they are f on page 27
Also on pages 29, 30, 33, 34, 37, 39, 41, 43, 48, 49, 52, 54, 55, 59, 60, 64, 68, 72, 75, 76, 77, 81, 82, 83, 84, 87, 88, 91, 93
44 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
'l ne'er clap ene on a kinder bodie; honest, douce an cantie. The on page 45
ort the laund, a puir gangrel bodie on ma wey frae Embro Toun. He on page 46
in, hoastin). Megstie! Here a bodie fair skelpin alang. Whatna sw on page 48

7 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
ht or ower muckle: mair nor a bodie can bear tae speak oot mair n on page 55

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ver i his native laund, and a bodie micht wunner gin his satirica on page 5

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
er or ony ither kin o skeelie bodie tae tak pairt in the blitheso on page 56

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
een occupied by some heich-up bodie. Fowk said that back then the on page 62

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
e, at semed til him fur baith bodie an mynd a het-houss, tho he k on page 2

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ur naturally in the mooth o a bodie in some pairt o the kinrik! I on page 6
clike cities. Onywey, an auld bodie wes brocht in that wes gey wa on page 10

3 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
On his deid bodie they'll lie yet. on page 22
Kicked his manglit bodie, at the last, on page 29
the hoose - bring Darnley's bodie back. on page 35

5 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
his hin-laigs like onie ither bodie ti the ootside yett. on page 42

7 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wavin a stick at ilka bodie he saw on page 29

1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
fit or an ankle or a leg or a bodie or a heid wis fair mismakin. on page 8
s biggit on mair braes than a bodie cuid coont and unner mair bri on page 9

4 matches

Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
aa fremmit, he wis the queer bodie that wey. on page 21

2 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
there nae some orrie lairdie bodie on page 98

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ncin, see, they'd beglamour a bodie on page 27
it's like the'r a bodie, see, i the lirk o the ben on page 29

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
erarie preconceptiouns. Gin a bodie is no mukkil fasht bi wordine on page 116

3 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
pent alang and he wes seein a bodie aff the premises - and twae on page 72

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ntioun o the sweirness o this bodie ti forder the on page 8

1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
the court at is raisit whan a bodie is fearit for his life, or gu on page 22
amsteirie Scottis historie, a bodie can wunner hou fekfu it raell on page 23
/2008HCJAC04.html) in whilk a bodie raisit an actioun o Lawburrow on page 25

4 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Cain, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Abel wes a fell auld-farrant bodie on page 72

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ss' family, cams 'hame', an a bodie jalouses she'll juist gie up on page 128

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
airtit no at onie parteikular bodie, but, as it war, the haill wa on page 136
s o Willie's awn yirdin, an a bodie canna help thinkin it wad a b on page 140
ti the wuidie for murther (a bodie can jalouse wha his veictim i on page 142
regaird it as the produck o a bodie wha haed a lang wey ti traive on page 143

6 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
l thay strike in the hert o a bodie listenin, deemed bi this devo on page 4

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
e's Front anent the Romans, a bodie maun speir, whit haes the Exe on page 121

10 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
auld sojer i the field, an a bodie wha's taen tent o aw the stou on page 7

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
erra mukkil darg, the’r nae bodie at’s threipin it’s a hail
4.30 p.m. an nae dout monie a bodie made thair wey hame, forfoche
audit notts that gey near aw bodie thir days likes better the ta
e’r nae singil an bunemaist bodie steidit in a poseitioun o res
Ruth Tittensor haes been a bodie weill-intressit in the acteiv
5 matches

Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
r a hatter o ither seestems a bodie micht coud wael tae gae forne
ae chyce tho. Thai picks whit bodie thai wants tae be thair Pairl
eleckit, bi chuisin whar ilk bodie cumms on the leit o preferenc
ebodie can be eleckit. Soud a bodie reach a plouralitie on first
wirks in a sib wey. The first bodie tae win at a force, at's tae
7 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
es himsel as a kinna fantoush bodie, but awns up that he is nou o
wad be a guid subjeck, kis aw bodie wad ken straucht awa what it
can’s faw is brukken bi its bodie. He tyauves throu, anelie ti
veraw paircel, but frithat, a bodie doots, at the hinneren, gin i
4 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
o contempt for a sma sleekit bodie frae John Galt. There is ae f
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Local Autorities an the nyow bodie wuidna accep the
trange about hir claes or hir bodie, bot wes pit out whan
o’z bodie wes awfu laich doun, tho he s
wun til hiz drougs at hiz bodie aye grened fur. Aw he hed ti
fendit the bodie frae smitts whan thai hard a
7 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
wed awa, He wis aye a cheerie bodie, whusslin an singin like a li
lowp an dance like ony ither bodie.
2 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
hinkin an daein in aw thing a bodie dis, like a cultur. The norie
ill ettilt i thon airt, gin a bodie thinks on the pittin doun o b
for ti cleik wul beiss, as a bodie can see i the auld skreids at
airvation for monie a year. A bodie can think o John Muir (1838-1
bargie. Kis, as in awthing, a bodie needs ti fin sum kinna balanc
7 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
caur he kythed intil anither bodie
smiles, an thare wisna a bodie amang thaim wad hae gart ye j
fu ee o his secretar, a douce bodie at we jaloused wis
3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n inspiratioun til his men; a bodie wha led frae the front, a cha
m, an likit bi juist aboot aw bodie he cam intil contack wi (e’
2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
or at least naebody that ony bodie is peyin ony attention til. W
1 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
o the countrie or territour a bodie belangs, whuther it be staund
1 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
. Ower the laist twa year the bodie haes brocht a walcome focus t
otland’s foremaist cultural bodie is semple. At the hinneren Sc
2 matches

Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
aesna exist in Denmark (gin a bodie dees or resigns, their place
1 matches

Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
gome across it – it’s the bodie wha cries “I fair lik the G
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
rce that wad be obvious tae a bodie that leukit a wee bittie clos
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ationalist stance that pits a bodie i mind o UKIP, or o Perussuom
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Even as a bodie that’s lang haed ma doots a
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
pped short. Anither nut-broon bodie hid kythed itsel, nae sae far
ig cardigan, big eneuch fur a bodie twice her size, flottered aro
own lean, scuddie, berry-fed bodie than he wis by that o the app
he cuid jist blame some ither bodie wha hid told him tae feel thi
es. ‘Huv ye seen onie ither bodie roon here?’
5 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
Tung an this means that onie bodie screivin cheques in the oncom
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
A bodie whae can speik baith Scots an
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
. Ye micht thole (tolerate) a bodie that’s daein yer heid in, b
A doot that a bodie’s anely freen in kennin whi
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
ks clear the female sex o the bodie bein addressit – ‘Your sp
man, and awmaist siccarly the bodie whae transcribit and pit theg
2 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Rhythms of Bratislava, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
service vyaachles at minds a bodie o thaim yaised as barricades
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor Daffin in a Dear Green Place, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
A’m no the kinna bodie at’s like tae warsle hissel
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert A Fickle Nae Mair, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Ilk gairdit bi a bodie,
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
t is yer name? quo me tae the bodie;
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor Hippies, Authenticity and Globalisation, (Wordpress 2022) Central, prose
blic tae explore the warld. A bodie’s ain expairience o diversi
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
is aft yaised fur tae ding a bodie doon. In Gaelic, the wird has
or “the Gaelic” or tae a bodie studyin “the German”. In
2 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
it’s sayin the last time the bodie smiled wis years syne when he(2020) search twitter
ranny @ruth_wishart A Paisley bodie gaun wrang!(2020) search twitter

@GMacminto tweeted
o a wanwirth? Whit fur wid a bodie *no* doonlaid it? (2022) twitter link

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wis jist a semple gaun-aboot bodie. A hid ma ain thochts contrai on page 99

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, defendin ilky Doric spikkin bodie in the lan. "An Ah think it's on page 8
At's the North-east bodie's droll, dry wit; . on page 32
's ae thing at the North-east bodie jist canna thole - an at's a on page 33
k ower an tell ye whither the bodie ye'r sittin aside is a gweed on page 49
te ken at he's a dug an nae a bodie. Ah'm gaun te big im a kennel on page 62
Also on pages 71, 78
8 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ere's somethin far wrang wi a bodie aat disna like beasties." on page 25
ere's somethin far wrang wi a bodie aat disna like beasties." on page 33
n clean slip yer myn, like. A bodie wid nivver like te hing onte on page 82
an affa stamagaster te gie a bodie - Ah wis nivver expeckin aat on page 83

