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deer Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.3 16.4 66.3 0 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences7832 44 0 0 1 1
Number of authors33 19 12 1 1

Occurrences of deer in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
an the deer rin on page 32

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Sheep, goats, deer and even a hen on page 26

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Red Deer ruttin in the snug. on page 71

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
ke a gazelle or the fowne o a deer on page 19

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'Gin ye'd hunt deer, and princesses (For shair, y on page 4
ekin byres; wis gentle ti the deer, on page 62

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
pher Walken at the end ae The Deer Hunter. Oor hoarse, True Roma on page 42

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
e a tigress stalkin a wee rae-deer. Rupert suddenly became aware on page 142

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
rabbits, birds an mebbe even deer fae the lands that were held on page 82
n sudden fear like a startled deer. on page 102

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
a deer's severed heid on page 67

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
. There are juist twa sangs o deer huntin, but seivin love sangs on page 62

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
mascorn o the hairst, see, an deer's gerss tae on page 25

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ithers gangs oot ti sicht the deer, an see fower men cairriein t on page 140

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
baith faws a hunner feet. The deer is killt, but Duncan’s faw
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
yed huntin wild beasts sic as deer, and that this wis unnertaen
fort at Burgheid hae producit deer, horse and dug banes in amang
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s by Bambi’s big brother. A deer - the maist placid, docile f
t wisnae a reindeer. It wis a deer. A red deer ah think, a stag
. A red deer ah think, a stag though. A hu
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
rth findin, as can be seen in Deer, prentit ablow. This pamphlet
DEER
When a fou-grown deer fae nae kent place
3 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ang fae tenants tae sheep tae deer.
d exists anely tae facilitate deer stalkin.
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ased the quarry - an antlert deer stertit up an stottit awa -
asts. He picturet the beasts: deer, ox, horse. He saw wi pleisur
asts. He picturet the beasts: deer, ox, horse. He saw wi pleisur
3 matches

Eunson, Catherine This Winter, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
ist broon, broon and the reid deer
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
Paterson taen the ship intae Deer Soond hopin tae ride oot the

@raiphsays tweeted
Er wis two deer just stoatin aboot in at wee (2020) search twitter

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
it weis shotten oot, "Boy's a deer," eit weis towen wer boatie, on page 11
. Noo fin we got oot, "Boys a deer" ther wis booies an danns a o on page 20
eth baak o thi heed, "Boy's a deer," eit actually weis lyke haim on page 32
h at's nay eese," bit boy's a deer, try an explain aat tae eis l on page 38
er faansee hotel, an "Boy's a deer,'"' fansee eit weis. Thi firs on page 39
Also on pages 40, 48, 49, 50, 51, 55, 57, 65
15 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ew-opened beauty salon in New Deer. "Fit cud they possibly dee t on page 79
uckle demaun fir a tan in New Deer." on page 81

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oot wir wee craftie aside New Deer an the haird-wirkin life wi e on page 48

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
meldrum lost saxty-three? New Deer, fifty? New Pitsligo, echty, on page 18

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ivver ony mair sign o the ull-deer?' on page 89
the verra street faar the ull-deer bides.' on page 90

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
eggies.” Cousin Neil at New Deer keepit dyeuks an geese in his
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ere wis eagles, buzzards, the deer comin richt doon tae the wate
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Jonsar Eck wis up at New Deer ae day cuttin a wifies girse.
i Ronald, fa wid wauk tae New Deer an back tae Pitsliga.
They made gweed time tae New Deer, the seven miles hid teen twa
wis intae the New Deer Bitish Legion for a wee brak.
4 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ae round loon. Gin ye hit the deer, ane is aa ye’ll need. Gin
re. He kent that afore lang a deer would likely come wi’in abo
didna sae as nae tae fleg the deer. The beast lifted her heid an
or anither poacher fa had the deer. But fit he kent for siccar w
4 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
shoot noo and then: rubbits, deer and pheasants, although there
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
glas teen it canny throwe Aal Deer. It wiz the middle o summer s
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
in the Spurgie an Deirdre the Deer spent Yule
Deirdre the Deer fan the pyock o geegaws richt
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
s wife who was worried about Deer Abbey being demolished becaus(2018) search twitter
olden jis wints tae enjoy her deer been! https://t.co/FLqpzPkyEH(2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@aduncan59 Wis at on the New Deer side o the hill(2020) search twitter
e_Don Abidy wid a been at New Deer show min bit it's nae happeni(2020) search twitter
When huddin to Maud fae Auld Deer(2020) search twitter
@Gaydog221170 Nae deer eh??(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
uck nor skill. Amazin foo the deer jist coorie intil neuks in th (2021) twitter link

Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
ported by rail. Also saw some deer and an auld dovecot. https://(2020) search twitter

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Aas quate noo, an twathie deer's pit up wi on page 2

1 matches

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