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dirt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.8 9.3 55.8 79.5 29.1 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences7018 37 8 5 1 1
Number of authors38 15 12 5 4 1 1

Occurrences of dirt in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Sweelt in dirt, fed on stour on page 22

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Fae the watters o bairnin til dirt. on page 47

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
it's fair amazin' the kind o' dirt bairns can mak, whit wi' runn on page 3
t, lookin' it us as if we wis dirt alow his feet, an' him wi' na on page 17

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ah said, Right bitch dish the dirt. on page 169

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
haunds aff like it wis dug's dirt he'd been haundlin raither th on page 49

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ey cuid keep their daurkness, dirt, an stour. on page 17

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
rs clicking on corbled tiles. Dirt fear flashin in its een, : a on page 59

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
at the wesna onie sic slouch dirt at
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
in white wurr grey fae aw the dirt that hud decided to live oan
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
m, an pit them back intae the dirt. They did aa this for they co
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
airry on. Sellar’s name wis dirt.
1 matches

Briggs, Susi O Rabbie, I hae seen the day, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Awa and play wounded in the dirt
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Flit, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Tae dig in pillaged dirt
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
leaned wi maggots munchin the dirt and infection and mibbe a few

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
doon a snaw-coatit, pithailed dirt road that disnae ging onyplac
1 matches

@LairnScots tweeted
Oan iPlayer here: Dirt Road to Lafayette: https://t. (2019) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
is is as guid as his off road dirt biking - oor in fir a treat (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
hat's true. Ay, snaa haps the dirt - but nae the dool. on page 29
oo. Their faces were muckit o dirt, an half covered bi woollen b on page 30

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
'Oh, thank ye, laddie. A'm dirt deen. A've been on the rodd o on page 30

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
eard her sayin 'commen as cat dirt' an that nearly started a fec on page 35

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
id ye fin a chest fou o black dirt? Lik coal dust, Ma sais. Ah m on page 43

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ace an his neck war barkit wi dirt Wi hygiene Chae didna fash Th on page 15

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
wi dirt. Ae sunny efterneen fin dogs on page 8

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
kin like she'd steed in dog's dirt. "Ah'v nivver seen onythin se on page 14
"Impidint dirt!" said Rosie, es the bus clan on page 17
jist didna wint te steer the dirt. Ah thocht it micht blaw by. on page 31
ice o ye fir makkin up aa yon dirt aboot yersel!" said Stevie, h on page 57
uggie, thinks it's aa a lotta dirt an at Ah'm ower easy teen In. on page 58
Also on pages 69, 84, 85
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a moofu o yon stinkin incense dirt aat Joyce insistit on burnin on page 12
kle o yon 'Come Dine with Me' dirt on the telly - ken aat progr on page 25
n ma han an haaled ma aff the dirt track; brunches scrattin it w on page 44
ate's the best place fir orra dirt like aat - fir orra dirt lik on page 67

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
t'll we weer?' Att's e kine o dirt att e godless rin efter, nae on page 14
e weemen were spikkin a lot o dirt an didna believe a wird o't. on page 120

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
k a lang time te firget - an dirt sticks." on page 24

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
led up, an his haans muckit o dirt, an he says "Nivver you min', on page 104

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
‘That’s a lotta dirt,’ mummled Brian Davidson. B
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
enderson, in a hoose bi a wee dirt track atween the Fir widdie a
e vratchies,' quo the skiffy, dirt deen efter her day's tyauve.
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
m, an she wis coorse as cat's dirt. Mair coorse, in fac. She wis
1 matches

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
e a broken and there wis doos dirt a ower the place. A we could
1 matches

Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
p tae ma oxters in grease and dirt. Ma freens thocht it wis hila
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
doon to fummle in amongst the dirt wie ma hands. I pull up the t
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
did his teeth nae stert tae dirt? They dirled an dirled till L
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@Franwella tweeted
Dirt deen(2012) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
rubber beuts till maist o the dirt seemed tae be aaf. (Beuy hid on page 17
an n bar o soap, tae git the dirt tae moave. on page 81

2 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
"Thoo're ower aald fur dirt like yin," me sister said wi on page 9
ie fur weeks - slip, get dog dirt on yer breeks on page 75

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
hit lot o credits this haep o dirt is warth. on page 42

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
A Face in the Dirt on page 7

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Noo hids raffled up, a load o dirt. on page 135

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
en aff, an fok wisna ta spaek dirt. on page 88
"Dunna spaek dirt," said Alice, less peerie-wye on page 113

2 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
n da spot, gigglin an spaekin dirt, or dey'll sit crooged up, de
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
OR AUTOMATIC WISHIN-MACHINES. DIRT, hit said, ’LL DISAPPEAR LA
1 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Scalloway Castle, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, poetry
t treated his subjects lik’ dirt
1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
It soon dissolves a' known dirt on page 10

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
loot triumphant-lik. "See the dirt on thon cloot!" she said, her on page 18

1 matches

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