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gods Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.3 29.8 6 49.7 46.5 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences7858 4 5 8 2 1
Number of authors38 29 4 1 2 2 1

Occurrences of gods in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
gods withoot wirds on page 56

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
"Ye Gods! Whit a scunner! The haill th on page 139

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
he sangs an tales o heroes an gods, o Sigurd an Fafnir, o Thor a on page 55
t i the sun, leukin mair like gods or heroes frae sum saga nor m on page 56

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
So wi aa the strenth oan Gods douce earth, on page 8

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an pray tae gods an coorie doon on page 37
hirlt tae the whims o caulder gods. on page 62
an prayin tae baffy-blessin gods. on page 75

3 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
is bluid offerin tae the ruld gods.' on page 14

2 matches

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
I saw tracks, spoors, o the gods on page 65
But sensed the gods were near on page 66

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e warld like they wer Olympic Gods, siccar that whitivver troubl on page 54

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Jiner, painter, then screen gods. Hard at it. on page 16

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ance, tae appease their Pagan gods, on page 40
Fir demi-gods tae hing their lyrics oan. on page 61
tie, resignation or defiance. Gods an nymphs cam an gae in oor m on page 102
Torquatus, gif the gods in heivin suid steik on page 149
tae the task bi some crabbit gods, on page 151

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Wept by dyin Gods, we war campt in Black Hooses on page 11
Myndin as weel aw Gods o Yuil and Faith on page 59

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Sin gods are laired here in nae kindly on page 33

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ye pouers o deith! Ye gods ablow, on page 18

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
O girnan-faced Gods and hou the puir mice suffer, on page 123

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Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Nae gods nor ghaists turned oot tae ma on page 23

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Ti their gods, I dinnae keep their Sabbaths on page 20

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Zeus, high heid yin o the gods and heid bummer o the univers on page 1
went tae Zeus, chief o aw the gods, and Zeus's face wis as hard on page 3
on and the wallie-teeth o the gods in the heivens. The boar got on page 19
s feart at Cerberus, even the gods. For this twelfth and final t on page 51
elped by snakes, tellt aff by gods, blootered by boars, cleaned on page 53

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
o Gods, haed dowed, but at yon ill l on page 18
glouter o the Gods. on page 32

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
weirin doun, ay, an the great gods are beilin on page 31
ere's the names o speirits or gods forbye, like the Cailleach, t on page 33

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ad Men's Whispers, 30pp.; The Gods of Grayfriars Lane, 76pp.; Po on page 120

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
- the messenger o the ither gods – an sae a swith traiveller
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
men thocht maun come fae the gods. In Christian Europe fowk jal
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
uism meanin a kythin o God or gods on this yird that’s come ta
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Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
s on earth. They kent wha the Gods war, whit their leid wis, an
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
tae speir at the queen o the gods hersel.
he queen, “the honour o the gods is at stake. Pluck for me the
her the finest materials that gods or mortals baith had iver see
She had woven a clanjamfrie o gods an goddesses sittin at Zeus
is oor hauf brither; that the gods had been angry at Minos for n
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ack on her, mungin, “Oh, ye gods,” and aabody ignoret her un
Ah come fae,” she sayed. “Gods is dangerous. Releegions is l
Ah come fae,” she sayed. “Gods is dangerous. Releegions is l
turnt awa fae her. “Oh, the gods, Beatrice. Raggle’s ma comr
4 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
s); dayis (days); and goddis (gods). We also see the gey kenable
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@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
e a tattie waffle. Food o the gods, accordin tae him.(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
@weenell3 Fid o' the gods(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
days think the players noo r gods - av seen the comments - ke (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
ys, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," an that's far he on page 35

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TheChielMeister Oatcakes 'n' Cheese, (youtube.com 2009) Doric, poetry
It's the fare o' tha gods ye ken an' a'
1 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
ed through ma very being ,for gods sake ah thocht .
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
simmit an angered the wither gods!(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
assreum exercises o Arkieteck-Gods. Nae drive, nae rudder, nae h on page 31
is a myndeen tae her fae the gods. on page 33
rling's hair, an speirs o the gods, at dinno exist, if thir both on page 49
en murnan But luck o the fell gods is wi her (an yass, sheu pits on page 106
me an holy wirds. He asks the gods tae mynd thaim on. He nivver on page 152

5 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Da time at da gods wis laid up for his comin
r back wi his freends. Bit da gods tocht ill aboot him -
Wi dem da faider o gods an men led up yaarns,
indin apon him, he sed tae da gods:
For dey say at 'Ill is fae da gods', bit hit's
7 matches

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
Gods and ghosts in boannie skallwa(2019) search twitter

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Torquatus, gif the gods in heivin suid steik on page 216

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
ter gin yer taen on wi god or gods or no, in sic times as thir ?(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Thrie gods or Yin? on page 6

1 matches

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