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Use in varieties of Scots

shall Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words38.3 39.5 49.5 0 46.5 20.7 13.3
Number of occurrences12478 33 0 8 2 3
Number of authors50 35 8 5 1 1

Occurrences of shall in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Nor shall ah nichtly hoond on page 50

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
to start at the beginning? Or shall I give my account of events.' on page 52

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Tyranny nae mair shall reign on page 8

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
There shall be ... on page 1

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
grunds o England Beasts alane shall range abuin. on page 6

9 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
fe ... Lord our Comforter, we shall pray thegither, John an me, t on page 29
And shall rom age to age endure... on page 36
. for a day will come when he shall be ta'en frae ye at a time th on page 43
the great Day of Judgment, I shall sweir allegiance tae nane ith on page 46

10 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
"The time has come, shall we stramash?" on page 3

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
(or devil's back): This horse shall serve him well. on page 3
To my lady Yolanta Shall this beast safely take me.' on page 4

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
bleatin roughly and blithely shall leap, ma dear, ma dear, on page 178

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
uage of education in Scotland shall be English. Nivver mind the c on page 20

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
the follaein wards, 'The king shall be brocht tae the gallows.' T on page 122
eant tae pit up wis "The King shall come tae the gallows tae see on page 123

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
And strongly advise ye we shall not fail, on page 35

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And whit shall we say on page 145
And whit shall we dae on page 147
And whit shall we dae noo the auld yin is il on page 151
And whit shall he see, now the Auld Yin's as on page 154

5 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
, alang wi ither words sic as shall, will, micht, shuid an wad. T on page 31

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Shall - on page 156

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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
and ye shall hear on page 8

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Shall we stay for another hour and on page 12

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
I shall nivir be dead on page 27

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Now, wha this tale o' truth shall read, on page 79

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Heard nae coorse talk... whit shall I say on page 18
"The warld's fowk aa shall ken ye're not." on page 19
That we shall niver ken her on page 20
Frae ma ice-thrawn coma, I shall be auld. on page 34
Whan lithe ma limbs nae mair shall bend on page 78

7 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Shall nae the Juidge o aa the earth on page 35

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ed in delicht. "The nicht, ye shall sing for yer Emperor in his p on page 100

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
an I shall brush lips wi the favert on page 63

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nae pains shall ivir herm them. on page 97

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Shall brithers be for a’ that.
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 75 - The MacNificat, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ower the donnert. An aw men shall be dumfoonert
he shall hankle muckle millstanes roon
2 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
prick. Ye bastard. The world shall hear of yer linguistic atroci
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
f baith highe and lowe estait shall hae libertie to bespeak ye (P
t to ane ither woman, then he shall be free.
2 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
un. For when you are deid, we shall tak ower the world! Playing i
s, weddings, streets even. We shall rule over you eejits, and tho
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A shall wait nae mair,
But he shall answer for his sins,
2 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
n. Played bass in a band that shall remain nameless, but were hov
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
'We shall wait for him,' said the wee g
1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
... thy people shall be my people and thy God my G
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
at age, if you please sir, we shall consider him—he has verra l
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
A legacy Scotland ne’er shall cede,
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
m 49, it is statit that truth shall pruive the veracity o their l
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
in the poet’s wirds, truth shall pruive ‘sa far above’ and
stit: nae ‘erthlie thing’ shall ‘disseuer [sinder]’ it, a
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
ster an servant o Christ whae shall lose the same for his maister

@RickHJohnston tweeted
at man tae man the warld o'er shall brithers be for aw that“. #S (2022) twitter link
re MAN TAE MAN THE WARLD O'ER SHALL BRITHERS BE FOR AW THAT. http (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@billykayscot I shall write a poesie tae ye anent i(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
and we shall not b moved lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
lderness, and are dead!' 'Man shall not live by bread alone! But on page 30

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
that. Rest assured, Tyler, it shall have its due reguerdon.' on page 58

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Tales Fae The Doric Side - Doric Dwams, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
this too shall pass. on page 31

1 matches

Bolland, John Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Bit ess... fit shall wica it? Here. Is on page 82

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
- be a pal" "Fear not - you shall ging tae the ball" As good's on page 15

1 matches

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
chin hard, nae seein this too shall pass. on page 27

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 67 - The Road I didna Takk, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
I shall be tellin o this wi a sigh on page 62

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
rish this praicious gift. 'We shall not see his like again'. on page 12

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ys - "The moon by night thee shall not smite, nor yet the sun by on page 74

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
orth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he sha
be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
ue in her fresh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days; and
ys; and whosever toucheth her shall be unclean until the event.
d her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days, and al
14 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
ill easily appear to him that shall compare the two dialects with
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
nivver guess whilk dolphin ah shall be bidding for on Wednesday b(2014) search twitter
e wants a new iron, whilk aen shall ah gie her? https://t.co/QdvL(2017) search twitter
funcy a wee bike ride - far shall ah ging?(2018) search twitter
lottery hinmaist nicht - fit shall ah spen it on?(2018) search twitter
Ah wis an airmy nurse, shall ah pop roon wi a bandage an t(2019) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
the guisers were awa hame. I shall jist hae tae eat a the sweeti(2011) search twitter
now seriously bored. Think i shall go tae bed as have eaten almo(2011) search twitter
@LouiseNicol1 oo shall we....jist the one(2011) search twitter
@LouiseNicol1 hell ye. Shall I de th needful?(2011) search twitter

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee on page 19
this same shall comfort us concerning our wor on page 24

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ries noo), bit dey wir a hard shall dere at naebody cood penetrat on page 25

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
bidin in Shetland wid be idda shall mideen o Wast Voe daetit tae on page 13
sall 'shall' ~ sud on page 74

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Hit seems wir shall, wir hoidin place, on page 92

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Paes Eggs, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
da ruckly wye da shall wis med
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
echoed trow John's haed: "Du shall fin only death in da far nort
1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The saltire shall adorn on page 16
The Curse o' Caine shall mark on page 41

2 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
thra tha coin shall nir be loost. on page 13
by tha which ye shall be knowed on page 14
Whut shall ye dae? on page 42

3 matches

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