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thunder Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.2 12.8 9.6 49.7 17.4 0 13.3
Number of occurrences4124 6 5 3 0 3
Number of authors29 17 4 3 3 2

Occurrences of thunder in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
t away fae him wi a face like thunder, an said tae the Knave "Flip on page 80
tit the Queen in a voice lhke thunder, an folk stairtit runnin aboo on page 81

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Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
the mou emittin aa thon thunder on page 52

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Dolly's sittin wi a face like thunder. on page 16

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Aye!' boomed God wi added thunder an lightnin effect. 'Ye were on page 49

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
nicht his face wis daurk as a thunder-cloud and somebody wis clearl on page 32
ond the hall like a brattle o thunder. A gey wheen o bairns sterted on page 122

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
sin yi of tryin tae steal her thunder. Probly, ah said. Athough tae on page 96

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
peeks through them, face like thunder. They may as well be as black on page 1

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
tae keep oor politicians’ thunder
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ir an me takkin the door like thunder. But bi A'm the length o her
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ks heard, as if they had been thunder-claps.
At times like thunder cam’ a birr,
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
No cloudbursts mixed wi thunder.
Let it thunder ootbye.
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ket. She’s goat a face like thunder though an ah’m gettin the d
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the effect like the crash ay thunder. ‘Good boay.’ ah sais aga
1 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ay at night time if there’s thunder an lightnin in th’ air, ye
d o’erheid an a loud clap o thunder shook me tae ma core. Clutchi
2 matches

astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
ng and his voice soondit like thunder an music aw runnin the gither
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
annae have anyone stealing my thunder!!!!! ??(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Thunder an lightnin in Embra the nich(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
sdictionars @LairnScots Major thunder-plumps in the central belt th(2018) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Dad, wull ye come onte Big Thunder Mountain? Please! please!" pl on page 39

3 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
shouted e Queen in a voice o thunder, an foulk began runnan aboot on page 79

1 matches

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
an close. There wis great big thunder clouds in the sky an a kent i
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ah won five pounds on the thunder ba hinmaist nicht - bit winn(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gallows Ha - Recipe for a Good Storm, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
thunder, lightneen on page 26

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Thunder, lightning, sunshine and show on page 29

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
and forty and should be caad 'Thunder Thighs'! on page 43

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
thunder, lightneen on page 52

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Thunder, lightning, sunshine and show on page 155

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
sh a lightenin, an a rumble a thunder right owerheid, an dan da rai on page 34

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Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
a ask, an traetnin, sam as da thunder clood sets up, ready ta brak.
1 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Thunder and lightning here daday and (2018) twitter link

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Crack oo thunder flash oo leicht on page 49
Tha cottage lit whan thunder howled on page 50

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@Angelinekking tweeted
o hammer - make a noise like thunder, as the DSL says. It's quite (2020) search twitter

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