| sisters | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 41.8 | 38.7 | 40.3 | 49.7 | 98.8 | 41.3 | 26.6 | |
| Number of occurrences | 136 | 77 | 27 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 6 | |
| Number of authors | 62 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
on a time there wis three wee sisters," the Dormous went aff at the on page 44
2 matches
McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
asel she had nae brithers nor sisters o her ain an wis aye gled tae on page 59
1 matches
Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
for my buried sisters, stroked by their leaves, on page 51
1 matches
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Wind awa, sisters, ride awa on page 14
1 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
fice, tae the craft shoap. Ma sisters birthday the day, I'll get he on page 3
2 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 102 - Editorial: Jean Tamson’s Bairns, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
rried out by our brithers and sisters in the leid. Caw faurrit! on page 6
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
The Hackit Sisters, jewels and aw, on page 5
1 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
One of a series of sisters Who spoke kindly to me: on page 54
Here lived three sisters, skinny, scary on page 63
2 matches
McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nin ma back on ma brithers an sisters in England. No ma brithers an on page 67
2 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
shi towers above thi ugly sisters on page 14
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
es o his bonnie Mayota an her sisters scattert aroun the well, the on page 79
1 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
's got hunners ae brothers an sisters but he disnae talk tae them e on page 57
never see any yir brothers or sisters. Ah jist don't, he said. Aye on page 68
or any his other brothers or sisters cause they aw fell oot before on page 169
4 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
They are yer brithers, or yer sisters, mister on page 87
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
The sisters were cruel tae puir Cinderell on page 78
1 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
a and get yer puir wee orphan sisters." on page 91
nked weel awa oot aheid o his sisters, howpin that naebody wid noti on page 92
nd then he keeked ower at his sisters. Violet wis sleepin aw wanres on page 94
up tae yer room and wake yer sisters up, aye? I'm shair they'll wa on page 99
laf will sort oot you and yer sisters efter. He's jist no wantin ta on page 149
7 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e hud been a fallin oot wi ma sisters. Ah said we didnae always see on page 12
e top tae bottom and rake hur sisters' bins oot like the neighbourh on page 28
'Ah hink ma sisters are manipulatin Maw.' on page 47
ner, but she wouldnae let hur sisters live in the hoose. When Cathy on page 80
4 matches
Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
a Mither, three brithers, twa sisters an masel frae the wee toon o on page 120
1 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Freends, ma noble freends, ma sisters... on page 18
aareadie waitin, sisters! on page 20
A woman canna bear it. Sisters, think! on page 23
there's the sisters saved their faither's hoose; on page 35
6 matches
McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Ah, sisters, brithers, we aa ken Wha will on page 112
1 matches
Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
tae brithers, sisters, kent or unkent, aa. on page 30
1 matches
Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
So here's tae the sisters whose names have been shrunk, on page 41
That if her an her sisters hae onie say There'll be nae on page 42
amin or ocht we'll aw dee, Ma sisters ma brithers ma Thistle an me. on page 44
days, like faithers, mithers, sisters, brithers, sons, dochters gen on page 51
5 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Celebrant: Ma brithers and sisters, on page 97
4 matches
Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
or any his other brothers or sisters cause they aw fell oot before
1 matches
Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
The Logie sisters,
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
e retoured. He didna here hiz sisters
1 matches
Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
frosty. While ma paurents an sisters cawed the crack the time
1 matches
Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Their first success, The Guid Sisters (1989), yaises the occasion o
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the Seevin Sisters an the Ploo,
1 matches
Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
Twa sisters, een room
e are just the average normal sisters though I suppose even if we d
Wee sisters are affa annoying maist o the
, I’m nae. We’re just two sisters thit share thi same room.
