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jenny Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words56.6 30.2 83.5 9.9 46.5 20.7 252.3
Number of occurrences18460 56 1 8 2 57
Number of authors23 14 2 1 2 2 2

Occurrences of jenny in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'No the best place tae meet, Jenny,' Drew said. 'If ye waant a b on page 1

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
o a sudden? Afore I gie ye my Jenny's haun, I want tae see her se on page 80
icatit, but gin he wantit his Jenny - an there wis nocht dearer on page 81

7 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
' Matilda said. "She cried ye Jenny.' on page 73
'They cried me Jenny,' Miss Honey said. on page 203

4 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
st year. Karen an her wee pal Jenny Lee (who's lik a bean pole) g on page 169

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
The jenny lang-legs that skittered fur on page 16

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Jenny. on page 5

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An Jenny-mony-feet owerleggit crawls on page 32

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
cried "Ma Wee Scotty Dug!" bi Jenny Brunton in the same cless as
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
In Jenny Murdoch’s windae.
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
“Weel, it seems your Jenny wasnae ower pleased whan ye c
daurk, so’s no ti waukin Jenny, whan Ah feels sumthing stair
confused. The licht cam on an Jenny sees her bluidy
wuman, thare’s nae wey Jenny cud accep that. Sae first cha
4 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
stertit wi an unjustice, tho Jenny an me didna ken it at the tim
ars, awa back in the Saxties, Jenny’s faimlie haed a neibour on
uid-gaun, but the simmer that Jenny an me war sieventeen gaun on
it glanced on him that Jenny’s faither micht cuid help h
preliminaries wis by, he telt Jenny’s faither at
25 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
fashion accessories. Awned bi Jenny Urqu-hart, its address is 68,
Jenny says in her literature, "To s
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ks oot. The girls, Jill an’ Jenny, came doon in bikinis wi’ t
urns an’ braces. Eventually Jenny capsized, A quickly went ower
“Ok Jenny, put your hands on my boat an
cockpit rim an’ said “Ok Jenny, you fix oot yer deck, A want
“Could ye paddle ower tae Jenny an’ tell her she should adj
7 matches

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
An’ even Jenny didnae ken
His Jenny dain her knittin’;
2 matches

@LairnScots tweeted
ae listen tae 'Wur Cheeko' by Jenny Stewart. A poem written in Ca (2018) twitter link

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Jenny an Brian Sangster war baith i
rnin wi bein aff his lessons. Jenny forbye wis anely his hauf-sis
rriet quick an syne faitherit Jenny. Joe hid sma luck wi weemin t
d sma luck wi weemin tho, fur Jenny's Ma ran aff wi a larrie driv
i the bairns' ploys. Brian an Jenny war mair draggit up nur reare
50 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
u wanna draw with the others? Jenny asks. She looks too bonnie ta
that ay sticks tae yer socks. Jenny pours ye a cup o diluting jui
Okay guys! Jenny shouts. Finish up your pictur
… a… burping competition! Jenny’s vyce booms oot a megaphon
they’ve aa taen a turn and Jenny looks ower at you, standin on
6 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
at I haard, they wir bidan at Jenny's. on page 79

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
da day, an bidin wi Peter an Jenny. Ahm blyde I dunna hae room i on page 47
ties an carrots i da pantry," Jenny said as dey rushed oot, "Oh, on page 48
hü startit ta laach, an whin Jenny cam ta tell wis at da dennir on page 50

7 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
best place it can be. Thanks Jenny and Will, and best of luck Ja(2020) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
uncle Jim an faimlie, Billy, Jenny an
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
es in Ayrshire. Nocht adae wi Jenny Rennie acoorse ??(2020) search twitter

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
sic a thocht, Fur aa his puir Jenny's fancie airs, the' didnae ge on page 11

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
‘Jenny’s on her ain ower thonner.
ower thonner. Away an play wi Jenny.’
e an tired o Gary’s sister, Jenny.
Jenny gaes tae the Andrews’ schui
the boy’s side o the hal an Jenny is on the ither wi thirty gir
55 matches

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