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donald Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words65.8 59.8 142.6 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences213118 95 0 0 0 0
Number of authors34 25 9

Occurrences of donald in Corpus

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Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
a politicization of language. Donald Campbell, author of The Jesui on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
uncan, Iain McGuire an Andrew Donald. on page 1

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
Scotland's Democracy Trail wi Donald Smith in 2014, whan he wis ge on page I
y Blair as Prime Meenister an Donald Dewar as First Meenister at H on page 24
then Scottish Secretary, ane Donald Dewar, gettin his ain back on on page 109
e grinnin fit tae bust wi The Donald is jist the latest manifestat on page 116
er 2014, me an ma guid freend Donald Smith took a few tours roun t on page 125

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
re lived an auld priest cried Donald. Accompanied by his nine doch on page 80
fe. When in the funess o time Donald deid, he wis soon made intil on page 81

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
bit weird though. He wears a Donald Duck tie an supports Saint Mi on page 34
iots in primary school. David Donald. Here. Eunice Garvie. Here. N on page 46
is boy in ma class cawd David Donald, his family are pure poor cau on page 51
an Aran jumper, no even David Donald an he wis the pure reject ae on page 52

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
A contactit Donald Smith at the Storytelling Cen on page 59

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e's a daft Johnny, and fur aw Donald drinks like a fish, he's naug on page xii
v a wean tae play fitbaw wi,' Donald replies. 'Ah cannae lie.' on page xiii
Donald turns, puts the lassies doon on page xiv
Donald's eyes grow so big ah hink th on page xv
'It's awricht,' Donald says. He wis a handsome man b on page xvi
Also on pages xvii, xx, xxi, 30, 49, 50, 51, 52, 59, 60, 62, 63, 76, 77, 79, 81, 115, 116
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Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Donald Goodbrand Saunders on page 55

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Whan Donald Ban, on page 51

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
bonnie wey o Aye Waukin O at Donald Dewar's beerial. New sangs ca on page 77

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
tory, first set furth bi John Donald in 1977. The'r faur, faur mai on page 130

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
twa poems, Scotia's Glens an Donald Macdonald, the latter o whilk on page 141

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
midden is oor Heid Meinister Donald Dewar (see ablow). on page 121

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
introduced by Donald Stewart in 1981. Comunn Na Ga
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n up the late Fulton McKay in Donald Campbell’s owresettin o Ibs
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
an the sunburnt racists o The Donald. But we gain naethin bi sic a
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
penin o the Scots Pairlament, Donald Dewar famously statit thit th
Sae as Donald Dewer statit twanty year syne
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
The stane mason Donald MacLeod scrieved the follaein
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
the brilliant an warm-hairtit Donald Gibson, gaed on wi the French
read for Higher English under Donald McInnes, a Skye man that gied
ate an distinct frae English. Donald McInnes’s lessons had sunk
3 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
d A no’ tell Ye? Ma name is Donald Stewart o’ Ballachulish, bi
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
radar afore. I mean there wis Donald Dewer wha gi’ed us the Parl
1 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
As they entered the hoose “Donald, Where’s Yer Troosers?” s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
on 1 Julie 1999, the umquhile Donald Dewar, in his historic addres
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
r, the daith o First Minister Donald Dewar. In 2001 the project ma
1 matches

astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
. It wis sayed thit even Auld Donald himsel wis feart fae the Quee
He went up yon crag whyr Auld Donald hisell aften danced, alang wi
Auld Donald wis fair shocked tae see a Hi
, White Prince,” sayed Auld Donald, fyr he kent the Auld Ways an
come tae dance?” Asked Auld Donald.
11 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
n 27th July 1681. Here he saw Donald Cargill, the famous rebel pre
Grassmerkit whaur he’d seen Donald Cargill executed 7 years earl

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
ther preacher, an aulder man, Donald Cargill, agreed wi him on jis

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
when ah tellt them aboot pair Donald Cargill whae wis caught nearb

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
th July 1681 in Edinburgh Rev Donald Cargill, ane o the main meeni

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
ot @IshbelMcF I suid hae said Donald Turnip 's son-in-law...!(2018) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ty, and, for his antecedents, Donald Whaurs Yer Troosers(2020) search twitter
.keep your Friockheim mask on Donald Whaur's Yer Trousers.(2020) search twitter
ould vyce ower wi the words o Donald Whaur's yer trousers(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Donald J Trump must surely be the ON(2020) search twitter
ha writes these tweets for ye Donald? They verneer mak sense and y(2020) search twitter
Covid 19 really infected wae Donald Trump? Looks unlikely.(2020) search twitter
he only man ah hate mair than Donald J Trump(2020) search twitter
nless yer name happens tae be Donald Trump.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
"Donald. Donald Wallace" The twa shook hauns, on page 75
r Blair had first encoontered Donald. Suddenly, the hoosies began on page 76
wit by the auld man. Blair an Donald blethered awa fur ower an hou on page 77

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he honour te get te ken Elsie Donald. Elsie's a thin wireoa wifie, on page 65

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Donald Gings te Disneyland on page 34
"Oh, c'mon..." Donald rolled his een. "Your mither' on page 35
Donald lookit it the bairns' faces, on page 36
r advice fae ess comic," said Donald, tittin the offendin publicat on page 37
"Ah winna wiry," insistit Donald. "Seein as Ah winna believe y on page 38
Also on pages 39, 40, 41, 42
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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
ghtly wattered doon version o Donald on page 18

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Choo...Choo... Donald on page 50
mark es yer pal, Suzie," said Donald, takkin a bit lach t'imsel. " on page 51
inkin aboot the new mobile at Donald hid proodly presentit ma wi t on page 52

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
he meenlicht. The 'horse' wis Donald Chalmers frae Dunracht wi San
Donald Chalmers an Sanny Cruikshank
hey war fair the billies noo. Donald Chalmers frae Dunracht telt D
Donald Chalmers telt the halflins fo
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
sae much effort fur President Donald Trump! #24(2017) search twitter
r doon a’bidy - ah lo'e The Donald!(2018) search twitter
avenae gang well, and noo The Donald is hiding in Legoland. Dinnae(2018) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@bazzabck Fa disni like Donald Ewan and aul' Agnes? ??(2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
arching oot o step except oor Donald(2020) search twitter
A wid hae the trump card nae Donald(2020) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
s is the most relatable thing Donald Tr*mp has ever done... https:(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
VP @RothfusForPA Aye fit like Donald, I heard yer ma is fae oor ne(2018) search twitter

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