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sark Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words38.4 22.9 108.9 29.8 23.2 0 4.4
Number of occurrences11943 68 3 4 0 1
Number of authors47 23 18 2 3 1

Occurrences of sark in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
wisna his tousie-heidit, tee-sark an trainers Jean, but a fremm on page 29

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
l dae A mind o't. Nae breiks, sark nor shuin haed he, juist his on page 46
t him oor guid blue claith, a sark, socks an breiks. He's sair w on page 48

2 matches

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
makin a sark fur her bairn, on page 61

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
weit - an grabbin the lass's sark frae a stuil, she slowly drie on page 65
e luik o him. He wore a linen sark an a pair o ruch linen breeks on page 68

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
er frock: He sweits throu his sark. on page 24

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ie wunnerfu inventions up his sark sleeve, Mr Wullie Wonka has! on page 12
s, polish yer shuin, iron yer sark, and in the name o the wee ma on page 61

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
a dirty look at every uggsome sark Mrs. Poe had bocht him as he on page 17

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
tap sark button nuppin ees neck on page 39

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Her sleekin airn sled gleg on sark an goun on page 22
ame tae ranter socks or sew a sark. on page 66

2 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
aw fleein, gray as a hospital sark. on page 47

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
And while my sark's oot dryin on the line on page 21
Wi the sark thrawn ower its back. on page 24
That my sark is hung on page 25

3 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Wha o us twae his sark maun tyne theday, on page 87

1 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ot wi her bleck shuit an fite sark. Penguins are strecht hindit on page 118

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
his white Marks and Spencers sark. on page 37

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
nbye the creeshy collar o hes sark. Thocht aboot writin,. Thocht on page 16
the hent o ma neck drookin ma sark. on page 17
iss oan hes back, drookin hes sark, he kent him strecht awa. on page 19

3 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
m oot strechtawa in his halie sark, wi a
movin until the white sark wis oot o sicht ahint a ferm;
sicht o the sark and begun tae birl roond and
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
e an' stairched an' airned my sark an' collar, an syne she got m
1 matches

Cunningham, Liam Tam, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Bellshill, prose
shouted oot "Weel done, Cutty Sark." The music stoaped deid n th
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
spírit aa ower it, taks his sark aff an pits it on haud wi his
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
words loup lightly ow'er the Sark,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
im, in his troosers an in his sark. “Electromagnet,” he saye
me, an flingin the tail o his sark ower his heid, he retreatit i
ace? He pat the packet in his sark pooch an pat the Muse back in
ug, than made him tak aff his sark an shaw his chist. Beatrice k
thoo mendit that hole in thy sark? It’ll only get waar, thoo
8 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
At's a rare sark yi'v on the day, min.
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
ey oor bills she’d pawn yer sark,
1 matches

Briggs, Susi O Rabbie, I hae seen the day, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Awa and tak her in the sark
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
aw in her gounie, an me in my sark,
1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
, govie dick, there’s cutty sark!
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
He raxed for the sark on the back o the cheer. "It' on page 29

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Aat's a bra sark ye're weerin, loon,' he said on page 43

1 matches

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
ang oot in an Aibirdeen fitba sark, so that it can be poapit int on page 40

1 matches

Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
clarty, cloot, like a wincey sark mishwashen on page 21

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
He crawled intae his jeans an sark Cursin the caul weather Syne on page 15

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
d a raa o gleamin teeth an is sark an troosers leukit like they' on page 35
He pulled up the sleeve o'is sark te show Sandy is gold Rolex. on page 37
ecent pair o briks an a clean sark. on page 54
rely oan aul Fobie. His fite sark wis aye pressed an he hid the on page 74

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r spray-pintit on an his fite sark wis unbuttoned te show aff ra on page 8
bar aside him, teerin aff his sark an duncin like he wis dementi on page 16
ald, tuckin his napkin inte's sark collar an lookin like he wid on page 28
h'm plannin on weerin a denim sark an ma cowboy hat an beets...a on page 56

4 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
in a chiel sue ye for e verra sark on yer back, lat him hae yer on page 12
ebody rives a bit oot o a new sark tae patch an aul een. Gin he on page 88
ak awa yer cwyte, gie him yer sark anaa. Gie tae aabody att spei on page 89

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"At's a gey lood sark fir a silent pairty," joked S on page 38
an ess is nae caaed ma lucky sark fir naethin." on page 39
t oan the oxters o'is holiday sark an is feet war absolutely plo on page 41
ink stracht fir the heat. His sark wis soakin an is brains war b on page 42

6 matches

Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
an lauched at the tail o his sark. on page 25

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Peers oot i'windae, wearin' i'sark 'at she bocht at a roup on page 115
Wear an aul sark on page 125
Tartan sark and polished sheen on page 126
no tak nithin wi' ye bit yer sark" - Fit! on page 178

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
It had a thick flannel sark on, an a lang coat, an thick on page 13

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
He wis weirin a fite sark wi nae collar, galluses, an t on page 51

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
s jist weerin a semmit, nae a sark, an an aal pair o troosers tu
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Cast my thick sark fae underneath.
I div gang aboot in my sark sleeve.
ir times than she changes her sark.
3 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Fowk gang aboot in their sark sleeve,
Naebody in sark sleeves cood I see.
Fowk in sark sleeves fittin rare.
Dry, fowk gang aboot in their sark sleeve.
A winter sark tae keep warm I insist,
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
hauns an the swyte garrin yer sark stick tae yer shooderbeens. T
ar as aften's ye cheenged yer sark. They lowpit like flechs, the
e, ironin Steenhillock's best sark. Oot in the stable, Jock Dow
e's mither cam in wi her da's sark, tae say that Jock hid harnes
that showed at the neck o his sark powked throw the skin, as the
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
n like a mither o pearl satin sark that a wummin micht weir neis
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
hrowe wi the loaded barra his sark caught on a nail that near to
he skailed reets an his gweed sark bein ruined. Ackers wiz taaki
e ongyans. ‘It’s ma gweed sark! Look at that!’ Mrs Robson
n , ‘Gweed be here min that sark’s like yersel aal an deen .
lin intae his face. Jocky’s sark wiz made o thick wool like th
8 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
r so he strippet doon tae his sark and threw the bonnet on the s
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
no the grun wi the tail o his sark,
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
Hiv yi left yer hinger in yer sark Quine? 'At's a fair set o' sh(2015) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
hanks to the contributor of “Sark” which is Doric for shirt.(2014) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
s wear. Hinkin aboot uppin ma sark game. Far div yi shop and hiv(2019) search twitter
81 @Kwitie @ionafyfe Glittery Sark n aathin(2019) search twitter
Phrases I'm sendin oot an awa sark ti @GerryinAberdeen neist wik(2020) search twitter
'll be tunin in weerin ma awa sark and listnin till Arthur Montf(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Ma new sark in nae wye to go https://t.co(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
..... ye might hae ironed yer sark afore ye went tae Rome!!(2012) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
ress code still "semmit under sark?"(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
nWChisholm Bonnie. Song o the sark! (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ie pod, happan hids cell in a sark, hids screen in anither. Hid on page 74
n.) Erlendsbairn hitches thir sark, steps apae the aald wid alta on page 128

2 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
ow's waitan in his dirty owld sark. on page 89

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ttenborough wis sittin in his sark sleeves in da Serengeti spaek on page 52
heavily moustached men in dir sark sleeves, castin awa fur dear on page 92

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
llover gansey, a wirkin man's sark on page 19

1 matches

Williamson, Christie Slainte Bard, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, poetry
Cutty Sark
1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
The empy sark, the simmet slak, on page 53

1 matches

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