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lambs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.1 11.7 6.4 59.6 127.9 10.9 17.7
Number of occurrences5922 4 6 22 1 4
Number of authors28 10 4 3 7 1 3

Occurrences of lambs in Corpus

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Central

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
Yowes wi lambs at fuit lay in the gress, on page 10

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
(nae crib fir ma dautie wee lambs), on page 16

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
mild winter an a guid crap o lambs neist Mey. The twa cauvin que on page 50
o the gimmers drappt her twin lambs, Bess Beg gied birth me her a on page 55
he slauchtert the twa wether lambs he'd kep on efter the simmer on page 57
lum; an the cries o lambs in the park an whaups on the on page 80

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
remind yae ae 'Silence ae the Lambs'. Oor presence in the room hu on page 160

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
asts wir aw veggies. Aye, the lambs an the lion cubs wad play the on page 89

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
hristmas that's made fae pure lambs' wool an has a picture ae sum on page 50

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Incinerate sacrificial lambs oan railway sleepers, on page 40

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
asts wir aw veggies. Aye, the lambs an the lion cubs wad play the on page 89

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
oot like a lamb. An talkin o lambs, James Craig an young John wa on page 17

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Thom, Williamina Lallans 75 - Oor Tibby Pagan, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, weans
owes’, an roon the base wis lambs made o iron, wrocht at the ir
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - The Sycamore at Calton, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Tae lollin lambs an sheep in swelterin Junes;
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
d Weep by Ena Lamont Stewart, Lambs of God by Benedick Scott and
Benedick Scott’s The Lambs of God (later renamed This Wa
h. This ane occurs in Feed my Lambs which differs fae the ither p
3 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ed uised tae lib the pigs and lambs, wis aa flung doun the well.
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@Chazzbat tweeted
mair than happy tae slaughter lambs by the hunners. Probably mair(2020) search twitter
me she uised tae castrate the lambs wi her teeth!(2020) search twitter

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
an calfies; I wid cuddle the lambs an feed the sickies. I wid he on page 59

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Loupin up like wee spring lambs, on page 20

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
See lambs div rin aboot an play,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
d rams war sirin neist year's lambs. On the fermlan aneth, the ri
1 matches

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Gangs o lambs playan games on page 65
e afore I got id stopped! The lambs sa their chance and off they on page 128

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
May flooers, lambs, lovers. on page 58

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
sly on a damp August morning. Lambs gain weight, content on new p
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Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
Sorry, but the picture o the lambs is cheust clickbait. This pos
Divers caalan ootside. Peedie lambs gaan Meeeh! Meeeh! Meeeh! til
2 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
He'll hadd da peerie lambs in his ekurt on page 57

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
yard ta feed da kye an ollie lambs ower da winter. Dey aye hedd on page 8
n i da restin chair cuttin da lambs' kael, an he yokkit da kishie on page 19
e an me'll hae dis fine bit a lambs liver fur wir Christmas denni on page 29
"it's no raclly my lambs, Jemima," he said. "Ah'm selt on page 63
da half a dizzen yowes an dir lambs at wis aye been 'my anes'." on page 72
Also on pages 73, 74, 75
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Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
dae wir da coll ta tak in, da lambs ta maet, da coo ta mylk... on page 35

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
lik lambs ithin a flock book: marlit, on page 33
Oorbye da daek, nae hill lambs yet; a shjaldur on page 36
Inbye lambs try oot der peerie legs, jimp on page 37
fur coorse wadder, noosted lambs or hens. on page 48
as lambs wid tae a uncan slaughter, on page 62

5 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
t wis like comparin' new-born lambs tae three year auld ewes. Ath
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
ere he wis lippenin a kyoab o lambs an buls.
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
mily dis mont. As da newboarn lambs spring aboot trowe da hills w
Dey sookit laek hungry caddy lambs til dey wir swittlin foo. Bai
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Peerie Lambs are appearing https://t.co/Kz(2020) search twitter

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
the hill, yowes souklin thair lambs, an the birdies burstin thair
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
e ye, A'm sennin yis oot like lambs amang wolfs. Dïnnae cairrie on page 87
ess Breid cum alang, whan tha lambs wus kïllt for tha Passowre. on page 106

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
plants are buddin, the Spring Lambs rinnin roon. on page 48

1 matches

King, Angeline Untitled, (twitter 2021) Ulster - Larne, poetry
e'll creep up on me amang the lambs and nixt thing ye know, ah'll
1 matches

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