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Use in varieties of Scots

amber Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.3 5 3 0 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences1410 2 0 2 0 0
Number of authors12 9 2 1

Occurrences of amber in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
the caur oot an ran the amber light, throwin the motor roon on page 1

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
emerant, amber, topaz, an a sash o sapphires on page 39

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
fuck bein stuck in amber on page 10

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ghed an goes, Wan minute thir amber an the next thir green. on page 67

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
(He taks an amber necklace oot o a box held bi on page 34
She rips the amber necklace frae her throat,an d on page 35

2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
mar has been codified, set in amber, pickelt in formaldehyde, kil
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e ay illumination is the dull amber glow ay the city’s street l
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
oose when he graduates fae ‘Amber’s Doggy Academy’. Busines
1 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
waur traffic lights go 'red, amber, WHITE because the proddies h(2020) search twitter

Doric

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Wi een aat glowed an amber hue, on page 17

1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
oan handled mair baws thi’n Amber fae Bugsy’s......she’s an a(2019) search twitter

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
an bowt her a brotch med o amber an gowld. on page 66

2 matches

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