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hugh Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.7 26.2 18.1 9.9 11.6 31 101.8
Number of occurrences9251 12 1 2 3 23
Number of authors35 20 7 1 2 2 4

Occurrences of hugh in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ber. But when their third son Hugh arrived at the back-en o 1714 on page 71
ell thaim tae get here quick. Hugh, can ye come ben wi me an hei on page 76
I get a tenancy, I think oor Hugh shuid mebbe tak ower the port on page 77
'Dae whit ye think fit, Hugh, it's your grun nou.' Jennet on page 78
i aa this agreed amang thaim, Hugh Begg wis duly injfeft an seiz on page 79
Also on pages 80, 81
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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
ma brither Hugh; an tho, sin syne, we aye hae on page 56

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
imagined epitaph: "Here ligs Hugh S. Pyper: fur want o onyane b on page ix

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
him. So up she cries, Jeanie Hugh, she's a forrit limmer her, s on page 18
. Ah said it wance tae Jeanie Hugh, weel as ye can think ont, sh on page 22

2 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
HUGH BRYDEN wis born in Dumfries a on page 91

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
n is, an tho mebbe they ken o Hugh MacDiarmid, as weel as Burns on page 75
he world but no ruined stones HUGH MacDIARMID on page 87

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Hugh Cressingham an thi Earl of Su on page 43

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
In praise o Sanct Hugh o the shinin letters! on page 56

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
nae gettin by the biggar o't, Hugh MacDiarmid - a bauld veesona on page 60

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
Craig,... John ... Barbra... Hugh... Daniel... James... Margare on page 17

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
air nor jist Rabbie Burns, or Hugh MacDiarmid, or onie o the lav on page 4

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 73 - The Stranger, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
This poem wan the Hugh MacDiarmid Tassie at the Sang on page 60

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
tival. It is pure MacDiarmid. Hugh MacDiarmid's ill-will at the on page 56

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
n Crichton Smith's thochts on Hugh MacDiarmid's lyrics that gang on page 46

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
a kenspeckle ane the likes o Hugh MacDairmid. In fack, thon sam
t at aw o the inventiveness o Hugh MacDairmid.
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
(eg. Hugh MacDiarmid). Hooanever, accor
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
t think o as Scots activists. Hugh MacDiarmid wis weel-kent for
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
kenspeckle peers the likes o Hugh MacDiarmid, Douglas Young, Ha
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
cDiarmid Young – a cousin o Hugh McDiarmid’s – hed us play
ttish Renaissance, the like o Hugh McDiarmid, Sydney Goodsir Smi
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
n haes a hinnermaist clout at Hugh MacDairmid an his, "A Drunk M
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
Ae MSP, Hugh Henry, screivit the follaein
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wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
literature wi writers sic as Hugh MacDiarmid, Jessie Kesson, Ja
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Kay, Billy Time for Reflection, (archive2021.parliament.scot 2022) Central, government
ert wi a kenspeckle quote fae Hugh MacDiarmid, yin o the skeelie
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@billykayscot tweeted
se the SNP the now minds me o Hugh McIlvanney’s quote about the(2020) search twitter
b tae mortals has been gien” Hugh MacDiarmid, faither o the Sco(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
mither By the windae gaed aul Hugh He gaed the loon a shout "At on page 15

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
It's time fir tea wi' Hugh an I on page 137

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Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
I mynd on meetin Hugh an Chris - on page 138

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Puppet Mannie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
This poem wan the Hugh MacDiarmid Tassie in Sangscha
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
each tae him and his brither Hugh fifty years before. He’d be
s. The Laird said his brither Hugh wanted tae sail the seven sea
aying as much tae his father. Hugh wiz niver heard fae again and
t broke his mither’s heart. Hugh wiz the aaler o the two, so h
s this building was a castle. Hugh had been killed when a part o
6 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
rity Big Breether tribute tae Hugh Hefner!(2018) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
. Obligatory keek at busts of Hugh Macdiarmid and Robert Bontine (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
The Orkney lexicographer, Hugh Marwick, travels tae the Nort
1 matches

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Hugh MacDiarmid on page 20

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Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
siller frae the laird - Sir Hugh Headone McLerse o that ilk -
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Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Hugh MacDiarmid's vast vocabulary; on page 222

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Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
lanet. It has been argied, bi Hugh MacDiarmid and Sydney Goodsir on page 34

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Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Bellyleidy, o Clan Hugh Boy, on page 2
ster an his thrie sins, John, Hugh an Wulliam James wus aa wabst on page 7
Hugh's brither John leeved jaist a on page 8
merriet an leeved wi her man, Hugh Magilton, in Newton. Wullie's on page 15
rin hame noo an get a pair o Hugh' breeks fur ye, an then All r on page 19

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Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
ason. An Ayrshire Laird caaed Hugh Montgomery, wha traded wi eas
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@the_gellick tweeted
his bit aiblins biggit by Sir Hugh Montgomery o Newtown efter he (2015) twitter link
rianCassidy999 @GribbenC Aye, Hugh planted Ards an Greba: his br (2016) twitter link
een readin up on his brither, Hugh Montgomery, o Newtownards.) (2016) twitter link
ae tak mair tent o footnotes! Hugh's brither George soonds inter (2015) twitter link
Hugh Montgomery, whan he set up ha (2014) twitter link
and 5 other occurrences.

@HurchinHome tweeted
nolds. 'Mae Mither’s Tunge'. Hugh Porter 'The Muse Dismissed'(2015) search twitter
Hugh Porter's 'Author's Preface' w(2018) search twitter

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