| riddle | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 10 | 32 | 13 |
| ORK - Orkney | |||
| SHD - Shetland | 5.8 | 1 | 1 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 55.6 | 17 | 2 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | |||
| DOR - General Northern | |||
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | |||
| WCE - West Central | |||
| DUN - Dundee | |||
| EDN - Edinburgh | |||
| GLA - Glasgow | 32.6 | 6 | 2 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 13.1 | 1 | 1 |
| LAL - General Central | 5.3 | 4 | 4 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | |||
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | 31.4 | 1 | 1 |
| BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | |||
| SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
| BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
| PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | |||
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | |||
| GUL - General Ulster | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
3. The Tale o Granny Riddle
Aabody likit Granny Riddle. She wis that helpfu an guid-
umbs. Bit ae foreneen, Granny Riddle wisna tae be seen at yer back
ueats. The doctor telt Granny Riddle tae bide inbye an rest fur a
rest fur a whylie, bit Granny Riddle didna wint tae rest. There wi
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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
RIDDLE I on page 13
Riddle II on page 26
RIDDLE III on page 36
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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And thare he goes Mr Riddle o the Sphynx on page 87
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MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Could I great nature's riddle sift, on page 13
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
There is a Scots riddle: ‘The laverock and the lark
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
d it Craik Sheil wis ae Davie Riddle whae played the bagpipes wi m
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