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mey Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27.8 39.1 10.6 19.9 11.6 20.7 0
Number of occurrences8976 7 2 2 2 0
Number of authors29 21 3 2 1 2

Occurrences of mey in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
stin, an mebbe, since this is Mey, it'll no be rantin wud-at le on page 44

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
fir Oor Willie afore Mey the 6"° comes aroon. 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
e wis oot on pasture nou that Mey wis here. on page 22
ken that, on the fifth day o Mey o that year, his name had bee on page 44
mmond; an hung on the saxth o Mey on Mauchlin Loan, in companie on page 47
an a guid crap o lambs neist Mey. The twa cauvin queys he'd bo on page 50
awin thaim wi oats an bear in Mey while still thrang at the lam on page 55
Also on pages 56, 65, 66, 71
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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
e fae June richt through till Mey, on page 28

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Oan a Mey mornin on page 182

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
nd protect yer ain as best ye mey. on page 19
Mey safely graze and groose on wi on page 31
Mey justly gain the upper haund on page 61
as quantum kiss o now and yet mey come tae be on page 73
broken herts and aw the Diel mey offer. on page 85
Also on pages 113, 155
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Ne'er cast a cloot til Mey's oot on page 36

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
an ye cannae drive a caur. Ye mey as weel git a bike - a horse on page 2

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Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
s. Thusgates the Inglish tung mey weill be uised fur paranems a on page 13
Ti Irene McGuigan M.S.P. Mey 2001 on page 25

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Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
an a fellae in ma distrik, ye mey compt A'l hae ane ei upo ye d on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
an gressis o Mey on page 67

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
guid twa months yet till the Mey blossom-time. Steam raise fra on page 17

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
he Lallans Society foundit in Mey 1972 (nou the Scots Language on page 46

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
fae 16 Mey 2002
fae 16 Mey 2002
Comatee on 9 Mey 2002.
fae 9 Mey 2002 tae 26 September 2002
s a memmer o the Comatee on 9 Mey 2002 an become Depute Convene
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
“Shae mey weill no be thair, tho.”
Mey A hae yeir nems an beisines?
Ye maun caw cannie, tho. He mey ken the mainner at Ruth traiv
tenar. John’s blate mainner mey hae sawn a
daunger aw the tyme. I fak he mey bene pit i the jyle at Carlyl
9 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ncil Directive 92/43/EEC o 21 Mey 1992 on the consairvation o n
h Hostel16 by Loch Morlich in Mey 2012. Whauras the meetins in
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
o thaim really maitter. Facts mey be cheils thit winna ding, bu
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
On Victoria Day at the end o Mey there war bonfires aw ower th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Mey 2003
language if re-electit on 1t. Mey sayin, "We recognise Gaelic a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ON 29t. o Mey, bairns' nursery nurses wis o
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
that wis first pit forrit in Mey 2003. He spake aboot his ain
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
son wrate in the Herald on 12 Mey that this wark "... deserves
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
haw ran frae 25 Aprile tae 24 Mey 2008 at the Traverse Theatre
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Mey 2008
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Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
'E flung mey wan e' 'es luks an' a kent wh
s a, afore 'e could stert oan mey fur gein' 'um cheek earlier,
2 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
prile 2012. It becam law on 1 Mey 2012 as the Act anent Scotlan
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
result, think on this: I mind Mey 2007, an Unionists confidentl
or the cooncil elections nixt Mey (whilk, tae me, wad hae made
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
onie mair. We maun byde until Mey tae see gin this hauds, but i
mak thir polls a reality come Mey. Labour is gaein tae be fecht
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
SNP cohort tae Westminster i Mey. Noo, the SNP isna a radical
ft ower the nixt year: SNP in Mey, an syne a radical Holyrood n
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Mey 2002
will be gien oot the middle o Mey but aw the Primaries wis bang
Mon. 20t. Mey 2002
City Chambers on Wadensday 1 Mey bi Dr. Elaine Murray MSP, Dep
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
hat thay howp tae can tell bi Mey if thay'r gaun tae alloo the
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
Lang mey pheesical media's lum reek! h(2019) search twitter

@jamieonkeys tweeted
nominations back in Apryle or Mey. Cheers(2018) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
hday, tae a graun chiel. Lang mey yer lum reek!(2018) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
horn) no the calendar month o Mey! There endeth.. https://t.co/ (2022) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
fur thi Seaview Bar," We aat, mey een lichtet up, bit thein eit on page 30
peynten at ma. Then eit weis mey turn tae hing on an dangul fy on page 56
n an startct petten gut's ona mey heook's ena an, "Boy's a dcer on page 57
ntae thi hoose. Bit at's jist mey peyn't a view. Ma transport f on page 60

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
e like January it's mair like Mey.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e year ower Merch an April an Mey, fin he veesited the toun tae
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
the huttercups in the month o Mey. An he likewise hid
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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
September, tae pit kye oot in Mey. on page 88

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Hids Mey, folk and bairns dillderan in on page 60

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
estin, an maybe seein as it's Mey eenoo, he'll no be fairly mad on page 66
Ee boannie day in Mey on page 111

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Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
r whan the centre wis apent i Mey, 1976. The auld
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@StuartPoet tweeted
hompStuff Thon is acoorse the Mey flooer ??(2020) search twitter

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