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Use in varieties of Scots

innocent Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.3 16.6 4.5 9.9 17.4 0 0
Number of occurrences4033 3 1 3 0 0
Number of authors29 23 3 1 2

Occurrences of innocent in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
didna like the thocht that an innocent body micht be suspeckit eithe on page 47

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Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
this innocent-like lassock's wame, on page 52

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e clype an condemn some puit, innocent, bible-bearif Christian sowls on page 34
n the murthers o richteous an innocent men an weemin frae Selkirk ta on page 44
is bonny blue een, kecklin Wi innocent mirth as they poued funny fac on page 71

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Lookin innocent, he shrugs. on page 15

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
A state-sanctioned murder ae innocent fowks, on page 21

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Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
- a green bairn, innocent on page 23

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
wha looked back at him wi big innocent broon een. on page 27

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
air bloatit fae the spillin o innocent bluid across the warld. on page 123

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
deliberatelie jettisoned the innocent, bairn-rhyme tone o the origi on page 5

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ah said, Whit wid a poor wee innocent lassie lik me dae withoot you on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
on sense wid tell ye they wir innocent, on page 120

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ae but gang tae bed an act aa innocent the morn? on page 84

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
rough hur teeth. She's hardly innocent, You huv no idea the shit she on page 61

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The innocent frae hame, whaur ruins breed on page 30

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
juist a bit limmer - young, innocent, walkin oot wi her laud - an on page 17

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Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
e luik at me. Ah’m juist an innocent bystaunner,” said Wullie Br
“You twa are aboot as innocent as Auld Nick. Still, that see
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Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
protect the identities ae the innocent wee weans, who left a parcel
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
a lowp at and a bite oot o a innocent gangrel juist gaun aboot his
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
the clachan and hang a quite innocent person! I wanted tae gan doon
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
crack an somewey it wasna as innocent as it wis comin fae Raggle. N
hers. “Beatrice, ye’re an innocent. Tae witness is tae be respon
t that naitral-like, in sicna innocent, sicna ... curcuddoch wey. It
God,” he mummlet. “I’m innocent, your honour.”
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
t hes the richt tae be thocht innocent til pruved guilty
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
hat they kent aw alang tae be innocent, an syne send fitage o him gr
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
enably mair nor the sum o its innocent-kythin three pairts: there’
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
ehoo the law latched ontae an innocent weaver by the name o William
imate price … except he wis innocent.

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
gets caught. And she’s that innocent looking, wi her blonde frizzy
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
got there," said MacTavish aa innocent-like. "Very strange. Well, th on page 107

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@DoricPhrases tweeted
that Helen Archer wid be fand innocent in The Archers, because they (2016) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
eh stuff due tae him...ah wis innocent..hahaha hardly...we mostly me (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
An Innocent Abroad on page 10

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Wir John is dat innocent," shü said, "he's been weel on page 11

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Tait, Christian Da Hegri, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
Or innocent sillock
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