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smert Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.8 17.5 16 9.9 17.4 0 22.1
Number of occurrences5233 10 1 3 0 5
Number of authors27 17 4 1 1 4

Occurrences of smert in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
n it didnae exactly look that smert either. on page 107

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Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
teen. Wee Jack the page, fair smert in his suit, lovin aa the att on page 80

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
thae times a wumman that wis smert, an thocht hersel smerter sti on page 17

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ava!" an I slippit awa, quick-smert. on page 86

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ye curd jinkWhit made ye sae smert an aye ready?" on page 44

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ye'd be doun the road quick smert!" on page 26

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
lyke ane forfochen. Gin ye'r smert, ye'l can win upsydes wi him on page 48

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ist gaun tae,' | said. I'm no smert like Cassie. Cannae dae nothi on page 1

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Wis smert and brainy as could be. on page 44

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
tae pauchle frae the smert gulls, on page 18

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
But Mr Tod wis ower smert for them. He aye cam up tae a on page 8
'Awfie smert,' said Boonce. 'But first we' on page 9
d, if I say it masel, raither smert"' on page 40

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
straucht an smert on page 15

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
wi a voice that is common bit smert Gaelic an Scots an English - on page 43

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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
it. Ah'm gonnae send ane o ma smert flunkies tae tak a swatch o t on page 60
id Yin took hert at this. Twa smert flunkies couldnae be wrang. on page 62

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
him I wint tae see him quick smert or less he wints a sair face! on page 60

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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
t.” Ah thocht that wis awfy smert bit she grabbed a haud ae me.
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
nts aroun the warld haes been smert in creatin environmental code
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Gilmour, Rosie Fareweel tae Wallyford, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
The hings that mak ye really smert
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
there nocht but cod tae thon smert loun.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
wi a voice that is common but smert
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@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
e I was telt ye hae tae dress smert.(2019) search twitter
aulay @RobbieClyde Luikin gey smert, Fred.(2018) search twitter

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
though ye were smert as ye like, on page 50

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ur her: she wis ay riggit oot smert's a new preen.
The waddin wis quick-smert efter yon – nae pynt hingin
An we could hae't daen quick smert, nae bother ava. Fin we gyang
the nuns tae spikk English an smert as a new preen on the uptakk.
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
smert. Harry wis aye ....... Peggy
A gawsie, smert, weel ta dae, young bleck doc
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
nae place, she thocht, fur a smert wee Teenie Pence!
thocht it luiked smert. There wis a wee wait afore t
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
@InverurieLocos Lookin affa smert. Weel deen Loco's i'day. I'll(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me smert work shoes, on page 102

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ü haes datn guid taste, an a smert business heid ipon her as wee on page 11
ir da doitin fokk. Shü wis a smert wife whin shü cam here i da on page 13
t lass i da hall. Dey wir dat smert, an Eddie wis my big teenage on page 19

3 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
l tae say "Sope mae", but the smert wee Alice wusnae gan tae dae on page 12

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Smert-erses gied oor team nae chaun on page 41

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Och Doreen, yir a smert yin, on page 33
tell yae the truth Ah wiznae smert, on page 35

2 matches

Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
at is simple for I am far fae smert,
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