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hicht Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.8 19.7 17.6 0 0 10.9 0
Number of occurrences4937 11 0 0 1 0
Number of authors24 14 9 1

Occurrences of hicht in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
th ligs abuin it, nestin at a hicht on page 24

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
owin near her, aboot the same hicht as hersel; an when she'd keek on page 41
he drew hersel up tae her fou hicht an said gravely, "I think ye on page 44

8 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
rishin the bottle tae shooder hicht. Scratchy wasnae shair whit w on page 1

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ent snaw-wraiths sclimmin the hicht o the theik an blew pouder-sn on page 56
a roun-faced chiel o middlin hicht, wi a tousit heid o mousy-bro on page 68

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
o his heid wis jist aboot the hicht o Mr Wonka's hurdie. He wore on page 87
ee if we can get him back has hicht. on page 160

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
d. 'Ye're jist aboot the same hicht as me awready.' on page 5
ntae the yaird. Fae her awfie hicht, she glowered doon at the thr on page 92
id, bendin doon fae her awfie hicht and raxin oot a muckle baney on page 94
annie wis back tae her normal hicht. on page 100

4 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
up tae the front seat's hicht. on page 39

1 matches

MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
And frae that hicht yer no great gift. on page 13

1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 82 - Tecumseh, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Hicht ae brennynge bronde, burn doo on page 87

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
cuid aye mak up fir her jimp hicht bi takkin up twa sates in the on page 65
hit baith weemin wir o a like hicht. on page 67

2 matches

Reider O'Doom Aye!, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2013) Central, poetry
pu’ yersel tae yer fu’ hicht
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
He’d a vyce the maik o hes hicht an wecht.
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
the tapmaist hicht o the mukkil fortrace, ilkane
1 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
freends, when they're at the hicht o joy, no tae mention in thei
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
It staunds heicher nor ma ain hicht, an leuks proodly oot ower th
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e fae the centre o it tae the hicht o aboot fower fit.
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
The plane didna hae the hicht tae mak it ower the ridge, wh
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
leukin the wey he did at the hicht o his fame in the 1950s. (The
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
grunwatter extraction at the hicht o the festival in the early t
grunwatter extraction at the hicht o the festival in the early t
He lawert his face tae her hicht an, serious for a wee, whuspe
lad drew hissel up tae his fu hicht an frontit Kamile wi his mass
4 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
€“ unjoukably sexual – heid-hicht:
wirds sic as ‘licht’, ‘hicht’, ‘thocht’ and ‘micht
2 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
poles. But fit poles! 'Fit a hicht,' he thocht. 'e could mak twa on page 41

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
is wirryin add a pick tae yer hicht? An fit's e gweed o wirryin a on page 14
tryin, can add a fit till his hicht? Gin ye canna dee sic a wee t on page 102

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
!" Beldie aboot loupit er ain hicht es the doorbell gied a great on page 24

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Nick pulled up Wull an affa hicht, on page 22

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ngest thing happent. Come the hicht o the gale, the cat wis swing on page 118

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
the left o't. An it wis sic a hicht it jist disappeared intae the on page 87

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
n A’ve climt tae haaf their hicht.
1 matches

Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
The rig fell fae the affa hicht and landed on his breest
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Yon's a fair hicht! https://t.co/guH70OXHi5(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
pyoke an placie it aat waist hicht for somebidy else tae remove!(2017) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
r merit an namelieheid at the hicht o this lang tradeition, seems on page 34

1 matches

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