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Use in varieties of Scots

sage Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.3 3.5 1.5 0 0 10.3 9.7
Number of occurrences117 1 0 0 1 2
Number of authors11 7 1 1 2

Occurrences of sage in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"In ma youth," said the sage, as he shook his grey locks, on page 37

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
~ "As a lad," said the sage, as he shook his grey locks, on page 44

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
So, A taen his ancient sage advice and ... made a cup ae on page 63

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 102 - Sindrins, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry
Sois sage! the sindrins o the hert are on page 50

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
ae science or the craft o the sage-femme on page 134

1 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
nese Studies, and, agin monie sage advices frae some o ma domini
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Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"In ma yooth," sade e sage, as he shook his grey locks, on page 45

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"In ma youth," said th sage, as het shook eis grey locks, on page 46

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"In mae youth," said the sage, es hae shuk haes grey locks, on page 47

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
A sage, a fraud ait gies a chill, on page 21

1 matches

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