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Use in varieties of Scots

scales Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.6 5.1 12.1 9.9 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences2110 8 1 2 0 0
Number of authors19 10 6 1 2

Occurrences of scales in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Thae torn scales on page 36

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Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
and the scales owre aa but his een, on page 52

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McPartlin, John Lallans 83 - Phantasmagoria, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Lik scales o justice. on page 70

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ent wi souple bands an shinin scales. Thon wis ayont oniething Fre on page 14

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
around like circus ladies wi scales, Ad take some crumbs or whate on page 36

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
It wisnae the siller o fush's scales That feshed oor man at aa. on page 13

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
be weichtit in the vera same scales. on page 119

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
uder-feather o her ain on the scales o Fate on page 33

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nform tae the major and minor scales o classical muisic. She ettle on page 62

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
rgon's wife, Elvire, daes the scales faw frae his een, bi whilk ti
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Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
fir Ye wrocht o fush-skin its scales plister whan Ye traik amang t on page 3

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the readin on her new digital scales. on page 71

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
chairges tae larn them their scales an arpeggios. Granny hid alre
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e their hurdies in fish bree, scales an guff:
'd the face o a cheil bit the scales o a reptile. Septiles war gle
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Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
than the other one a got the scales and this ane is 33lb I was re
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Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
rked erms, dipped in guts and scales. He’s built different tae t
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@Franwella tweeted
Them scales must be seriously fecked or i(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The scales in the bathroom are buggered. on page 18

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
l dey got dem ipo da keetchin scales wi Dougie as invigilator, mak on page 93

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
An i dis blink, da scales faa fae dy een on page 84

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