4 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
g brither Patrick an wee twin sisters, Mona an Rona, an she cannae
1 matches
Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ave replied. “I did hae twa sisters (of course they are still in
hae some help frae her fower sisters and ma auld Granny. Buffalo,
2 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
tane a braith. “Ah had twa sisters,” he sayed. “Ah wis aboot
al Bitch.” He paused. “Ma sisters wis a giid bit aalder nor me.
tane a braith. “Ah had twa sisters,” he sayed. “Ah wis aboot
al Bitch.” He paused. “Ma sisters wis a gid bit aalder nor me.
ed in a pooch. Raw resin. His sisters had refused tae yaise the pys
8 matches
@billykayscot tweeted
639 - yin o the twa best big sisters in Gawston, Derval an the hai(2020) search twitter
@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
We're meeting one of Donna's sisters for lunch. I've been told to (2022) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
b oan tae all my brothers n sisters and compatriots in the uk! (2021) twitter link
Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
t tae show aff in front o his sisters, an wid mak a dive for a cris on page 50
1 matches
Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Twa aul maids - sisters ca'ed Lizzie an Jean on page 15
3 matches
Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
O brithers, mithers, sisters, wives, on page 45
1 matches
Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
fe an bairns, his brithers an sisters, aiven his ain life, he canna on page 106
1 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
a time there wis three peedie sisters," e Moosie started in a beeg on page 70
o on. "An so iss three peedie sisters-they wis learning till draw, on page 71
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
coral, far she bedd wi her sisters. 'Twis her first trip tae the on page 115
ee sea quine returned tae her sisters in their coral warld unner th on page 118
ices frae the sea. It wis her sisters she'd left ahin, cam tae save on page 126
3 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
her mither an father, an her sisters an brithers. Jonsar Eck press
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ower sune, fur the twa demon sisters cam by an dowpit doon at the
"An wioot mair adee, the sisters maned: Flee tree, flee; an yo
on, tree, doon, cried the twa sisters, an the oorie tree flyped owe
"Weel, the demon sisters sclim doon, rin ower the san
e tae wave her cheeribye. The Sisters shook their heids an said, 'w
6 matches
Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
iv tae learn fae them. We wis sisters by birth an pals by choice. A
1 matches
Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
er her mither, an brithers an sisters fa haed flown the nest abuin
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
seven, fower brithers an twa sisters. She had fae an early age hid
ain. Wi fower brithers an twa sisters there could niver be muckle p
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
eze o Lowpity’s brithers an sisters wid
e,” lauched his brithers an sisters in glee.
2 matches
@daleser23 tweeted
coull muffin u hear aboot his sisters pants?(2013) search twitter
@Manuforti1968 tweeted
aid that fin her brithers and sisters were bairns in Rosehearty the(2020) search twitter
Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
c tae weave through the play. Sisters Sarah Jane and Emma Grieve, g on page 34
1 matches
Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Me sisters lass, Patricia, got mairried on page 73
1 matches
Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
In a film aboot sisters, on page 32
1 matches
Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
You seven sisters shiveran on page 93
1 matches
Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
wis an owld ean an twa young sisters - da owld ean wis dir men's on page 17
da hame o Mattie an Mary, twa sisters dat hed a bridder caad Lazaru on page 117
3 matches
Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
Knap wi twa muckle trookers o sisters at hattered her an made her l on page 35
6 matches
I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
øsed wi freends, bridders an sisters, bairns, etc.) whaaras you is on page 54
1 matches
Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
eemen on da beach, midders an sisters an graandmidders, an aa pitte
1 matches
Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
is aboot Thomasina an aa her sisters gittin ready for da Trowie Sh
1 matches
Walterson, Vaila Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Thomasina Muckletae an her sisters wir makin ready aa der entrie
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
realised at der grannies wis sisters: dey wir second cousins!
1 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 74 - I Hae A Drame, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, poetry
an stravaig thegither as sisters an brithers.
1 matches
Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Twae sisters Mary an Nellie Elliot bade i
1 matches
Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
imon an Judas? °© Shair his sisters ir aa here wi iz! Sae whar di on page 9
1 matches
McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
g wi his thie brithers an twa sisters. His ma and da wus lang since on page 15
1 matches
Gillen, Charles Fifty Nine, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
Somethin in mae sisters manner,
1 matches