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Use in varieties of Scots

terror Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.3 12.6 17.9 0 11.6 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4025 12 0 2 0 1
Number of authors26 18 5 2 1

Occurrences of terror in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
t Alice, jumpin up an doon in terror. "Och, his precious wee nose! on page 59

1 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
e dreich black smeuk o ma ain terror? on page 88

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ey at burnin barns an strikin terror intae the herts o puir folk a on page 37
oun frae the north tae strike terror in the herts o the guid folk on page 58
e time till she won oot o her terror. Ower the past aicht years si on page 65

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Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
bi sundoon turn suirely intae terror. on page 37

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Alexander our king was dead A terror struck the nation, on page 6

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
unner per cent. Your reign ae terror ends theday. And mines hus ji on page 200

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
e road she turnt intae a holy terror. Ma life wis a nichtmare.' on page 192

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
is knees, shakkin wi grief an terror. It wis only feet fae him whe on page 79
s the spectators stared on in terror, the thing movit again an oot on page 94

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ellin his heid aff, aabody in terror, on page 115

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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
And terror aches and pains. on page 142

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
thochts bein yins o absolute terror. "Please," she said tae Olaf, on page 107
Violet gied oot a wee pleep o terror, but she flicked the switch o on page 158

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tae kythe as murderers, whaur terror caas on page 30

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
In thon lest blenk o terror on page 98

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ll as thay have not gevin ony terror to wickit men to offer this l on page 24

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
That mindit on him wi terror. on page 100

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
in thair bedclaes an spreidin terror, scunnert me by the ordnar. W
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ikely tae eventuate in acts o terror or related forms o civil unre
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Terror gied her legs bycommon glegne
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A'm fair in terror o that lance.
1 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
A wave o’ terror washed ower me. Ah stumbled b
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ns ready tae accept torture o terror suspects – no that they lik
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e an she hid a leuk © pure terror in er een. "Ah'm nae feelin s on page 42

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Syne terror swallied up thi pair, on page 8

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
that singularly drew sae much terror an bemusement, except fur Erc
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
in swyte as if gan throwe the terror o the burnin shippie aa ower
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wi a bang and Catty howled in terror and pain. Screamin hersel Mab
id moved ontae a new weapon o terror. It wiz aa speculation of coo
wiz fleein. Wi a gasp o pure terror he ran fae the hoose knockin
3 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
ed stock stell wi the sywte o terror rinnin doon his face. He wiz
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ersehole still winkin wi the terror o’t aa. Gaspin a bit, an ai
aw a man wi a look o absolute terror on his face wi his een sticki
crashing intae her. Sabbin in terror Jeemicky lifted his fit an pu
the door rollin aboot in pure terror shoutin oot o him, “Oh me o
4 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
mory cam oonbidden o da naked terror in dat young face i da dock, on page 58

1 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
t an aboot dey wid run awa in terror, an whan da adults saa me dey
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
mpin up an doon in an agony o terror. "Aw, thur goes haes precious on page 59

1 matches

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