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Use in varieties of Scots

guilt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.9 12.9 12.1 9.9 0 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences3825 8 1 0 2 2
Number of authors29 18 6 1 2 2

Occurrences of guilt 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

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
h kin nae mare absolve him ay guilt, than he kin me - fur oor Jo on page 12

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
like these, a slight whip ae guilt penetratin the dark n heavy c on page 52

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
auld. Jock's is sittin there. Guilt, that's whit that pie is. Pla on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
by a deep despair an terrible guilt that he cuid dae nocht tae ai on page 60

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
d ah don't feel that sense ae guilt every wakin moment that ahm n on page 1

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
A fankle ae sweet guilt an hyperapology. on page 12
The wrang wasnae yours; the guilt was misplaced; on page 21
is darkness and numbness and guilt, sympathetic tae apathy's cau on page 92

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
boot it, eh? Ah'm riddled wae guilt. Hence ma offer tae pey the f on page 181

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
abuin us? or wis it a sense o guilt on page 191

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
A wave o guilt rushes over me. Fur all ah'm on page 88

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
nd droonin the ratton wad gie guilt tae masel an wad dae the ratt on page 83

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
stottin alang neath lifelang guilt, on page 84

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
maun admit his singil-haundit guilt for the editorial chyces in t on page 4

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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
Yuil Day and Hogmanay (aye, a guilt purchase), an then, suddent,
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ae Inveraray an’ confess ma guilt an’ yer innocence bit I wis
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
But mibbie as a sign o guilt in some quarters, (tho probab
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Lehane, Matt Tuim Tattie, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
o guilt financed
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
He felt a maisterfu sense o guilt. It wis as gin he had aareadi
s a yin-man antidote tae thir guilt-drenched dregies. His sangs w
uate a wee, bit his feelins o guilt wis aye tribblin him. “I sh
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
te, is jist ay way for men to guilt trip women into havin’ sex.
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
h kin nae mare absolve him ay guilt, than he kin, me – fur oor
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Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
in is darkness an numbness an guilt
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Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
believe't. A haed confesst ma guilt; an far fae flytin, she jist on page 56

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Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Haudagain, 8:12 am, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
whispery smoke signals o guilt, on page 87

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e bi nae mair blame, nae mair guilt. Ma loon's comin hame an Ah'm on page 68

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r mither's a travel agent fir guilt trips." on page 35
ere. Ah wanner ower an drap a guilt-tinged fiver inte the paper c on page 43

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Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
neeze awa noo withoot fear or guilt - on page 25

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"At proves his guilt, o course," sade e Queen: "so on page 115

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
owk on the Age Serum did, wad guilt lat it slip tae his Da? Neil
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Bit the guilt that I felt at survivan hurt on page 63

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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Nae conscience guilt wi' that in mind on page 41

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"That proves heis guilt, o course," said th Queen: "s on page 118

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
atters, but Maisie knowed the guilt that Leonard felt whan his fa on page 7

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"Thon proves haes guilt, o coorse," said the Queen: " on page 119

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