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Use in varieties of Scots

meg Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words47.8 23.1 134.2 139.1 11.6 0 13.3
Number of occurrences15345 89 14 2 0 3
Number of authors19 10 5 1 1 2

Occurrences of meg in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Holyrood, Mon's Meg, Glamis an Cawdor, Rangers, C on page 77

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
They cry it Mons Meg, on page 18

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
ma best brawest cuddie, puir meg on page 83

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ang weet claes tae whaur Lang Meg an Hoose End Ella stid neb ta on page 65
r interferin auld neb intae," Meg telt her athoot takkin her ee on page 66
She ettled tae git a haud oan Meg, bit the skinny ane hidnae mu on page 67
uidnae git braithin richt. An Meg hadnae the maucht tae push he on page 68
makkin a guttypole whan Lang Meg cam ower. Her naerrae face aw on page 69

33 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
he wul mairrie hir dauchter, Meg. She is hamelie but couthie, on page 139

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
awaw ti savetie, an Mons Meg furby. Ein the lyknessis o Br
1 matches

astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
ck Kate a Parsonlees and Auld Meg a Ashentroole.
1 matches

Briggs, Susi Atween the lines o Muirland Meg, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Meg’s cage lies open but she ca
And aw Meg will get is a manky sheeps cl
But I’ll sing yer worth Meg atween aw they lines
3 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
00Buss Yir looking like a pup Meg ??.(2020) search twitter

@LowEndJardo tweeted
here’s 18 month between me n meg last night but it felt like a (2021) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
An Mary, Aggie, Meg an Jean on page 15

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oot haein te pit up wi Mystic Meg an aa." on page 34

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Wi ' bairns caa'd Chris and Meg, ooh on page 183

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
style, tellin us o Meg, Katie, Ruth an the cat. A mi on page 12

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Pancake Meg
cawed Pancake Meg. Pancake Meg wis a dab han at makin pancak
Meg his brocht some o her pancake
or a het simmers day. Pancake Meg hid been affa
an Buttery asks." Fit's wrang Meg?" Pancake Meg
27 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
wi sandwiches an fancies, wis Meg Ramsay, Steenhillock's kitchi
wis mair crackit than tither. Meg sleepit up in the nerra attic
her Sally an the kitchie deem Meg Ramsay cried aa the big fowk
n in the licht September win. Meg Ramsay hid telt Minnie that f
d hae bin 'The Auld Wife'. An Meg said, mair, that anely a clea
54 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
In Westray, wi Auntie Meg. on page 1
I don't think that Meg even liked him on page 2
That Mystic Meg's a genius - she's answered on page 40
Said Meg, *Cheust hiv anither dog - s on page 50
And Meg's relationship wi Pete wis ve on page 51
Also on pages 52
14 matches

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
Meg Meg, du canna ken,
1 matches

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
bot whan tha last oul bitch, Meg, died, sae soon eftér Jeanni on page 16

1 matches

Gillen, Charles Fifty Nine, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
Polly Meg an the Bridgit lady.
Polly stud weel Meg wud fidgit,
2 matches

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