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Use in varieties of Scots

duchess Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words85.6 50.5 68.9 0 249.9 459.3 185.7
Number of occurrences26595 43 0 43 42 42
Number of authors10 4 2 2 1 1

Occurrences of duchess in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
himsel as he came, "Och! The Duchess, the Duchess! Och! She's gonn on page 18
rd it mutterin tae itsel "The Duchess! The Duchess! Aw ma wee paws! on page 33
an awfy solemn tone, "Fir the Duchess. An invitation fae the Queen on page 55
ae wan end tae the ither: the Duchess wis sittin oan a threeleggit on page 58
t's a Cheshire-Cat," said the Duchess, "That's how. Pig!" on page 59
Also on pages 60, 80, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 112, 122
45 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
erin awa tae himsel, "Oh! The Duchess, the Duchess! Oh! Will she no on page 17
eard it mumpin tae itsel "The Duchess! The Duchess! Oh my puir paws on page 32
in a poe-faced vyce, "For the Duchess. An invite frae the Queen for on page 44

42 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
THE DUCHESS O KINGLASSIE on page 33
O the Duchess o Kinglassiet on page 34

7 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
o a duchess that wis staundin nearby. The on page 29

1 matches

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'Duchess o' Balmedie ayewiz smilin on page 172

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
l hissell as he came, "Oh! EK Duchess, e Duchess! Oh! Will she no b on page 17
rd id mutteran till idsell "E Duchess! E Duchess! Oh ma dear paws! on page 31
yan, in a solemn tone, "For e Duchess. An Invitation fae e Queen ti on page 53
k fae wan end till e ither: e Duchess wis sittan on a three-leiged on page 55
oo much o id in e air. Even e Duchess sneezed noo an again; an as f on page 56
Also on pages 57, 57, 78, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 110, 120
42 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
tae himsel as he cam, "Oh! Da Duchess, da Duchess! Oh, shö will be on page 18
him tröttlin tae himsel "Da Duchess! Da Duchess! Oh my tings o pa on page 33
sayin, aa solemn-wye, "For da Duchess. An invitation fae da Wheen t on page 56
k fae ee end ta da tidder: da Duchess wis sittin apon a creepie ida on page 59
it's a Cheshire cat," said da Duchess, "an dat's whit wye. Peerie g on page 60
Also on pages 61, 83, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 115, 125
42 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
- shü reminded me a da late Duchess a Windsor, onnly better laek. on page 42

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
e himsel as ei eame, "Och! Th Duchess! Th Duchess! Och! Wull she no on page 17
rd eet mutterin tae itsel "Th Duchess! Th Duchess! Och ma dear paws on page 32
in, in a solemn tone, "Fur th Duchess. An invitation frae th Queen on page 54
frae yim end tae th ither: th Duchess was sittin oan a threi-legged on page 57
et's a Cheshire-Cat," said th Duchess, "an that's how. Pig! " on page 58
Also on pages 59, 60, 80, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 113, 123
42 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
aesel, es hae come, "Agh! The Duchess, the Duchess! Agh! Wull shae on page 18
t it mutterin tae itsel, "The Duchess! The Duchess! Aw mae dear paa on page 33
ayin, in a sad tone, "Fur the Duchess. An invitation frae the Queen on page 55
in en o it tae the ither: the Duchess wus sittin on a threelegget s on page 58
"They aal can," said the Duchess, "an maist o thim dae." on page 59
Also on pages 60, 82, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 114, 124
42 matches

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