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ploys Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.3 23.9 14.4 9.9 5.8 0 70.7
Number of occurrences7245 9 1 1 0 16
Number of authors30 21 7 1 1 1

Occurrences of ploys in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
angly frocks - are fou o ill ploys. If they find ye sleepin at a on page 15

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
frae nae lanlady, spite o the ploys she wis cleckin again him. Bu on page 133

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
n that lay ahint her puir wee ploys. Flooers are that ill-contriv on page 33

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n ither bairns tak tent o his ploys. He had a parteeclarity in th on page 21

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
an you tell us aboot yer ain ploys an splores." on page 44

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
an ferlies anent the wondrous ploys o the great Peden the Prophet on page 30

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
O ploys no fir the settin sail, But a on page 12

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ts o oncomin competeetions an ploys. An mair oot ower, 'cheats' - on page 54

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Wi aa thair wicked, daftlike ploys, on page 92

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
mar for the leid. Nane o thir ploys haes been taen on - offeecia on page 16

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
e Forest no gettin up tae ill ploys. And awa they had gane. on page 55

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
d tae-bash tae me and ma evil ploys." on page 99
r he'd scrieved doon his evil ploys in speedery haundwritin, papp on page 124

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
tae deeve oor mither daft wi ploys, on page 25

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
ken me, Geist, eh ken yer ploys on page 65

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Smuirin wi timeous word thae ploys o ill on page 8
Coud wiss weel tae his ploys if he wad quit on page 45
Anent Thy ploys for human state on page 60
Lang days o douce unsheddied ploys on page 70
Nae trysts, nae treats, nae ploys gart bring on page 77
Also on pages 79, 81
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ts o oncomin competeetions an ploys. An mair oot ower, 'cheats' - on page 54

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
hat gie us gliffs o the kin o ploys that gaed on at the fair. The on page 62

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
Cud wiss weel ti his ploys if he wad quit on page 60

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Or even re-scrievit, o the ploys o this pair; on page 11

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Fae the ploys o men. on page 97

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - review, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ng, aareddies growthie wi the ploys o MacDiarmid an his mauchtie on page 109

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the video we hae hained mony ploys that tuik us tae hyne awa pla on page 46

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
fremmit ploys.
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
es o the oceans. A guid wheen ploys an maiter for teachers is her
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
A nummer o ploys for the group tae get yokit i
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
an dearth, an throu Soothron ploys tae wraik Scotland’s ettle
in thair programmes an pairty ploys, but aince Scots Labour haed
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ieds git thir place it antrin ploys. Richt eneuch, thir's aye a p
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Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Fir syne ye left there’s ploys an pranks,
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ese, then, patently arena the ploys an airts thay hae, forbye ith(2020) search twitter
mair profitable an less taxin ploys. Which-heidit gowkairse that (2020) search twitter

Doric

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
din company. Left til his ain ploys he wid hae roon his bosom pal on page 94

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
daith o's yit. Ilky caat haes ploys an pliskies o some kin or idd on page 27

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Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ie an thocht o ither dunts an ploys. Efter a fylie he streekit hi on page 83

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
If ye hae ony wark or ploys in han or in mind at would in on page 111

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
on days. He wis up til aa the ploys whan it cam til the business on page 125

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
on days. He wis up til aa the ploys whan it cam til the business
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
hissel muckle wi the bairns' ploys. Brian an Jenny war mair drag
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
the scuil, oo wad feenish oor ploys efter. Thursday
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
rns tae spirits, I kennan her ploys is waatched by ivry lighter i on page 48

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Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
fur ploys an cuddles, merry jinks atwee on page 23

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Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
rskip an cultùr afore-schuil ploys. on page 30
rskip an cultùr furst-heicht ploys. Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch w on page 31
tch leid, heirskip an cultùr ploys. on page 32
rk an curns, takkin in simmer ploys/simmer schuils, eftèr schuil on page 35
(b) Fen ploys an ingangs furtae eik til Uls on page 38
Also on pages 42, 43, 56, 57, 58
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