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Use in varieties of Scots

lonely Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.7 7.1 42 39.7 5.8 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences5114 28 4 1 2 2
Number of authors27 13 8 2 1 2 1

Occurrences of lonely in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
et again, cause she felt awfy lonely an doon-in-the-mooth. Efter a on page 32

1 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
hat folk imagined wis a cauld lonely bed. on page 79

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ould result in a kickin fur a lonely traveller such as maself. on page 41

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
e king rides out, And seeks a lonely cell on page 3

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
left him lonely, lost and wrang. on page 53

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
jist pervs an the inveterate lonely openin their doors bi thon ti
1 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
Ah'm awfu lonely. Ah spend maist o' ma time ji
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
, but it’s better than bein lonely. Noo the cabin fever is setti
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
ion hud gotten thegither at a lonely farm, cawed Logan Hoose, nae

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
a dam. It looked lik a right lonely loch, stretchin
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
r-cut message that yur loast, lonely, or frightened. Sadly, thereâ
1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
d grandson.ended up cutting a lonely picture,on Ma lonesome at the(2019) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
"mow thir lawn". He's a sad, lonely airticle.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
say somethin, tae comfort the lonely figure afore him, but he had on page 77

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ay, mebbe. Bit ir ye nae lonely oan yer ain? Can ye nivver se on page 17

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Calling all you lonely singletons: why waste another on page 36
Ah'd imaagine ere's plinty o lonely hairts like yersel in the are on page 37

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ach, look at aa i'lonely fowkies on page 115
Corporal Salt's een an only lonely darts pub band on page 138
Aye I'm lonely wanna dee on page 166

17 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
own again, for she felt awful lonely an low-spirited. In a peedy w on page 30
in e distance, sittan sad an lonely on a peedy ledge o rock, an, on page 90

2 matches

Strachan, Shane Northwords Now 43 - Shane Strachan, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
and a scurrie's lonely caa-caa on page 19

1 matches

McArthur, Kaydi Rich n Peer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
um in ere umsel. He wis well lonely, and it wis affa caul. So wi
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
Why should my heart feel lonely,
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
s back tae me. Noo ah feel aa lonely, ah'll ye be ma freen? https:(2018) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Bert's been finding it lonely at the bar himself wee naebod(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ekan a soul-mate bi writan a 'Lonely Hearts' ad. on page 42
I visit no cowld, lonely graveyard Wi posies tae withe on page 67

3 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Lonely tulip aal forlorn on page 63

1 matches

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
’m tired o da Tilley an dis lonely daal.
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
greet agin, as she felt awfy lonely an doon in th dumps. In a wee on page 31

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
. Climb aboard and don't get #Lonely in the hoose @ByLeavesWeLive (2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
et agane, fur shae feelt wile lonely an doon in the dumps. In a we on page 32
bit frae thim, sittin sad an lonely on a wee ledge o rock, an es on page 93

2 matches

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