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Use in varieties of Scots

shone Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.9 12.8 19.2 0 11.6 0 8.8
Number of occurrences4024 12 0 2 0 2
Number of authors27 20 3 2 2

Occurrences of shone in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Robertson, James Black Cuddy, (Scottish Book Trust 2019) Central, prose
cks were saft and the maisies shone like wee suns amang the roots on page 1

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
It's sleek black rump shone in the sun, on page 13

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
The sun shone bricht on a fine Sabbath morn on page 34

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
z edged bi a burn, an the sun shone. on page 48

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
that ye could gey near touch shone oot o Miss Honey's face when on page 61

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
didnae fink the sun rose and shone oot o Dante's arse, but she d on page 41

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Yin o them shone a torch on the hole, and ther on page 13

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
his ane ee-broo, and his een shone bricht, but his vyce wis calm on page 53
ion o curtains. The muinlicht shone through the windae, and if on on page 55

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Gary thocht the sun rose and shone oot o his granda's arse. Ah'v on page 49

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
n patrol. Aince we got in, we shone wir torches aa aroun the bunk on page 65

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
In the starm o life you shone on page 35

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
, wondering een. The sun neir shone through the thin, worn, opaqu on page 18

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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
and shiny buttons. Whiles he shone like the sun, whiles he shimm on page 56

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
maun gang tae pruive the sun shone on Scotland i days by-gane. P on page 91

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
when simmer sun shone on the braes,
The lilies noo, that shone sae bricht
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
His professional approach, shone, wi’ a brilliant light,
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
ause the divisions, it simply shone a licht oan theym. An’ that
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
om, a shaft fae a streetlight shone through a windae, formin a pe
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Rennie, Susan The Muckle Michty Neep, (self-published 2021) Central, poetry
The sun shone oot. The rain cam doon.
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Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ough the slate-grey sky. They shone o’er the Auld Fitbaw Stadiu
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Briggs, Susi My Yellow Yorlin, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
The sun it shone, on this fine May morn
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
This aifternoon the sun shone on a motley crowd o aw ages,

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Tales Fae The Doric Side - Kelpie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
the meen shone in the sky on page 13

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
x month ago ye thocht the sun shone...Well, he's a respectable lo on page 94

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
An the sun shone doon on ane an a’
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ledown, fariver she gaed, she shone, sma boukit an licht's a fire
the driven snaa an her sheen shone like sharn on a weet lea rig.
ges. The lowe frae her caunle shone ower twa pairs o steekit een.
Far the sun niver shone
windaes wi vinegar till they shone. A washer wife wauked ower fr
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
nny Riddle’s kist, far they shone like wee sunbeams. Sae noo, G
day tae bide at hame. The sun shone bricht ower the fairmtoun. Th
ichtit his yalla heid till it shone like a
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
an her hair at shone amber as fine as could be. on page 66

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Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
an colours at shone
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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Tha simmer sun shone bricht, on page 30

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ore thair verie een. His face shone laik tha sin, an his claes tu on page 9

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