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cloud Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.2 16.4 37.7 49.7 0 31 13.3
Number of occurrences6832 25 5 0 3 3
Number of authors40 21 12 3 1 3

Occurrences of cloud in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
mmer nights get freezing, nae cloud cover ye see. on page 29

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
the pentwork up the waa an a cloud o reek bleckened the ruif, ma on page 22

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
t the miller, raisin a muckle cloud o white stour as he skelpt hi on page 72

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
is hawn and power through the cloud ae smoke. Somebdy must be vap on page 1

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
s face wis daurk as a thunder-cloud and somebody wis clearly crui on page 32

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Joe's Cloud on page 7
The cloud that landit on yer heid on page 8

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Mum says every cloud hus a silver linin, but ah ca on page 83

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Ahint the cloud, but he laucht doun oor care on page 25
The bleck-wamed cloud an teemin weet, on page 54
Whan niver cloud made dreich the lift, on page 70

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
There wis a wee puff, lik a cloud ae white stour. on page 114

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McPartlin, John Lallans 73 - Wrack, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Coorse sea, cauld ness, cloud shaddaed, on page 77

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
A cloud or two, on page 122

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
n bi Blackhall is Drizzle the Cloud, Wee Burnie, The Loch Ness Mo
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
the presst low pillow o damp cloud, smotherin aa wonder. Tae ma
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
She saw it furst, comin oot a cloud, comin towards us. An aeropla
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
. The People thought that the Cloud touched the Earth, and Came d
n o “forky lightning frae a cloud” an syne a ‘horned deil
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ll, flat grey an ringin caal. Cloud settlit ower us.
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An tho A use a cloud o smoke,
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
blue sky barely skiffed wi cloud.
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
l hair. Folk soon noticed the cloud eh gasoline floatin er the
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ckin dried bird shite intae a cloud ay fine particles. They coo a
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ciatin the subtle beauty in a cloud strewn, ash grey sky.
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
penetrate through dissipatin cloud, piercin through the smirr, c
d wance mare by thick, rollin cloud, remindin me ay that story, J
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
silence. Vast sheets ay grey cloud race overheid, high above us,
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
shake oaff this horrific dark cloud that’s hoverin oor ma heid.
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@g_hibby tweeted
ock ye aff yer feet, a bit o' cloud, and that's it..So all in all (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
and pop oan the nxt flight to cloud cookoo land lol (2021) twitter link

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
g exists; files heich abeen a cloud has flichtert on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
illie, hauf-expeckin te see a cloud o shite flees hoverin abeen h on page 32

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
it's a cloud cam doon fae the sky on page 17

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
The lift heild ne'er a cloud, an sae. A cloud ye curdna se on page 52
in on. "Fitten a hivvie blaik cloud aat is!" she said. "An fitten on page 62

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
faither. 'Fin Morven's got a cloud aroon it, ye ken it's gaun ta on page 51

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Or maybe Ah should say Silver Cloud - for fear o offendin ony o on page 105

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
parks fin the sun hid ahin a cloud. “Mind, Dauvit, a lot hings
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
She wis fer woun up an awa in cloud nine. In a stracht line the G
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ung afore her like a wee grey cloud. The great green firs aroon h
as onybody could wint, nae a cloud in the lift an the young leav
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
wer a stammygaster o cliff an cloud. The michty sun glisked aff t
grey as leid. A muckle blaik cloud rowed ower the lift an twa-th
Bit cloud insteid an the aybydan derk
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
he moon keikit oot fae ahin a cloud. The linties struck up their
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
starting to brak through the cloud – it’s safe enough to go
the light fades aroon us as a cloud covers owre the sun. Andrew o
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wye and saw in the distance a cloud o dust comin up the track tow
ticed at the front o the dust cloud something black. His herty ne
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ed up its snoot an hid ahin a cloud fin it spied
to sicht, happit ahin a misty cloud wi anely the taps o his antle
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@cligeey tweeted
fair cracks n rummelling low cloud #Tarvesmin(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@cligeey Wish aht cloud wid fuck off! https://t.co/h6(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gallows Ha - A Spell o Good Wather, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
some passan cloud on page 31

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Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
under a gret glowan duvet o cloud, on page 5

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
that day in a cloud o B and H blue reek. on page 25

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Some passan cloud on page 157

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@peediepuss tweeted
. Oot West here wur no seen a cloud fae last week!(2020) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an as a cloud Ah reinge afore the wund. on page 40

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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The Faw, an cloud on the easin.
Mynd lyke a floatin braid cloud,
2 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Noo ower him haes fal'in a cloud. on page 12

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Tae iverie rainy cloud. on page 38

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Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
ie sittin’ on the dake in a cloud o’ blue pipe reek.
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