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Use in varieties of Scots

derkness Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.6 7.2 3 0 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences1814 2 0 0 2 0
Number of authors10 6 2 2

Occurrences of derkness in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
an, an scuttert awa intae the derkness as quick as he cuid. on page 17

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
baunk wis nae-bather. Wi the derkness near fawd, A taen aff ma weet on page 22

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
a daith rattle comin oot the derkness ayont the licht o his caunle. on page 26

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
ary Beaton: She's torn atween derkness an licht, on page 35

8 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ngshanks. Wallace cam oot the derkness at the heid o a boorach o fec
1 matches

Valentine, Lynn Thi Loast Bairn, (Wigtown 2015) Central - Arbroath, poetry
d Kite blawn aff coorse intae derkness?
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
ockit licht in the aye growin derkness o the hielans. The truth o th
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
e lift fissured in unfaddomed derkness as though the daw o an ice-ag on page 3

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
r, faither, son an dother, as derkness deepened its grip ower the la
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
h fan, an pelted awa intae th derkness as flat oot as ei could gaun. on page 17

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
compleinin aboot the derkness, an askin fur the len o ae to
1 matches

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