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fykie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.5 34.4 4.5 9.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences7267 3 1 0 0 1
Number of authors28 25 1 1 1

Occurrences of fykie in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
crammled up tae it yince, gey fykie it wis tae win tae, and when on page 16

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Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
case that's ayewis the maist fykie. Weel, Precious wis never jis on page 23

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Yon bracky-bree o fykie haunds on page 2

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
mither wis stench bi naitur, fykie, an unco reseistent ti chynge on page 15

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
gers wi me, I had tae dae the fykie repair mysel. It wis a maitte on page 11
my aeroplane; that wad be gey fykie tae dae), he speired: on page 15
l that wis ower ticht. It wis fykie wark, for I jaloused that the on page 28
hed. An efter sic trauchle an fykie wark, she said, gantin: on page 31
, an thocht: "This is an unco fykie flooer.' on page 32

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
it sue whae? It wud be a sair fykie tae airt oot whaes 'Granny' i on page 78

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
which maks tham fykie on page 28
thay're fykie wee bastarts on page 41

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
say tae him. 'She's ower mony fykie weiys her, that yin. Ye jist on page 36

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
. She thocht she'd gien him a fykie word, wan that he'd no huv le on page 140
e wis wise eneuch tae see how fykie the situation wis and didnae on page 183
"That wis fykie,' Miss Honey said. 'But ah st on page 196

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
it. The ither bairns were sae fykie and fidgin tae get gaun that on page 63

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
id tae soother himsel in that fykie bit in the middle o the back on page 48
e things. He doesna use lang, fykie words, like Hoolet. He uses, on page 51
aw that, Pooh, it's an awfie fykie thing, plantin, if ye dinna k on page 54
'And that'll be fykie...' on page 58
f wi Teeger, and this made it Fykie; but Rabbit whuspered 'Lea th on page 106
Also on pages 135, 156
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Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
traiveller on hiz lei-lane is fykie ti piche, an fykie ti straik on page 1
is owre hie vaillyiet an owre fykie ti be laed on hir lei-lane sa on page 3

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ar and Albert - were coorse, fykie laddies that the Baudelaires on page 13

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Fykie Fleein Things on page 16

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
cules kent this wis gonnae be fykie. The Cerynitian Hart wis the on page 14

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Flourishes o fykie fettle, unco fyne, on page 31

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
tae tak the reader throu thae fykie year frae the 1870s tae the 1 on page 119

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
Gilmanscleuch is a fykie tale o faimilie feidin, but t on page 138
ti narrate, explainin aw the fykie ins-an-oots as he gaes alang. on page 140

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ynds o readers, or pruve ower fykie ti lairn. Aa thir conjectures on page 4

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
, Charles P. Connor gies us a fykie yairn o the supernaitral, com on page 7

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
surface. Aboot the sunplouks fykie pairticles o plasma is aye lo
Sun wad burn, dose us wi atom-fykie particles deidly tae life, an
hile the atmosphere – every fykie – weirs doun rock an stane.
The weather on Jubiter is fykie an aye-gauin. The cloods is m
wn roond Jubiter but thay are fykie cheils, aye jiggin an dingin
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
rk, an snowks inti aw the wee fykie ins-an-oots o Scots leid prov
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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
ir airms, things wadna be sae fykie. We hear tell that whan Catal
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
gydit veisits roun estates an fykie explanations bi thaim involve
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
wis taen tent o, is aye a gey fykie issue.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
al an popular, intellectually fykie yet committit tae community a
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
(wha'd want tae keep Scots a fykie an rebel medium) an ither Sco
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
But we couldnae afford tae be fykie an oor victuals war halesome
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
It cuid be mair fykie tae win similar human richts
"It cuid be mair fykie tae win similar human richts
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
mchair. They were ceevil, bit fykie like.
- the puir lad wis faur ower fykie, an God alane kent whit wis a
atchin an gettin mair an mair fykie. He cam ower an sut ablow her
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
r tentie een is cast ower the fykie nature o Scotland’s neeborh
lared in politics haed gotten fykie, fasht at the wey Scots affai
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ate sport an politics remains fykie ane. Denyin a regime the norm
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
It shuirlie canna be aw that fykie tae git prentit T-serks makit
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
side by side, it’s nae ower fykie tae tell the twa apairt – o
Gin it’s whiles fykie tae pinpynt the verra moment
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
e owersicht o ten o the maist fykie lexical and syntactical exemp
the ither haun, is a bit mair fykie. Bidin wi jist the fower main
’s siccarly ane o the maist fykie featurs o Scots tae explain,
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
he in baith leids, but it’s fykie tae pin doon whither they gae
wey. Siblike, whaur it can be fykie tae owerset the Scots term sh
lien/fremmit”. This term is fykie and isnae gey weel tholed by
Although it’s aft gey fykie tae pin doon exact vaigins, h
4 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
tae chack it's lugs makkin it fykie. Thare wis nae urgency thou! on page 80

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
the wand, an oor bait bag was fykie. A raw o muckle stanes streec
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
fur Wullie as e daes git awfy fykie veesitin in hoaspital.
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ot.' Darling trys tae mak the fykie transietion fae shock tae ble on page 47

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Ulster

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
paikin 'at haes bin a weethin fykie afore, no jist hereaboots but on page 43

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