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Use in varieties of Scots

stranger Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.6 29.2 9.6 9.9 17.4 10.9 17.7
Number of occurrences7055 6 1 3 1 4
Number of authors41 29 5 1 2 1 3

Occurrences of stranger in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
st twa, or whether Jockd be a stranger to it when it shied oot the w on page 78

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Is it the smile ye gie tae a stranger? on page 18

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
, brekkin intae a smile. 'The stranger on page 68
red lad - a wee bit less o a stranger tae her than five meenits syn on page 69

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
...and you're the stranger, stooped there in the corner on page 57
Sae, stranger, mynd o Herc at these his sta on page 62

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
outhy fowk that like somethin stranger nor watter it's no that far t on page 77
lay, no jist o humour but een stranger, o common humanity. Howivver on page 102

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
r full life story tae a total stranger an used yir disability tae la on page 169

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e the swings. "But ye're no a stranger. Ye're the mannie at Mary's p on page 43

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
He was alwayis a stranger ti me. on page 35

6 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 73 - The Stranger, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The Stranger on page 60

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
generation as somehou spaekin stranger Scots nor their ain. For exam
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
A Stranger Here Myself - Ian Pattison
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
irds, commitments ocht tae be stranger whaur there mair Gaelic spikk
m kin get amendit for tae mak stranger quicker progress for Gaelic.
2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
strang solar flares an antrin stranger flauchts fae sindry astronomi
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
terms, the Scots influence is stranger acause it reflects demography
ter Inglish is ‘ithoot dout stranger. Carlin (carline), skite an t
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Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
and faur atween. Sae, whan a stranger appeared it was sumthin o an
s, sat at the table neist the stranger.
The stranger suddenly luikit at his watch.
3 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
trange man who wis actin even stranger when he did so! Then somethin
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
r dog, or else the feet o ony stranger.
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
roper' is definit bi a muckle stranger poo'er structure.
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
y, in the middle o the war, a stranger dressed in Athenian claes arr
uid an I’ll shaw ye,” the stranger replied.
or faither tae let the clever stranger stey.
3 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
nk somehoo ah’d caused this stranger tae dae whit he wis daein.
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
tes the previous evening. The stranger had routed a dizzen o them bu
d cautiously up tae the tawny stranger. They were aboot the same age
e Swamp Pride,” replied the stranger. “Let’s eat.”
3 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
him an’ smiled as if tae a stranger, she hadni’ recognised him!
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ae tak advantage o you, beina stranger ... if we dae gie that impres
“Ay,” she sayed, “for a stranger lik me...”
hoo sud be carefu. Thoo’s a stranger here, an there a lot thoo dis
3 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
een support, an brings forrit stranger legislation on land reform, a
legislation on land reform, a stranger staund agin frackin an ither
um, the emergence o this new, stranger, Toryism shaws jist as clearl
3 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ment paradoxically haes grown stranger. The pre-referendum buzz an e
es been replaced wi a deeper, stranger, determination.
2 matches

DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
icht, an the dundering, becam stranger. At lenth they saw a wappin w
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
The mair names they hae, the stranger the vice it'll gie START. Vic
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Stranger! Stranger!
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@Chazzbat tweeted
st watched S1 o Korean drama #Stranger on Netflix. Ah thocht it wis (2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
If Stranger Things was set in Scotland... (2019) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
"Nae aabdy wid dae that fur a stranger! You're a good loon. Honestly on page 75

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
she wid behave ersel: she's a stranger te discretion and disna suffe on page 58

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Aabody's a stranger tull ye git te ken em. An yon on page 35

1 matches

Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
the public bar, newsing up a stranger.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
eenth century. Jessie was nae stranger tae work wi her being the eld
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
roos and luik at me lik I’m stranger wi a borrit face. Wi their vy
1 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
aed been hugged by a complete stranger. He also thowt he haed nivver
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
An whan a stranger cam, dey wir on page 34

1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
iles. It feels good helping a stranger and fae what I've heard John (2020) search twitter
nd and snog a handsome random stranger/drugs mule. Nae luck. https:/(2016) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
cot @johnstone_shane Ah'm nae stranger tae it. Will gander fir it oa(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha stranger cum wi wurds sae fine on page 46

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
sayed tae hïm, "Ye maun be a stranger ïn Jerusalem ïf ye hinnae h on page 111

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
maakin locail identity stranger an' gien a found fer the ford on page 50
stranger es a resource fer aa the comm on page 66

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