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Use in varieties of Scots

greens Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.2 24.2 4.5 9.9 11.6 20.7 0
Number of occurrences5547 3 1 2 2 0
Number of authors24 19 2 1 1 1

Occurrences of greens in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
pecial. Braw colours. Orange, greens, rids, yellas, tan, grey an b on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
onalds, Poundworlds, blues an greens that hae nae place this side on page 77

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
lled thegither, pinks, blues, greens, yellaes and broons. on page 31

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
its greens mair bowsie, on page 61

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
'I dinna wint greens, they're jist boggin'
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
o shadda intae corners, back greens, coorie-doon places in amongs
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
actory in Detroit, tradin the greens an brouns o thair native glen
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
purchase. The fishers hae nae greens nor patios tae the front. The
e back an ben the hoose, lang greens an gairdens striped ahin high
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
breks at the back fair full o greens, an the haill thing laid-out
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
oor miners clubs, oor boolin greens. These deiths ar mair than ju
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
The Scots Greens said it wad mak aw schuils ab
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
rts, forgaithert at the Upper Greens in Auchter-muchty at 11am on
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Rennie, Susan The Muckle Michty Neep, (self-published 2021) Central, poetry
Feasted on champit neeps an greens.
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
he SNPS, the SSP an the Scots Greens tae wark for an independent S
nt ticket atween the SNP, the Greens an ither pro-independence pai
he tane haund, the SNP an the Greens can haud the Tories tae accoo
ps an political pairties. The Greens – as weill as ither, smawer
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ce i Glesca Kelvin! Ahint the Greens! There noo seems tae be nae f
Greens
It wis the Greens’ best election for ower a d
rm, his election wull gie the Greens a populism as weill as an int
liament o opportunity for the Greens.
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
in 1959 (pairt o the European Greens – Free Alliance alang wi th
lternative a wee bit like the Greens
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ce (the SNP, Plaid Cymru, the Greens), it simply defies aw reason
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e wha cries “I fair lik the Greens, but I’m votin SNP this tim
ae muckle respect for the wee Greens.
ld be said that this year the Greens i Scotland are the maist popu
grunnnswell o support for the Greens an the effecks it micht hae o
unnerlyin warmth taeward the Greens micht cause an unexpeckit ups
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
stituent pairts, includin the Greens, staunds tae win a seat i Sco
otland, an Plaid Cymru an the Greens taks, say five seats atween t
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Greens 1.1% (-0.4)
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
mership o the SNP an Scottish Greens explodin. Gin Labour hadna ab
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
atthew 3:2, Lorimer.) My hert greens for the leid Scots micht hae
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Kay, Billy Time for Reflection, (archive2021.parliament.scot 2022) Central, government
ird o prey, the kite. And the Greens are thirled tae oor ayebydand
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
sely you see auld bunkers and greens. #uselessFactsFaeDavie.(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
a c the greens want a 4 day workin week - t (2021) twitter link
tae b like close cut bowling greens noo afore there playable - n (2021) twitter link

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
n the itherwise gleamin silky greens an gowds o Matthew Bruce's he
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
andskip o Yird hid nane o the greens an broons o the picters. The
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@cligeey tweeted
e cooncil n nae cutting their greens(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
s teum leuk. "The yellows and greens, the way you've caught the pl on page 111

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
s, riggit in yallows, umbers, greens; on page 36
mesmerised bi greenest greens, on page 50

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Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Tae Greens an Tories, whae aa gat Someth on page 211

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