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sins Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.8 16 14.4 19.9 5.8 0 57.5
Number of occurrences5530 9 2 1 0 13
Number of authors29 15 6 2 1 5

Occurrences of sins in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
ither, sae A can awn ma monie sins (Sains himsel). An thon's a g on page 48

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
om an Gomorrah in a contest o sins, an win ootricht ... An then on page 31
e o Christ that dee'd for oor sins, grant us aa the strength tae on page 54

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ire Stoics wha haudit that aa sins wir equally culpable. on page 116

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
r a lauch. Ye're alloued some sins. on page 136

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
neelin doon, Repentin o their sins. on page 9

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ly, Marie's got some amount o sins tae answer fur. Ah wanted tae on page 119

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Thae sins that war sae radge on page 72

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Oor sins are oor ain, on page 21

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
is chastifyin thaim for thair sins. Jillings taks a swatch o sau on page 110

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
lat us caa tae mind our sins. on page 97

11 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
aboot hellfire fur her sins o the flesh.
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
w lichtlied him, an ane o hiz sins cryed him
xt day, ane o the doctour’s sins ettilt ti cuil hissell in sic
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the petty sins o Earthly men.
Oor sins (if ony) please forgive.
But he shall answer for his sins,
3 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
black beuk intae which aa wir sins ar merkit.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
nexplicably repent aw ma many sins. Fur years she’s bored me t
pension oan the fact that ma sins ootnumber ma acts ae kindness
2 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
'Nae maitter yer sins are lik scairlet, they'll be on page 29

1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Exodus20:3, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
die fur his sins on page 67

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he'd hiv putten a stop te the sins at Faither cairried oot aneth on page 65
lvation fae temptation an the sins o the flesh. on page 67
ls, bound te the Earth bi the sins o greed, envy, pride an ither on page 77

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
hae a gran reward; ye'll be e sins o e Maist Heich, cause he him on page 90

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
afore the Lord? Fat aboot the sins o Aaron?' on page 91

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
Happt up the hanfae o his sins;
1 matches

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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
ocky' as if tae atone for his sins, on page 71

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
nd us fur he keeps note o wir sins? on page 63

1 matches

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
sins i dönna ken quhan mebbie on page 12

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
fine eneuch tae sniff oot the sins o a saint. Hir voice echaed t on page 1

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Fur wal sins an faichers, on page 51
Tae tha risin sins on page 53
Caad sins tae mairch an dee fur hame. on page 73

3 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ed man, "Tak hairt, sinn; yer sins ïs aa forgien." At this, som on page 9
ether cud James an Jhone, tha sins o Zebedee, that wur nighberin on page 77

4 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Drumhirk an Gransha fairmers' sins, on page 1
latter o weans, bot twa o tha sins tuk thairsels aff tae America on page 7
n rairs tha mate tae feed oor sins an dochteérs, on page 22

4 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Gie them tae yer sins on page 18

1 matches

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