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Use in varieties of Scots

gairds Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5 6.2 3 0 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences1612 2 0 1 0 1
Number of authors8 4 2 1 1

Occurrences of gairds in Corpus

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Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
staund like gairds pertectin an aged saicret on page 11

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
a caunle. This strang caistle gairds frae hairm o aa kins. Guid fo on page 9

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
thae gairds o the waas. on page 11

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
m ti mynd. This aduneit avyse gairds Scots agin assauts bi the ign on page 10

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
uinifurm o the Preobrajenskae Gairds approchit ti clame the lass. on page 4

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
receptautioun. The gairds snekkit thair gunes an ordour
r offisher therekklie.” The gairds
telt the gairds at the yett ti wairn Crowner
on juist as the beddal an twa gairds mintit ti upcum an grup thaim
inynie ti rander the Brigad o Gairds
7 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
in Ye teeger stalks Ye stag gairds Ye bear taunts Ye puggie maks on page 3

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
e can watch the chyngin o the gairds tae. on page 16

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
tak paece. Dan he said ta da gairds fae da Temple, 'Dis is a stre on page 145

1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
haniver yin wha's weel-airmed gairds hïs castle, hïs belangins on page 89

1 matches

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