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firm Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.6 22.3 25.5 69.6 23.2 10.3 0
Number of occurrences7344 17 7 4 1 0
Number of authors41 27 8 3 2 1

Occurrences of firm in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Wi white het i'rn firm in the pincers' clesp, on page 21

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
O biow. Big Kenzie is standin firm, wae his bat in his hand agai on page 46

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ack in - he'd nivver get ony firm at wad lat him feinish his ti on page 86

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
her wis Auld Wullie Syme, the firm's boss. on page 26

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
in the cauld, firm erd o Scotland on page 32

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
net. Peden smiled an restit a firm haun on his shouder. 'Dinnae on page 30
umer in the words he uttered, firm an strang, 'As I will answer on page 46
mmas Richard gaed furrit wi a firm step tae the heid o the grave on page 54
helpin haun, Jennet tuik his firm grup, an when he heized her t on page 70
I think wad dae it.' cam the firm repone that tellt Hugh there on page 80

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
wi his broos doon an' his eye firm oan the tennis ba'. Keep it i on page

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ugs o wee laddies are stickit firm tae their heids.' on page 146

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ext time we play it's an Auld Firm match an ah'm gaunnae sit in on page
Themorra's the Auld Firm game an ah've been pure psych on page 69

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
irgued aboot last week's Auld Firm gemm. on page 52

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
A firm hand oan ma shoulder wakes me on page 85

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
and the auld firm in-betweenies on page 5

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
d him an syne wes diallin the firm's nummer wi a seeck-like feel on page 65

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
staun firm, let nathin on page 41

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
faimly builder and contractor firm, Allmairshall hes juist feeni on page 72

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
wis taen til the scuil in the firm's auncient Bedford larry and on page 95

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
ppie as Auld Wullie Syme, the firm's boss. Young Wullie says til on page 59

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
o his birth. Henderson was a firm advocate o the Scots leid. He
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
fter bein sent in tae gar the firm shak itsel oot the dwam it ha
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - The Sycamore at Calton, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Anchort firm in this rich Ayrshire sile,
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
se o independence haed taen a firm haud in the psyche o growin n
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
liated tae either ay the Auld Firm. Everyone is seemingly happy
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
and the auld firm in-betweenies
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ve high up in some technology firm, something tae dae wi renewab
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e employer. He’d joined the firm as a 16 year auld, straight o
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
They aw' held firm.
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
‘Na,’ says Snawba firm-like. ‘We hae nae wey o mak
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
le steps, her unbound breists firm unner the tunic. She tane bac
ae try his grip, bit he had a firm haud o her. He threw a leg ow
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ogies o ane particular pollin firm or oniething like that. As we
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Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Stand firm fur unity will break
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@rattlecans tweeted
All the wumin aboot got awfie firm and kinda defiant, finger-wav (2022) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
er mozza tae scran and an old firm to watch, happy sunday troops (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
awe the classic rangers auld firm games - it wis the hause al (2021) twitter link
a wee auld firm derby for me 2 night - celti (2021) twitter link
x - now watching all the old firm classics oan the badger loyal (2021) twitter link

Doric

Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
l, in a restaurant, for a law firm an in a care hame.As weel as on page 6

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Bolland, John Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
boot thi taffy dough. Rafts o firm grun on page 83

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Bit that firm ca'ed "Strathbogie" 2 Maks my on page 15

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
"Faar will we get a bonnie firm
" O, here are we, a bonnie firm
"An fit aboot thon bonnie firm
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
d ower the farmyaird, shook a firm no.
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Yon three taed fork wid tak a firm haud o
feed firm. He wis sellin feed for the n
fin their feet hit firm grun they wid stop an let Aul
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
by sherpened hooves tho, held firm on the skyty ice. The snaa hi
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
irzzin wi a new pairtner. His firm, hooiver, likit their executi
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
d fine wi Birkie the skippers firm haun haudin
tae brakk bit ay he held firm. Niver hid ony ship’s wheel
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The Flying Pigs The ‘Naked Cleaners’ idea is appalling. It’s sexist, demeaning, and at £80 an hour, steep, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
ws story aboot a new cleaning firm doon in Edinburgh fit supply
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@72redz1903 tweeted
endances in the ‘70s bar old firm games? Even under Fergie, cro (2022) twitter link
sea of typically paranoid old firm ramblings - try listening ta (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
thay''ll spaek, cheerios, an firm taks Darling's bombazed haand on page 64

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
Dursley wis the director o a firm caad Gruneens, that meed dril
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Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
an firm taks Darling’s bumbazed haa
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Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
ads on, wi more yet o a wrote firm on social media (A ween more
tish Nationalists, ettlan tae firm a nyow 20th century staet, te
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Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
d stuffed the paet in good an firm!
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Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
shil implikaeshuns o the wird-firm yir aboot tae yeus. Hid’s l
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
e deposited it with the legal firm where I work. The day she was on page 24
ta some big sooth firm. Dey wir rumours aboot redund on page 40
at youre no heard wha owns da firm noo - ah'm sure you'll mind on page 41

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@tattooedselkie tweeted
wid need tae complain tae dir firm surely?(2021) search twitter

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
hae stellt ma feet, and staun firm till Idee. on page 129

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