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mait Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27.2 27.2 31.7 0 0 0 57.5
Number of occurrences8753 21 0 0 0 13
Number of authors28 16 10 3

Occurrences of mait in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
a tae look on the roses aince mait. on page 72

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
eepers a haund wi the baist's mait, an as a trait tae us for cly on page 58

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
is ower kittelt-up tae eat ma mait, but A darnae clype tae ma mi on page 22

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
aw be sperfilt: nae pley, nor mait nor maut, nor e'en a bit douk on page 48

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
med wi scythes, pikes, an nae mait nor saxty muskets an twa scor on page 27
John, on the ither haun, wis mait o a shepherd nor a fermer, an on page 78

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
mait tae hir mooth nor suppit yill on page 14

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ilka lunchtime tae get their mait. Nou Hungry Nan wis whit ye w on page 56
the sheet wis movin. A couple mait fowk faintit an by nou the te on page 93

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ipyard, she couldnae huv been mait Prood. on page 75

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
"It wullnae be sair fundin mait for yer baists noo!" said Tre on page 79
ent stew o ratton pish, mocht mait an foostie cheese. Thay war n on page 80
ungert. Geenipigs wad bi easy mait yince it fund it's wey intae on page 81

4 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
l thay had yaised up aa thair mait. Than the man said: "Wife, we on page 42

2 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
mappiemou mait, ay, an mats o mascorn on page 17

1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Fousome mait wi the laird at his braw muck on page 80

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ie skauds the creish frae the mait an banes o fantousherie.
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
airts a body micht soond it "mait", an that's hou they should s
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
k is gey critical o the kinna mait we feed oorsels wi in Scotlan
ck frae the sea, guid butcher mait fur the weel-aff that haed th
even made wi juist a taste o mait, haggis is made frae the pair
3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
esgirss - peces - pottit - mait - gingie - yill - skoush -
, an aunties, an companie, an mait an drenk, an (in course) waas
the bed o’t an finnd caller mait ti ait, an things tentles fow
3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
caum hiz souch. Shae gied him mait an pit him ti bed. Thai
s wes nou wi a fivver, an the mait bot graniched him the
milar i thon wey. Thai et the mait
thair maisik frae Wien, thair mait frae Pareis, thair houss is i
o the rews. Sicna maisik wes mait an drink ti me, leivin i the
5 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
bit gin ye’ll wark for yer mait, Ah can yaise ye.”
t tae stap it fae freezin. “Mait,” sayed Derriakin, pyntin t
She made gestures o eatin. “Mait. For eatin.”
backs tae a waa an tane thair mait. They were a roch crood an he
for tae spen thair earnins on mait an drink. He wis hungert an a
20 matches

solonggaybowser Merlin's Bairns, (archiveofourown.org 2020) Central, prose
e an aw aince he kens ye as a mait-gier."
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
cht, in this wod did appeir / Mait, land, and gold scho gave abo
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Oor mait his been hittin the heidlines on page 15

3 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
r braith excerceeses tentie o mait haudin wide o hooers an the d on page 3

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
iver mair fashious aboot his mait; bit A wis behudden at e time on page 27

1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
m. Cat said, 'Bit we maan get mait in for e winter, gin we'll st on page 83

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"Hit dis it mait itsel on?" speirt Ailice fell on page 42
"An fit dis it mait itsel on?" on page 43

3 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
s wife Lyvia jist plunked his mait doon
an started aitin the plate o mait that wis set doon afore him.
" Wull you get up an mak some mait tae me?" He asks an demands
3 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
e draw in the fermer wid need mait for his nowt. It wid be the
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
dearth o siller tae gie them mait an claes. The rest o his sill
o pipes tae be reprocessed as mait. They turned on their ain mai
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
this hull haes onie amoonts o mait, sae
in richt guid condeetion. The mait in the loch maun be
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rst she’d need tae get some mait in her belly. Syne oot o cour
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
yin aal tin trays o mackie-on mait servin oor betters. I stell g
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n doon for eynoo and get some mait! Jessie thanked her for her k
e’s job wiz tae tak tae and mait doon for them, so she saw the
2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
boy frae his ma, a boy wi nae mait than a bunnle o claes an a me on page 9
up tae Maisie an unheuked twa mait. "You sit doon, dear," said h on page 12
hoose. It's settled. Say nae mait aboot it." on page 20

3 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
i tha Deil. Eftèr gaun wioot mait fer fowertie days an fowertie on page 3
Is life no mair impoartin ner mait, an tha bodie mair impoartin on page 7
es nane, an tha yin that haes mait shud dae tha same." on page 74
Gie iz theday eneuch mait tae dae iz. on page 89
on. Thair's mair tae life nor mait an claes. Luk at tha craws, t on page 92

9 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
e, forbye whut we hae tae oor mait an tha wye we taak. on page 7

1 matches

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