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castin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.6 10.8 10.6 9.9 69.7 10.3 35.4
Number of occurrences5021 7 1 12 1 8
Number of authors26 11 3 1 5 1 5

Occurrences of castin in Corpus

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Central

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
, at the lottery o it aa, the castin o the die: on page 39

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
anythin wrang. Turnt oot some castin director had seen wur photies on page 169

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
sages and mini sausage rolls, castin an occasional dagger at the c on page 8
d the crowds spillin ootside, castin ma eyes past the higgledy-pig on page 41
zzie - when the teachers wur castin the Virgin Mary in the nativi on page 57

3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
in throuatween the girders an castin three vast shaidaes ootower t on page 125

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
like A wis castin aff ma uisless days. on page 8

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
les o plasma is aye lowpin an castin aff fae the Sun but we affen
1 matches

Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
doublt up tae!), great bitta castin wi them. Ina, as Daphne, fair
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
In castin the warst o the 20th Century
improvin it aa ower again, or castin traditional spellins aby an s
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
in throuatween the girders an castin three vast shaidaes ootower t
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Post-Its, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
castin up the stour.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
o castin javelins o fire,
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
for the comin o some cyclist, castin ahint him a lang radius o nae
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
nces. Howanever, I thocht the castin wis immaculate, an the costum
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
the wan in Italy?” ah ask, castin ma mind back tae headlines ah
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
e windae o the chaumer abuin, castin oorie, swippert shaidaes thro
1 matches

Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
n Gaelic speakers, ultimately castin thaim as the ‘ither’ or
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
munity television an wabsteid-castin forbye. The forgaitherin will
a an the inclusion o wabsteid-castin this cuid be a gey intrestin
2 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
it's siccan a sicht that it's castin a blicht. on page 35

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
castin shaddas across their faces. on page 68

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Haud at," said Beldie, castin er cardigan. on page 70
d nail extensions," she said, castin a critical ee ower Betty's wi on page 80

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"An hae you lachin it ma an castin it up aa day...Ah dinna think on page 39
he wye forrit fin it comes te castin yer line an hookin yersel a w on page 50

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
are like eerie searchlights, castin aboot on page 3

1 matches

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gallows Ha - Annie, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
castin hir spell on the sea. on page 30

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
a spaek aboot. While shö wis castin aboot for dat idder thing, da on page 60
playin, da Wheen never aised castin oot wi da idder players, an r on page 93

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ill. He wis up dere flayin an castin as shune as ony danger a fros on page 3
t dey hae hame is spent eddir castin, or gettin da hairst in, fur on page 73
ched men in dir sark sleeves, castin awa fur dear life. Nae time t on page 92
mair enthusiasm ta dis year's castin, an dan waandered doon ower t on page 94

5 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Castin aff on page 34

1 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
s nae towt - lik a fyshermen castin a flee or a fiddler draain a
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a started back in April wi da castin. Whit an onkerry dey held! De
Wance dey got ontae castin dey wir a bit mair lichtsome.
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ge wir wye o life. But wi wis castin wir ain paets, burnin a tilly
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
aphysics o poetic creativity, castin for saumon in the meonic abys on page 5

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
xhaled an walkt oot the dure, castin aff the scent o disinfectant on page 49

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
hïs brither Andra. The' wur castin a neyt ïntae tha wattèr, fe on page 4
ïm, "Dominie, we saa a bodie castin oot demons ïn your name an w on page 86
Yinst, Jesus wus castin oot a dum spïrit frae a man. on page 89
aim, "that 'A'll be keepin on castin oot ïll spïrits an healin t on page 94

4 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
She wid alwis be castin up tae me, on page 14

1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
tha scum o a deep boag-hole. Castin hissel doon on a tummock, Joh
1 matches

Dee Har Tha Broon Troot, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
Castin upstream,
1 matches

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