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Use in varieties of Scots

shine Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.6 14.9 54.4 19.9 5.8 10.9 30.9
Number of occurrences7328 34 2 1 1 7
Number of authors40 19 13 2 1 1 4

Occurrences of shine in Corpus

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Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Is it slaggin ithers tae shine yersel? on page 18
the sun may shine on page 42

2 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
whaur the sun doesnae shine on page 48

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
whether lady luck wis gonnae shine oan me or git me tae touch ma on page 39

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
eh wid shine fir yi, on page 21
It's oor honesty that cums shine-in through on page 72
tter whut thi whither, ren or shine, on page 101

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
or star spirit walks oot tae shine on page 21

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
rs prick up. It's ma time tae shine. on page 7

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
parties where the sun doesnae shine. The cheap bar wasnae enough on page 2
The only one tae take a shine tae David wis Da. Maybe it wi on page 10
ice in the world, ma time tae shine - tae be mair than just a Ca on page 59

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
intae oor sowels tae shine a licht on page 20

1 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ike yon. Yer Lairdship, ye'll shine brichter than the sun." on page 62

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Aw lee-lang day the sun'll shine,
tae say aw day the sun will shine.
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
ike mony ithers, is a saicret shine o indy-fandom.
1 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
of solar panels, so we cin aw shine like bricht sperks and genera
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
er joab where the sun don’t shine. Ye’ll be beggin tae huv me
1 matches

Wilson, Lucy Lock Doon, (Greenock Telegraph 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
walk fur miles hail, rain, or shine.
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
Bricht will shine the fields o Britain,
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
and huntit thru hail, rain or shine. Think aboot it 6 years pitti

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
waggin at me aw alane in her shine;
1 matches

@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
2/2 ???? I wanted to shine a wee light on this before we (2021) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
riters I hae read) uises “to shine some on” nae juist i the sen(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Craig's taen a shine tae Faye. It'll end in tears.(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
hy I suggested Bute House tae shine a light on oor FM ?? (2022) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
lid.) Wakey, wakey, rise and shine; time fir aa you bats tae din on page 40

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
On the look for a wife took a shine till oor Jean on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n dearleukin suits wi the bra shine oan em. on page 30
lla polish she eesed te gie a shine te the linoleum roon the edge on page 87

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aat rocket far the sin disna shine. Get yersel up aat stair, or on page 16
the facks - pita bittie o a shine on things, like." on page 53

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
for the sun tae shine on him on page 54

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ilky nicht, cam rain, snaa or shine. Ma dother needs a holiday - on page 47

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Shine, 'Ere's naebiddy there on page 113
A licht will shine on Udny Green on page 197

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Wik in wik oot, hail, rain or shine, they wad ging ti their Bible on page 72

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
The sun will shine the Simmer lang
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
cht fae the start the sin dis shine,
Sin dis shine fae mornin throo tae nicht,
Sin dis shine fae mornin tae nicht,
the hale day lang the sin dis shine.
Het affa het as the sin dis shine,
8 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Rise in the mornin tae sin shine,
Sin dis shine an it poors o rain as weel,
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
art the hyne-aff Leddrach dam shine like mither o pearl, far the
elips o sna bree, garrin them shine in the yalla, blearie sun. Th
The Lord makk his face tae shine upon ye
3 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
the thin rays o sunlight that shine through the tree branches aro
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
like a pencil, an Dr Ewan wad shine it inno Kirsty Ann’s lugs.
œWe’ll be wintin a star tae shine abune wir stable. Be a fine
2 matches

The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
cht ’at wis! I wis on a hen shine. In fact, if I mind right it
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
oot Pub crawl Good old Brenda Shine some tune that(2020) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
@FreeGellyBhoy Shine oan ya crazy diamond...?????? (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
He's fairly teen a shine tae David, too - on page 40

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Hid's Sunday School. Rise and shine" on page 61

1 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
an lot the sun shine in on page 17

1 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
gang where the sun nae longer shine oan him! ?? https://t.co/EAh5(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
t adjudication. Jesus bids us shine with a pure clear hight, hke on page 1

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
n tha same wye, let yer licht shine afore iveriebodie, sae as the on page 5
yins that's daen richt wuill shine brichtlie laix tha sin ïn th on page 9
or yin an aa. Hïs licht wull shine on aa tha Gentiles an he wull on page 72

3 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
"Guid LORD shine thy licht fur me, on page 22
Leicht shine, on page 44

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Tae shine oot clear and bricht. on page 26

1 matches

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