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clatter Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.3 16.4 10.6 9.9 0 0 97.4
Number of occurrences6232 7 1 0 0 22
Number of authors32 20 5 1 6

Occurrences of clatter in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
the sherp clatter o their huifs ringin in the a on page 22

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
use they're makin sic an awfy clatter in there, that naebody wad ev on page 44

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
he fifth o April, there cam a clatter at the door, an a trimmlin vy on page 44
wa hours later they heard the clatter o hooves, the jangle o bits, on page 52
he stell dyke, he'd heard the clatter o horses, but didnae raise hi on page 57
uld Tammas. He heard the loud clatter as a table wis cowpt; an the on page 59
ten minutes, when there wis a clatter o horses an this chap at the on page 60
Also on pages 76
7 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
As yi gee meh pulse a clatter an a wallop on page 5

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
aw drapped their spunes wi a clatter and sat stane-still, framed a on page 56

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
ywhaur. Then she heard a lood clatter comin fae the gairden shed. on page 3

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
The clatter o a trimmed big huif on page 125

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
e slams his cutlery doun wi a clatter. on page 4

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
their joes an aa the clash an clatter o the village were mintit tae on page 62

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
his drouth, he stertit at the clatter o wings as a wild deuk flew u on page 17

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
tae clatter tae an frae his dreidfu close on page 112

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
My voce is sic ane sindry clatter on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
irk in the middle o toun wi a clatter that brocht maist o the city on page 32

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Cain, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
ye'll can bet that whan Cain clatter'd Abel on page 72

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
erfu nicht o poems, sangs and clatter and mony Scots-speaking exper
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Garpel boomed alang wi michty clatter
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A hear the clink-clatter o plates.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
There’s a clatter ay gless boatles fae roon the
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
entum kerrien me forward. The clatter ay the loose scree beneath ma
1 matches

McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
oantae thi bar. As thi shards clatter across thi bar tae a spinning
1 matches

Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
sed horrur, Tam heard a richt clatter o’ fitstepps in the hall, e
1 matches

Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
michty Grampian Muntains, the clatter o Pictish spears agin Roman s
1 matches

McClure, Alan A poem, (Twitter 2022) Central - Galloway, poetry
pheasants focht, wi clash an clatter
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
e inspect the culprit ae that clatter. And as ah Pop the trunk open
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
naethin in the mirk baur the clatter o feet on the causeystanes.
1 matches

Doric

Bolland, John Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
as planets clatter birthin munes, on page 82

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
whae micht hae nivver existed clatter an clype a fowkloric mell o h on page 3

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
flypit cleen aff, we a mukkul clatter, an ov coarse thi yoosual roa on page 65

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
f sparklin grey granite; feet clatter on pavements - high heels, t on page 43

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ie an doon it cam wi a muckle clatter." on page 15
o it, doon it cam wi a muckle clatter." on page 90

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oon the wee sma oors tull the clatter o the carers signals the stai on page 49

1 matches

Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
es. Mrs Cook o the Ha hears a clatter bit she disna look roond. She on page 87

1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
We're a mixtur-maxtur clatter o getts, on page 17

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Clatter bang an rumpus make on page 49

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
y Wallace, an the' had a hale clatter o weans, bot twa o tha sins t on page 7

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
clatter o' relationschips atween comm on page 21
r-Scotch Leid Societie, an' a clatter on page 28
'greement. The mair a clatter o' waark hes bein carriet oot on page 31
raisin' forebye unnertaakin a clatter o' differ projects on page 41
The clatter o' Ulster-Scots wha maide a b on page 51
Also on pages 60, 672, 70
9 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
A can feel iverie clatter an cloot! on page 19

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
Montgomery flitted owre wi a clatter o kith an kin an made Newton
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
asgowworlds - a mair daicent clatter o Ulster Scots craturs niver (2015) twitter link
he day in 1798 James Orr an a clatter o ither #UlsterScots hallions (2015) twitter link
They hae a quare clatter o Looneys up thonder in Antri (2016) twitter link
k in daicent Ulster Scots you clatter o sleekit ganshes. #NIDebate (2015) twitter link
k in daicent #UlsterScots you clatter o bletherin coofs! #leadersde (2015) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

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