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Use in varieties of Scots

flea Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.3 4 3 0 0 0 17.7
Number of occurrences148 2 0 0 0 4
Number of authors12 8 1 3

Occurrences of flea in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
mair nor the simmer blinks an flea-heuchs, on page 21

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
er an the brain capacity ae a flea. on page 169

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
,' he says, 'an ah'm fit as a flea. on page 124

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
e in the carnival chaos o her flea filled bed. on page 33

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
t's so quiet you could hear a flea fart, and ma head's mince. Mu on page 25

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Than gnat's or flea's - in fac, sae sma
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e nice clothes for you at the flea market and given them a wash.
1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
bit more. Its a wonder whit a flea in yer ear at hauf time'll da(2020) search twitter

Doric

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wiz nivvertheless as fit as a flea but always seemed tae be worr
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ded it – he wiz as fit as a flea. It wiz because o the doctor.
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
A fly's a flee, a flea's a flay, on page 37

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Maked til flea frae Canaan famine, on page 15

1 matches

Dee Har Tha Broon Troot, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
Flea oan tha line,
Tak the flea frae its mooth,
2 matches

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