A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of death in Corpus

Central

Lang, Charles nobody remembers the birdman - Good Friday, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
he part he played in Dennis's death. on page 88

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e transformer n the DANGER OF DEATH signs aw over it. A pick up h on page 15

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
death.' on page 29

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
kfast ever cos a wis sick tae death of porridge and a wis always on page 38
e ken? Say yer starvin me tae death. They say yer a murderer Da, on page 41

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
atural to react... angrily to death. And to lash out with, maybe, on page 1

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
It's no ma ain death that ma heid's ayewis fearin, on page 12
mite ma neck - love kens nae death. on page 89
Lang past wur death on page 105

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Years after her death I met in Tweeddale Court on page 55

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
d been replaced wae pin-point death stares aimed firmly in ma dir on page 31
wis expected and dyin a quick death. on page 39
ress gone oan telly wishin me death. Fur which she wis universall on page 54
ae his famous Charles Manson death stares. That wis the hing wae on page 78
Or that ah died an honourable death fighting fur a square foot ae on page 92
Also on pages 115, 132, 178, 187
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
muckle mystery surroundin his death.' on page 191
that ever since her faither's death, Miss Honey had been the rich on page 222

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ks its profits aff o exportin death - fer that's whit they are d on page 122

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Ed fight ti thi death in thi ring on page 34

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Toshie nou began tae pray fer death. The thochts o his wife an yu on page 42

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
in connection w; Lesley Ann's death. Ma da said, Serves him right on page 130
he anniversary ae ma granda's death an even though he wis an nast on page 169

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
the room. It wis as quiet as death. Ma faither had that kinna st on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A warmer heart death ne'er made cold, We have seen on page 45

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Crystal, D. Language Death (2000). Cambridge University on page 24

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
rs oan the classroom wa's fur Death of a Salesman, The Tempest an on page 6

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
oyem is The Flytin o Life and Death bi Hamish Henderson. on page 57

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ll by, but the pain fae IDa's death is as fresh as the day ah got on page 45
That lassie's gaun'ae be the death o me. on page 50
been snatched fae the jaws o death. on page 87

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MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Tis true that death's a random thief on page 13

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
demandin the death o three hunnert on page 46

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Scotland's Black Death: The Foul Death of the Englis on page 110

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
The Death of Douglas, Lord of Liddisdal on page 139
Like The Death of Douglas, the neist tale, T on page 140

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ite sang and in Elegy, On the Death of Scots Music he threips ane on page 46

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
bert Fergusson's Elegy on the Death of Scots Music in its souch,
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
twa yairns i the clekkin, ‘Death of the Laird’s Jock’ an �
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Facebook link ( 2022) Central
o Tolbooth then sentenced tae death by hingin at the Grassmarket.
cked up niver kennin when yer death wud arrive.

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
e ower this verse fae Burns's Death and Doctor Hornbook:
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Langage Death an Langage Fankle
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
AFTER MY DEATH. Whan the soleecitor cam, he
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
hin in life is certain except death, and taxes.
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
THE DEATH DANCE
mes and luring them tae their death, it does that, the hypnotisin
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
aid, "Man, drink will be your death.
Gin a should get ma death o cauld
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Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
ress gone oan telly wishin me death. Fur which she wis universall
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Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
when a knoack oan death's door
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
er her fatalistic journey tae death.
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“There was another death. A boy of nine months of age.
the wean gat some dignity in death, ah hink. Maybe ma boss will
look like ye’ve caught yer death. Ah’d gie ma eyeteeth tae g
d’s are clear, ah’ll know death isnae the end. Ah just need a
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
human. What is life? What is death? Because he tells me they din
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
a dram or twelve tae plot the death o’ Glenure. He wid travel f
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
the Union Canal, the cause o death wis drooning, of course, but
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
I look at death, now, in the face,
but at this hour o' my death,
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
es at the time o’ Jinky’s death. A had nivir heard o’ him b
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
in’ a solo career efter the death o’ his partner Roy Williams
this Song/poem efter Roy’s death in 1990. He lived long enough
� the bluidy Guid.” Roy’s death wis announced on the mornin�
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Lehane, Matt Hush Nou, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
death strunts the rigs
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Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
for weapons and sterling for death
y for weapons and dollars for death
money for weapons dollars for death
oney for weapons sterling for death
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
k after your close brush with death, and the loss of people you k
ve you from a fate worse than death, and he is lying there with a
s, o coorse, the tradeetional death penalty for male homosexualit
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s like yer time’s infinite. Death disnae enter intae it, it’s
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
h, his temper. It’ll be the death of him. Well, it nearly was�
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
e did make oan gear, rung the death knell fur the greatest band y
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
He wis sentenced tae death fur he denied naethin agin hi

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
ae resist, even fecht tae the death against whit they conseedered
been committed… which meant death fur ony involved.

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
ued wi the gvernment till his death on 26th January 1686 an wis b
body wis safe ... even aifter death.

