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Use in varieties of Scots

mercat Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.6 33 3.2 9.9 0 21.9 13.3
Number of occurrences7062 2 1 0 2 3
Number of authors30 26 1 1 2 1

Occurrences of mercat in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
a defiant declaration tae the mercat cross on the king's birthday on page 35
time o year. It wis neither a mercat nor a term day. on page 57

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Sae tae the mercat you must nash on page 13

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ae mak muckle and fat for the mercat. on page 64

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
afore he sends it aff tae the mercat.' on page 52
graund price for them in the mercat! ... Haw, Brock, see us a hau on page 54

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
At the mercat cross o youth. on page 10

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Bothwell, ti tak: the mercat-place is yours, on page 15

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
The GRO investigation had a mercat research component as weel. T on page 9

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
an crocks. Ye sal sett in the mercat an sell thaim." on page 42

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ver mair o oor history. Thair mercat for this buik is baith the st on page 129

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the ae stoater dominatin the mercat. Staundart English was the VH on page 56

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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
bettermaist at tred an in the mercat but think hou muckle better w
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
mercat.
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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
On mercat days
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
er the strang modren hank tae mercat aathin for siller an forder a
direck conter o the muckle an mercat-mindit Celtic Connections, be
2 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
(or soud that be “neuk”?) mercat for a wheen intellectuals, or
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
thers a haund gaun intae this mercat, while ithers (www.my-slads.c
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
byre tae tak the pig tae the mercat. But when she got there, the
ie and ye can tak him tae the mercat tae sell and aw yer worries w
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
w stairts peddlin it doon the mercat wi the bootleg empathy an the
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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
For me, aside fae ma weekend mercat preachin, ah'm tryin tae stai
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
e but the yins that drive the mercat can compel maist media ootlet
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tit, gae aboot settin up a ‘mercat’ for private watter firms t
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
system an steam engine, free mercat economic theory — invention
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
r that’d been hangit in the mercat square for ae crime or anithe
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he maist expensive ink on the mercat! It’s nae wunner an order f
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Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ir success in the food-tae-go mercat, daein up 132 stores tae mak
lain tae see Greggs ken their mercat. Their shops locatit whaur th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ae ken they selt dugs at this mercat."
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
original. It's airtit at the mercat that's yaised tae the graphic
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ho kent as Vailey Vire at the mercat) wis that weel regairdit on t
The lave haes aa gane tae the mercat for the ettle o bringin in si
horse’s manes and tails on mercat days.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
here. Whiles he gaed tae the mercat - than he cud be awa for oor
Did they need things fae the mercat? He leukit in the fridge. May
er ower the turry-wurry o the mercat.
it the Kalimpong hoose on the mercat. Bit whan Balvinder gaed tae
There wis some kin o mercat day gaun on. He follaed the d
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ot a heize. Hooanever, as the mercat in Ingland got owerance o the
this leas the fermers wi nae mercat. He states that it isna his e
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
alth, insteid focusin on post-mercat income redistribution. This l
ate pooerful eneuch tae mak a mercat is pooerful eneuch tae regula
rcats they need. For a common mercat across the British Empire, ca
Imperial State. For a common mercat across Euripe, capitalists ha
4 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
trates Scots language intae a mercat it hasna reached afore an cou
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
wth for biggin up a wyce-like mercat. Tho the feck o thae 1.5m is
er that can sell itsel in the mercat, peyed for bi its readers an
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
de the Scott Moniment, German mercat, skatin rink, helter-skelter
oot o Edinburgh's ASDA muckle mercat whan thair ee wis catched bi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
p frae Heymooth tae Newheiven mercat. He birlt the fish this wey a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
ae gie thaim a heize in a sma mercat. If thae buiks is raxed oot t
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
ittin up a declaration on the Mercat Cross in Lanark which condemn

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
ociety men lined up afore the Mercat Cross an sang a hymn afore Re
laws. Back they went tae the Mercat Cross an burned the lot.
ged as an example at the same Mercat Cross. He’s buried in St Ke

@jack_capener tweeted
Luve massel a guid mercat cross! https://t.co/elJdv6Xbb(2019) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
chase it doon at east fortune mercat n the old spice too lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ay the auld wife sets aff fur mercat an tells Pranny tae hae the s
e mither-in-law cam hame frae mercat sikkin her supper. Fin Pranny
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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
The mercat cross on page 10

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Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
caa'in thaim on tae the mercat o Tam's mishanter. on page 143

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Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
airts an science, creator an mercat, stelled in academic an popul on page 5

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Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
lion Cromwell wrecked the aul Mercat cross o Newtown in the 1650s. (2014) twitter link
The baists' heids on the Mercat Cross in Newtown hae clocked (2014) twitter link
ndered doon tae the aul Scots Mercat Cross in Newtown (Ards) the d (2014) twitter link