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Use in varieties of Scots

pains Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8 8.6 6 0 17.4 0 8.9
Number of occurrences2617 4 0 3 0 2
Number of authors19 13 3 1 2

Occurrences of pains in Corpus

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Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
ptember brocht thae merciless pains, on page 16

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
any thoat. But as much as it pains me tae admit it, eh? he's act on page 137

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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
mair nor ane or twa aches an pains in his joints at the end o a on page 59

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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
And terror aches and pains. on page 142

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ws up intae the grey sky. The pains o Hell take a hold o me and e on page xii

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
jaiket, easin awa his winter pains. But he wisnae temptit tae ca on page 17

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
The new-gurgin pains on page 17

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nae pains shall ivir herm them. on page 97

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
fur wir pains, “ Andra feinist.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
, an then aw down to poverty, pains, duds, an debility. Poor thin
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Whit pains a had tae bare,
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
The culmination o’ oor pains,
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ss servant bore martyrdom’s pains,
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
se e’ the skitters fur thur pains.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
rget aw ae life’s aches and pains. But maire tae the point, ma
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@g_hibby tweeted
h today at Tynecastle, and it pains me tae say it.. I wasn't wron (2023) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
An aiven fin the pains stairtit an ma watters puddle on page 67

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
an Jonsar Eck felt the hunger pains
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
fooshionless, wi gummy een an pains in his jynts, like an auld ru
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
whin he got dem hame, he took pains ower dat as if it wis gyaain on page 3
maybe gie her strent whin her pains gets waar." on page 33
s gettin waar noo, ah'm haein pains nearly aa da time ... bit ahi on page 34

3 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Bent dibble wi tha pains on page 35

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Gillen, Charles Oot Here Mae Lane, (Words without Borders Magazine 2004) Ulster, prose
wean, but for these dam't oul pains,
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