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Use in varieties of Scots

masell Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.9 28.3 15.1 0 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences6755 10 0 0 2 0
Number of authors11 8 2 1

Occurrences of masell in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
t editit jyntlie bi Elaine an masell; his successors), sae it wul on page 3

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
d siller an cleidin at A need masell. Syne A'l tak leg bail or hir on page 47
red haiverel, juist ti please masell. A'l rue it aw ma born days. on page 48

3 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
noo oan. Gaunae be a dad. Get masell straight. Get a job. Nae booz on page 1

3 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
il. Then Ah'll sometimes busy masell makin' fishcakes, or some pot on page 4
there wis six o' us an' only masell an' wan brither left noo. Ah on page 6
gans O'er aw soorts. Ah think masell it's the knittin' that dis it on page 7
metimes hae whan Ah'm sittin' masell, Ah sometimes winder if Ah'm on page 12
wis John-Paul, Ah'm thinkin' masell it wis a nim they made up. on page 22
Also on pages 26, 27, 29, 33
9 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
hur lings. Rois Pitkethlie an masell, Rorie Pitkethly, at bene aye on page 11

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
he mids o this Babylon A fand masell a trystin-pynt, ilkane wes th on page 1
guid bittie cadgie leivin fur masell an ma adveisars, a slepin-bul on page 3
n whyt, lik Faither Adam, fur masell an the cuddie, anerlie in ma on page 5

6 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
na corss. A ken weill at, lik masell, ye haud ti wir auld Pecht go on page 43

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
xpairienced linguist, A think masell that, i the hinnerend, whilk on page 116

1 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Ti ding me gin A fell-him-na masell. on page 87

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
A'll keep it tae masell. on page 62

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
echtie taiken. A hae a feelin masell that onie fundin wul faw shor
oun o Lallans; the saicont wi masell an Elaine at the tillie. A im
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
a blak veluet smeikin jaiket masell sumday, as suin as A’l can
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ent an loued the buiks, furby masell an monie ithers.
skuil, an, o veritie naither masell or Rab duin weill. Tho we bai
masell. He wissed ti hae a hantil ma
uin fand at A hed ti darg fur masell,
“Whan ma husband an masell socht divortioun, shae laed C
10 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
for. Mairattour, as A believe masell, it is lang ahint the haund,
as ‘tasteless’). A think masell, tho, at Dr. Robb misses a gu
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
dae the wark, wha better than masell
dae the wark, wha better than masell?
dae the wark, wha better than masell? -
dae the wark, wha better than masell?
A'll keep it tae masell.
9 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
ut no tell me, and if I tried masell tae spik whit I heard, he'd c
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
below, efter weeks o' forcin masell tae bide still. Ah pushed th'
h' dyke. Sittin up 'n' forcin masell tae keek. Mah breath caught i
2 matches

Doric

Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Fin I found masell thinking o' things in wirds o on page 25

1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
cy car room Crail. Nearly did masell a mischief.(2019) search twitter
y. I'm heading inti Aiberdeen masell fir a waddin at yon funcy pla(2019) search twitter
y be ga'an bit I'm awa sunnin masell somewye at wikk. Ats a point (2019) search twitter
s aa ower I shoppie. Bit like masell fan i wint duncin in i Metro (2020) search twitter
een is aa ti pot. Tweaked it masell and fit s spicy het winner(2020) search twitter
and 4 other occurrences.

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
for at lest Ah hae fund masell.
it’s ill for ti byde sober masell!
2 matches

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