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Use in varieties of Scots

spark Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.2 12.9 6 39.7 11.6 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3625 4 4 2 1 0
Number of authors21 14 3 1 2 1

Occurrences of spark in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ake a drink ae ma - bottle n spark a fag. on page 29

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
The Haematopus, tae The Vital Spark an aw, on page 77

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
cht lang an hard tae keep the spark o life in its wee hert, an wi on page 57
ile awa in the wast, the last spark o a dwaibly winter sun flicke on page 81

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Jist as he goes tae spark up the spliff, Craig turns ta on page 131
his mates yelped. "Knoack him spark oot." on page 199

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
aw ma life and ah hudnae the spark or the smeddum tae say naw. A on page 195

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e wis worried, ye see, that a spark or twa cuid smoulder awa unse on page 58

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A flash, a spark, syne lowps frae the void, on page 56

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
un the better tae see the wee spark o white, an efter a saicont o on page 125

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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
un the better tae see the wee spark o white, an efter a saicont o
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
And sorrow a spark of it wald yirn.
dern eediom like "The sorry a spark o't...". Aa o thir's still sa
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A'm lookin fur a spark, a seed,
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
ueue, awbdy wiz too feart tae spark up a fag in case awbdy went u
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah spark the last ay the joints ah’d
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah spark a fag fae the crushed ten dec
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
clear as a fuckin bell an ah spark the can ay Red Stripe Scanlon
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah nod ma heid an sit doon an spark ma first bottle ay wine afore
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
roosers an gies it tae me tae spark. Fair play tae the wee cunt.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
uture, retain his drive an’ spark,
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rag an removin an cleanin the spark plugs afore checkin the oil,
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Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
A SPARK O INSPIRATION
lamps aff, ye cuid see lecky spark wi pointy shards atween the t
2 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
or less annihilatit. But that spark o defiance wis still ther an

Doric

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
rest o the teachers and hid a spark in her ee as she tellt us abo
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wi freezin hands tae garr it spark. It teen a gye few cracks at
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
phrase. Aye, tae me spunk is spark, as in the sang Jock Hawk, wi (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
There's no a spark o interest in the happeneens on page 33
I tightened up aal o the spark-plugs bit, still, hid refused on page 41
wi excitement and that vital spark wis back. on page 50
meadow And the diamonds that spark in the dew. I ken I wis loved on page 67

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
da grund. As surely as paets spark i da haert so fock 'll bring on page 27

1 matches

Williamson, Christie Bellows, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
da spark
1 matches

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
e they suld, an there wisna a spark o yellae on the broom, anely
1 matches

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