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shepherd Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 19.1 11.2 29.8 34.9 21.9 17.7
Number of occurrences5836 7 3 6 2 4
Number of authors33 18 6 3 1 2 3

Occurrences of shepherd in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
doors wae a big snappy German shepherd. The troops wur steamin, laun on page 3

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
The shepherd and his dugs were waukrife on page 34

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
i Sandy, an had kent him as a shepherd lad ower the hills in Auchenc on page 30
the ither haun, wis mait o a shepherd nor a fermer, an gey keen on on page 78

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD on page 85
loast sheep waitin fur oor shepherd tae guide us fae the light an on page 90

2 matches

Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ed Glaiss, wis read bi Robbie Shepherd. Alistair is a gey miss tae f on page 4

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Schuiled in the shepherd's hoose at Glenmanna, on page 17

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Nicker pink as a shepherd's sunset on page 45

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
but him, a shepherd lad. on page 53
unless a shepherd boy on page 54

3 matches

Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
is the heich-leid, he is the shepherd. His subjectis, fae aw airts on page 12

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
ouane'er, gin we mind at the 'Shepherd' was a writin-device aften ui on page 116

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Aa day, aa nicht, the shepherd sits at hame: on page 114

6 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - review, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
frae the warld o 'The Gentle Shepherd'; Douglas Young gaes flichter on page 109

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
lk ir owersettins), J. Barrie Shepherd mairvels at the Forth Brig, G on page 7

1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - I am the Lass, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
the Yowe, the Shepherd, Gress an Ram.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
The Ettrick Shepherd.
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Schuiled at the shepherd’s hoose at Glenmanna,
First as herdboy, syne shepherd, at Glencairn,
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e is hame tae the ciobair — shepherd in the Gaelic — an the ithi
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
An observe bi the Ettrick Shepherd
aboot brekfast time, when the shepherd an ploughman lads an servant
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
The Shepherd on Sumphs
1 matches

Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
sich as ye’d mibbe mak a shepherd’s pie in, or yaise
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
ae eat an a rest when a local shepherd appeared wi the warnin, “Tr

@jack_capener tweeted
oun, #Scots): A rough, shaggy shepherd's collie.(2019) search twitter

Doric

Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Seaforth Road, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Reid sky at dawn, shepherd's warnin - on page 71

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
is entire congregation wis ae shepherd chiel on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
und speaking like that Robbie Shepherd guy?" on page 8
trugglin throwe The Lord's my Shepherd an Abide with me afore the un on page 76

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
shrill cries till e voice o e shepherd-boy-an e sneeze o e baby, e s on page 120

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
'Or he widna be sae keen tae shepherd aa ither bodies' bairns. An I
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
t an achievement o oor Robbie Shepherd tae spik at Braemar Gathering(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Name badges Elvis an Shepherd on page 11

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ur the shepherd that left the ninety an nine on page 105

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
eenit thoo steps aff the Good Shepherd!(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Da Shepherd's Blissins on page 29
Lik da göd shepherd he'll look efter his flock. on page 57
Da Göd Shepherd on page 139

6 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
oorse cries tae th voice o th shepherd-boy - an th sneeze o th bair on page 124

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
msel, masel and the great Nan Shepherd @Val_Bold @EU_SSSA @scotlit @(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ill cries tae the voice o the shepherd weefla - an the sneezes o th on page 125

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
the' wur aa laik sheep wi nae shepherd: troublet, on thair lane, wi on page 9

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Wi start tha shepherd A did wake on page 49

2 matches

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