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delicht Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.4 22.3 19.2 0 5.8 0 22.1
Number of occurrences6042 12 0 1 0 5
Number of authors32 24 4 1 3

Occurrences of delicht in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
n key in the lock, an tae her delicht, it fittit! on page 11
eet intae the air, wi a yap o delicht, an ran tae the stick an kidd on page 40
t last!" said Alison in great delicht, that turnt tae fricht saicon on page 44

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
is pleys war aften wrutten ti delicht the crouds at Shrovetide, an on page 45

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
an delicht in the treisur aa oer on page 33

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
h rive o a page, how daur she delicht in readin books when he could on page 35
is bonnie tae behaud and took delicht in lettin it grow ower-lang. on page 142

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
and efter. Indeed, he wad tak delicht i the saisons whan Loch Züri on page 5

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
lt Wullie, an he wis sae fu o delicht at whit had happent he didnae on page 67
a hero but he did tak a grand delicht in flummoxin the lairds an th on page 84

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
MOOTH WATTERIN FUDGIE MALLAE DELICHT, it said on the wrapper. on page 32
Mooth Watterin Fudgie Mallae Delicht!' yowled Granda Geordie. 'It' on page 33
Mooth Watterin Fudgie Mallae Delicht,' he said, mindin hoo muckle on page 51
Mooth Watterin Fudgie Mallae Delicht fae the shelf. He pit it doon on page 52
surprises that will entrance, delicht, beglamour, stumour and vex y on page 60
Also on pages 76, 100
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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e the Commercial. Tae Davie's delicht, there wis a darts competitio on page 94

1 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
doon thegither in dumfoonered delicht on page 35

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
me awa in!". Aggie tuik great delicht in a veisit fae a fella Scot, on page 8

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Mary: He'll be dancin wi delicht! on page 35

3 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ery book. He read ilka ane wi delicht, until ae day he cam upon som on page 95
he High Pandanjerum smiled in delicht. "The nicht, ye shall sing fo on page 100

2 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
cheese wad be a delicht tae us, on page 87

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
squallochin an cursin tae the delicht an pretendit scandalizin o th on page 67

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
dised lang syne; a skuilboy's delicht! The seingular wes lawborch. on page 25

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
'ye quit the muin-din ceity o delicht? on page 34

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
A sowl o sweit delicht maun ner by fyled. on page 80

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
etry is, lik Dryden said, tae delicht us, then shairly this buik wu on page 134

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
Mountain Bard ti entertain an delicht, e'en gin we regaird it as th on page 143

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
the buiks wul be hut or tint. Delicht is shawen whan the buiks faws
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
Delicht, policht, strechtjaiket, Stre
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
el tae mind that, besides the delicht in Cyrano, the rerr tear’s
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
de her and her bairn lauch wi delicht. And when the cauld wind blew
1 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
r a new word. Imagine then ma delicht when ah typed "dark" intae th
r, freendlier, and mair fou o delicht than it wid hae been if ah ha
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
toun bairns, wad tak fousome delicht in oor veesits tae him an ma
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
thing tae mak ma hert lowp wi delicht.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
the lassies, that seemed tae delicht in thair mistress's flytin, g
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
High Five” and whooped wi delicht at this turn o events.
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it the memory o yer bairnlike delicht it the pairty hats, streamers on page 20
eart up the stair, whoopin wi delicht it the gweed news. "Lut's hae on page 36
rack, a balcony...a double D delicht!" on page 55

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ds feet at wance, wi a yelp o delicht, an rushed at e stick, an pre on page 39

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Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
The mither deuk quaicked wi delicht fan she saa him skite abeen t on page 27

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
flappit her tailie an sang wi delicht, bit the chiels on the boatie on page 115

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
erat. She gied a wee shiver o delicht.
Minnie wi them, an tuik great delicht in tellin the precentor.
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
denty. Nava lat oot a skirl o delicht.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
uate PLEASE. I gie ye fur yer delicht .Jessie the dauncin Jumbo”.
t tae bear the balms skirls o delicht!
nny’s een war glimniriri wi delicht.
3 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
delicht an smeddum in equal mizzer, on page 30

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
inst, lettin oot a big yelp o delicht, an played rin at the stick, on page 41
last!" said Alice wi a tone o delicht, that changed intae panic wit on page 51

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Thïs ïs ma Sinn, ma hairt's delicht; A'm weel plaised wi hïm." on page 3
"Ma sinn, ye ir ma hairt's delicht, an A'm weel plaised wi ye." on page 74

2 matches

Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
Oul tunes I hear delicht my ear... the music soons sae
1 matches

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