A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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duke Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.8 20.2 16 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4938 10 0 0 0 1
Number of authors19 16 2 1

Occurrences of duke in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Buik, as Scottish as a Heelan Duke, on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
manded by his bastart son the Duke o Monmouth, spouse tae Anne, on page 39
north o Greenock Watter, the Duke o Monmouth's airmy tuik a ter on page 51
brither on Loch Fyne that the Duke o Argyll wis raisin an airmy on page 72
's providence, mebbe oor guid Duke will keep thaim aa buchtit up on page 73

4 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ime. He wis a close pal o the Duke o York that went on tae becom on page 117

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
doun an said: "Ma maister the Duke o" - an here he named a gey on page 42

17 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
whan he dashit the Duke o Clarence's heid at Bauge? on page 32

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
k sic as the stey braes o the Duke's Pass up fae Aiberfyle, Quee on page 65

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Burns himsel). Law's poem The Duke, anent thon grippie aristocra on page 133

2 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
he braw mausoleum tae the 2nd Duke o Queensberry, biggit i the k on page 91

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
sic gentie grace. Mair like a duke’s dochter lichtin frae a ca
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
wis taen on as factor for the Duke o Sutherland, tae turn the la
The Duke o Sutherland biggit hissel a
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
r A did, Mac Cailean Mor, the Duke, wid see tae it! Ma confessio
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
we get tae the boattom end ay Duke Street, passin under the rail
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
the rebels. The King hud the Duke o Monmouth marchin northwards

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
eers, wis near annihilated by Duke o Monmouth's 15,000 battle ha

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
walk doon the airy and broad Duke Street. Makin ma wey past the
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@Chazzbat tweeted
l Lee belonged tae Bo an Luke Duke. An it wis orange. Daisy drov(2020) search twitter

@LowEndJardo tweeted
n hour for the next train fae duke st intae toon again has to be (2021) twitter link

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Funcies a pucklie duke's eggs i'day on page 132
I am i'duke's egg, they're a' duke's eggs, I am i'walnut! on page 144

9 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@deesidedon Aye, if yer a duke.(2019) search twitter

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
rrit, backwart, where wull ye duke, on page 22

1 matches

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