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gye Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words62 1.1 75.3 0 0 0 632.3
Number of occurrences1922 47 0 0 0 143
Number of authors28 2 9 17

Occurrences of gye in Corpus

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Central

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
it like she did, but she was gye pleased with hersel’ and I
1 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
e blawin a whistle Dougie. Ye gye guid at blawin things(2020) search twitter

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
tter. But he also kent it was gye driech oot the nicht, an that on page 72
irted gan up the drivewye o a gye fancy hoose, wi sculpted bush on page 76
ad baith moved doon sooth fur gye different reasons - the elde on page 77

3 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
shoodna mak for hame, it wis gye near five o’clock an I wis
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
this the gairden wiz getting gye neglecit like this didna suit
e covered tail!’ Mrs Robson gye come at says tae Jocky ‘Fit
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
om for a minty. It hid been a gye busy mornin wi as muckle fowk
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
vegetable beds. It hid been a gye while since she got the chanc
he could see the cat wiz in a gye mess an saw livid weepin cuts
A gye thochtful Mabel made her wye
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Jeemicky still a gye bittie in shock and his leggi
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ey micht be Jerries.They were gye grim faced and oot o breath.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
I jist hiv tae eat it. I wiz gye careful though that naebody s
This wint on for a gye puckle years afore I teen TB.
he side o the wagon. Aifter a gye chave, him an some o his mate
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tae pooder my nose!” I wiz gye surprised at this because she
in charge o her stall wi some gye expensive lookin ornaments pu
t wi the jaicket that she got gye upset. She teen a photo fae h
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ile hid wint back hame feelin gye dejected an hingin luggit. Na
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tae garr it spark. It teen a gye few cracks at it afore the oo
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n glimmer o the lamp it wiz a gye dreich lookin place wi its co
he early oors o the mornin. A gye eerie place it wiz wi wee ste
towards the sound. She got a gye fear fin she thocht she saw t
cook came in Jessie wiz in a gye state aboot fit hid happened.
llar. She wint doon the steps gye canny wi her knees near buckl
5 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2022) Doric - Aberdeen
Nooadays some loaves gye near his ma greetin

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
Nooadays some loaves gye near his ma greetin
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
special een's jaickets oan a gye shoogily peg(2015) search twitter
e' thooosunds o' fowk ye'd be gye pushed tae seek' a finer Xmas(2015) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
It is gye marless tae walk alang an nae(2014) search twitter
Ah ah'm gye sorry if ah offended ony wifi(2015) search twitter
A gye Merry Christmas tae aa ma fel(2015) search twitter
Gye sorry tae a'body fa fell fur (2016) search twitter
Gordon Bathgate has created a gye funny Doric TV Channel on You(2016) search twitter
and 8 other occurrences.

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@DerekWeston16 @watterloony Gye Winny loon!(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
ggie A'm sayin nithin'. I kin gye neer see the Aiberdeen border(2019) search twitter
Bin pishin near aa day here. Gye near feel e heat fae yer pict(2019) search twitter
@FaeFoggie gye near gid in an asked for a pa(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ot letter twinty seevin. It's gye cool. We hae Finzean (said Fi (2021) twitter link

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
He could crak wae them 2a, an gye affen the less he allooed the on page 48

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Ye'll lairn gye shane, a dog's a dug. on page 37
A gye close freen, or wife or sin. on page 55

2 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
itude wus but thocht they wur gye fancy wurds tae say.) on page 9
an shae wus sayin tae hirsel gye strangly, "Noo, Dinah, tell m on page 10
It wus aal gye weel tae say "Sope mae", but on page 12
up bae wile baists, an ither gye aff things, aal baecaas they on page 13
en hirsel guid advice (though gye an aften niver folliet it), a on page 14
Also on pages 21, 25, 26, 33, 35, 37, 38, 44, 79, 81, 83, 92, 94, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120
51 matches

Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans
st coo in tha byre. Fergie is gye an handy at draa'in tha milk on page 5
axes Wullie. "Aye, she wiz a gye rugh yin!" pechs Liz. "Boys a on page 9

2 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Tha oul Kirkyaird is a gye eldrich kin o place. Gin ye g on page 8
An aye she was boul an gye tovey on page 10

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ys an fowertie nichts, he wus gye hung'rie. Tha tempter cum tae on page 3
ithers tae dae thaim, wull be gye weel thocht o n tha Kïngdom on page 5
Tha mair ït stairts aff as a gye wee seed, yit whan ït growes on page 9
at tha en o tha time, he wus gye hung'rie. An tha Deil sayed t on page 75
An whan he haes fun ït, he's gye gled an pits ït on hïs shoo on page 96

6 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ff hameairt bun, Frank tuk it gye an cannie, on page 5

1 matches

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
ie throu-bearin lear fennin o gye grist adae wi aa swaatches o on page 4
ie throu-bearin lear fennin o gye grist adae wi aa pairts o tha on page 20
tlin 9: Tae tryst screengin o gye grist adae wi Ulstèr-Scotch on page 21
ch fennin in tha lear gates o gye grist; on page 22
ie throu-bearin lear fennin o gye grist adae wi aa pairts o tha on page 26
Also on pages 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 49, 50, 51, 54
34 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Wusn't thon a gye guid dish tae set afore a kin on page 30

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
tters o' hannlins amang thaim gye few financial on page 13
dae sae. The Boord wul hae a gye important roul at wul mak' ne on page 17
"stap-stairt" approach at wus gye hairmfu tae Ulster-Scots leid on page 28
wee bit heighly infoarmed an' gye veluable boadie o' media cons on page 29
bae o' gye baag velue tae Norlin Airlan on page 30
Also on pages 37, 42, 45, 46, 51, 53
17 matches

Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
gies thaim a bad hirsle an a gye sair heid.
1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Gye an weel Weel No weel Nocht av
Gye an guid Guid Mïddlin No sae
2 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
quate at dinner. Ma mammy was gye an quate forbye. Ah wanted ta
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ie femlie o his ain. John was gye an gled tae get tha hoose fur
Tha thoarn tree wus gye an oul an its brenches wus th
tha cowl o her cape. She wus gye oul an wrinkle’t wi a shriv
y mile thon wye. Thon moss is gye dangerous — it’s a guid t
tae tha oul wumman wha sut gye an quate, lukkin at John spli
6 matches

Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
ife slips by for all o’ is, gye quick, I’ll hae ye know,
1 matches

@HurchinHome tweeted
@the_gellick Yer gye welcome Mr Gellick, keep up t(2014) search twitter

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
@billykayscot You micht gye enjoy this weans’ shouther b(2020) search twitter
erScotsAgen @LeeReynoldsDUP A gye rouch yin! (the wun, no the G(2020) search twitter
@warren_maguire Will be gye an gled tae see it redd up :)(2020) search twitter
Flamddwyn Either way that's a gye sair yin :)(2020) search twitter

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
urchin food when oot shappin, gye handy if @HurchinHome ever ca (2021) twitter link
s in glar an gutters tha day! Gye hanny tae hay a grand nighber (2021) twitter link
s turnt 15 the day! Time goes gye quick?????? https://t.co/mOzg (2021) twitter link
hanGeal Got happed up though, gye cauld!!!! https://t.co/IZ2HzV (2021) twitter link
@raiphsays ack Raiph, a gye happy 'belated' birffday fir (2021) twitter link
and 5 other occurrences.

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