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Use in varieties of Scots

senses Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13 12.9 10.4 9.9 11.6 31 15.5
Number of occurrences4326 7 1 2 3 4
Number of authors36 21 5 1 2 3 4

Occurrences of senses in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
ma senses rin whareer they micht, on page 32

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
nel afore he won back til his senses. Goavyin aboot the place tae on page 140

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ench. Gradually, I cam tae ma senses, an realised that Olaf wis ay on page 59

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
s usually discover that their senses diminish and that I should tr on page 80

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Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
His senses seemed as if they were in twa on page 55

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McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
ou were going to come to your senses. Good girl... always give mor on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
strategic attempt tae dull ma senses and ma surroondins. Ah kin he on page 51

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
roke their puir wee puffit up senses o theirsels, O aye, an then t on page 90

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
IT ROTS THE SENSES IN THE HEID! on page 158

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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
O aw the senses, sicht, yit he wis born tae s on page 61

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
ma wabbit senses, steerin on page 40
Whiles ma dumb senses birrless bruik on page 79

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
on in eidioms an feigurative senses at can ay be drawn on. Fowk a
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
occur is as a lexical verb in senses similar to ‘deal with’, â
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
He'd hae brocht Adam tae his senses
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
s Larkin said, tae oor widest senses.
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae McDade, comin back tae ma senses.
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
peak, tae thank McDade but ma senses ur still numb. He saved ma li
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
he majesty ay her imprison ma senses; ah’m beholden tae her; her
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e fae the hash, heightenin ma senses, seemingly amplifyin the soun
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
s claith fae dirlin throu her senses. Arachne’s weavin thrummed
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
eed, arrives on the island an senses an opporchancity. The Laird's
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Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part III, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
an aa the senses
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
tae fin oot the reenge o his senses ...
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
Ah come back tae ma senses, feeling how ma keks are stic
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
nces ablow set oot the sindry senses:
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Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
meant tae appeal tae the five senses. If ye canna get tae a 'froma on page 6

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
moral o at is-'Take care o e senses, an e sounds will take care o on page 87

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
On the abyss of the five senses, where a flat-sided steep fro
Nurse Mackenzie recovered her senses wi the aid o a stiff brandy,
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
its fiooers, kiggerin aa oor senses. An hine, hine awa, then bonn
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Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
This wee poem engages aa yer senses an wull leeve lang in ma memo
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@72redz1903 tweeted
right, need yir wits and yir senses aboot these days (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ys a peak an mairks hid. Inga senses a chaenge i'the paitren o his on page 24

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
d's wye ta bring fock tae dir senses, an salvation tae da wirld.' on page 153

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
een, 'till shü comes tae her senses, an gies up dis fule notion a on page 17

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Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
they'll speerit awa yer senses on page 161

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Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
but he wis pitten oot, in twa senses, we hae ti jalouse, gaun bi w on page 5

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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
nsating ma ability tae have 5 senses instantly... https://t.co/6j4(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An senses aa combine on page 31

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
cht ava. Whan he cum tae hïs senses he thocht tae hïssel, 'Luk, on page 96

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Falin' on yir senses lik' a shooer o' Ulster rain on page 42

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Mae senses drifted in an oot, on page 50

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