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patience Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.8 10.6 19.5 19.9 40.7 20.7 13.3
Number of occurrences4821 13 2 7 2 3
Number of authors37 17 10 2 3 2 3

Occurrences of patience in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
bit snappishly. "Ye'd try the patience ae an oyster, so ye wid!" on page 31

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'Patience, Samuel,' he said, wi a mad s on page 60
he cunt looks like he's losin patience here. Maybe if ah keep annoyi on page 103

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"Yer threipim-on wad try the patience o an oyster!" on page 30

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
uik aa a mither's strength an patience tae cleid an feed, chastise, on page 73

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
antle o saisons, Ragnar loast patience wi dwallin in Orkney. 'We're on page 14

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
t then?" Cracks in 'er glossy patience can be detected. on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Ah stand up fae ma seat as ma patience wae the cunt is finally exhau on page 169

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ss Honey sterted tae loss her patience. 'Mr on page 86

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an fir me thi hid nae patience on page 53

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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
the patient's if ye have the patience; on page 134

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Ramsay's patience brak. "Ye'll hae damned on page 112

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
wi the patience on page 61

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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Patience is a virtue.
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Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
t o their positive qualities (patience, couthieness, wairmth) and gi
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
d sense o mensefu silence and patience in sair-wechtit dule, o moral
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
’s testin the waters and ma patience.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ve hud tae sit here wae the patience ae a fuckin saint.
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@MartinBroon tweeted
oyd Ye know whit they say.....patience is a virtue????. ?????????? h(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ounger. Noo Ah dinnae hae the patience fer it. Ah'm too auld fer pla(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
is purely aboot ma ain lack o patience wae fowk compared tae Nicola (2020) search twitter

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
. She learnt her foo tae play patience wi a pack o cards. She played on page 15
va. She daled hersel a haun o patience. on page 17

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ay?" said Jock, loasin patience. "An fit wis at?" on page 23

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ye! Ye're stairtin te try my patience wi yer girnin on aboot aathin on page 85

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ilst he hearkens till them wi patience? A tell ye, he'll see them aa on page 110

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nappit Dottie, finally loasin patience. "Fit exackly ir ye hintin at on page 22

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ly. "Ye 're enough till try e patience o an oyster!" on page 29

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Bare North win oor patience dis try.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
kelp Isie's dowp, she tint aa patience wi the pair o them an packit
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
moss. “Aye” he thocht, “patience is a seriously cauld vertue
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Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
mess yi leave aawye. Tests ma patience fan yi dee at and fan yi hink
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@cligeey tweeted
d83 @carhandle We have a slow patience led build up style that didna(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
ither ??. Wish ma luck n mare patience ‘is time roon! https://t.co/(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
thoo ken's theesel hoo little patience he his for waitan. on page 18

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Ah'm no weel-blessed wi patience. If the beggar disna watch, on page 26

1 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
tell thee, hadd at! Learn patience! on page 24

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Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ippit. "Du's enyoch ta try da patience o a lempit!" on page 31
Da Wheen lost patience. "Eediot!" shö said, wi a wh on page 80
said da Gryphon, kinda lossin patience: "ony sea-flech could a telle on page 103
rst," said da Gryphon, lossin patience: "hit taks datten a deevil o on page 104
da Gryphon said ageen, lossin patience: "hit starts 'I passed by his on page 106

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Tait, Christian Da Hegri, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
Patience and stillness is dy wye o lif
1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Wi' patience tae restore on page 35

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
lik. "Re'r enough tae try th patience o an oyster!" on page 30

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
irp. "Yae'r enuch tae try the patience o a oyster!" on page 31

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Calmness, patience, skill an grace on page 32

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
happen, it taks time, help an patience an that's jaist the screiver! on page 1

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