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mids Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.8 18 37.7 29.8 0 41.3 13.3
Number of occurrences7035 25 3 0 4 3
Number of authors23 14 5 1 1 2

Occurrences of mids in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
een o her bairns. Nou, in the mids o the Nineties, her bonniness on page 17

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Mang nocturne's mids, tae hear the widdie knick, on page 43

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
eckit sailor on a raft in the mids o the ocean. Syne wis I gey s on page 11
seem likea laddie tint in the mids o the desert, a th: .s .mile on page 12
t that she had been caucht in mids o a lee, she hoastit twa-thre on page 32
owsed wi fient a soond in the mids o the nicht.' An syne the wee on page 93

4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
l he aye wantit tae bi in the mids o ony dieveltrie gaun on, an on page 21

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
in afore. O a suddenty in the mids o the daunce Ah stapped deid, on page 32

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
wi juist wee runnels. Fae the mids tae the ferr awa baunk wis a on page 22

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Europe, and an island in the mids o the sea where nae ships cam on page 164

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
nir ae louman, an thon i the mids o'z bouk. Ti sei'm lowpin, ri on page 5

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
bot a muntain Polonie. In the mids o this Babylon A fand masell on page 1
ll an Faither Adam wes in the mids o a brulyie fur nerr a hauf o on page 3

2 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ll he comes tae a stap in the mids o the toun at the bruital ryv on page 9

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ion hes a see or an ay in the mids o't: uisin juist xi its lane on page 33

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Richt in the mids o Scotland is Loch Tey (www.e on page 65

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
McClure feinishes, steers the mids i the sea atwein the twa ithe on page 116

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
mman (this episode cums i the mids o the storie o Jaírus): hed on page 135
richt). She sees Willie i the mids o threttie coal blek naigs, a on page 139

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
peakers in Ulster up till the mids o the 1990s. But the peace da on page 121

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
e poetic pouer o rhyme, i the mids o braw descriptive an feigura on page 7

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ey, weel awa fae the Galactic mids. We are the Rockall o the gal
makkin heavy stour until the mids wis that hot an thrang that i
orra. It daesna come fae its mids but tends tae spring fae the
3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
stane bothie at stuid in the mids o the gryte, mirk
A mukkil buird wes set i the mids o the
the puir twenes at wes i the mids o a skuil lesson on “Freder
laun i the mids o the clachan.
4 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
it wis seen that clear in the mids o the day, an lastit that lan
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
fish out o watter inti thair mids? We smiled at thaim, blate-li
pit out at the station in the mids o’t an walkit the mile hame
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
nuar wis that they war in the mids o walin oot a sang tae record
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ave yur bloody lives". In the mids o aw this tension o auld luve
1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Boswell’s Coort, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
In the mids o the Fifties, whan I wis a p
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
IN the mids o thon raicent argie-bargie i
1 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ilka neuk o the yaird. In the mids o the yaird was a muckle widd on page 55

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
It was aboot the mids o the aifterneen, fan the twa on page 78

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
er year airlie mak tost i the mids o the nicht smuirit in hinnie on page 3

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ack. A fire wis lichtit i the mids o e close an Steenie sat doon on page 118

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
n . efter its ain tail in the mids o't. on page 10
an a fir-tree growein in the mids o't. on page 25
"There the tree in the mids o's," said the Rose. "Fit idd on page 25
ae laachin at iss, een in the mids o her tears. "Can ye haad fae on page 68
lin, wi a kinna sneeze in the mids o't. Ye'll aiblins hear it de on page 85
Also on pages 89, 95
7 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
a warlock, lyin skelp in the mids o the douce, quate fowk in th
In the verra mids o the wids stude the horsie s
ices, an cairriet on inno the mids o Pitrasherty wids, till she
ch at the wallie richt in the mids o the girse park. Jock Dow th
an faither war newsin in the mids o twa separate boorachies o f
6 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
t her tae gyang richt tae the mids o the jungle till she cam tae
an Ocean, far, far oot in its mids. Birl tree, birl, they baith
it somewye amang the run-doon mids o the toun, wi the traffic th
livin room. Steppin inno the mids o the fowk, he wytit douce-li
his heid aff concrete in the mids o a fit. He hid aye felt muck
6 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
e in the circus, richt in the mids o the ring, wi the potlicht f
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
kled face, rorie claes. I'the mids o this faimly hid's like her on page 83
s; hid swaalls an birls; ithe mids o the wheel sheu draems. on page 100
eu wis maed ap her mynd i'the mids o the cangle, the meenit sheu on page 146

3 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
the mids o ae drift, hevin tae sklimb
wull bei staundin i the verra mids o
in ower ilk ithers bike i the mids o the
an thar’s airon yetts i the mids o the front an back wa’s, m
4 matches

Ulster

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
r-maisterin leid o tha sooth, mids an aist o Scoatlan. on page 6

1 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
braes: ye wull be bak in tha mids o Bilfawst in nae time ava.â€
ye hurl in ma motòr tae tha mids o Bilfawst an ye can tak a ta
2 matches

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