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faced Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words51 60.1 44.8 59.6 40.7 0 17.7
Number of occurrences158113 28 6 7 0 4
Number of authors61 41 10 5 1 4

Occurrences of faced in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
ere wis Sepo staundin greetin-faced aside his desk. on page 43
nit afore gaun efter the soor-faced laddie. 'Poloko,' she said, a on page 57

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
bitin his heid aff; "The bare-faced cheek!" on page 67
hat! Who's giein oot the bare-faced cheek noo?" the Hatter asked on page 72

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ah say under mah breath. Torn-faced wee git. on page 20

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
n a planet whaur bides a reid-faced chiel. He hasna smelt a flooe on page 29

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ngeance on hauf a dozen fresh-faced twelve-year-old boys. The res on page 42

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
, but they aa luikit that poe-faced that she didnae daur lauch; a on page 28
ither flunkie, sayin in a poe-faced vyce, "For the Duchess. An in on page 44

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Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
I saw the shifts o blae faced men on page 129

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
can frame ye, sleekit, lyart-faced auld gangrel, on page 67
They slagged me, ilka twae-faced yin. on page 68

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ared for a battle - stuid an faced three thousan heavily-airmed on page 27
an breeks, a tall, thin, lang-faced bearded man slippt by John an on page 29
groups stoppt for a spell an faced ane anither. Then a detachmen on page 51
r ain business. It wis a roun-faced chiel o middlin hicht, wi a t on page 68
ower thousan men under Argyll faced ten thousan Hielandmen under on page 73

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
However faced with such temptation on page 37

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
As ah turned aroond ah wis faced wae Matty Johnson who we hud on page 20
comin fae ah'm faced wae a monster ae a boay. Aldo on page 38
e. As ah answer the door ah'm faced wae the steroid induced psych on page 63
eathin demon. Insteed, ah wis faced wae a dour faced auld hag who on page 89
a ae rid and white he wis noo faced wae. As he turned and faced f on page 99
Also on pages 116, 141, 145, 195
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
l a raither stoory and girnie-faced parrot doon fae the Jum and o on page 42
orner o the playgrund, a torn-faced ten-year-auld lassie wi a plo on page 96

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
Her Defence Secretar, as bare-faced as ye cuid ivver see, cam tae on page 55

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
each time yi faced despair on page 21

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ho, wis naethin bit a greetin-faced wee sumph o a man. Naethin wi on page 63

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
By coontin glaikit baw-faced sheep. on page 114

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Grim-faced left thair bosses meetin, Wi on page 47
thae hard faced whoor's wi faces ye could spl on page 111
Imagine him, faced wi aa this, then hearin the v on page 113
y he's a crafty, sleekit, twa-faced bugger. on page 119
when faced wi real situations. Common se on page 120

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Torn-faced as a factory girl wi a lost p on page 67

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
iversity. The rarer the thing faced wi extinction, the mair preci on page 15

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
faimily? (She lauchs aw fair-faced) A lauchs - he daesna. He's on page 3
airties. Talk aw nice an fair-faced. Hunt doun an kill aff the na on page 4

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"Oh, I fergot," the wee baa-faced yin answered, gettin redder b on page 35
e lassie at the desk wis soor-faced, an Hughie kent she didnae be on page 45

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
looked at him. Violent, ridd-faced, felt the stane in her left h on page 8
, Olaf," said yin o the white-faced wimmen. "Whit' this ye're up on page 48
e a livin room. The twa white-faced wimmen were sortin flooers in on page 134
?" he hissed at the twa white-faced wimmen. Then, as the audience on page 134
hynged their claes. Wan white-faced wumman yanked Violet's airms on page 135
Also on pages 138, 142, 158
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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
she faced a caald wind on page 6

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Ahint her new mon, bricht-faced at his caa, on page 13

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"Ach you lea that big toarn-faced bastart tae me!" Ernie said, on page 65

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
tive. Bit it may be that whan faced wi the three ensamples o Scot on page 9

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
O girnan-faced Gods and hou the puir mice su on page 123

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Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Are shiten themsels, blae-faced wi fear. on page 55

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
like spring flooers, fresh-faced, fou o virr. on page 27

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ae the heivens. Hera wis ridd-faced and bealin that Hercules wis on page 40

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
o soor-faced on page 87

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
rs wir getherin roond the rid faced perr o argyfeers. on page 65

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Johnston, Mary Lallans 73 - Back-Eyn, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
is burssen wi bare-faced braivity - on page 70

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ae the estate, while his torn-faced dochter, Deirdre, girns anent on page 128

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
The reid faced young teacher was bilin ablo on page 37

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ng the laundin an flang green-faced screws oot the cell sae thai on page 18

