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rigs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.3 16.6 12 9.9 116.2 0 17.7
Number of occurrences6633 8 1 20 0 4
Number of authors23 11 3 1 5 3

Occurrences of rigs in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
Syne look: ye see yon corn-rigs owerby? I dinna eat breid. Co on page 69
ecause o the color o the COrn-rigs. An he added: on page 72

3 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
Scabbit rigs, cauldrife an dowf, the blees on page 8

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
run in aa her days; it wis aa rigs an furrows: the croquet baas on page 44

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
in oorie broukit rigs o licht. on page 37

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
a bit o hard wark raisin the rigs wad shuirly yield him a guid on page 50
usk, eidently haun-tillin the rigs in Mairch an April, sawin tha on page 55
les tae labour wi Adam at the rigs, an caird an spin the wool ta on page 56
ess. But fear wadnae plou his rigs or saw his corn. on page 59
e the miln, the peats, or the rigs. Adam had brocht puir Tammas' on page 62
Also on pages 70, 74
9 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
An yir deep in Hellie Mans rigs on page 70

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ngdom were soon warkin on the rigs, Nou mony fowk thocht there w on page 46
things settlit doun on maist rigs an the turnower o men, that h on page 47
ity wisnae that common on the rigs ye ken), taen him tae ae side on page 48
an moans. Tam had been on the rigs syne che verra stairt an haud on page 49
n. Ane o the things aboot the rigs, apairt fae the claustrophobi on page 50
Also on pages 74
10 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
versity and warkin on the ile rigs for a few month, I spent the on page 8

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
guid sichts o Ben Lomond, the rigs o Arran an doun the watter ta on page 65

2 matches

McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Tap Table, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
chin through the gentle grape rigs shooglin on page 117

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Edinburgh salon or amang the rigs wi Annie, extollin the moral
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
fcome o acteevity in volcanic rigs that’s shuppit volcanic roc
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Hush Nou, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
death strunts the rigs
1 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
m, nestled in the blaik, teem rigs, that war fullin wi blawn bee on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
his moo. Syne intae the lang rigs o corn the binder breenged, s
the binder again, there's twa rigs left tae cut an the stookin's
bs. On the fermlan aneth, the rigs hid bin drawn, the feerins ra
an doon, up an doon the lang rigs the yokit horse ruggit the pl
e wad be bloomin, and the lea rigs wad be fillin wi buttercups a
5 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
ntil yer faither took tae the rigs. Ye’ll ay be a Quitie, mind
1 matches

@daleser23 tweeted
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Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The watter lyin in the rigs, on page 58

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
an i da hairst da rigs lie ready fir da sye an spade on page 35
etir in it; lat da coarn i da rigs sway wi glee; on page 42
'll be lik da best o rigs. on page 55
da fools; dey dunna wirk i da rigs or pit aets i da barn. Bit da on page 95

5 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
fts in da place, boannie flat rigs doon alang da burn, an fine f on page 1
erryin it up ta spread ipo da rigs. His midder said dey lookit l on page 7
a rüf on da aald byre, an da rigs plooed up ta growe fodder fur on page 9
see Brian an Chloe wirkin da rigs at dey medd fertile oot a dat on page 10
, an dey wir fokk wirkin i da rigs as you gude by. It wis dat li on page 15
Also on pages 62
8 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Dey still brichten Shetland's rigs an roadsides on page 19

1 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
ore, oot an in, up an doon da rigs. I always get blisters in da
ddle. Dan in fae da ends o da rigs inta bundles in da middle. I
ch as I can as hard as I can. Rigs raked till dir bare; sometime
By dis time, da rigs are clean an wir staandin aro
4 matches

De Luca, Christine St Ninian's Isle, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
fae Ireland’s strippit rigs or Bigton’s toons.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
rtree tatties an neeps fae da rigs. Da aalder bairns learn hoo t
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
is cheek an teuk in the haird rigs o his face. on page 3
a farl an buttered the uneven rigs o the doughie breid. Leonard on page 4

2 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
On chins an rigs o rye. on page 8

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
o a gairden. Thar wus twathie rigs o prittas, scallions, peas, b on page 16

1 matches

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