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fest Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.6 14.7 37.5 0 0 31 0
Number of occurrences5729 25 0 0 3 0
Number of authors30 16 12 2

Occurrences of fest in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
She: haund-fest tae a merchand, cauld as fros on page 72

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Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
the ither passengers were aa fest asleep, or doverin. 'Ach,' Ah on page 37

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
et an ruchsome watter runnlin fest doon a glide. A war haen saic on page 22

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
lkane is associate wi a major fest o the Jewish year, leastwise on page viii

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
fer, tho their days are fadin fest, they were the anes that had on page 74

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
it gits snared, fest an clear on page 74
it's fresh, it's fest, it's got rhythm on page 109
Wiv got a habit o talkin dead fest on page 115
as fest as me, on page 119

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
inveetit tae the yearly Warld Fest o Poyetry in Granada, Nicarag on page 34
them at oor byous Moray Music Fest - but finnin Scots for twa-w on page 58

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Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
edryve in weir ye maun disyde fest. He mairriet on Tittie as sun on page 4

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
As a gaberlunzieman hauds fest tae his auld, foosty gairment on page 43

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
yte mercats bi the sea steeks fest on page 31

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Tait, John M Lallans 73 - Guest, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
an the sun wis sinkin fest. on page 61

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Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Januar 19th, 2009, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
tho thi bonfrost hauds fest,
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Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
illed smairtlie acorss an med fest. Than he hauddit up hiz foir
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
verra fyow generautiouns, gey fest i byological tairms.
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
pynt. Scotland’s first ever fest dedicate tae the eldritch or
rlin on 31 October 2014. This fest comprehendit speakers anent t
2 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
rrace. Gees, thae wheels went fest! Ye was fleein.
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
pou the pleuch, he canna rin fest eneuch tae catch rabbits. Yet
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
n apairt frae the fragmentit, fest deein-oot spoken dialects. Th
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@jax6754 tweeted
short tae the Edinburgh Film Fest 2015! Hint hint! Or maybe bri(2014) search twitter
se, as so far been tae 1 Book Fest event 2 comedy and 1 singing (2014) search twitter

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
human years an ging bye ower fest. Iss is e time fen he's fu o on page 26

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Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
in tae hirsel, fyles movin as fest, his ee couldna keep up, an f on page 84

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Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Bruce: Ye catch oan fest, Winnipeg. on page 40

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Fest Track on page 15

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ide wi ye." An he cam doon as fest as he culd, an wilcomed him w on page 111

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Las Fallas' is a twa wik lang fest fan ivery neibourhuid maks a on page 4

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
If ye like fest food, I'll hae tae hurry on page 114
Each day jist gans sae fest on page 117
We're gan ower fest. Aye it is on page 168
Junction, an he did it pretty fest. on page 176
Junction, an he did it pretty fest. on page 202

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
places a haet; nae matter hou fest they gaed, they niver seem't on page 33
ye maan rin at laest twice as fest as aat!" on page 34
an nans the airs gat steekit fest intil't an wes the weers o na on page 71
weed (at gart the airs steek fest in the watter waar nor iver a on page 73
o een o the airs gat steekit fest in the watter an wadna come b on page 74

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ed intae the hoose, fester an fest.
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
fest. Jonsar Eck smiled tae himsel
thing hid tae be deen an affa fest. There wis a wid doon be
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ets an gaed intil the culture-fest cad "Meikleburgh Langsyne". T
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
Noo, yer spikkin'.......best Fest by a thoosand miles, goat e' (2016) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ase it’s jist nae fair. Shit fest tae be honest (2020) twitter link
y so - look it’s been a shit fest fae start tae finish (2020) twitter link

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
ay thay snuve easylyke in the fest current
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@StuartPoet tweeted
ing to this new international fest right here in D&G @DGWGO http (2021) twitter link
372 back hame. Now it's a fly-fest. But very microcosmic.(2020) search twitter

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