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mend Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13 14.8 9 29.8 5.8 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences4229 6 3 1 1 2
Number of authors32 22 3 3 1 1 2

Occurrences of mend in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
fin words tae mend crackt hairts; on page 7

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
a maister. But he wadna juist mend yeir shuin. I thae days, tred on page 45

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
oan hissel? Then hell mend ye. on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
surks for a sturdy pownie, an mend an auld widden sled lyin ahin on page 57

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
mend, mak and thrive. on page 82

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
die tauld a taill tae mind an mend. He wis a thrawn mannie tae m on page 14

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ck comin' intae the hoose tae mend his nets, he can sclim the st on page 30

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
If ye dinnae clean up an mend yer ways, on page 35

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
crowdie-mowdy. But it'll soon mend.' on page 15

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'll be well and truly oan the mend ~ unlike Mum, whose illnesses on page 88

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Briggs, Susi Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Aggie can mend aw mainner o hings. on page 4

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
mend yir body on page 29

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Fawkirk, Bit a turf wa disnae mend. An that's why a the time, If on page 5
eens haud hans, fin words tae mend crackt hairts dark as the dee on page 69

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
onal staundart. Mebbies it'll mend the skaith they hae been daei on page 56

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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
tae mend his siller cord.
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
n heid wi a tankart o yill ti mend hiz hort feillins. Shae didna
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Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
"Noo, I'll mend yer piggie and ye can tak him
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
d looked much better; oan the mend man - nae danger.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
heid. Noo that he wis on the mend, Beatrice didna sit wi him sa
an’s bairn on him. Sae hell mend him. He wad ken suin eneuch w
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Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Hell, mend ye, didnae want to go offend
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s. But he’s clearly oan the mend and his puss hus healed up as
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@jax6754 tweeted
dwyerPR Prayfully yir oan the mend soon! Take it one day at a ti(2015) search twitter
op whoooooo! Hope yir oan the mend now @dequinn? Hugggggssss fae(2017) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
@ionafyfe Glad yer on the mend. Ye will be back singing like(2019) search twitter
recovery? ?? Hope yer on the mend x happy new year!(2019) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
yer kintrae an yersels. Hell mend ye.(2020) search twitter

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
body wad gaun gin thay didnae mend thair weys. A cuidnae stop fi on page 100

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ou wait your dentures we will mend" Seein sic dramas ilka day on page 15

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
en. Dandy wad seen be set tae mend it onywye, fit fur little ees
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ik young, bit age serum disna mend aathin. Maist o't will fa on
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“Ye’ll mend! Thare’s nae banes brukken,
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“If ye can mend them, ye can hae them,” quo
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Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
a brokken fence, or dyke tae mend. on page 39

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Gittan too dark tae mend an darn, trim an light the la on page 117

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@peediepuss tweeted
ational Aye, a bit of a 'Hell mend ye' moment (2020) twitter link

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Sae dan dey set ta mend da Dart on page 60

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Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
hell mend me gin I gang yon gate again. on page 131

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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Tak me hail, or mend in Hell; on page 58

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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
4.22 Tha CK Goverment may mend tha Skailin Ect 19an90 an tha on page 35

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