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Use in varieties of Scots

flare Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.1 4.1 1.5 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences108 1 0 0 0 1
Number of authors8 6 1 1

Occurrences of flare in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Like a magic castle. The gas flare like a bricht yella flag. Tha on page 1

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
Ah pick mah sword up aff the flare, nearly skewerin wan ae mah w on page 171

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
in thi middle o thi flare. on page 40

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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
er awa unseen in the bales an flare up agin at onie time. Weel th on page 58

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
flecks o flame that grew tae flare
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ing the joys o’ speed an’ flare,
brewed a heidy mixture, o’ flare an’ skill an’ poise,
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
his way oan tae the Playhouse flare an' sung Flower of Scotland.
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Doric

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Fittie Bar! This gout hid tae flare up again! ????(2018) search twitter

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Fades tae dusk in final flare. on page 38

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