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Use in varieties of Scots

glee Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.7 7.7 7.5 19.9 17.4 20.7 17.7
Number of occurrences3115 5 2 3 2 4
Number of authors25 13 3 1 2 2 4

Occurrences of glee in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
so does Dolly but hers is in glee an happiness rather than shoc on page 28

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
eisure in their wee Keckles o glee; mindin aye her ain bairnhood on page 44

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
breid, wyne an wax, gamyn an glee. Oor gowd wis chyngit intae l on page 9
Bit Loki wis dauncin wi vile glee. Noo he hid sown bickerin str on page 14

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
yer hair doun wis aye taen wi glee. Nouadays we hae gala days an on page 30

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Moupin gleg, wha glee on putrefaction; on page 35

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
Gie's it! NOO!" she crawed wi glee. on page 35

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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Wi glee,
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Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
my, while the ither twa rowed glee-
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Gilmour, Rosie Fareweel tae Wallyford, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
May aw yer days fill ye wi glee
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
a, were, at first, fu’ o’ glee aboot Colin Roy’s fate. As
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
in fae faur aff an hoochin wi glee as they haused the fowk that
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Cleek airms an skite wi glee -
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McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Watched you grow wae glee
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Doric

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ackle wis rubbin his hands wi glee, he kent be fit wis bein said
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
uo Minnie, her een dauncin wi glee.
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
lappit her hauns thegither in glee. “I fed them the day. An Iâ
ed his brithers an sisters in glee.
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@Woodside Wullie tweeted
re jist besides themselves wi glee flashin oot dosh tae yon lobb (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
he middeen, cheust cacklan wi glee. on page 16
saa hid. Me hert leapt up wi glee. on page 73

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
da burns dance wi lipperin glee on page 37
at da coarn i da rigs sway wi glee; on page 42

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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
caved in. He gaffed wi manic glee as he saa whit da ice contain
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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
d Nick, his witches dance wi' glee on page 39

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Rob Roy wid beam wi utter glee, At thon pair's fly 'sneck-dr on page 211

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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha trigger-pu'in finger's glee, on page 55

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An fae tha crib wi cap'rin glee on page 31

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Ach Billie Rab!" quo Frank wi glee, 'whar hae ye bin, oul freen? on page 4

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Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
aid an egg she would cluck wi glee,the noise o a happy burd
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