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langsyne Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 17 27.1 9.9 0 82.7 0
Number of occurrences6033 18 1 0 8 0
Number of authors22 16 5 1 1

Occurrences of langsyne in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
n. It wis fine an guid in the langsyne. I smoored the lamp in the fo on page 50
t the wind hasna shoggelt sin langsyne. on page 80

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
wir anither perr o pals frae langsyne. on page 26
meenit.) Ir whan Ah wheenged langsyne tae a couple o aunties thit f on page 27

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
d wyne. An Ah mind oan things langsyne. Yester nicht Ah thocht tae s on page 9
e oan account o the Isle, fir langsyne he desirit a dysart o contemp on page 14

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
we hae been haundit doun fae langsyne. O coorse ye'll hear a haill on page 56

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
h and Christopher Robin yince langsyne, and had been waitin for ever on page 131
that, in the days o langsyne when front doors were _ front on page 135

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
ns, at the maissons kent frae langsyne. Than ti schaw thair skeill, on page 42

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Langsyne crined Tithonus, a katydid on page 34

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Sin langsyne, ma hoose, like a smilin lass on page 43

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Langsyne she wis sair-aff bi mysel. on page 39

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
In the days langsyne, the Kingdom o Fife was caad on page 136

1 matches

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
st be deein," she thocht, for langsyne her grannie had tellt her, "W on page 53

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
in. Maist o the fowk wha sang langsyne, whase sangs were taen doon b on page 69

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
lend, wi the artwork o a firm langsyne nou closed doun: a nectar lan on page 72

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Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Nae ower langsyne I saa a boatie on page 10

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
r an outwale o bairn-rhymes o langsyne: it's a leivin pruif at rhyme on page 129

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
omprehends the hail breidth o langsyne? on page 130

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Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
seekin throu the hoose he hes langsyne bidit in
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
mony apostrophes like in the langsyne, it's blinndit wi a skyrin o
s that gaes back tae the lang langsyne, as weel as mair raecent taen
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
langsyne, an fowk ti blether wi thair
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ion tae a stream that ran fae langsyne throu the noo intae the futur
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
n, faur-awa cuisins frae lang langsyne, an yon biggit a wee
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
spreit spak o Beatrice (deid langsyne) but coudna tak up the fou im
An Dante’s wyce: langsyne he lairn’t the wey.
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Langsyne, there were a man quhase name
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
o the heivenly boadies langsyne gane on page 3

4 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
For simmers' glories gane langsyne, Thon "blythesome days o simm on page 8

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
d, fyles he telt ye stories o langsyne o ancestors an the like, fur on page 51

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
it the Warlock Laird hid read langsyne in a buik that the mirled mag
fur fowk didna flit verra far langsyne fin they merriet, nae like he
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the airmy an navy dished oot langsyne. Gin a criminal wis tae bi "t
culture-fest cad "Meikleburgh Langsyne". The Andersons, baith auntie
vy-built wi't. Jed, tho, frae langsyne, kent aa the ins an oots o th
€“ somethin I shoulda telt ye langsyne. Bit ye maun ken noo. Ye need
picters. The lift o Yird hid langsyne tint yon blue cloudless days
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
langsyne, an foo a starnie glimmered a
blaik keekin glaiss. Langsyne Angus hid heard an auld fishe
e ken the fowk that bedd here langsyne, the Celts, eesed tae makk bo
3 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
cht bulb, fin the wife walked langsyne. Ah keekat doon an saw her mo(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
@warren_maguire Had a hunch langsyne that Northumbrian leid retain (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
Like him, his mither an hers, langsyne, pure mixter-maxter staetion on page 37

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
naith the winnok ae forenicht langsyne. on page 34

3 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
rnt ti stour in anither warld langsyne.
Langsyne ye gied til a whyte-haired ch
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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ablo liggs men that dee’d langsyne:
lown gairdens langsyne?
haes gaen ti grund langsyne.
3 matches

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