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Use in varieties of Scots

wisdom Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 11.3 24.1 0 11.6 0 13.3
Number of occurrences4322 16 0 2 0 3
Number of authors25 16 6 1 2

Occurrences of wisdom in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Wisdom on page 1

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ik a sorner, gin he micht fin wisdom o his ain. An sum fowk sey he on page 14

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ry tae gee him a few words ae wisdom: on page 158

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
s Honey wis dumfoonert by the wisdom o this toty wee lassie. She s on page 74

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
lder lads wha's experience an wisdom were weel-kennt bi the commun on page 31

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Ach, the wisdom o ither fowk! on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
o, awfie calmly, wi that unco wisdom that seems tae cam sae aften on page 48

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
rise abuin the lave; an that wisdom, raither as finesse, aefauldn on page 100
us aboot unreason. His is the wisdom o the years, the cauldrife co on page 102

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
y, ye'll see, ye'll praise ma wisdom. on page 35

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Ye hae used yir strength and wisdom tae save people fae the monst on page 57

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
First Readin: Fae the Buik o Wisdom 3: 1-9 on page 97

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Fleemin, Sandy Koan, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
the kittle dysnochtifýin Zen wisdom
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ant ower muckle; the received wisdom o the day wis that the true c
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
wisdom taen up wi the conceps o subs
wisdom an vision, France an the UK.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
lder freend, like the baton o wisdom tae fuilish youth."
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ll hae heard plenty wirdies o wisdom afore,
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
kin’ oan ma Uncle Peter’s wisdom, “Yin’ fine. Twa’s plen
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
kin’ oan ma Uncle Peter’s wisdom, “Yin’s fine, twa’s ple
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ll it.. half of them have nae wisdom ?? but they will get there ev(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
s growin fast an has a luik o wisdom about him there(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
O wisdom he is never short on page 15

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ax mannies an cyaards'. Bit e wisdom o God 1s prooven tae be richt on page 92
e eins o the earth tae hear e wisdom o Solomon, an fit ye hiv here on page 100
"Att's e wye e Wisdom o God says, 'A'll sen them pr on page 101

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
cairryin aa their wisdom within ye on page 15
the benefit o his wisdom. It's a modern-day phenomenon on page 23
the uncertain wisdom she has won. on page 60

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Spikin words o' wisdom, let it aleen. on page 197

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Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
Moray MacLaren's The Wisdom of the Scots, on page 138

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Adam inno etten the aipple o wisdom, an throw her coorseness, bai
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Shetland

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
. Some o da signs hed words o wisdom on dem when idders hed jokes.
s Trail” captures da wit an wisdom Michael wis kent for. Da bird
2 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Nir wisdom gait ail by yersel on page 17
Bot in mae wisdom surely knew on page 47

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Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
yer’e ain wains the Lord in wisdom sent ye,
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