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Use in varieties of Scots

orders Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16 16.1 24 9.9 5.8 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences5232 16 1 1 1 1
Number of authors34 22 8 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of orders in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
LAST ORDERS on page 77

3 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
men scraich orders, gas pipes hauch and hiss, on page 91

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ince she doesnae take musical orders aff 'um, much tae eez amuseme on page 3

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
ate. He'd huv gat his marchin orders in the wee school, but the te on page 7

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
His orders were: 'Knife the wee nyaff!' on page 23

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ellt, nae matter how daft the orders micht be. So they gart her ea on page 43

1 matches

Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
as already brocht in a puckle orders fae America. on page 87

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
whit they were daein an gave orders - 'you come, wait here, give on page 76

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
stood aside him. 'Follae thir orders,' said Mr Wonka, haundin the on page 155

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
On the orders o Airmy Intelligence, on page 110

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ate. He'd huv gat his marchin orders in the wee school, but the te on page 6

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
l. A passkeeper's haundin oot orders o service at wan side o the f on page 112

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
re wad hae nae deval, an gied orders for Baudrons ti bi gien as mu on page 42

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ns o Scots-speikin men on the orders o the Scots-speikin king o a on page 4

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
years o fechtin and follaein orders and this haiverin auld bauchl on page 53

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
'I putt the orders in execution on page 47

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
O wae be tae the orders that mairched my love awa on page 69

1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
rees til the actioun, than it orders the cheil the pursuer is fear on page 22

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
bowffin out orders. The hair rase up on the back
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
She gies the orders oot, but sad -
It's Eve wha gies the orders,
ma orders, wad ye! Oot ye gae!
3 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ll had the confidence tae gie orders whan there wis a mishanter. A
caumly turnt an stertit giein orders tae some o the rescued miners
kness, an Hsien had disobeyed orders an went back tae git the lass
3 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
a wur doon tae his ain stupid orders. He decides they need some bi

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
™ ah tell him. ‘’Doacturs orders’’
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
eed tae gie' him his marching orders Blaze... :) (2023) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
le too. "I was just following orders" willnae wash. (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
out on the streets after last orders n enjoy yourselves - how r t (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
r the Tramlines. That wis oor orders. They'll be expectin us in an on page 44

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
A Glenbervie Laird Orders His Memorial on page 26

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
er wis a meenister an teen is orders fae a Goad fa kent naethin o on page 65

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
wi 'Ah wis only cairryin oot orders'. Wi heard eneuch o that at t on page 8

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
. I ken, cause I masel tak ma orders fae ithers an hiv men att tak on page 16
cause in my job, A'm aneth orders masel an A jist gie orders ta on page 91
ee'd man for cairryin oot yer orders. A widna think jt. Sae, it's on page 109

5 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Sky maanie wis giein er aa er orders. on page 25

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Northwords Now 43 - Shane Strachan, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
deef tae the last orders bell chime on page 19

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ootside hoose liked their orders first (impossible) The twa Je
tae dish oot the orders as seen as ey got tae the Bro
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ock Dow fa gaed the men their orders ilkie mornin, fa saw till it
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
tae lift Bandara an hid gien orders fur the Doctor tae be pit tae
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Pet Portrait Christmas orders are being taken by Mrs Doric (2017) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
amongst the orders: on page 36

1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ny red aipples wis dyshin oot orders.
1 matches

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
ndlambert oot in 3 weeks, pre-orders taen noo, gey chuffed wi it ?(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
owresettin o tha orders, hoosehaud speirins, sing’l
1 matches

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