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Use in varieties of Scots

blaain Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.8 1 13.4 0 63.9 0 0
Number of occurrences222 9 0 11 0 0
Number of authors9 2 4 3

Occurrences of blaain in Corpus

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Central

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
blaain the stoor aff the Sehberian c on page 38

1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Whan the norlan win wis blaain
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
the waa. An the nor-east win blaain steady, aa the wey fae Siberi on page 29

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ye up, knockin ye doon, syne blaain ye sky-high. Fan he turned hi on page 54
is like a ship in a fog, jist blaain his horn an hopin ti Goad the on page 58

2 matches

Fairbairn, Jamie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Banff, newspaper
richt up tae i tap. It'll be blaain a richt bleester, so be prepa on page 37

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e fullin wir lungs an the win blaain wir hair an reedenin wir chik on page 21
n miscaain aa the neebours an blaain an girnin aboot aathin an aab on page 29

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n the backie, wi a snell wind blaain an the rain poorin doon. Of c on page 75

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
souch, lik a breath o win wis blaain throw a keyhole. Syne a kinna
1 matches

Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
s maybe jist tired o Erchie's blaain aboot the waar," Sandy said.
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
wer weel what wye da wind wis blaain, an a wife wis nae pairt o he on page 2

1 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
da Muckle Wolf, so he started blaain an blaain, till da hoose o st
an blaain, till da hoose o stray fell d
uckle Wolf ava, so he started blaain an blaain, till da hoose o wi
an blaain, till da hoose o widd fell do
t Wolf wis da mad! He started blaain an blaain, blaain an blaain b
6 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
in better dan da waft o claes blaain on da line on a fine day. Meb
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
his bristles. She settled for blaain him a smoorikin.
1 matches

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