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Use in varieties of Scots

faithful Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.9 3.6 7.5 49.7 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences197 5 5 0 1 1
Number of authors16 6 5 3 1 1

Occurrences of faithful in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
gth shall enter into this thy faithful servant, and impairt in him t on page 29

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wae the rest ae Leith Star's faithful. Straight awey ah kin see tha on page 105

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
h o hertbrak frae a brave and faithful loon. The freshness o new blo on page ix

1 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Fareweel auld an’ faithful dookin’ place,
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
The faithful came year efter year.
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
s lady, whom he hopes will be faithful and just towards him, despite
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@bigandymccoll tweeted
s that she kens that even HER faithful will have no truck with it. H (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ht an main. His ain faither, 'faithful servant o the Lord' in the pa on page 30

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
h er aff. A sad en, tae sik a faithful servint, shi shooda been left on page 5

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Rest in peace, faithful servant," said the meenister, on page 77

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
in fifteen fit o't, anely the faithful war lat richt up tae boo doon
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@JamesAmcvean tweeted
nny be blamed for their party faithful being unfaithful and peach vo (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
m intae a handsome prince, me faithful ginger Tom. on page 36
jestic kirk o Magnus whar the faithful flock tae pray on page 48
d life unbearable withoot his faithful friend. on page 50

3 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
And no alwis faithful on page 120

1 matches

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
Weel, the pair o' them wir faithful folk, if ever thir wis, for h
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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
A faithful servant throughoot the years on page 34

1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Mair faithful than a pilgrims life. on page 32

1 matches

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