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siccan Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words36.2 32.9 49.7 19.9 98.8 0 0
Number of occurrences11664 33 2 17 0 0
Number of authors25 15 8 1 2

Occurrences of siccan in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
life sae weel thocht o an wi siccan muckle darg duin is no gien t on page 10

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
Siccan a saicret place is the land o on page 30
canoes. Yon is hou they bring siccan trauchles. on page 34

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Och, hertless Three! In siccan hour, on page 5
'Siccan on page 29
"There's nae siccan thing!" Alison stertit, anger on page 44

4 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Auld Grieve wrocht siccan oot a wattergaw. on page 13
gin siccan dwam is true tae me on page 53

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
further chaos comes aboot. An siccan a guddle will likely no be ba on page 11
o this doun tae ignorance as siccan fowk swallie the lees o a cen on page 13
ae the ainlie yins eethir, an siccan warks as George Davie's semin on page 15
Siccan fowk were cried Gatekeepers b on page 17
e saw nae need tae tak tent o siccan trash. The ill effects o this on page 20
Also on pages 24, 25, 30, 31, 36, 39, 41, 42, 54, 61, 70, 74, 77, 81, 88, 90, 119, 121, 127, 137, 141, 144, 146
30 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
uird ti mak the pross varrit. Siccan dytes pit mair on gremmar. Dr on page 11

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
ein'm thrawin hiz hauns eftir siccan a snotter, an A'm shuir at th on page 6
tour, "sin A ken nou at the'r siccan a fellae in ma distrik, ye me on page 9

2 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
Whit a peity, I thocht, that siccan words haed gaen tae their lan on page 6

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ha's ettlin tae gar's trou at siccan a callant wad be fash't at fo on page 126

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
up. Thaim at never kent whit siccan a life wes like, canna but gr on page 127
spang-new anes). The makin o siccan rhymes, for playin or fechtin on page 129

2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Ah see nae need for siccan a monolithic Staundart Scots on page 56

3 matches

Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
hrou athout stent. Houanivver siccan govrenments is aft, correckli
the leit o preference, an, wi siccan gait, makkin siccer at rebel
2 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
are yin forgets that daith is siccan eident thief
1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
‘Best hae nane o siccan ill ilks in the hoose!
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
˜boa’le’ as ‘Glesca’) siccan maks pits ower a colloquial r
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
a writer canna mak a play on siccan a metaphor aless he or she ca
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
ay an Carmthers didnae dee in siccan minin disasters, but they bai
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e’r a body that fashes ower siccan things). O coorse, it shouldn
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
omponer o the Baroque period. Siccan dargs couldna hae been wrocht
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
anisp an Drumrunie, containin siccan weel-kent hills as Suilven an
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
is my duty tae pass on tae ye siccan wit and lair as I hae acquire
e tae deith.’ Ithers speirt siccan questions as ‘What wey shou
2 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
I’ll blink on siccan bronze as think him pious yet
€™s future there, fash’d wi siccan sicht,
2 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
'But it's siccan a sicht that it's castin a bl on page 35

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Ye nivver saw drifts o siccan a heicht on page 15

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
but I'm nae siccan aa that's left o me on page 10

4 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e widna depairt iss warl till siccan a time as he'd seen e Lord's on page 82

1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
crock o creesh we pit by. Oh siccan fine-tasty!' on page 85

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
wes siccan an oncome o snyaav, at they b on page 11
Hous! I'm seer it's gat och, siccan bonnie thingies intil't! Come on page 14
r in aa her life hed she seen siccan a shevel as the Keing made fa on page 18
"Siccan a grue as I gat aat mamen," t on page 19
r!" she gullert. "I niver saa siccan a hous for gettin in the wye! on page 25
Also on pages 29, 38, 40, 58, 60, 62, 70, 71, 76, 80, 89, 90, 94, 95
23 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
great muckle DUNT. There wis siccan a
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ulders on raised beach an was siccan tae ken hou lang they'd sat t (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
but wan o them wi siccan a stout hert, siccan grim det on page 10

2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Oh less, for siccan bruck as A'm spaekin!" on page 17
aid, "for her hair gengs inta siccan lang ringlets, an mine is no on page 19
du could only see her. Shö's siccan a dear paeceable ting o cat," on page 22
a fine saft ting ta cuddlean siccan a splendid haand at catchin m on page 23
"An yit for siccan a dear peerie whalp as he wis on page 42
Also on pages 51, 54, 67, 71, 83, 86, 91, 117, 124
15 matches

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
He tried ta lift hit but wis siccan a back-burdeen, he cummelled on page 25

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
is drafted fae siccan strug, on page 64

1 matches

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