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Use in varieties of Scots

seekness Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.5 2.5 3 19.9 0 0 9.7
Number of occurrences155 2 2 0 0 2
Number of authors10 3 1 2 2

Occurrences of seekness in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
The air guffs o seekness, auld milk pit oot - on page 84

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ngs were afore the NHs an hou seekness cuid devastate hard-workin, d on page 94

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e same - a terrifyin onset o seekness that wis guaranteed tae kill on page 96

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
et lookin efter each ither in seekness and in health, in guid times on page 143

1 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
h wis pit tae bed bi his last seekness. Noo as ye'll aa ken (an here
doon. Because o his maister's seekness, there hid bin nae cheenge o
2 matches

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
stervation and seekness on page 5

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I swallowed doon twa seekness pills and eyed the windy sky. on page 20

1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
hir, "Wumman, ye'r redd o yer seekness, an ye'r noo free!" An he pü on page 93

1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
e o cancer, diabetes or hairt seekness)
1 matches

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