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Use in varieties of Scots

flicht Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.3 15.4 15.1 0 11.6 31 17.7
Number of occurrences4930 10 0 2 3 4
Number of authors29 18 6 1 3 1

Occurrences of flicht in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
as flicht unnertaken, intae the lip o s on page 37

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Belyve, in fancy's flicht they're drawn, on page 5

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
whurred its dounward, dartin flicht abune him. But it wis the pla on page 50

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
A Flicht o Fairy Fancy on page 29
ids thocht that Jamie's fairy flicht tae the Seedlies had come oot on page 31

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
nt richt. They cam tae a lang flicht o stairs. Mr Wonka skited doo on page 123

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
best autorities, maun bene a flicht o fantise. He hed a nemm in t on page 5

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
. The door wis at the tap o a flicht o stane steps that led fae th on page 66

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
lindin rattlestanes in gowsty flicht on page 24

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 74 - The Warld Nixt Door, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Tak flicht wi the weings o the maw,
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
chter, dreich, eneuch, fecht, flicht, flichter, fricht, hauchty, h
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
nt) giein wittins anent space flicht an splorin space bi baith man
s efter newsins anent space flicht, astronomy an technology (htt
2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
islands tae mak a successfae flicht in a hot air balloon, back on
at the first, pouered, manned flicht haed held-gauin. Thon day the
2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
fair kittled by the feelin o flicht. Daedalus cried looder an loo
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
r, aa five o them wis in full flicht doun the cairt-trink that led
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nzhou - or maybes even get a flicht straucht fae Anxi gin her luc
She sattlet doon wi an in-flicht beuk, projeckin it ontae the
de her. The ither fowk on the flicht had tane it for grantit that
He wis follaein thair flicht path on a wee portable Muse o
he had near patten on for the flicht.
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
s facedd the threit o capital flicht. It cripples investment, brin
Seattle”, wull mind capital flicht as ane o the methods yaised t
ss weill kent is that capital flicht cam til Europe first.
played itsel. By 1983 capital flicht an a collapsin Franc gart Mit
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
the airport for thair return flicht whan she went ower tae Uncle
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
n oantae the baw, trackin its flicht. He readies himsel tae catch
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Feydom, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
a flicht in the blue
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Tae jine her in flicht, lik stuckies or doos;
1 matches

Doric

Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Seaforth Road, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
blaikbirds hiv still tae tak flicht. on page 70

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
i the flicht o swallaes coontless on page 2
e A glisked Ye why shid A tak flicht A'm a'ready deep 1 Yer een cu on page 3

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
In a flicht o imagination, on page 7

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
uch tae steer the baist intae flicht. A had a lot tae lairn. on page 80

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Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ne, a curn o wild swaans teen flicht up ower the loch. Summin furl on page 22

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
peedin ben the nicht-sky in a flicht car. His repon tae his grands
hinneycaimb. He'd hae his ain flicht-car an wad gae daffin in the
On the grun, flicht cars lay like smashed licht b
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
erie gaed oot fur his Sabbath flicht efter yon, nae eence did Rosy
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
a o ryegress, skims hit as da flicht on page 19

1 matches

De Luca, Christine St Ninian's Isle, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
its apö da alter noo – her flicht
1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
The lark's song, risin in flicht on page 208

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
in flicht thay skiff ma goun. on page 37

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Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Come yer flicht at dailygan, a wee on page 20
quait at nicht she'll tak tae flicht, on page 30
e stoonin screch he'd tak tae flicht, on page 33
The licht, wheekin flicht o wagtails; on page 39

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