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Use in varieties of Scots

legend Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.7 35.5 21.1 29.8 5.8 51.7 0
Number of occurrences9269 14 3 1 5 0
Number of authors35 18 10 3 1 3

Occurrences of legend in Corpus

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Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict on page 52

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
git called. Rangers doft, YT legend in the makin. Am as tall as on page 8
ike a ghost story or an urban legend. Exaggerated as fuck, and pro on page 11
It wid live on in memory and legend. on page 22
ack seat n the Azzy boay is a legend. on page 40

4 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
this shite aboot how she's a legend on the stage when in fact she on page 169

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A legend that brocht back Simmers lang on page 62
Emblazoned wi the legend 'For Valour'. on page 88

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
lous when she called Bettie a legend because she wis drinkin a can on page 79

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
y, a parable fae St. Kilda, a legend o Tammas the Rymer and a nove on page 62

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
o a volcano, the hert o legend, on page 77

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
liteecs!); releegion; myth an legend; social an domestic life; ind on page 133

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Venus wis lang the planet o legend in Greek an Roman lare an unt
fear') baith sprung fae Greek legend an said tae tae'a been the so
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Liddel’s legend’s his glory, tae inspire ev
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
-entirely-reliable historical legend, the echteent-century Roushia
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ht fae an IKEA showroom. Hibs legend Frank Sauzee and Robert De Ni
1 matches

@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
My wee tribute to a legend and Kano Patron @ScottBrown8 (2021) twitter link

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
@jack_capener Legend. Thanks awfy, Jack!(2019) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
e frae the ‘union dividend’ legend.(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
uppressin it in masel. Whit a legend tae the hale community. Weil (2019) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
y spine??. Pal, yer already a Legend! ??. “They’re(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
wireless. RIP Jackie. Anither legend o oor history passed. (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
e front door brother - eer a legend n sose every body that disnae (2020) twitter link
ld b leading the snp - eer a legend jim lad (2021) twitter link
car racing there - laddies a legend n guess whaes been there - g (2020) twitter link
hAth @KListon11 ed tudor is a legend brother - need a say mair - (2021) twitter link
rong eer due me a pint ya wee legend lol (2020) twitter link
and 40 other occurrences.

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
en table. My Granda's a total legend - fish suppers fir him an Gr on page 95

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ye became a legend in i' Tower Ballroom on page 170

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
fe o a stukk bairn. A Japanee legend tells that ae day, Buddha tor
1 matches

Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
Monster or legend?
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
n the existence o sic a local legend still wisna brocht tae ma att
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
The Legend o Eck
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
curled it into the net. Fit a legend yon is! @Angus_the_Bull1 Min (2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
score goals and you’ll be a legend in no time #StandFree @Aberde (2021) twitter link
e se if he funcied a pint ??. Legend (2020) twitter link
y he wis, but, fit a voice - legend (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
Today is the day you become a legend. Trust your instincts, the ch(2020) search twitter
se a hero but earnt #hero an #legend status fae me. #StandFree(2020) search twitter
ndfree #Scotland #tartanarmy #legend https://t.co/FifCRdKxZE(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
@Joey7Barton on yersel joey #legend(2013) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
His legend'ry un-Faansindrie brain, on page 20

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ic ur think Jimmy Shand wis a legend. I hiv freends aplenty that p on page 48

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
him! He’ll be famous – a legend – I widna be surprised if t
1 matches

Shetland

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
w, and their story past intae legend.
1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The legend I will explain on page 22
A myth, a legend and a fable on page 42

2 matches

@jamie_ginger tweeted
re they.. Ka beat wee dottie #legend(2019) search twitter
Ka wait ti jesus birthday.#legend(2018) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
Great fella, nice guy, Killie legend.(2020) search twitter

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