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alexander Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.7 26.2 28.5 9.9 0 51.7 0
Number of occurrences7752 19 1 0 5 0
Number of authors32 24 4 1 3

Occurrences of alexander in Corpus

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Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
cholar, bit, pit anither wey, Alexander Reid, himself a bonny craftsm on page 36
bert McLellan, Robert Kemp an Alexander Reid hissel. Thae fowre wroch on page 37
reader. Bit thon is the pint. Alexander Reid hid seen it richt: jist on page 40

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
d Hill - an nou the Reverend Alexander Peden, late o New Luce - tha on page 26
ben the hous - the Reverend Alexander Peden - 'Peden the Prophet' on page 29
speir juist hou the Reverend Alexander Peden cam tae be back in thae on page 30
sanctuary, the Reverend Alexander Peden blessed the matrimonial on page 43
hauns ower her lugs, when Sir Alexander an his guests were oot shooti on page 66

5 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Syne Guid King Alexander deed, awa wis law an lee, yil on page 9

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
When Alexander our king was dead A terror st on page 6

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
fore Couttie's time when King Alexander 1 wis on the throne there wis on page 19
Oniewey it seems likely that Alexander wis fechtin wi fowk that saw on page 20
ma great-grandfaither Willie Alexander, that wis a carpenter on seve on page 36

6 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
mair no, the first 28 lines. Alexander Pope screivit a glegsome imit on page 110

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Tae Alexander Fleming's wee penicillin mool on page 91

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
usual name. Bes hit short fir Alexander? Or ye kent efter the muckles on page 3

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
ued ti stert nourissin at the Alexander Ospital. Whitlik dae ye think on page 1

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Auld John Alexander on page 14

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
s o Charles Murray an William Alexander is no sae hyne awa frae the w on page 50

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Alexander II on page 24
o it)'. The war stairtit when Alexander III crossit the Forth in a ho on page 27
Whit if Alexander III haed Twitter? on page 28
Whit if Alexander Fleming haed diskivert penici on page 86

6 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nghuin, houbeit he disna (lik Alexander Gray) hain the meter an rhyme on page 126

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
story o Lallan Scotland, frae Alexander III's reign tae 1603, maks a on page 126

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
criever. Mair in that vein is Alexander Mackie's Scottiscisms, furths on page 15

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
phic lear), but tak a keek at Alexander Montgomerie's "The Cherrie an
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
reporte, by th' assurance of Alexander Clerke, who was ther to see y
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
an wha, lik Alexander micht
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, David Robb, Dunedin Ac
Twantieth Centurie Scotland, Alexander Scott (1920-89), an, jeidgin
awn ‘The Collected Poems of Alexander Scott’, (1994), an the anth
3 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
sbyterian Church in Scotland. Alexander Peden wis ane of the maist we
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ld West-Saxon leid by Tom and Alexander Scott, thir Shakespearean owe
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
fans), ancient homeland o’ Alexander the Great. This wis a Communi
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
. He wis a freend o the poyet Alexander Montgomerie, an wad likely ha
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
lesca in a rosy glowe but gin Alexander McCall Smith can dae it for B
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
n, Liz Niven, Willie Hershaw, Alexander Hutchison an Janet Paisley) w
Alexander Hutchison cries his Ee an Ing
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
An apology, first o aa, til Alexander Hutchison, whase owreset frae
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
succession leaders – Wendy Alexander, Iain Gray, Johann Lamont, Ji
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
James VI himsel; kirk figure Alexander Arbuthnot; court poet Alexand
Arbuthnot; court poet Alexander Montgomerie; and scriever-mus
is attributit tae (o coorse) Alexander Montgomerie. It reads:
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
faimily associates, includin Alexander Montgomerie and King James VI
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
hit happened tae Sandy Peden. Alexander tae gie him his proper title.

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
'Are ye, laddie? Aat'll be Alexander, a gweed name aat.' on page 30

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ALEXANDER HOLMES
"Michty me is that the time". Alexander Holmes shot oot o his bed at
el (she's a bit nutty) "Na na Alexander, ere's nae
Alexander Holmes. Noo the twa o em hid
nday mornin. As Hazel watched Alexander Holmes tryin tae pit on his
14 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
his an she'd fand a poem bi a Alexander Scott – Continent o Venus â
1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
wird in e vreetins o William Alexander, nae in Johnny Gibb o Gushetn
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Spikk o the Nor East Leid, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Doric, poetry
Whyle Willie Alexander screived his Johnny Gibb of G
1 matches

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
iew From The Midden with Jock Alexander
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Alexander wid tak some baeteen - he wi on page 43

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
HENRY ALEXANDER JNR (Ben Nevis 1911) on page 50
Remember Alexander's name on page 51

3 matches

@officialAliRed tweeted
Featuring oor ain Alexander ???? https://t.co/5XKJLDlW6m(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
Dumfriesshire Railwayman Poet Alexander Anderson of 'Cuddle Doon The (2020) search twitter

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