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Use in varieties of Scots

smiddy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.8 4.3 14.4 0 5.8 65.6 0
Number of occurrences248 9 0 1 6 0
Number of authors11 3 5 1 2

Occurrences of smiddy in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
The Smiddy At The Whaup on page 21
they stood patiently by the smiddy door on page 22
owk hae set a gate across the Smiddy Close, on page 23

5 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Cairngill Burn tae reach The Smiddy, on page 11
owre the smiddy an the stake nets, on page 26

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Gin it war burnin in a smiddy's glame. on page 44

1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
yne drapped his bundle at the Smiddy Francie an Mary were ower the on page 15

5 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Faar the smiddy ees't tae stan
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
el ploos were aye awa tae the smiddy tae get sorted. Auld Eck hit
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
pued Minnie's sledge tae the smiddy ahin Prince, the horse, sae t
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the event it teen the vricht, smiddy, gamie and the aal Pipe Major
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
fun dem in a secret ocean smiddy. on page 92

1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
and dings lik a smiddy, on page 146

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
r, it Borth’ickbrae Burnfit Smiddy; A met in wi young
rs cottages nixt door tae the Smiddy hoose an Smiddy. The hind
hoose an Smiddy. The hind
The Smiddy. (sei A, page 150.) Masel, A
Borth’ick Waitter wis ae Smiddy an ae wheen mae hooses, the p
5 matches

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