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Iv ye'r a beastie bodie ye'll ken at a pet is nivver on page 17
m a clean-livin, decent kinna bodie, an syne Ah'll try an invite on page 24
e's ninety-echt an the aulest bodie in the place. Riddled wi arth on page 44
passin o the ears his left ma bodie broken, fit's in ma hairt an on page 48
ed it technology - the kinna bodie at's feart te try an git te g on page 51

6 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
it happent till an nae ither bodie. On the ither haan, ere's ith on page 24
n the kirk tae fin some ither bodie tae lead e praise. Tae Fergie on page 25

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
nie. Bluid spewed fae his wee bodie like bleck ile fae a perk fun on page 80

3 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
a soun it maks! Jist as gin a bodie wes kissin the winnock aa owe on page 12
der, an it's eneuch tae gar a bodie cryne tae hear the wye they a on page 27
ar her lug: *somethin about a bodie shaain ye the wyé back tae y on page 39
gin she hed gatten some idder bodie tae dress her, sae byous hudd on page 64
nae eese tryin," she said. "A bodie canna trou things at's nae po on page 68
Also on pages 76, 80, 81
12 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
we’ll need tae get a therd bodie tae pray wi’s,’ A telt he
’s naething they can dee. A bodie can gyang till ony kirk he wy
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ed Anderson, Bappy, wis a man-bodie – sae he maun hae a man-bod
– sae he maun hae a man-bodie's needs . . . fit the sorra e
in yon box foraye, till some bodie kind an wyce-like lowsed it a
3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
atomie. Div ye ken’t’? A bodie made o beens an nae mair; fit
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“Ay, ma hail bodie’s hurtin,” A sayed.
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
oders an steekit oor een. Nae bodie could look then licht stracht
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 73 - A Whein Auld Chinese Saws, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
invyte a bodie o echtie ti sit doun! on page 83

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
itual experience. It brings a bodie in touch wi the saul o a man
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
a whein, nor the bodie o ma man.
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
maist approachable, gin onie bodie wis tae speir him the day, an
p yonner. Nou than, the laist bodie thit A kent whae leeved it Cr
hae hednae ae lazy inch i hir bodie. Yin o Stavert’s forefock,
air on’t an didna tell onie bodie whit hed transpired; an
4 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
er jumped frae the stuil, hir bodie flichtsome as she remuived oc on page 1

19 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ither, 'Ye eejit ye!' - that bodie wull hae tha Heich Cooncil ta on page 5
Dïnnae fecht agin a wïckit bodie! If summodie hïts ye on tha on page 6
Yer ee ïs tha lamp o tha bodie. If yer ee ïs guid, yer hale on page 7
n, fer he taicht thaim laik a bodie wi thortie, an no laik thair on page 8
, luk fer some warthie dacent bodie thair an stap ower at hïs ho on page 9
Also on pages 72, 79, 81, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 97, 99, 100, 107, 110, 111
54 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
les, A wunnér aboot hit, Tha bodie that daen it. on page 9

1 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
ines pack wi ither, fordèr a bodie's crouseness an eik til thair on page 10
a greeance anent tha richts o bodie-kyn layin doon tha cïvil, pa on page 16
atick Pruivin; Brïngin oan a Bodie's Skeel, thair Mellin an Mind on page 30

3 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An made ye the bodie ye are. on page 16
An thair'll aye be a bodie ye'll ken like, on page 44

3 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Tha heid o tha hoose bes tha bodie wha awns or sets tha dwellin-
t-oot or pairt sets, or bes a bodie that pyes fur tha maist feck
Anither bodie can fill oot yer heid-coont f
0800 587 2021 tae taak til a bodie in Ulster-Scotch.
Anither bodie can fill oot yer heid-coont f
88 matches

Gibson, Darren Cannae Thole Ye!, (lowcountrylad.blogspot.com/ 2014) Ulster - Ards, blog
thole tha thocht o’ anither bodie haein mair nor him. Ay, thole
1 matches

DfC Press Offys Hargey sets oot Owersettin Hub, (Depairtment fur Commonities 2021) Ulster, government
tha Hub wud prepone tha richt bodie tae cairry oot tha wark.
1 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
t the wur narra nebbit agin a bodie at dug wi tha tither fit. Mai
inn at ye haed a sibness wi a bodie at wud gar ye grue, or waur.
2 matches

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