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Use in varieties of Scots

hopes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.6 14.4 6.4 19.9 0 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences3627 4 2 0 1 2
Number of authors28 20 4 1 1 2

Occurrences of hopes 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
In gentler tone Secunda hopes "There will be nonsense in it on page 5

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Love, Rowena M. Lallans 82 - Hamecomin, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
plet wi dreams an hopes, on page 39

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
at made too true oor meets an hopes in times on page 50

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
es drained awey along wae oor hopes ae a wey oot ae this fishbowl on page 17
corner ae the shoap. As their hopes ae a few extra quid in their on page 27
e much - enthusiasm and high hopes ae pullin. And _ that's exact on page 167
life. Where aw yur dreams and hopes are made possible. At least, on page 185

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
And noo Miss Honey's hopes sterted tae rise even higher. on page 85

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
that yi pinned yir hopes upon, on page 21

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
eid. I dinna want tae caw yer hopes up ower muckle, ma hinnies.' on page 38

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Pricked on by peerie hopes an muckle dreid. on page 30

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
n ill wins, thochts o hame an hopes o return. Their sangs o weir on page 62

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Delay will yet brack oor hopes aaricht. on page 24
An aa oor hopes wi him. on page 35

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
ti the dure o the chaumer in hopes ti see it. Nou the caunnels w on page 42

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The crounin o my hopes I'm suir ye'd see! on page 42

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
on fears an hopes that steer the hert. on page 52

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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Destroyin’ aw’ my hopes.
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
It's fine fur us tae hiv hopes an' dreams Plots an’ plans
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ually saw masses o Yes voters hopes dashed as smiles turned tae t
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ither YON. This lees me as it hopes to fin you, and wi mony compl
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
ration from his lady, whom he hopes will be faithful and just tow
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Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
As the free world’s hopes an’ dreams
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Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Nae hopes bit get yokit ~ he splootert on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
" Vi lookit on in dismay, ony hopes she micht've hid o jynin the on page 33

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Fowk's hopes were up, an they winnert tae on page 84

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
fowk, an her faimly hid great hopes o her makkin a gweed match an
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
bed? Wi perks like this? Some hopes! on page 25
oon tae their denner, aal his hopes wir ridan high on page 57

2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
In softer tone Secunda hopes on page 5

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
In gentler tones Secunda hopes on page 5

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
ched as they leeved oot their hopes an thair dreams. on page 30

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