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Use in varieties of Scots

spite Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.6 26.3 16.5 49.7 5.8 31 4.4
Number of occurrences7352 11 5 1 3 1
Number of authors43 26 10 3 1 2 1

Occurrences of spite in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
jist as likely eat her up in spite ae aw her coaxin. on page 41

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
the mar wid stiven oot o spite on page 54

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Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
the twae o them daein weel in spite o they hard years they'd had, on page 79

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
hert feart frae nae lanlady, spite o the ploys she wis cleckin a on page 133

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ll him my wark had gane weel, spite o my fears. He didna answer m on page 84

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
and benevolent appearance in spite o the fact his tusks had neve on page 6

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
ld thegither wae duct tape an spite. on page 94
Scots leid maun strive oan in spite, on page 104

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
fae two ends ay the stage. In spite ay masel the hairs oan ma bac on page 3

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
id see this pooder clearly in spite o the thick reek o the howff. on page 73
re bleezin awa in the corner. Spite g the fire, it wis gey mirk, on page 74

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
e me. And no at aw pridefu in spite o her glegness. She seems bar on page 84

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ties. A wuid suggest that, in spite o aw the triumphalism o the U on page 8
an we shuid aye mind that in spite o whit lots o fowk think o hi on page 18
ssion but, as we hae seen, in spite o the Prime Minister', attemp on page 120
dochters on the frontline. In spite o aw the billions doled oot o on page 123
eady peyit fer - oot o sheer spite. Nou, the Daily Mail an the T on page 138
Also on pages 139, 145, 146, 147
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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
n o its status an history. In spite o its lang pedigree, Scots ha on page 7

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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
And the soond o girnin, spite and pain on page 21

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
mair important now than ever. Spite is one hell o a motivator. on page 89

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An modulates tae spite. on page 29

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
An shuir eneuch, in spite o the blue in the lift the da on page 125

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
A hert aa laden wi spite. on page 35

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ng had been hauden on tae its spite and hate like a twistit, auld on page 18

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
In spite o Broon's misgieins anent the on page 96

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
nither name for the snipe. In spite o the fact that Burns hissel
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
bus on a warm day. And so, in spite of a name stupit enough to pu
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
An shuir eneuch, in spite o the blue in the lift the da
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
thing in Thy Name the day, in spite o my ain waekness. Amen.
e whan I first saw her, an in spite o what hot the weather is the
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
tion as, “words of devilish spite and malice … … cruel and
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ae ken wis a hostel, cause in spite o’ it bein durt cheap, it
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
), but A’m still sweatin in spite o’ it cause it’s 39ºC—
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
It has nae spite, nae lust tae kill.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
ncludit in the canon, this in spite o the muckle reinge o his pub
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
s an success for aw weans. In spite o this, oor politeecians dinn
or ken nocht aboot it. Yet in spite o the progress we hae seen in
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
In spite o this, he disnae see Scotlan
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
neibours bi the O'Connells in spite o the dramas an tragedies in
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
Yet in spite o this ye could probably aye
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ter they had tane thair first spite oot on him, they seemt tae re
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Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
d thegither wae duct tape and spite
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McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
lauch’t whan I saw him, in spite o my fleg.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
In spite ae ma best efforts ah cannae
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ht well prove tae be true. In spite ae this ah’m no gonnae lit
As he remains levelled oot in spite ae ma remark. Like ah mention
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
llenge, tae say the least. In spite ae the many hazards that ah e
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Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
An he cut aff wir waater for spite! on page 35

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Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
een she said she'd passed in spite o findin hersel sat atween tw on page 23

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
came back he's good as new In spite o athing he came through on page 15

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
wave, aa spite an froth an brackish on page 19

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
wful lekly till eit her up in spite o all her coaxan. on page 38

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
I'll gaur you tell a lee, in spite o yersel. Noo, can ye figger on page 90

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Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
as maistly the case it is, in spite o the impressions laid aboot
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
new-bocht mare that deed, in spite o aa his care an aa his trauc
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
t gart the Winter tae cam an, spite o the geelit winters, the Yir
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Mitchell, Kiera Fit why nae?, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
Am I dein it oot o spite?
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
o the guid wirk's gaun oan in spite o government, nae acause o't.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
or rage or pure spite on page 8

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Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
protest, an a wriggle o pure spite, on page 78

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Bit, in spite o dorts and tantrums, we aal on page 14
and as cocky as they come in spite o Faither whackan seven bells on page 68

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Shetland

Mainland, Jim Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
rried on fine - it wisna ta spite him, on page 28

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
y likely tae gobble hur up in spite o aw hur coaxin. on page 39

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
augh fur sum mae bacca.” In spite o thair relief;
spite o onie ups an douns thit mich
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Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ty. Thon success affen bes in spite o' clatters o' hannlins amang on page 13

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