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Use in varieties of Scots

daisies Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.1 4.8 4.8 29.8 11.6 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences199 3 3 2 1 1
Number of authors15 5 3 3 2 1 1

Occurrences of daisies in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
er ae gettin up an pickin the daisies, when aw ae a sudden a White on page 7

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Da's been pushin up daisies fur near enough a decade, but on page 1
cthocht ah'd be kickin up the daisies lang ago, but here ah am at n on page 50
a Donald's been kickin up the daisies fur years. on page 79

3 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Michaelmas Daisies on page 2
Thae daisies o St Michael's tide. on page 3

3 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
thocht that gowans wis ox eye daisies, but I coud hae been wrang. L
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
it gars the daisies lift their heids
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
This kickin up daisies an restin in peace on page 15

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ouble o gettan up an pickan e daisies, when al o a sudden a White R on page 7

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
sic as poppies an marguerite daisies scaitert alang the roadsides.
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
purple o the heather and the daisies, white as snow, on page 48

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
oyster plants an daisies growan on page 49

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Daisies, lesser celandine, yarrow, so on page 16

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
budder o risin an pluckin da daisies, whin aa at wance a White Rab on page 7

1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
es blotted dir lipstick on da daisies and dat's how dey sometimes h(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
uble o gettin up an pickin th daisies, when oot th blue a White Rab on page 7

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
trouble o gittin up an pickin daisies, whin aal o a sudden a white on page 7

1 matches

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