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Use in varieties of Scots

emperor Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.4 27.1 4.5 0 5.8 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences6054 3 0 1 1 1
Number of authors15 10 2 1 1 1

Occurrences of emperor in Corpus

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Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
d the Haly Christian Charles, Emperor o Rome, guttit the temples o on page 14

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
e ye're set ti win The loot o Emperor Nero?' on page 14

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
, the wee Corsican that becam Emperor o France an wha in pictures f on page 91
y an get back his position as Emperor, Weel this didnae sit weel wi on page 92

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
daithbed hud written tae the emperor commendin Horace and beggin A on page 102

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Thir Emperor wes Hadrian, An he telt them on page 4
By this time back in Rome The Emperor had changed, It wisnae Hadria on page 5

2 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
tae stairt at the tap, wi the Emperor's dochter. on page 82
"Dinnae fash yersel!" the Emperor warnt. "I'm mair than shair t on page 86
Princess than that. She's the Emperor's dochter," he thocht. He wan on page 87
and it wisnae lang afore the Emperor heard o it. He was bealin, an on page 91
Prince has come!" swooned the Emperor's dochter. She had hauf-howpe on page 93

6 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
jist ayont the boondary o the Emperor o China's byordinar porcelain on page 94
unners they'd seen there. The Emperor wis sent the first copy o ive on page 95
The Emperor cawed the high-heid-yin o his on page 96
ammles werenae allooed in the Emperor's gairdens. on page 98
nicht, ye shall sing for yer Emperor in his palace!" he tellt the on page 100
Also on pages 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112
30 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
at in the Cooncil o Nicomedia Emperor Julian on page 18
the Emperor oan the waws on page 22

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
nk it braw an clever lyke the Emperor's claes. Thon's naethin but a
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ich they could breinge gin ae emperor or anither wantit tae shaw ho
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
The Emperor's New Kilt
of the actors performing 'The Emperor's New Kilt']
Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes, the norrie tha
The Emperor's New Kilt bi Andy Cannon an
s o the bygane. But no in The Emperor's New Kilt! This is a shaw ab
7 matches

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
it cam aboot at att time, the Emperor Augustus gied oot an edick at on page 81
oo, i the fifteenth eer o the Emperor Tiberias, fan Pontius Pilate on page 83

2 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
rared tae haud gaan intae the Emperor. Tae a man the survivors gaed
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
At yon time da Roman Emperor med up his mind ta lay mair t on page 79

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
at the Emperor’s pailace?
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Roon aboot thïs time tha Emperor, Caesar Augustus, gien ordèr on page 71

1 matches

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