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Use in varieties of Scots

mortal Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.5 22.1 13.6 9.9 5.8 20.7 0
Number of occurrences5643 9 1 1 2 0
Number of authors30 22 4 1 1 2

Occurrences of mortal in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
pictur. That meenit a look o mortal chaw glent ower the young man on page 134

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
rbourin Sandy Peden, ye're in mortal peril. It grieves me muckle t on page 32
th, or screamed an grained in mortal agony till the blessin o a sh on page 37
her five were tae dee o their mortal wounds in the days that follo on page 38
nichtmares, an dwallt ever in mortal fear o sodgers an guns an hor on page 47
wey back tae Sorn, bearin the mortal remains o twinty-aicht o thei on page 52
Also on pages 54, 58
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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
wi mortal fear, that begets voodoo, on page 67

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Once we leave this mortal plane, might there be somethi on page 69

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Grantit to goddess and mortal bard Ye cannae follow this. on page 4

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
oantae before ah depart this mortal realm. Somethin, anyhing, tha on page 23

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
there yi stand like a mortal glaikit, on page 70

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
that the King had been in sic mortal danger he wis fair relieved t on page 18

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
an near-mortal-wunded masel, on page 16
We're aa mortal. Dinna grieve. on page 35

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
arthborn companion, an fellow-mortal.' Ma mind wis in a richt taig on page 83

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
e're bound tae burn. Ye're in mortal danger. on page 112

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
'm like tae trou my deidliest mortal fae, on page 43

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
w aboot, kis it's: unmeet for mortal ear an Wad shock a human hear on page 137

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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
We wyle oorsells wi mortal immortality, ilk daw,
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye'd think it wis a mortal sin
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ll imbue a yin-aff issue wi a mortal significance. An o coorse it'
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
in wis unmatched by ony ither mortal. Arachne had been taucht tae
“Imagine, a fushionless mortal challengin a goddess!” lauc
claith unlike onything a mere mortal cud weave. Sae she speired he
said Athena, “dinna let a mortal shame yer sister. Ding yer ha
tsome gorgon’s heid. “Nae mortal lass,” she said smilin tae
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
orsooth; decking out your bit mortal clay bodies; primming wi your
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Nine for mortal Men, doomed to die,
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Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ans, wi ilka region gied five mortal Guairdians that defend their
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
on him, frae his position may mortal man howp to move a sumph.
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astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
anly meet in the passin a the Mortal Realm.”
ve layed oot yir barra fyr a mortal?”
l ye how tae win the hond o a mortal wummin?”
a sidhe an a Prince at that, Mortal Man shies awa fae a lassie th
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Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Dear Lord, jist uise this mortal cley,
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
o greed, envy, pride an ither mortal misdemeanours. on page 77

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Nae mortal man kin dance like me. on page 16

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
Doon they gied, the mortal remains, in the lea o Tomnave on page 51

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
wame o the lan, ooto sicht o mortal een, the watter bedd, in its
d bin a Christian body aa his mortal days'.
pit on incorruption, an this mortal maun pit on immortality...Cor
airm still hett, wis bit the mortal cloots o the man that hid bin
y ower deep fur kennin in the mortal wye. She vowed that fin she w
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rved them athoot the help o a mortal haan. As weel there wiz wee r
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
tae shaa the aerly signs O a mortal stoor. Sheu caas the bays. on page 152

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Shetland

Sutherland, Stella Midder, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
my mortal years wid wear, her blöd
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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Farewell this mortal coil on page 11

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