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coffin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.6 20 36.2 0 0 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences6639 24 0 0 2 1
Number of authors26 15 8 2 1

Occurrences of coffin in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
or a hail weik, an the scuils coffin up for a new bag for iz,' A s on page 23

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
coffin a guid array o properties on page 49

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
h sigh. "You git back tae yur coffin, hen. Ah'Il handle this." on page 145

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
onie o the fowk lookin at the coffin cuidnae pou their een fae thi on page 94
veyaird. Left ahent him wis a coffin, split open wi the jist burie on page 110
For the noise o a second coffin's rent on page 113

5 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
l checkit afore settin furth. Coffin a douce dictionar o Scots tae on page 13
We propone coffin a douce Scots dictionary (see on page 41
ts dialect, haes the choice o coffin a dictionar that's richt for on page 51

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
MOIRA: I suppose we'll need a coffin. on page 64
ch, if we're puttin it in the coffin, the bairn'll no see it. Are on page 66
tae fit, Moira. I telt ye the coffin wis ower wee. Mak a bigger an on page 67
innae fret, we made him a wee coffin... Och, ye've no tae laugh, h on page 69

9 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
nail in their relationship's coffin. Ma heart broke fur Sandra th on page 11
Ma eyes fall oan Bettie's coffin. It's made o licht broon, exp on page 113

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
his gold plated coffin on page 5

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
like the followers o a coffin on page 23

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
As wire-baned casten coffin wreaths, on page 3

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
in said aw this, A'm shuir at coffin thir thrie CDs (an eikin the on page 136

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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
k a braith, an cowpit out the coffin.
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
the 4th of July. They made a coffin for him and kept him till we
letter again: “They made a coffin for him and kept him till we
2 matches

Crawford, Ross Mindin, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
rete faimily units. Her teeny coffin wis pulled oantae a trolley b
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Act o 1872 tae nail doon the coffin lids for baith the Gaelic an
box, and I'll took her for a coffin till I'll see her culler, for
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
hammered the final nail in ma coffin. Brucie is walkin in sync by
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
announces. It’s wis like a coffin in here’’.
‘’It’s like a coffin in here? it’s jist an expre
2 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
on Twa meters (a coo forbye a coffin lenth) steid frae abody aroon(2020) search twitter
oon Twa meters a coo forbye a coffin lenth date abody aroon Sploot(2020) search twitter
on Twa meters (a coo forbye a coffin lenth) steid frae abody aroon(2020) search twitter
doon Twa meters a coo forby a coffin length frae a body aboot Splu(2020) search twitter

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
ten ye aboot the bloke in the coffin. Ee caz imsel, Count Conrad. on page 40

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
He gied is heid a shak es the coffin wis lowered onte a trolley an on page 74
, ere," she noddit te far the coffin steed oan its widden trestle, on page 75
ore takkin is place afore the coffin. on page 76

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
rn roon te face the solid oak coffin aat's sittin it ma back. Ah r on page 22
er hid lookit laid oot in his coffin an, jist last wik, oor ain de on page 78

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
an he cam an pat his han on e coffin an e lads cairryin e coffin s on page 91

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
Tae cairry the coffin.)
1 matches

Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
€™s kent by the locals ‘The Coffin!). Fit wye they ca it tae I d
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
leein jaicket draped ower his coffin. In the event she’d forgott
the earth awa and checked the coffin wiz still in ae bit. By gweed
he grave and placed it on the coffin and tae this day I’m sure I
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ave. The parish hid a special coffin for paupers. The body wiz tra
avedigger pulled a pin in the coffin an the bottom opened an the c
kers waitin wi the pauper’s coffin. Doctor Webster nearly explod
an bring tae me the very best coffin ye hiv in stock. This isna a
4 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
afore ah ging in ae it means coffin!(2014) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
t the last nail in his plumin coffin in the north east . Best HEED(2020) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Ma coffin plain, when comes the hour on page 16

1 matches

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
as aye he did. The coffin like a frame on page 135

1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ower an püt hïs han on tha coffin, an tha yins that wur cairtin on page 81

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