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Use in varieties of Scots

brainches Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.9 19.1 3.2 0 0 54.7 0
Number of occurrences4336 2 0 0 5 0
Number of authors20 16 1 3

Occurrences of brainches in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
nd a_ strang wind maks in the brainches othe trees,' folk said. 'It's on page 3
, and she keeked up intae the brainches. on page 60
nd the puggies were up in the brainches abune her. They were cawin oo on page 65
in nae time she wis up in the brainches wi the puggies. They gaithere on page 66

7 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
As empie-free as thae daurk brainches. on page 92

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
brainches, nae sun on page 9

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
neck kep gettin fanklt wi the brainches, an every nou an again she ha on page 44

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ddaes an eldritch eemages fae brainches an jaggie-nettles blawn in th on page 58
war nae fitmerks, nae bracken brainches, nae unco keech. Thare wis na on page 59

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Then oot alang the brainches creepit on page 20

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
he forest, that you biggit wi brainches, on page 41

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
istit an gnurlit fingers like brainches that were comin doun ower him on page 66
isitt an gnurlit fingers like brainches were reachin oot ower him. He on page 69

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
"They hiddle awa in the brainches o trees, and drap doon on ye on page 60
, and wis ettlin tae blaw the brainches aff tae, Pooh and Wee Grumphi on page 119

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The waffin brainches an the rowans ware on page 74

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Its brainches sae richt-like, purveyors o l on page 43

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
The waffin brainches an the rowans ware on page 58

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
The wind's hauf-souchin. The brainches and curtains are reeshlin, on page 19

1 matches

Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Pine Wid, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Wi their brainches on page 6

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Whan the broun brainches on page 16

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
r wi razor-sherp beaks on the brainches o trees. Hercules dived intae on page 27
he Tree o the Hesperides. Its brainches were comin doon wi gowden aip on page 46

2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
watter; trees streetchin awa, brainches like the wavin airms o icy bl
n pairts, muckle trees, their brainches airchin ower the road tae jyn
2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
wis a gowden aipple tree, its brainches hauden doon by glentin fruit.
boulders an dookin unner tree brainches. At first, Hippomenes cudna s
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
movement saw hunners o local brainches spring up an reignite the soc
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
the tither. These are sindry brainches o a myntit at common ancestor
ert oot intae a wheen kenable brainches.
ts roots in sindry linguistic brainches that gaed awa fae yin anither
3 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
el's she cwid jalouse, wi the brainches skliffin een athort the tidde on page 50
s iss a cheir? Fegs, it's gat brainches, I avou! Fitten a ferlie tae on page 75

2 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
'auld crynit brainches they gie tae the wund's pleis on page 137

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an frae the brainches caw. on page 34

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
reishils its delicat brainches.
brainches o braw peach blossoms
2 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
, close tae her heid, blastin brainches aff the trees.
1 matches

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