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Use in varieties of Scots

sacred Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8 11.6 1.5 0 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences2623 1 0 0 2 0
Number of authors15 12 1 2

Occurrences of sacred in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ot. Yir best mate is always a sacred thing, even among the troops. on page 9

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
smile, now brings a tear. But sacred Freedom, too, was theirs: Tf on page 22

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
They must come fae some deep sacred place within us and be listen on page 3

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
. Granny Cathy's photie o the Sacred Heart is floatin at the end o on page 7

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
It micht be the maist sacred belief o the Mammonworshippin on page 38

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
somethin tae dae wi cows been sacred an ah wisnae sure if it wis t on page 86

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ongue hingin oot. Objects sae sacred ye daurnae ewvir open thaim, on page 106
Ah wis daunderin alang Sacred Way, gaun owre in ma heid on page 123

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
scream. Granny's photie o the Sacred Heart is Poatin at the end o on page 38

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
empty, gold frame. Naught wis sacred tae hur. on page 9
visible below a picture o the Sacred Heart. Anyhin's worth a try t on page 14
um looks at the picture o the Sacred Heart under the stairs. on page 25
Ah looked at ma picture o the Sacred Heart before turnin and plonk on page 61
candle under ma picture o the Sacred Heart when ah get hame. The S on page 64
Also on pages 77, 91
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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
ary: Is nithing in this laund sacred? on page 35

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ee ye seek, Hercules, is in a sacred glen in the moontains at the on page 45

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
fur statues o Our Lady an the Sacred Heart an the Infant o Prague. on page 44

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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Oh, be aa that’s sacred,” she thocht tae hersel,
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ey ah operate. And kennin the sacred oath these receptionists took
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Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
he evokes the sacred 'Aussie Spirit' on page 19

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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
As sacred as could be on page 29

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Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
k haggis thegither an share a sacred tassie on page 145

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