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
y 1679. Sharpe hud a terrible death but in truth he wis also a ma

Facebook link ( 2020) Central
in Galloway wur sentenced tae death 11th May 1685.

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
me it’s 334 years since his death.

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
ud turn oot tae be worse than death. Ah'll tell ye aboot that ani

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
t, wis tried an sentenced tae death fur high treason.
threaten torture an a violent death.
threaten me sir, fur die whit death I will yer een will nivver se

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Ah gee the cunt a sincere death stare. But, tae ma annoyance,
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
runs tae a signed and sealed death sentence fae the doac. The cu
usly allude the cauld paws ae death. Efteraw, ah owe it tae Bruce
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
. Even in the eye ae imminent death fae his unrelentless illness.
m. Ah’m starin doon certain death and aw’s ah kin dae is smil
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Friday ah’ll be marked fur death.
n play areas huv replaced the death traps they tried tae pass oaf
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oan the door by the angel ae death and there’s still sae much
ae the point, ma ain imminent death. Ah’m no normally a whiskey
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@RickHJohnston tweeted
e his part in this poor man's death. AND PAY UP compensation to t (2022) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ring wae their highly complex death and burial rituals and belief(2020) search twitter
Jings, I'm sick tae death o Saturday Kitchen. Wish we s(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
IT carried a max sentence of death ?? Those who think the monarc (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
see a wean starve, freeze tae death, but will see single men and (2022) twitter link
"Ye might freeze tae death, but hey... I'm getting riddi (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
on an worn awa in life lik in death. Ower there a fantoosh lump o on page 40

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Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
ae im. Can vampires bleed tae death? Mixin the different bluid gr on page 40

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
s a great big lump o steen in death. Bit a moniment! Fit's the ee on page 35

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
neist. Ma said it wid be the death o him bit Da widnae listen. on page 42

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Iss place isnae big enuch for the baith o us , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
an me, hysterical wae yer death-rattle-hum on page 78

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
That he'd been knockin at death's door He wisna really carin on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
y's "Well at lad'! freeze tae death afore a get em tae thi Broch, on page 60

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
an spak o death in ways at distanced him. "Ts on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
edium: ye war near roastit te death afore a spittin, reedroarin, on page 86

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Efter Airchie's death Ah saa Wollaston but the ae t on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ised look on yer face - like death hid creepit up on ye fin ye w on page 22
es as if touched bi the han o death itsel. on page 78
edom disna kill ma, it'll bi 'death bi decoratin'. Ah'll mebbe ma on page 86

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
versary o Leonardo da Vinci's death in 2019), a funky spiral patt on page 18

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
As if his laist afore his death, on page 12

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
dgment for some peer bastard. Death comin screamin oot the lift, on page 15

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
death.' on page 28

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
aen in Hong Kong; it meant ‘death’ he said. Ah hidna seen him
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
an some o them suffocated ti death?’ speirt Johnston. He wis d
wis, the coroner said it wis death due ti a hairt-attack brocht
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
grim death. Jonsar Eck thocht ere cood b
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
rlin wife, Betty. Crushed tae death by this greenhoose in the yea
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Riddell, Conor San Diego, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ut it quick afore a froze tae death.
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Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
’ sleekit tae steer awa fae death.
Death aroon ivry crannie.
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Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
haen a beuk — The Life and Death of Jamie Fleeman — written
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
gently said: there’s a death.
death wis adult, serious business.
at whit’d cheenged, whit death wis like.
death lay inside. The een o the hoo
and tho death micht sever
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d already written the cause o death as a mixture o starvation and
tae this yin tellin him o the death o his only child at Bermuda.
the wee aal wifie shrunken in death but wi a bonny smile on her f
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TheChielMeister Philomena and Alcohol, (youtube.com 2010) Doric, poetry
lcohol, alcohol, ye'll be the death o' me
lcohol, alcohol, ye'll be the death o' me
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@Franwella tweeted
et the doric or if they hae a death wish?”. @antanddec(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
As sure as death, sheu's smilan and me spirit on page 40

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Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
We aal end up in death cults on page 8
oo." I said, "Ye'll catch yer death." on page 9

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Like art, like death, on page 5
Island o Death on page 30

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e eyes an the crowd bayan for death? on page 77

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Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
Isbister got his death at thi Brig o Waithe - on page 18

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
hale case, an condemn dee ta death.' on page 30

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
wis truly a maitter a life an death. I wiss dey cood see dis faim on page 10

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De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Death plays dat trick an aa, on page 32

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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
hn's haed: "Du shall fin only death in da far nort ..."
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ever, it meant you would face death soon. Painting: @DirkRobertso(2020) search twitter

Southern

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ole caase, an condemn yae tae death.' on page 30
ncing three o the players tae death fur haein misst thir turns, a on page 85

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
r Proddysins an' Cathlics met death han' in han'. on page 44

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