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Use in varieties of Scots

fornenst Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.6 1 0 0 151.1 103.4 70.8
Number of occurrences542 0 0 26 10 16
Number of authors16 2 6 2 7

Occurrences of fornenst in Corpus

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Central

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
d the Warlock an thare he wes fornenst Baudrons, a lion. on page 42

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
me cless o wirds as "fit", as fornenst wirds like "guid", "buid", "s
1 matches

Shetland

Mundair, Raman Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
hunxed ower fornenst da wind on page 10

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
croquet game shö wis playin fornenst hersel, for dis wheer bairn a on page 14
d wirk lyin doon wi ee elbick fornenst da door, an da idder airm cur on page 35
o his nose, an guid in shalls fornenst een o da trees ahint him. on page 58
at shö couldna say onything fornenst dat, so shö tried axin somet on page 65
Whin da procession cam fornenst Alice, dey aa stoppit an look on page 80
Also on pages 87
6 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Naethin can staand fornenst him. on page 31
lowse apo wis or hadd things fornenst wis. on page 43
dus it maitter wha or whit is fornenst wis? Him dat gied wis his ver on page 161

4 matches

Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
, de wye a voice soonds dere, fornenst de swaar o de dim. on page 42

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
even if his twa airms wirkit fornenst on page 30

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
play hit aa back. Fornenst time on page 19

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
ta hap wis safe fornenst wir doots an faers. on page 21
an battles still fornenst da tidal rip. on page 34
a charm fornenst da grummel on page 45
o da carcasses fornenst a flowin tide. on page 63
maistlins aa da sam: a dunt fornenst on page 92
Also on pages 100
7 matches

De Luca, Christine Soondscapes, (Shetland For Wirds 2015) Shetland, poetry
endless drums fornenst a frenzied window.
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Fornenst him, afore he wan til his ain
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
ised wis at fock duisna traep fornenst dis caase dey railly tink at
a be duin, an you canna traep fornenst dat. Maest fock at wants Shae
2 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
kfast her peerie bell tinkled fornenst her plate.
1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
I cam fornenst yon unco mausoleum on page 144

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
buin the Borth’ick waitter, fornenst
ee gan up the waitter-gate, fornenst Meadshaw herd’s hoose; whee
lilac trei on the burn side, fornenst the saw mill,
l; wur ae day ribbin the road fornenst the Roberton
. (A, pages 158/159 and 178). Fornenst
9 matches

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
rither Tam wha fun him, liein fornenst tha sheuch, Wi fanklit airms on page 6
aethin', she said, houlin yin fornenst his neb, "Cud ye no get yerse on page 15
up, raxed ower tae tha beskit fornenst tha ither side o tha hairth, on page 17
ed Rab, pittin his gless doon fornenst Davie's. "Aim nae guid at tha on page 23

7 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
¹r as a heid stoup tae ootpit fornenst Rankin 4 wus lappit intil tha on page 13
cht leids is fït tae prosper fornenst ilk'ane an alang wi tha leid on page 14

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Or the bunch fornenst the gravestane on page 26
Fornenst me ain front dure. on page 38
A'm stannin oot fornenst the hoose, ain a frosty April on page 48

3 matches

Hume, David Aince the corncrake caa’ed, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ballycarry, poetry
A bonnie caa fornenst the hills
1 matches

Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
t meeda whar the fahlty broo, fornenst the fa’in face o the bank-f
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
d tha brench an pit tha epple fornenst his haun. Streetchin oot, Dan
1 matches

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wee son? There's a big gulpin fornenst me??????! https://t.co/w2evOy(2020) search twitter

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