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
erk we culd hear the greetin-faced neebors
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
stanes, twycet, an a bit sham-faced,
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Granfaither faced a fearfu fate,
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
oor wey. But when we're anely faced wi meaningfu choices yinst in
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
n Gordon Briadwood's, greetin faced self peity as the shawled
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ven fuckin want, fur his soor-faced wife.
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Turning roon, ah’m faced wae a lassie ay similar age t
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
buzzer an there’s a plukey faced burd staunin in the doorwaiy
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ttin oan her throne, aw stern faced lookin, sits above the door s
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the left-wing, bloody greetin faced arseholes that let it get tae
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah’d huv callt them a bold-faced liar.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ditorium o Traverse 2, it wis faced wi the prospeck o a promenade
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ayed Guzul, seein whit reid—faced Beatrice wis. “The weemen i
ttle ane.” Than he turnt an faced thaim. The three spears facin
whit Ah am.” He stoppit an faced her. “This is gyte, intit?
he larry. Than she returnt an faced Iqbal. Her posture wis defian
it wis exposed, bit the door faced awa fae the square. The warst
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y indignation. Bloody greetin faced swine. It’s eight o’cloac
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
aes lined the walls and stern-faced portraits cast judgemental gl
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
m o literary expression. Whan faced wi the Roman airmy, Saltire c
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
uist a muckle disgrace an rid-faced embarrassment. He speirt an a
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
Big Man! Try this, ya hingit-faced so-an-so!’
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
o the Heywechts picter-hoose faced strecht on tae Brig Street an
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
in ye, hud a few ay they torn faced cunts converted. Ye should’
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Oarange-faced disgrace.
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
He wid be, a rid-faced chappy,
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
and turnt it roon so his palm faced upward.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
n puke. Straight awey we’re faced wae a stocky Russian, complet
ct she could pass fur a fresh faced first year at high school tha
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e tells me, appearin aw stain faced
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
A stout, rid-faced man steppt forrit frae Arbuck
1 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
agine ony Tory haein the bare faced cheek tae cry onybody a crimi(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Jist waatch ma." A reed-faced Winnie ruggit an tuggit it th on page 12
Winnie waatched es the soor faced driver tried te git the aul w on page 19
r, Sandy," Eileen gied a reed-faced Jinny a condescendin leuk, "a on page 35
e haall. "She's aye bin a twa-faced bitch." on page 61
ir the neest hauf-oor, a reed-faced Betty wis pummelled an rubbit on page 83

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
shotgun at a wee, dour, steen-faced chiel. 'Wollaston!' he baaled on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
The neest mornin, a reed-faced Morrice wis doon it reception on page 9
ur hoose," interruptit a reed-faced Elspeth. "An Ah'm jist nae ke on page 31
o the tablecloth an the shame-faced Terrier cam trottin oot, rikk on page 32
h burst oot lachin as a shame-faced Norman lookit up an said, "He on page 49
t an avoidin lookin it a reed-faced Chantelle. on page 61
Also on pages 88
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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
till the crag rock-faced escarpment on page 44

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Bit Pauline wis aye es fresh-faced an fragrant es she'd bin fin on page 42

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Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
it noo - Back tae back they faced each ither, drew their swords
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
abune their parritch, an fite faced vratches tcyauvin in factorie
o the Hill o Leddrach, black faced yowes, bit maistly he let his
the quine cried, turnin reid-faced, hopin the damp in her brikks
he Hill o Leddrach, the black faced rams war sirin neist year's l
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
is a junkie: a feckless, fite-faced vratchie wi hair like strae a
1 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
un tae see fit it wis. We war faced wi a tiny little petrified be
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Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
hat the nixt generations arna faced wi the same epidemic.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
be Jerries.They were gye grim faced and oot o breath. They cairri
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
that tae the biggest greetin faced complainin aal cunt in the to
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
. Squaring his shooders Wully faced the enemy jist as he did aa t
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Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
did it better masel. The dark faced fucker’s draps the axe an
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
lly which translates to white faced/under the weather.(2014) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
’s a dilemma many of us have faced, but, gettin ‘wee’, the pro (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
chainchan, an progress mos be faced, on page 86

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I faced me day o Judgement and me pun on page 69
urned bright and clear and he faced his future withoot fear. on page 77

2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ays the wife, no askan. A din-faced on page 9

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Dances above the hockid-faced wan, on page 5

1 matches

Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
bell, grim-faced until he greets uis, on page 18

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
r ageen, while da Dodo solemn-faced presentit da timmle, an said on page 28
Da Fishy-faced Flunkey began bi takkin oot a on page 56
ö scuttit oot ageen da Fishy-faced Flunkey wis geen, an da idder on page 57
t-makker shook his head, lang-faced. "No I!" he said. "We cöst o on page 72
a hale gadderie look sae lang-faced an fairt.) on page 88
Also on pages 122
7 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha sleekit, twa-faced nyerp! on page 44

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Anither a winged, fair-faced wean, on page 11

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
foe faced, on page 44

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
' the Norlin Airlan Executive faced wi' on page 60

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