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Use in varieties of Scots

faas Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.8 12.8 20.8 29.8 17.4 10.9 22.1
Number of occurrences4924 13 3 3 1 5
Number of authors25 10 7 2 2 1 3

Occurrences of faas in Corpus

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Central

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
faas on page 59

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Throu skirlin bomb-faas, throu the venom-braith on page 29
Faas fleemin doun, whaur vandals m on page 30

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Her shedda faas, o that I'm sure. on page 30
man faas, certain: strenth will nae pr on page 35
eaton: The haimmer o destinie faas. on page 73

5 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
What's leevin syne an on faas deid. on page 39

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nd wi the laceratit envelope, faas wi'it, the envelope flafferin on page 72

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
When the time faas for his retour on page 97

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 73 - The Stranger, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The sunlicht faas athort her on page 60

1 matches

Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
uivver gin thai disna than it faas til the saicont wael votes, f
Pairlementar, gin no than it faas doun tae the saicont wael vot
s eleckit than, in coorse, it faas til the saicont vote, anelie
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
h "oo" (the trap that the SSD faas intae). A fair bit thinkin on
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
but syne a grand inspiration faas. A lifts the matches an taks
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Her fuit faas quait as ony,
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Lorimer’s approach the erse faas throu.
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
gin the Ruid Tories’ share faas doun til aboot 20% and the Bl
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
Rhona lauchs whan a plank faas lowse o the spaley wee yett t
anger. She sclims back oot an faas intae the rosebed, hoastin si
2 matches

Doric

Strachan, Shane Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Tod’s Thoucht , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
as snaa faas on page 79

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Hert o the Moontin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
faas fae the blondin, on page 89

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
wi their news His "fits" an "faas" tae foreign lug Cwid only ra on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Mum!" she says...an the wird faas upon ma like a blessin. on page 46
ye're disappyntit or somethin faas short o expecktations, fir Go on page 57
ye're disappyntit or somethin faas short o expecktations, fir Go on page 62

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
is a sheltie or a stirkie att faas intill a strang hole on e Sab on page 105
r Steen o e biggin?' Faaivver faas on sic a steen will be hackit on page 113

3 matches

Strachan, Shane Northwords Now 43 - Shane Strachan, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
as snaa faas on page 19

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
As nicht comes in gless faas a degree,
1 matches

Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
The young loon faas onto his knees, just far his
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
Fit a rare idea. Faas aa in? https://t.co/L9m0on7nY(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
eelan a ropp hank aff as sheu faas backleens intae space. An Ast on page 64

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
When the sun faas fae the sky. on page 121

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
an so the conversaetion fags, faas,
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
His gammy haand - laekly a faas airm on page 30

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
trip o maistli seemlar soonds faas oot o da mooth. In idder wird on page 22

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
a’ed BRILLIDENT FOR CLEANIN FAAS TEETH. Hit wis a white pooder
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
lear misthrive whan the airts faas seik. We hear tell Patricia's on page 5

1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
But whan dailygaun faas, an tha hoolet caas, on page 9
Dailygaun faas, an tha oul year's deid, on page 40

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
onie o yis haes a sheep an Tt faas Intae a sheuch on tha Sabbath on page 9
l grun tae pooder tha yin ït faas on." on page 103

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
It rises, then it faas awa, on page 50

1 matches

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