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fortnicht Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.1 7.2 18.1 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2614 12 0 0 0 0
Number of authors19 10 9

Occurrences of fortnicht in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
et dug oot or efter the Treds Fortnicht!" on page 90

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Ah anerly bocht this thing a fortnicht syne.' he seyd, takkin aff he on page 27

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
: Ay, A'm gaun the-morn, an a fortnicht's traivel wul bring me thare. on page 46

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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
d been goin on fer mair nor a fortnicht that Jock arose ae Sunday mor on page 34
w o them that were glad o the fortnicht's escape fae the wife an bair on page 47
don an A wuid come back for a fortnicht or thereaboots in the summer on page 72

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
nice haesna been here abuin a fortnicht an that’s Stuart startit. F
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ere going up tae Orkney for a fortnicht and Faither had the brilliant
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
, twa stiffs in the space o a fortnicht, unheard o roond these pairts
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Aboot a fortnicht efter Falad’s crew jynt tha
tae the lawlans. It wad tak a fortnicht at the least.
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
A turnin pynt i the the final fortnicht o the independence referendum
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
en readin aboot ower the lest fortnicht – whit place daes that hae
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@Chazzbat tweeted
tak me tae the library every fortnicht, an Ah yaised ma mither's tic(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
tie Mary nae mair nor eence a fortnicht. on page 35

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Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
He'd cam hame eence a fortnicht, on the train, because he did on page 17

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aatch fin Ah wis doon Sooth a fortnicht syne. Myn you, ma stocks an s on page 37

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
s forhoo their hametoon for a fortnicht. Valencia isnae jist aa aboot on page 3

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
en affa middlin ower the last fortnicht an, the
yard every fortnicht for the hale winter. Jonsar E
aff shore. It wis a fortnicht efter the wauk or Ronald appe
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
rts o bronchitis, bit efter a fortnicht he aye shook it aff. It's thr
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Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
s te play at in the spaee o a fortnicht. Proper Suntie's wee helpers
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
solate wi Grunny for the next fortnicht noo. Yvonne and I didna manag
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Aboot a fortnicht later her man wiz teen intae
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
This wint on for mair than a fortnicht until eventually wi the cookâ
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