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faain Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 8.2 34.7 0 87.2 20.7 17.7
Number of occurrences6016 23 0 15 2 4
Number of authors32 12 9 7 2 2

Occurrences of faain in Corpus

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Central

Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 82 - Belike a Mishanter, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
mummlin: they had a veesion o faain doun a cleuch themsels. on page 29

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
kis he's worrit aboot the job faain ahent!" on page 86

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
er ower tae a moss-hag, afore faain doun on his hauns an knees an on page 53

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
taggerin aw ower the place an faain doon an vomitin an sometimes on page 76

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Beaton: This Hoose is near ti faain, on page 35

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wis faain ower the furrit field on page 7

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
keepin turnin tae the licht, faain in a spiral till he comes tae on page 9

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ower his ain clumsy buits and faain asleep. It wasnae his faut at on page 17

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
faain leafs, see, on Dongting Loch on page 21

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
poudjel', Cherlie! but I'm no faain for it! Nor ony lang stands, on page 97

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
is ill ti descryve athout faain inti cliché. Leukin back on
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
een Mr Gray’s daily wumman, faain pregnant wi Gary in the fag-e
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
claucht her haun an they were faain through the cauld air.
licht. Than there wis debris faain on the muntain slopes. They h
hey were perilously close tae faain intae thae hauns thairsels.
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
rang wi aabody? Life's jist a faain in wi fowk, an syne a faain o on page 32

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
doo there' be wi the Seceders faain ower een anither ti win ti th on page 41

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
spluttered Wollaston, his moo faain open an his een big an starin on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
you weemen are as feel ye're faain fir't. Jist listen," he said, on page 14
He keeled ower, faain flat on his back, winded, ble on page 41
m date's a pensioner an she's faain te bits afore ma een. on page 61

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
he wis catcht, cam shakkin an faain doon afore him. Afore e hale on page 94
him lik muckle draps o bleed faain upo e grun. An fan he reese u on page 117

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
His neist ploy, tho, wis faain aff e waa o e back stairs. He on page 27

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
aation!" said the Keing. "I'm faain in a drowe: gie's a mashlum-b on page 93

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
"Goad, he's faain asleep," gasped Andra an stai on page 86

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
red noo, ti keep towrists fae faain oot an tummlin doon the cliff
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
monsoon". (Water wis simply faain oot o the sky) It wis noo nin
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
laur an scurls, fur he wis ay faain. Kieran sat neist Nava in skw
goat-skin herth-rug, her hair faain ower the buik as she booed fo
the quarry's face, its shadda faain on the lochan like a derk cro
3 matches

Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
merin’ wi’ stew fae ih’ faain biggins
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a bigger noise like something faain, so grabbin the lantern she w
e taught at school but keepit faain doon throwe it. The Laird sai
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
as tho a thoosan kettles war faain doon tae the grun. Gurr
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
hersel afore shö fan hersel faain doon an aafil deep wal. on page 8
is een, A'll tink naethin apo faain doon da stair! Will'n dey tin on page 9
an dry laeves, an dat wis da faain feenished. on page 10
rd a peerie scriech an someen faain, an on page 36

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
nt kinds o intonation (risin, faain, or level). on page 28
lan polar questions can hae a faain intonation. Dis is on page 90

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Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
d to pit on tap but most o it faain back doon on da grund again a
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Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
s up Jock, "the hail place is faain oot o ither - the'r fowk fli
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Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
Imagine faain
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Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
s he leaned back, his glasses faain doon his nose.
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
n foo. Baith o dem wir nearly faain asoond whin Gutteryaggle jamp
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Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
she said, wi her new ribbons faain ower her shooder.
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Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
frae the year afore. Snaw wis faain, yowdendrifts piled up like g
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s. Mind it weel. Mony a nicht faain oot there wi whae-kennt(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
sayed tae thaim, "A saa Satan faain frae haiven like a flesh o li on page 88
tha hairt, tae tha sweit wus faain aff hïm tae tha grun, lake b on page 107

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ye, an this ither pair' near faain apairt." on page 15
a glen lukkin fur tha cave an faain on ma airse in tha burn! Whut on page 29

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