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Use in varieties of Scots

starn Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.5 18.1 0 19.9 46.5 0 17.7
Number of occurrences4834 0 2 8 0 4
Number of authors15 9 1 4 1

Occurrences of starn in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
scovery tae the International Starn-keekin Collogue. But naebody on page 19
er nane. He hasna lookit on a starn nane. He hasna luved a bodie on page 29
, or o drouth or daith. On ae starn, ae planet, mine, the Yird, t on page 30
it is as if he births anither starn, or anither flooer. Whan he s on page 50
e sakeless, an ye come frae a starn.' on page 60
Also on pages 86, 95
11 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
s birlin roon the soolin, oor starn on page 24
at some new Michelin starn place on page 39

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Shimmerin lik a starn oan its tapmaist heicht. on page 57

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
An Yirth is juist a starn that glentit on its day. on page 31

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
eaching and Research Network (STARN) at on page 15

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
The Sun is a starn. An starn is jist anither word for a su
awa that we cry them starns. Starn haes its oreeginal in the aul
maist commonly makkit whan a starn dees.
d days for tae gang-roond oor starn. It is the maist slawly turni
rd asteroeides meanin 'like a starn'- rocks o sindry sizes an sha
6 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Starn heich in the lift.
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
hissell akwallie sated i the starn o a rale boit.
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ly haed its oreeginal aboot a starn cryed 2MASS 19281982-2640123
nals back throu the uiss o 3D starn cairtes. Tae this day, naebod
cht draw pouer aff a neeborin starn. Dr Forgan, noo at Saunt Aund
Ane starn lyke ane comete the X.day of
the mair in the howp that the starn wad dwyne an no dae him, or h
7 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ed o new life within it lik a starn drappit fae the heivens, the
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
nned sicweys atween planet an starn, the tree o thaim a godless g on page 108
eyght o a planet. Aboot hoo a starn leuks fae ither starns. Aboot on page 123

2 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
s. Dey hed been awaar o a new starn an dis telt dem dat a speecia on page 81

3 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Konstint Starn on page 27

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Gaet-markers, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
nedder sun trowe ask nor starn trowe
1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
re anoff, dere shö wis, lyin starn on wir wye, her grett lang ma
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
a cars cam on, an a truck. Da starn wis hauled up. Da engines dun
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ha Jews? Fer we hae saen hïs starn ïn tha East an hae cum fer t on page 2

4 matches

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