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cuidna Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words29.4 46.8 0 0 0 32.8 0
Number of occurrences9188 0 0 0 3 0
Number of authors13 11 2

Occurrences of cuidna in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e o her parteicularities Kate cuidna be shuir, for she haed ne'er on page 17
lzheimer's a while back. Kate cuidna richt mynd hou lang it haed b on page 18
hou lang a track o time thay cuidna richt say, for its oncome wis on page 19
ame, an the day cam whan thay cuidna langer evyte the dreid word A on page 20
ing haed come ower her an she cuidna haud hersel back. on page 22
Also on pages 30, 31
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
Juist whan Ian thocht it cuidna get ony waur, it got waur. On on page 26

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
O aa that Christ's bluid cuidna save, As if they rottit there on page 16
We cuidna thole sic douce an dentie lud on page 40
An cuidna lest. I wis left my lane, ont on page 42
at went keen ti yer banes, ye cuidna tell hou. He wis a philosophi on page 69
, richt eneuch, Nethergate. I cuidna tak it aa in, I wis that taen on page 70
Also on pages 78
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
r the baith o them, an sae he cuidna bide. Baith were warkin an ne on page 113

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Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
It wul eith be conceivit at A cuidna cairrie this palliasse on ma on page 3

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
i him at the Embassie, bot he cuidna tyne the norie. on page 3

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Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
In course Tittie cuidna eschape frae the Navyne. Buik on page 6
chynged tho, an shae awmaist cuidna finnd the houss o Nancie, at on page 8

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
herp at echt ilka momin an he cuidna snaik awa airly at nicht neit on page 65

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
un wis relievit a wee bit. He cuidna mind iver haein stuid oan the on page 8

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Leish wis cauld kail becis he cuidna get by his auld pairty doun-d on page 110

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"A cuidna help it" says I. "A wis forfo on page 118

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Land o Fallen Empires, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
cuidna haud thi Lugars, thay langed on page 76

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Ian cuidna trew it, he'd ainly juist qua on page 95
ews o the big auld hinges but cuidna budge thaim ava. on page 96
be able to help me with." Ian cuidna think o mony reasons to gie t on page 98

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
c a norie wes taen Mr Dempsey cuidna mak repone. He gaed on tae sa on page 121

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
reet an Saltire Street kis he cuidna stan no kennin whit haed happ on page 60

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
strologues in the 17t century cuidna jist mak oot the orra shapes
r 2 prog, scientific speirars cuidna wirk oot whit wey the plouk w
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
naethin tae dae wi Synergy. A cuidna gree mair wi ye that the trad
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
the commisar cuidna finnd the siller ti pey’z,
h an blate ti pouss forrit, A cuidna thole the stres an streinyie
the burn wes nerr dray. We cuidna pruive it an nae amount o nyo
the causie. A cuidna lat bug about the damish ti t
nou, an cuidna beleve it wesna a kinna fuppe
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
earlier ages whan maist fowk cuidna read or write, we maun lippen
int some 90 meenits that thay cuidna accoont for. Baith jaloused t
2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Syne, he cuidna allou us ti jyne the Southron
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
language for years but still cuidna speak it', an hou the 'mither
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
is honour. This black affront cuidna be taen in. Athoot waitin for
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
but an on-gaun process an he cuidna see onie government greein ta
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ed ben the kitchen an Geordie cuidna help takin tent o the guff o
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
haed confesst that thay jist cuidna unnerstaun Brown. Brown said
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
eid an whitna gallus gizz. We cuidna get a pictur o him but he's t on page 5

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
saiperator brak doon an cuidna bei mendit, hei sayed til sum
deceesion an thaim whae cuidna bother thair heids aboot eet.
2 matches

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