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stracht Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.6 13.8 80.1 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences7626 50 0 0 0 0
Number of authors18 9 9

Occurrences of stracht in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
berry blossums oot in stracht lines on page 23
They'll tummle their whulkies stracht oot me on page 52
stracht tae a glamourie o futures. on page 57
through syle an clart, stracht on yer braik, on page 69
very step anither line, every stracht anither paragraph, ma bits no on page 77

5 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ly isna. An owersettin liftit stracht will jist be Scots words set on page 20

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
an your juidgment's stracht's an arra. on page 15
ot his movements; report back stracht. on page 16
"Stracht frae Huntly's mou," he said a on page 26
An was stracht inti the mêlée - on page 35

6 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 83 - Cochise o the Apache Nation, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Ich crack stracht, athoot wyle, on page 25

2 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
His caip stracht on the heuk o the ben-the-hoo on page 80

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
nd pastin fae the concordance stracht intil oor database is quicker on page 15

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
aes a bonnie job o gettin its stracht history an leitratur even hau on page 131

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
whit leid he thocht the Lang Stracht in Aiberdeen wes he reponit " on page 121

1 matches

Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
s - no frae the beuks - but stracht frae the mous o thir twa spei on page 46

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
hat he cuidnae haud his seams stracht. Noo he cuidnae tak his een a
he haill rickle o banes comin stracht for him: heid, airms, corp, l
2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ty o Embra, gauin for a while stracht alang easin-gaits until syne
he object didna shoot or drap stracht doun like ony natural rock fa
uggestit insteid? The’r nae stracht answer tae this, but keep a c
3 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Ootby, (twitter 2022) Central, poetry
The stracht road tae whit daunerin shuin
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
@jm_stout Thon lift cuid come stracht oot the Norse Sagas.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
dyke - gin he could staan up stracht at aa. It flung the hailsteen on page 29

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
er Prof wis ettlin tae play a stracht bat, but Sandy kept sendin do on page 58
nor Sandy ti tell a lee wi a stracht face an a steady ee. on page 59

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
e North Atlantic. 'Ah tell ye stracht,' he said, 'if she ivver trie on page 40

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
t was fylt an raggity an gaed stracht oot tae the aess-cairt. Zande on page 30

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ploo yer furra stracht an true, on page 11
said Isobel. "Wi'll jist haud stracht up on page 31
et-new, funcy designir stuff, stracht oot o some o yon magazines sh on page 33
sin. Ah'll jist sen ma advert stracht te the quine ma dreams." on page 52
e scribbilt doon directions. "Stracht oan at the crossroads then fi on page 72
Also on pages 83
6 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
He wis a self-ediccated man, stracht as a die, but wi verra defini on page 8

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e," addit Vi, tryin te keep a stracht face as her veesitors teen th on page 33
," he muttert t'imsel, starin stracht aheid. "Jist keep on page 41

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he said, strugglin te keep a stracht face. "Ah'll easy keep clippi on page 11
m gettin crematit masel. Gaun stracht te the eyn result - cuttin o on page 14
rsel." Beldie tried te keep a stracht face es she wrung oot the caa on page 24
tly. Bit he cud hairdly think stracht fir the heat. His sark wis so on page 42
raelly, Ah jist cudna keep a stracht face. Ah leuch aboot it fir d on page 50

5 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n this beauty the ae airm wis stracht, but the ither wis bent, an f on page 13
bonnier sicht ye nivver saa. Stracht aff a chocolate box ye wad ha on page 15

2 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
red ti hud up a bairn. He gid stracht til e Kirk, creepit up til e on page 83

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ye ken, gin ye war tae sit up stracht an faal your airms, ye'd lyeu on page 13
Een-twa! Een-twa! An stracht awaa on page 21
we. An here a roddin at leads stracht til't - laestwyes, na, it di on page 24
ence mair, contermit tae haad stracht furrit or she wan tae the kno on page 25
she didna say ocht but heild stracht awaa the wye o the Queen. Fai on page 29
Also on pages 31, 40, 59, 64, 74, 90
13 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
"Ah'll come stracht tae the pint, Wittgenstein," on page 89

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
na, Jess, Ah'll jist tak this stracht up tae the Maister." on page 107
his apology, though, an wint stracht to the hairt o the maitter. " on page 108

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
t up agin the gless an pynted stracht at it. “Cm’ere Abbie,”
1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
He looked stracht ower at Donella. Her een look
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
wifies leg stracht up in the air. Ere wis a nest
Jist stans stracht up day efter day.
up an awa in cloud nine. In a stracht line the Gordons
the back noo, he stood stracht up an placed the peats oot th
4 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
e bodie could look then licht stracht on! Neist I kennt, we wiz hin
1 matches

Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
Peats and pailens and stracht dreels
The tap wis stracht and the heather rank
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
chocolate milk ah’d drink it stracht fae the udder! https://t.co/y(2017) search twitter
uch! Can ye please deliver it stracht tae ma recycle scaffie bucket(2018) search twitter
ain, ah jis cwid nae keepit a stracht face!(2019) search twitter

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