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wars Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19 17.5 21.1 9.9 0 51.7 31
Number of occurrences6134 14 1 0 5 7
Number of authors36 19 8 1 4 5

Occurrences of wars 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
res, faur aheid when borders, wars an missiles only bide in less on page 77

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
rse aa human kin wi neerendin wars an stryfe. Set Midgairth fowk on page 14

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
, she wha wis me an no fechts wars anew on page 84

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e. An check tae see hou monie wars are takkin place as we speak on page 112
e tae come back fer mair. The wars that are seethin aw across th on page 122
tae get draggit intae illegal wars an global Yankee adventures. on page 137
ggit intae illegal an immoral wars on page 150

5 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
the battles o this period the Wars o Independence which seems ta on page 22
N THE PERIOD o the Napoleonic Wars there were regular rumours o on page 25
tive in the vicious religious wars o the seventeenth century he on page 116
t. Durin the lang years o the wars agin Napoleon an the French, on page 124

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
irs hained frae great titanic wars; on page 87
ps. Thairineftir they avoidit wars, on page 120

3 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
tish government, we teech the Wars o Independence ower an ower a on page 23
The Wars o Independence on page 27
Whan pipers sortit wars on page 51

3 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
An wae be tae the bluidy wars in High Germanie, on page 69

1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
ok we had, wi stories fae the wars o independence an the exploit
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
McClelland is back frae the wars an is makin his hame toun fee
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
re-biggit in the coorse o the wars). Ae manuscript we div hae is
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
2. Whit he did afore the wars
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Strontium Dog, Batman an Star Wars. Thae twa Scots language grap
1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
cht hae been spared twa World Wars,
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Aye an Ay, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
ATO- an then the Iraqi bluidy wars
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
ar as I can see, for identity wars. Maist fowk seem tae get thei
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
. I hae said nocht here aboot wars o aggression, the strang supp
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
e votit in favour o Blair’s wars an ivver an on has backed the
1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
eenged aff, thochtless, intae wars.
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@Chazzbat tweeted
t it wis something aboot Star Wars. ??(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
wae regards tae the twa World Wars but ah'm ashamed o' whit the (2021) search twitter

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
in wi them. An fan ye hear o wars an stramashes, dinna be feert on page 115

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
tain's involvement in umpteen wars fae on page 23

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
or th'ither he'd been in the wars: his face looked like it had on page 14

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ch hid seen through twa world wars wis nearin the end o its life on page 118

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
turies hid fleen past sin the Wars o the Northerners an the Soot
. The yae survivors efter the Wars hid bin the Strand-lowpers fa
axies efter the muckle global wars. The speirins o the Javan com
irt, fur there hid bin muckle wars that gart the Winter tae cam
ars hid passed sin the global wars. The muckle smaar hid preserv
5 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
estors hid focht in countless wars and even een o the Laird’s
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Michty me Star Wars are ha’en a fecht in Aiberde(2016) search twitter
Oi! Star Wars stamps fit wye nae Darth Vade(2017) search twitter
rifice o servicemin/weemen in wars, conflicts & training & brave(2019) search twitter

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
paffed up the wall on illegal wars, or trains that run a wee bit(2021) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
- wir both been through the wars." on page 46

1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
's youth, Micht no be tint in wars. on page 214

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 75 - On War, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
this fell yeuk that provokes wars an wracks haill kinriks for n
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
e wis yonner i the Napolionic Wars. Appearinlie ae French invasi
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The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
veterans frae the twae world wars passed away. There was folk s
Baith world wars left massive reminders an' do
2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
t had bin rationed atween twa wars afore they iver had time tae on page 19

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ie heed. Whan yis hear tell o wars an fechtin, dïnnae be feart, on page 105

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
But fir new weepons, new wars, new fear. on page 37

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
eir country in the War tae en Wars. on page 30
Fur the war tae en wars didnae mak onie odds, on page 31
In a war tae en wars, a historical lee. on page 33

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Thompson, Mark Address to a Nintendo DS, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ards, poetry
Lego Star Wars an’ then Super Mario
1 matches

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