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Use in varieties of Scots

glisk Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.1 25.6 17.9 29.8 29.1 10.3 0
Number of occurrences7251 12 3 5 1 0
Number of authors32 19 6 3 3 1

Occurrences of glisk in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
she suddenly got a glisk o him at the road-end. He wis on page 12

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
quality o its material, as a glisk at raicent issues wul shaw. ( on page 3

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
a glisk o the nakit unquateness on page 56
Wis due. We langed tae glisk it throu a clood! on page 100

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e duin. White'er it wis, in a glisk thon cauld, haurd leuk cam ow on page 24

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
There wis naething forby a glisk o yellae by his ankle. He sto on page 91

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
win upsydes wi him in juist a glisk. on page 48

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Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
In this haar, ah glisk a sicht o the lichthoose on page 36

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Hershaw, William Lallans 102 - Editorial: Jean Tamson’s Bairns, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
d by Finola Scott that gies a glisk o the real treisure underned; on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ey jundied and focht tae geta glisk at the kenspeckle weans. on page 64

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
nce mair, and gettin jist the glisk o a feelin that there wis som on page 73
ink o onythin. And syne, in a glisk, this cam intae his heid: on page 86
vin away ablow him, then in a glisk he on page 97
rrupt the pots; and syne in a glisk he made a wheeplin soond... a on page 116
it tae happen again. And in a glisk, jist as it had cam afore, an on page 132
Also on pages 141
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Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
waffit bak. Barbar hed a quik glisk owre hiz shouther ti mak sicc on page 41

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
en, his sherp nicht-een got a glisk o somethin bricht ahint a tre on page 12
the sappiest chooks, and in a glisk, wi a skeely flisk o his jaws on page 40
rest o us will be alang in a glisk, jist whenever we've sortit o on page 42
In a glisk, as if springs had been spang on page 54
Mr Tod. 'We'll be there in a glisk! Think whit's waitin on us at on page 73

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
For I thocht I'd a glisk o a tonsured heid, on page 123

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
the fanklin corn. Syne, in a glisk, he was tummelin faurrit, hee on page 17

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ds cupped ower the flichteran glisk o the match and he kids on he on page 136

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Hercules got his first glisk o the stag wi the gowden antl on page 14

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Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
e, sae whit did she dae? In a glisk she lichtit aw the ither matc on page 53

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
It is yuissfu forby tae tak a glisk o the names, dates and wark o on page 69

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
beseems ony Scot tae hae nae glisk o the Gaelic) can finn, amang on page 126

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
as jaups glisk ben the stugs, sae will they. on page 97

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ooivver, as een a superficial glisk at the RPS wabsteid shaws, th on page 15

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
es wi inflatioun (an we hae a glisk o the social clesses here): on page 24

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 73 - The Stranger, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
's an orra thing to glisk the warld on page 60

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
dinar poem The Daft Days. Yin glisk o't gies yir harns a heize wi on page 46

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
a glisk; a sheltie, tethered in a mea
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
In this glisk intil Burns perception o natu
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
cheil wi nae mense. He tuik a glisk at hir pasport an than haunni
med in a glisk. Mirren explened whitlik happ
ned ti sairious beisines in a glisk.
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Dauvit thocht for a glisk, an syne he said, "A wush A s
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Scotch Readings (1889) gies a glisk o the management o the menodg
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
this new data, lat’s hae a glisk at some o the maist common qu
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ive their kye throu it. Hae a glisk throu auld traivel journals a
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ate, she wis able tae catch a glisk o fields in the futehills o t
she only managed tae catch a glisk afore Raggle deleeberately bl
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
Let us tak a closer glisk at this steppin stane or spec
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
as their sibness - takkin a glisk at history and politics forby
in ye did yer best tae. Tak a glisk at the twa exemple sentences
Lat’s tak a glisk at a wheen exemples.
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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Ech, I hae a glisk o ilka poet’s future there,
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Doric

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - My Faither's Fowk, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
een glisk o thon wirds on page 36

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
terns'r born anely tae dee we glisk the licht on page 3
Ye'll glisk me in hottle lobbies on page 74

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Robb, Lydia AUNTIE BEAN UNDRESSES, (Association for Scottish Literary Studies 2005 ISBN: 978-0948877698) Doric - Arbroath, poetry
the glisk o her saft breist, on page 123

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Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
A glisk o Fredome an the soun that fa on page 139

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Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
The prince saw a glisk o fite faem far she swam. He on page 115

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e hospital gaed pit-mirk in a glisk.
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
Aheid I glisk the brilliance o the toon.
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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
a glisk o drastic restlessness. Music on page 23

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Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
a glisk, an on-gaan wave, hardy noo on page 58

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
t wis at shö hedna da merest glisk o an idea foo shö could even on page 40

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
da drabbest laand, a glisk o love aroond on page 39

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De Luca, Christine St Ninian's Isle, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
i dis pale nordern straand: a glisk on watter
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Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
Dat last faent glisk o wir croft be da shore,
Dat last faent glisk as I pulled on da oar,
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Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the fift watch, at the first glisk
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