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gree Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words35.3 44.2 21.1 0 0 0 57.5
Number of occurrences11386 14 0 0 0 13
Number of authors45 37 6 4

Occurrences of gree in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Come beir the gree on page 106

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
is whiles whan Kate micht hae gree'd wi the baith o thaim; but i on page 15
thare tae she haed buirn the gree, winnin an awaird for her wri on page 16
l't an in the end a tryst wis gree'd. Bob spak ne'er a word out- on page 18

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
hert-gled,' he said, 'that ye gree wi my tod." on page 78

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
p oor fecht until we beir the gree. on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Hoo ma time bears the gree on page 47
yon? That nicht maun bear the gree on page 54
ye bear the gree on page 69

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
an let's see if yell beir the gree!' I sink ma teeth on page 38
like he's beirin the gree; slaw, sae slaw, on page 46

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
die an oniebuddie they dinnae gree wi ~ which fer a lot o fowk i on page 32

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
fe begowks us frae bearin the gree, on page 38
Bore the gree that day, his ships triumphan on page 98
wirk can ye howp tae bear the gree!' on page 126

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
t ye micht hae tae haud til a gree o staundart practice. For an on page 7
s daunton but please bear the gree. Ye will ken faur mair aboot on page 8
nie cheil sae please bear the gree an aye check yer spelling. Th on page 16

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
an nae gree won on page 44

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e an pleased tae live tae the gree o their ain notions, on page 43

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
sed o, ye'll bear the hansome gree on page 112

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Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
echt his strang airm bore tha gree: on page 22

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
whan the Scots hid beirt the gree. on page 32

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
but in the end they bear the gree. on page 77

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
acDuff..." (But wha bears the gree whan this speil enns wi a Gae on page 126

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
A, like Neil MacCallum, gree wi Dauvit Purves's spellin mo on page 6

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
. Kenneth Farrow haes kyndlie gree'd ti co-ordinate aa the revie on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
this, the UK govrenment haes gree'd tae gie Scots "...distinct on page 121

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
príe his poems aiblins ye'll gree. on page 46

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
t is a 'rerr terr'. We can aa gree wi yon. Sik thochts haes sair on page 91

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
scientific speirars canna yet gree on whither this picture o the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
nbar Gremmar Schuil beirs the gree for the 2002 Secondary sectio
peetie they canna aw beir the gree but the'r aye neist year an n
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
Itchy Coo Beirs The Gree Agane
's Mingin Medicine, beirs the gree an haes taen the nummer ane p
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
in close faimly. He beirs the gree o sindry poetry competeitions
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
a nation an naethin beirs the gree better nor a side that is cro
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
le Mail accoont an haes niver gree’d tae sicna prattick. Mair
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
tae dae wi Synergy. A cuidna gree mair wi ye that the tradeetio
ail. A hear whit ye say, an A gree that we're baith ettlin towar
2 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Man! I cudnae gree masel tae him at aa
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
the camp at was tae bear the gree. Borraein was the easy gate t
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
n SND, wark seems tae hae the gree wi wirk nae far ahint an mair
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
tent til this foraye," Dauvit gree’d. For a
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Whan aa the knittins wis gree’d an thay haed chappit haun
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
s that haes maistly borne the gree amangst the trauchlers in the
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
n his reformers haed born the gree: the Kirk did mak uiss o Luth
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Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
ody speirt efter wha buir the gree in terms o humanity in thae d
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
er up last year but bears the gree aw tae hersel this year. Forb
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
thair ain case will beir the gree. Howanever, wyce Jupiter conc
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
dness an innocence bearin the gree. Nae maitter whit age ye are,
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
) an will react as tho I haed gree’d aareadies ti dae or think
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
nuthin adae wi us.” Teenie gree’d wi her.
1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Boswell’s Coort, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ruifmemmers at haed gree’d,
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
her bease aboot it. They haed gree’d they should aa meet ben t
wis taen strecht, and it wis gree’d by a majority that ratton
Mollie gree’d, but she didna soond ower
wis titched. Strecht they aa gree’d a resolution that the fer
wis gey and obvious. Sae they gree’d ithoot ony mair argument
5 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
as he wis oot o sicht wi the gree, he made a hidin place for hi
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
A truce gree’d atween Ingland an Fraunce
Februar 1570. Kirkcaldy didna gree wi Mary’s demission o the c
thay failt. Syne a Treaty wis gree’d in 1706, that wis gien th
ben the UK pairlament an wis gree’d wi the Scots Pairlament o
St Andra’s Hoose, Embra, an gree’d formal like the grunlaws
5 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
e Scots Government haes baith gree‟d tae
The governments haes baith gree‟d that the referendum shuid
The governments haes gree‟d tae airt throu baith the
and. The twa governments haes gree‟d that the
an the maiters that‟s been gree‟d atween the governments th
5 matches

Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ggin initiatives can bear the gree.
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Sae I gree wi muckle o the Brexit airgum
the faur richt are bearin the gree, as are the pairties o the
remain. Corbyn winna bear the gree, but Labour micht gie wey tae
3 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
s Labour Pairty haed buir the gree ower Thatcher i 1983 an imple
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
, an nae ane pairty bears the gree. Political discoorse can be f
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Campie Schuil Beirs the Gree
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
the fishermen – that didna gree wi her.
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Ye’ve borne the gree an did succeed,
1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
That man wi man still canna gree.
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ooadays rich maet an me disna gree on page 15

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
he whup an whan she bears the gree bi hauf the track reward'r wi on page 3

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
twa, shuld be slachtert, tae gree wi e time att e clivver chiel on page 8

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"Ye'll gree tae fecht or een 0's gets lic on page 60
ll gweed chunce tae gar thaim gree. on page 61
t it there, but it jist winna gree!" on page 64
"Dis-the een-at beirs the gree-get the croun?" she speirt, a on page 95
s in his pouches. "I bure the gree iss time!" he said tae the Ke on page 97
Also on pages 99
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
, the toun's tenants war gart gree tae the antrin joab – myndi
remained noo wis fur Jed tae gree.
2 matches

TheChielMeister Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash), (youtube.com 2011) Doric, poetry
ah'll aye win en aboot fir ma gree."
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
But bear tha gree, an win tha croon, on page 38
O tak my wurd, an bear tha gree, on page 71
Hae mine o Orr, an bear tha gree on page 74

3 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
s traitors flee, an bears tha gree on page 33
Noo UKIP bear tha gree: Japers! Och-na-nee! on page 38

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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
ates tha like o a Diplomae or Gree adae wi tha buik-lear swaatch on page 32
4.30 We cud dae wi hizin tha gree an fordèrin respeck, kennin on page 41
maittèrs tha like o waant o gree an steekin oot o Ulstèr-Scot on page 51
cultùr, puirtith an waant o gree. on page 54
gree Männystrie implymentin ploys on page 56

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
* 'Gree Depairtmental implementin' pl on page 71

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Dornan, Stephen Ode Tae 2021 , (twitter 2022) Ulster - Comber, poetry
on maun, rigorously, bear tha gree
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