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pen Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words40.3 36 54.3 49.7 52.3 10.3 35.4
Number of occurrences12970 36 5 9 1 8
Number of authors70 39 14 5 5 1 6

Occurrences of pen in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Lewis Carroll wis the pen-name ae Charles Lutwidge Dodg on page v

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
forby, I took a bit paper an pen frae my pooch. But syne I min on page 12

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Mr. MacNeil pit doon his pen an lifted the pile o papers t on page 42

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nor poet's pen on page 129

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
PC Walters looked at Maureen, pen poised. on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
fir pen in haun, nae superpooers on page 77

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
enister turned ower the quill pen atween his richt thoum an for on page 41

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
r tae her lap. She uses a red pen lit a teacher which ah on page 1

7 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
elief, aw he pulled oot wis a pen and a piece ae paper. Which h on page 192

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
eired. "The thing ye dae wi a pen or the wan that means the opp on page 138
'Screivin wi a pen, ya wee gumph.' on page 139

2 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Like a loadit quill pen, on page 200

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
A Scotsman in the Wig an Pen on page 74
o Fleet Street wis the Wig an Pen. Journos cam there fae aw the on page 75
r McNab, shair o his man, pit pen tae paper an composed a coupl on page 111

4 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
's drew them on wi a felt tip pen. He cannae bend his toes righ on page 11
me Bonnie wrote SEE ME in red pen at the bottom ae ma jotter. | on page 17
oot a green projector screen pen that she'd obviously knocked on page 24
an she took a black permanent pen oot her bag. Then she wrote o on page 110
e another planet an yiv got a pen pal on planet Earth; Yvonne w on page 123
Also on pages 169
7 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
the list that ah stairtit tae pen; on page 36
Edwina Currie's poison pen, on page 47
Dumfries Cooncil will pen ye in! on page 94

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Dunedin, Edinburgh tae the pen, on page 107

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Scottish an Catalan groups o PEN. Its text wis draftit unner t on page 17
4. PEN is the International Associat on page 24

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah put ma pen doon. A haun shoots up. on page 22
s back tae me covered in reid pen. Ah could o gret. But sommat on page 27

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
heat o the fire, Klaus's best pen had burnt tae shinders, and a on page 12
tched Violet tak a lang quill pen fae Coont Olaf. Violet's een on page 144

2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
o the lang widden ferm table, pen in haun, an a puzzled froun o on page 17

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
in Rabbie, Who didnae try tae pen a poem while stuck at hame wi on page 43

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
there an then he took oot his pen; on page 29

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
d ainly juist quat 'The State Pen' as the scholars cried Grant on page 95

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
e!' An thon's hou A uise this pen-name on the antrin times A sk on page 6

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
sitivity that he wis gart tae pen the follaein flyte.
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ck. Still, cumin frae his awn pen, the tale can be a compellin
1 matches

Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
less). She did pit oan the ‘pen-loaf’ accent a bit, but he
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
ame Bonny wrote SEE ME in red pen at the bottom ae ma jotter. A
1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
™s drew them on wi a felt tip pen; he cannae bend his toes righ
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
s the side ae his heid wi his pen till it aw faws doon lik a mi
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ate leid o the makars. Pittin pen tae paper lats us hauld furth
he computer, like the funtain pen or the biro, is juist anither
2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
nybodie else that cuid haud a pen, we find in the spellin o Mod
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
es in them. Dad had brought a pen-knife as well. “Jist in cas
eid een. It wis ma dad wi his pen-knife. Aboot tae kill me.
ight, I should have taken the pen-knife, but I couldnae think s
3 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
bureau drawer an' brung oot a pen an' writin' pad. 'Heid caul',
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
he leid polis takin’ a reid pen till ma work. Microsoft spell
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Hush Nou, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
pen a cou the day
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
on in 1901. Leatham’s snell pen threaps that it maun be a sai
1 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Wi a scrape o the pen, the guisers drappit the lee
1 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
A pen – for scrievin a braw story
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
it in Scots. Aw ye need is a pen, a bit paper or if ye’ve go
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Flit, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Commit pen tae paper
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
hen the stroke o a government pen forced them tae disband.

