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glory Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30 19.7 59.2 29.8 75.6 0 13.3
Number of occurrences9337 37 3 13 0 3
Number of authors39 24 8 3 2 2

Occurrences of glory in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
n aw his wrinkly, saggy-bawed glory. Soaks pulled up tae his knee on page 27

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McNeil, Andrew Lallans 58 - Carnegie’s Turning, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
like Stirling or Linlithgow's glory. on page 122

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
cribed all majestie, power an glory, world without end, Amen.' Th on page 36

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
-breathing memory Of one-time glory. on page 4
Glory be to Gothenburg and the labo on page 58

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
GLORY HUNTER on page 95
fine well what he wis up tae. Glory hunters are, efteraw, aw the on page 100
Aldo, ya dirty glory huntin bastard! on page 113

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
o glory. But wis it pride that glower on page 191

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
in whit they see as reflectit glory. on page 117

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
A man in ah eis glory as ei penned doon on page 3
let's keep oor pride an glory on page 57
It's thi glory on page 85

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s. So whit's the story mornin glory, ah said tae them when they c on page 93

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
yals weave, And smoke-stained glory, on page 44
meenit it's aa owre, daith or glory!' on page 103

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
stane shaped like a thocht o glory. Gaun'ae tell us if ye will w on page ix
The haund o glory fingers' caunles gie on page 29

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'Glory be tae the Father, the Son, a on page 30

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Maw's favourite haunt in hur glory days. She said people would c on page 3

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
No Solomon in aa his glory wore on page 37

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
I've aye been. You hae aa the glory in your heid, but are lichtli on page 47

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
i naething but conscience for glory. on page 9

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Kill him, an glory will come oor wey. on page 35

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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
caught sicht o him in a' his glory. on page 67

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Hardie, George Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Hamilton, poetry
the glory that was war? on page 143

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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
colours o the muir in aa its glory,
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
rds and Winter’ an ‘Cauld Glory’, as ensaumpils o airlie an
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
sic gledsome beauty in aw its glory is aye a sicht for sair een.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Atween God’s dictates an’ Glory, his choice,
Liddel’s legend’s his glory, tae inspire every yin,
2 matches

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
ust in abandoned or forgotten glory holes, the sad fate o owre mo
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
n reminder ae Leith’s loast glory years. This might be due tae
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ng nae Wordsworthian cloods o glory forbye knapdarlichis!(2020) search twitter

Doric

Faffe, Christina Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Special Licht, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Far the crownin glory is the magic symbiosis on page 81

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
close quaarters: her crownin glory lookit sispiciously like a wi on page 59

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
s is e keengdom, e pooer an e glory for ivver. on page 13
a spin, yet Solomon in aa his glory wisna riggit oot lik een o th on page 14
ord cam till them an e Lord's glory wis sheenin aa roun them. The on page 82
, "A'll gie ye aa iss an aa e glory att gyangs wi it, cause it's on page 85
it o him, fan he comes in his glory an e glory oe Fadder an o the on page 96
Also on pages 102, 112, 115, 121
14 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
their nations wi glory on page 25

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
thday presents, ye ken. There glory tae ye!" on page 82

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
terneen ere's sin in a'a it's glory,
Sin bides oot in a'a it's glory.
n the mornin, sin oot in it's glory,
mid foreneen sin in a'a it's glory,
Sin wis oot in a'a it's glory as Jonsar an the Wee Wifie ar
7 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
omes oot fine sin in a'a it's glory,
Sin dis come oot in a'a it's glory.
For the day sin in a'a it's glory,
Oot comes the sin in a'a it's glory
oot comes the sin in a'a it's glory,
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ut we left him alone with his glory!
May Thine be the Pouer an the Glory
ie's wee room wis the laft, a glory hole o bits o cairpets an pho
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ont-Hamel and marchin towards glory. By the time he’d wun his w
heer. Baskin a wee bit in his glory Jeemicky felt a saft nuzzle a
2 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
will be me in aal me Siamese glory on page 145

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The crownan glory on page 97

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Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
™ nests appear. There’s the glory o cut hay, turning like a gre
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Da King o Glory on page 31
ock, see an tell idders o his glory an strent. on page 41
ivirything he's med shaas his glory. on page 44
er an winder. Da Loard sat in glory wi angels aa aboot him. Hit w on page 53
aabody 'Il see his glory. on page 57
Also on pages 153
12 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
her runnin my claas trowe my glory.
1 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Tha glory of tha dance ye seek, on page 21

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@OrangRuth tweeted
and me guldering for guts and glory.(2019) search twitter
and me guldering for guts and glory.(2019) search twitter

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