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Use in varieties of Scots

command Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.2 12.9 7.5 0 17.4 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences3625 5 0 3 1 2
Number of authors25 16 4 2 1 2

Occurrences of command in Corpus

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Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
In answer tae this royal command on page 26

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
s .. . mortals wham nane daur command baur the Lord God Almichty hi on page 30
er himsel, had acettain air o command. John tallied about saxty mai on page 35
he fore. William Cleland will command the muskets ahint thaim .. . on page 36

4 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
verra Deil, At Michael Scot's command - on page 13

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
s, and this time she gied the command richt at the stert. 'Cowp, gl on page 167

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
we wurds that eh command. on page 94

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
atoon of those chaps under my command. Sterling fellows every one; on page 76

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Wi full command o ma daurk forces, on page 94

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
heir places, an at oor lord's command on page 35

4 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Hamilton, poetry
as ye waited the command? on page 143

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
nuchs an Syrian louns til yer command? on page 33

1 matches

Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
nfident Scot shid be able tae command the hale range o language in
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Mindin, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
ngs ae hers and marvel at her command ae the Scots leid.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
staun her. The wumman had nae command o the tones. Sicna problem wi
s engage the inemy, he’s in command,” Derriakin gaed on. “Bit
oleonic fashion. “Yours tae command,” he sayed. He gied Beatric
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
hand’ and ‘As plesis ȝow command’ are evocative o poem 49’
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ouch. Bruce observes that his command hus been obeyed and ah’ve f
1 matches

@rattlecans tweeted
ibility for what your leaders command (2022) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Kilted heilanders Wyte the command The pipes o Lonach The drum's on page 15

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
cheel the hale land is at yer command. on page 105

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
. Then truth hit hame, a loud command. "Tak cover" Abody wis doon o
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the horseman's wird, an could command baith shelt an wumman fin the
1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
r heard a staetment or even a command. on page 90
command (sumthin laek You write (now) on page 93

2 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Scalloway Castle, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, poetry
At da command o’ da guillotine’s blade.
1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Captain Briggs command on page 32

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
cashire lass impressed wi his command o the saxophone, or a Glasweg on page 60

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
An pit commonsense in command. on page 37

1 matches

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