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Ah pick up the notepad and pen that’s restin oan the side
1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
An, so, afore A rest ma pen,
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
rnal therepy webbiner! Paper, pen, notebook at ready.....richt (2015) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
id and therefore too late tae pen a dystopian Christmas novel b(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
enit or twa, syne picked up a pen an a fresh bit o paper an sta on page 54

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
is cheque beuk an oots wi his pen on page 34

1 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
pieces, then aa power tae yer pen. on page 10

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
irch '96 as this feow lines I pen on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Can haud a pen te write wi, on page 6
yne raikit in er hanbug fir a pen te write it oot. on page 25

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ctober 1973. He pickit up his pen an began te write. on page 89

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he raikit in is pooch fir is pen an paper an wrote doon I'm Ro on page 40
is fingirs es he attemptit te pen is reply. He dried is hans oa on page 42

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ooh, got a pen in Cardenden on page 123
In their pen i'dugs ir barkin on page 162

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Tak pen an ink, an vreit it doun." on page 86

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
" he mummelt. He pickt up his pen an began... "Logical positivi on page 86
ur pens! Williamson, put that pen down! Make sure your name is on page 91

6 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
or ‘knifey’ wi the broken pen-knife ma big brither gied me,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
d fished oot a blaik fountain pen. She yarked aff the lid and p
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
a ye needit wis a scrat o the pen on an invoice, an blaik bags
ed pages, the scrat o Matty's pen as he screived his Latin gram
2 matches

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ta skweel and I took ma empty pen and a bag o’ peas. Faan I g
ed roond and said "gi me that pen it’s confiscated". I wis sa
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nister as thick as a fountain pen wi a skull and crossbones and
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
evin ay stoppit at Jessie’s pen fur a crack an a blether, an
mannies pooch wi a pen knife an car keys. Teenie Pen
2 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
think it cam fae a cheil’s pen and mebbe they’d tak it mar
disna tak a pintle tae haad a pen.
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Wifies latest haund-drawn pen an ink drawing i' ma pet cush(2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
zPodcast Dinna think it wis a pen - they never gave it because (2022) twitter link
ffy and Hoban wis poor at the pen. Fact is, maist centre halves (2020) twitter link
FCHereWeGo Look again for the pen, player tae left plays Hayes (2020) twitter link

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
les they were guisin' and the pen(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ted life as pert o a Scottish PEN project, Many Voices, in laet on page 34

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Bit I pit a pen tae paper and turn oot a writ on page 44

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
the pen grouws fent, barely manages on page 29

1 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
arted up as pert o a Scottish PEN project, Many Voices, an kept on page 9

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wid tae mak a pen tae keep the coo apaece on page 57

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Lewis Carroll is a pen-name: da writer's richt name on page V

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
office da day. I pickit up my pen an wrot a letter ta Peter, da on page 58

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
He took his pen an droo on page 27

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
n he, shø or it/hit, so at a pen drive is a "he", a phone is a on page 48
a red pen) on page 72
has been filled in with a red pen). on page 73
pen = 'feather' in StE: A'm fun d on page 106

5 matches

Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
ssions wis bidden bi Scottish Pen on da theme o freedom o expre
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
en yeir o aff-pittin i pittin pen til paper, is the say gans; t
1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Whar naw a questin jooks the pen on page 40

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
There's nane ava can bettér pen. on page 31

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Lewis Carroll is a pen-name: Charles Lutwidge Dodgso on page v

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
er even tha weeest stroke o a pen, wull pass awa frae tha Laa a on page 5

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
jaist eftér nine, Wi paper, pen an gless o wine, A wheen o rh on page 31

2 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
I go and I take her intae the pen
e yard, and set her intae his pen
2 matches

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