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stairted Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.2 10.8 51.3 0 0 0 70.8
Number of occurrences7121 34 0 0 0 16
Number of authors32 12 13 7

Occurrences of stairted 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

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
They stairted back oan the Tuesday mornin on page 66
Ah stairted in Riddochill Colliery, on page 79
That wis you. Ah stairted oan the Monday. on page 82

4 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ew awa his copper pieces, and stairted in on the siller. But then he on page 33

1 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
w tutted. Jist then the music stairted playin again inside the grump on page 90
rest. Tae mak things worse it stairted tae rain. on page 92

2 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
stairted eyeing me up, on page 30

1 matches

McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
ew minutes. Then yin o' thaim stairted sniffing n git a scent 'n' fo
1 matches

Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
Efter awbuddy turnt up we stairted oan oor nicht’s fun. We goa
d at that lantern funny an’ stairted talkin’ wurds we didnae ken
2 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
ster. A conversation that had stairted when Andy brocht oot the 2011
ist Primrose, ah mean that it stairted talkin’ politics. An’ tha
2 matches

McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
aye like this. When ye first stairted in thi Cleppy Road, before th
1 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
’m fifteen. A’ve nae lang stairted in service fur the’ Baxter
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
hanged, this wull nae. A grin stairted tae form oan mah coupon as ah
delicate honey tone. Mah mynd stairted tae race. Th' creakin. Th' br
Ah jumpt doon fae th' kip 'n' stairted tae run. As soon as mah foot
in`, ah knew 'twas unco as it stairted tae descend back under mah be
4 matches

Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ink maist xenophobic Densemen stairted supportin the DFP monie years
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
d the defeated Aye voters and stairted fechtin. But, gf 2014 has tau
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
he corner intae Back Wynd. He stairted efter them, bit hadna teen tw on page 30

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
it his heid in his haans, and stairted ti greet. on page 41
The doors opened an the queue stairted ti meeve. Jamie took a stap f on page 44

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
pen an a fresh bit o paper an stairted ti screive awa for aa he wis on page 54

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
pit her heid on the table an stairted ti greet lik her hairt wad bu on page 38
Mrs Cadwallader stairted ti greet. But McFarquhar wis on page 44

3 matches

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
eart fan that gang o hoodlums stairted pushin me aboot an getting in on page 74
urned at a 90 degree angle an stairted gan up the drivewye o a gye f on page 76

2 matches

Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
cot, Lord Thomas Cochrane, fa stairted and commandit the Chilean Nav on page 25

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
en aabdy up an get the pairty stairted fae aicht o'clock! Then, iver on page 4
ity's history, that he really stairted tae get weel-kent. The founta on page 13
it tae an inventor fae Blois, stairted tae be decoratit wi muckle, c on page 18

3 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Anso he thocht, an then he stairted, on page 14

1 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
C-R-A-C-K! Een o the eggs stairted brakkin. on page 16

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
aain asleep," gasped Andra an stairted bouffin an hostin like he'd s on page 86

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
r, gutsie for experience, wha stairted wi ae shop in Glesca an biggi on page 125

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
on the waa fan Herbie Morrice stairted up wi 'Jesus wants me for a s on page 74
An Herbie stairted ti laach, fan, lik a feel, Ah on page 77

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
be faan doon the back?” She stairted takin things oot, tins an bag
oot o her heid. An Mrs Aitken stairted greetin, an moanin, “No, Jo
” he wint on an on, till he stairted greetin. Ah pit ma haans ower
3 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
r, gutsie for experience, wha stairted wi ae shop in Glesca an biggi
1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
alf an ooer later the groanin stairted again. ‘Help,’ cam a vyce
1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ae the war a few year, fa hid stairted faimlies. Ivvery hoose hid ba
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
It stairted aff, Beggerey will tell ye, w
it. Blue in colour it wis. It stairted him thinkin thit it wid mak a
2 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
n byre. Efter half an hour he stairted tae mak oot the auld half-rot
Just as the loon stairted tae shift his weicht ontae hi
2 matches

Diansangu, Mae Doric, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
hert. stories at stairted in yer grunny's
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
oled at Paul an the ither een stairted tae run at him. Paul chucked
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
It stairted wi a buik. It stairted fan the teacher said the wird
nawinst beluvit wirds. And it stairted fan I repeatit thaim tae ma g
2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
r was Sally an why had she no stairted her bakinrp It had onlie bin on page 47

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
It screiched then it stairted tae talk. on page 11

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
gramme o' heirskeip signs bae stairted. on page 9
rganisation fer the sector at stairted 25 yeirs on page 39
a secon' schuil pipe ban' hes stairted in Down Academy. on page 48
An adwisory forum shud bae stairted an' facilitated bae the Ulste on page 71

5 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
So A stairted tae listen tae ither folk cha on page 35
But it gradually stairted tae work like, on page 58

3 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
d tae little matter. Val haed stairted tae doot gif tha lads haed bi
mile stane fer Crumlin, scho stairted tae ken whaur the waur an at
2 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
Aa delichted, Grace stairted pickin tha roses, eneuch fur
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
e day in 1636. The cratur wha stairted the #UlsterScots. https://t.c (2015) twitter link
the sheuch: thon's hoo it aa stairted in 1641 (I mind it weel). (2015) twitter link
rriegadgey Ach, dinnae get me stairted wi thon daft umlauts: cannae (2015) twitter link

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