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mistress Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words35.9 24.7 88.9 19.9 23.2 0 8.9
Number of occurrences11548 59 2 4 0 2
Number of authors25 19 3 1 1 1

Occurrences of mistress in Corpus

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Central

Cameron, Peter Lallans 83 - The Twice-fed Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Mistress Provan begunked on page 82

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
Collegianer: (Thinks) Ay, Mistress, ay. Thon blue bunnet! Weill on page 46

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
tutk the airm o the newly wed Mistress Broun an they daunert alane d on page 43
He luikit doun at her. 'Weel, Mistress. Whit dae ye think o yer guid on page 47
ous day for us aa, Adam... an Mistress Beg an Mistress McKerrow he n on page 52
ch wis eneuch. She had a fair mistress in Lady Margaret, a guid free on page 67
'Sorry, Mistress ... I wis juist comin doun ta on page 68

9 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ide aw the time, an' stay the mistress 0' his hoose. Aye, bit she wi on page 36

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the heid-bummer, the supreme mistress o the hale establishment wis on page 60

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e had built Claypotts fer his mistress Marion Ogilvy, o the Hoose o on page 118

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
the guilty mistress fir the ruif owre her heid, m on page 115

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
h, like the luve I hae for ye mistress and tae kiss the strands o ye on page x

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Aye, mistress, I'm on ma wey,' said the big on page 70
'Aye, mistress, Mabel said. She sclimmed slo on page 71

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Mistress Watt's Baudrons on page 22
The hie flames flang, the mistress' airm plied swack, on page 23

3 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
a mistress o aa the airts. on page 33

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
her hand. Or Bertolt Brecht's mistress who still tae this day, Was m on page 41

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
he complouteration o the Heid Mistress o the schuil an twa o the tea
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
t haed bid there, the likes o Mistress Gordon that wrate Flouers o t
1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e wantin a cup”. ”Thanks, mistress,” says A, “We’ll juist
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
alang the mistress cam, an snip!
Deil tak me, mistress! There's a laugh!
2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
"Weel, Mistress o Kittlerumpit," she said. "G
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
in on the day. The maister an mistress likit tae serve their guests
Spikkin at his buirial, the mistress o the big hoose, the sel-same
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
' lesser-uised leid projects. Mistress Reding concludit that 'ilka l
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
idit bi Mr Blackie follaed bi Mistress Patricia McColl, the Heid Mis
Patricia McColl, the Heid Mistress, R. Fairnie, Secretar o Scots
the praisentations wis ower, Mistress McCall an some o the teachers
t seemed tae delicht in thair mistress's flytin, gied oot a jynt pro
4 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Boswell’s Coort, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Mistress Cockburn, wha screivit
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
and aw their ways. The young mistress has gotten doon a kist o musi
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ism or e'en multi-lingualism. Mistress Gillespie wis the ae body tha
's Comatee o Experts bi wey o Mistress Jensdottir. A guid exemplar w
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
ryin tae sell. In the words o Mistress Reding, "Ye ken whit ye shuid
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
t the EU wis ower an duin wi, Mistress Ewing thocht she haed won ane
her in the ee an said, "Weel Mistress Ewing. A micht as weel be hon
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2020) Central
The aulder wummin, Mistress McLachlan, wis placed further

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
rse mysel in the societie the Mistress ettles tae keep!’
tae . . . tell ye that . . . Mistress Towers haes juist had a . . .
2 matches

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
he showed his cock tae Mistress Bruce or like on page 8

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
bed the morn's mornin, ' the mistress o Steenhillock telt her skiff
Meg rose at her mistress's tail tae draw the kitchie c
She wis a bonnie wummin, the mistress o Steenhillock, stoot kyne, b
n in his breist. I helpit the mistress tae lift his heid affo the bo
'Mistress Bruce is spongin him nicht an
8 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Jessie, and I'll go and fetch Mistress Gordon. She deals wi' all new
miss'. I'm to be addressed as Mistress Gordon at all times! Do you u
nd said, “Aye mis– I mean Mistress Gordon!”
Mistress Gordon frowned and turned tae
Mistress Gordon tellt her she would ge
28 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
e ens o the reid hairy rug in Mistress
m an glowered at ain anither. Mistress McGinty wis a guid auld sowel
at the Kittlin lowpit up inno Mistress
he gurred. “It belangs tae Mistress MeGinty,
Mistress MeGinty’s twa geegaws, her
22 matches

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Bessie, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Mistress Petrie, I wis a good pupil, on page 18

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ok the blue eyes fae me side. Mistress Linklater stayed wae me. She' on page 21

1 matches

Shetland

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
a burden each a beddin at da Mistress wis wantin wishen dat day, an
did tell aboot da butter. Da Mistress wis in poor humour aboot it.
g swack young fellow. Even da Mistress saftened whin he cam in, an s
we set afore dem. An dey öt. Mistress spak ceevilly tö. An a hale
4 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
unconventional game o maid an mistress on the border o Sally's life, on page 24
ispel onie ackwartness atween mistress an servant. on page 46

2 matches

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