A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

cannle Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.3 2 8.9 0 0 0 3.9
Number of occurrences114 6 0 0 0 1
Number of authors7 2 4 1

Occurrences of cannle in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e corpse o Cossack Jock, wi a cannle at his heid an feet. Nou he h on page 93

2 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 74 - Cannle-flame, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Cannle-flame
an nicht-at-eenie, cannle-flame.
2 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"ve'd ging out-flist!-like a cannle!" on page 58

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ts wauchtit ower the twa. The cannle flames lowpit ahin their tint
1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Northwords Now 45 - The Win, (Northwords Now 2024) Doric - Peterhead, prose
f a shak, risin, an lichtin a cannle, gaan oot intae the lobby.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
she’d licht the last inch o cannle so she could read the letter
apron pooch for tae licht the cannle but changed her mind. Instead
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wi a wee table for tae hud a cannle jist aside it. Jessie wiz fai
1 matches

Ulster

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
ael at poolside iver haules a cannle on page 30

1 matches

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