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Use in varieties of Scots

apon Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.1 4.6 4.5 19.9 395.2 0 35.4
Number of occurrences909 3 2 68 0 8
Number of authors13 6 1 1 4 1

Occurrences of apon in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
rowed in a separate bit paper apon whilk Cherlie haed screivit ' on page 26

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
placin wurds apon a page on page 35

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
puir an ordinary, an apon his grave on page 29

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
an whan the mune schone doun apon the greiss, on page 114

3 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
as or his wyfe in sic manere. Apon the qwilk our lorde the kynge on page 20

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - Rubies an Siller, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Saut tears faa lik pairls apon shoreheids, on page 47

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
thyftis and spulyeis oppinlie apon day lycht and under silence o
1 matches

Doric

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
An Wullie lookit doon apon them - on page 11
So doon she sat apon her throne, on page 24
Eis de'il apon thi pipe, on page 26

3 matches

Orkney

Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
And aal night loang apon the wind, a voice thair echoe on page 24

2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
a be ower late!" (lookin back apon it efter, hit cam til her at on page 7
, doose! doose! doon shö cam apon a coose o sticks an dry laeve on page 10
Dan juist wi dat, shö cam apon a peerie table wi tree legs, on page 11
at shö micht fin anidder key apon him, or at laest a book o rul on page 12
d it), an sometimes shö flet apon hersel dat muckle at da taers on page 14
Also on pages 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 42, 55, 59, 60, 68, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 83, 89, 90, 93, 94, 95, 98, 100, 109, 114, 122, 123, 124, 125
55 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
od see dat aa da men wir doon apon it. Pointin tae da Philistine on page 23
Dy blissins ir aye apon me, on page 29
Redder dan leave me doon apon it on page 33
times ta be doon apon it, an times ta rant wi joy; on page 51
ta kyucker up dem dat ir doon apon it. Ta slip oot dem dat's bee on page 61
Also on pages 83, 109, 153
9 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
bliss me, I started ta flyte apon him, for everything fae da oo
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Killed; an, mindin apon him, he sed tae da gods:
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
an ey hing a grain mair flesh apon him; bit eence he’s mirackl
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
nae time ava. So if you come apon an unexpected steer or clatch
1 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Tha soond oo hoofs apon tha roof, on page 18
Day apon tha which thay feel, on page 20
Like seer sat apon tha hill, on page 21
Bot is na wound apon mae fleish on page 36
Apon tha hill, on page 40
Also on pages 41, 45, 47
8 matches

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