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brains Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.4 25.7 4.5 19.9 5.8 0 13.3
Number of occurrences5950 3 2 1 0 3
Number of authors32 24 2 2 1 3

Occurrences of brains in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Drink me", bit Alice hid the brains she wis boarn wae, an she wis on page 13
t the chance tae show aff her brains. "Jist hink whit a mess it'd on page 59

2 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
im anywey. God either gies ye brains, beauty or gallusness. An he on page 16

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
think Cherlie Clancy haed the brains tae ootsmert you! I think you on page 26

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
the aul cocaine. Fucked theif brains. Yachtin oan the Union Canal? on page 1

4 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
t their minds an' train their brains. on page

7 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ime you do finally wrack your brains and come up wae an answer. Yo on page 89
fort in kennin ah kin blow ma brains oot anytime ah decide tae ope on page 118
yin cauld awey fae blowin his brains oot . This fanny might look l on page 125
phen Hawkins born withoot the brains are like family tae me." on page 132

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
So whit dae ah dae? Ah use ma brains, laddie, that's whit ah dae." on page 17
the faither said. 'Ah use ma brains. When ye've been gien a fine on page 18
e room in ma heid fur aw thae brains so somethin hus tae push oot? on page 174
Matilda set her brains asteep on these answers. 'Ah on page 203

4 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
esent, an she hadnae even the brains tae take aff the tag wi her a on page 39

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
k" and its gaun tae waste oor brains and aw that. on page 35

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
s verse the day won't tax yer brains, on page 43

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Hairy oobits gies ye brains,' the auld wumman said. on page 6

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Wark ethic, brains, mair wark, rare invention, on page 93

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Has taen yer brains awa. on page 8

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
asel aw cauld. They dinna hae Brains, ony o them, ainly grey oose on page 10
oh? Dae ye see, Wee Grumphie? Brains first, syne Darg and Trauchle on page 15
ot, 'yersel and masel, we hae brains. The ithers hae oose. If ther on page 72

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
hrough - even then. She said brains are all very well, but confid on page 38

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
layed whillywha tae oor bairn brains. on page 73

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
in Ireland! The man's brains are addled!" on page 112

1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ent field. He didnae hae onie brains, Dorothy kenned this jist by
Wizard o Oz’ll gie ye some brains.”
“Tattie Bogle is eftir some brains and me an Toto is trying tae
3 matches

Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
f the auld block. Yae get yir brains fae yir auld man. It cannae b
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
sprayed me wi’ blood an’ brains! It must hae been deflected d
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
The student’s brains, tae tease,
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
rate an’ coorse through wur brains an’ wur bluid, an’ that p
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
me eh? Well, Andy. He’s the brains o’ oor operation and Rab, h
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
he shot oot the pair man’s brains. Davie’s wife and bairn saw

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
ll farm by Lesmahagow hud his brains blawn oot by the dreaded lieu

@DABArbuckle tweeted
clootie dumpling, it has mair brains than Trump and Johnson combin(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
It's pathetically common. Pea brains never learned tae count tae t (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
avyGavin1 A squirrel has mair brains ?? (2022) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t, "Goad almichty, wumman, iv brains war birdshite, you'd hae an i on page 34

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
at. His sark wis soakin an is brains war bilin es he struggilt te on page 42

1 matches

Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
entitled tae wear it, cos ma brains I hiv racked.
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ther's raither glaikid so his brains are thanks tae me. on page 10

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me eyes no so sharp, bit me brains aaright. on page 135

1 matches

Shetland

Williamson, Christie Continuous at sea defence, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2015) Shetland, poetry
da brains o a billion bairns
1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
tae oor hairts, oor guts, oor brains on page 33

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Thir brains they maun bae saft. on page 36

1 matches

Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
An it sucked oot their brains
1 matches

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