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Use in varieties of Scots

dancers Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.8 6.7 3 139.1 63.9 10.3 0
Number of occurrences4113 2 14 11 1 0
Number of authors25 10 2 7 5 1

Occurrences of dancers in Corpus

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Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
agons, kelpies an' bonny fire dancers Ah see. On a winter's nicht, on page 6

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
m a bunch o chancers an fancy-dancers that naebuddie in their richt on page 55

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
hailie sorners, lap dancers, comedians an aa that loat, a on page 110

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
airts - an the feet - o the dancers. The waulkin sangs wi their v on page 62

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Dancers reeled in his empty hoose. on page 112

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
haun gae the flouers, ay, ti dancers ane an bi ane on page 32

1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
lared. The rhythm flowed. The dancers danced. Ootside the wind howl
ar wis the ceilidh music. The dancers faces went aw peelie-wally an
ff their disguises and aw the dancers’ een... They went reid!”
3 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
aff again. Efterwards, women dancers – me amang them, for I luve
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
an the twins that's champion dancers. Fiona finds her talent in co
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Red an Black, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
cry the fancy dancers
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
i baund, thi sangsters an thi dancers micht be - an wantit tae ken
1 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 67 - Twa poems bi Douglas Kynoch, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
e splore-seekin dancers tak e fleer on page 63

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
rs He kent foo tae please the dancers In halls fae Glass tae Tarryc on page 15

1 matches

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
the dancers skrekked and keeked thir heel on page 28
the dancers queek and queeker fiew, on page 29

2 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
here's pipe bands and there's dancers and there's footba on the Gre on page 29

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
an an gowd glisks, the skyran dancers ower the curve o a roilan war on page 53
the yivver feet thir baet an dancers thir pairtners; next a set ta on page 130
an doon the set's centre, the dancers aesy sweengan by. on page 138
e ae dance noo: a waaltz. The dancers is breeksed. A few can leuk i on page 139
or light or Light: dancers dansan. Is hid meusic? Whit b on page 140

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Mirry dancers on page 112

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
They twirled among the merry dancers up high on page 90

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the dancers skrekked and keeked thir heel on page 154
the dancers queek and queeker flew on page 155

2 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Mirry Dancers on page 136

1 matches

Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
The Mirry Dancers skyran high abune
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
bricht licht - lik da mirry-dancers - lichtit up da lift. Saul f on page 159

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
crackle lik mirry-dancers i da lift. on page 26

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Mainland, Jim Performance (After Les Murray), (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
da mirrie dancers geen halliget;
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Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Ma-aam! Da-a! We need mair dancers!” He wis standin on da ston
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
azin at da stars and da mirry-dancers, in me rubber böts and dress(2016) search twitter
musicians, drivers, guisers, dancers, soupsteerirs, teapourerupper(2014) search twitter
Da Mirrie Dancers put on such an awesome show. (2014) search twitter
rs - eyes tae da skies as da dancers are brawly bright danight!(2016) search twitter
Da dancers are surely oot #Aurora #Shetl(2013) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
d o the piano tae sei hou wei dancers wur mellin wi hir pleyin. It
1 matches

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