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thairsels Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words31.5 35.2 0 0 0 51.7 116.2
Number of occurrences10571 0 0 0 5 24
Number of authors21 14 2 3

Occurrences of thairsels in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
e thair weel-burnisht sense o thairsels on page 32

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
o thaim gaed back, spierin at thairsels ti ken whan haed it stertit, on page 19
ve o thaim war blythie doukin thairsels in the bonnie fremmitness o t on page 26
. Ower suin, it wis the words thairsels at wis lossin form, wi thair on page 31

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
d be toilin awa, whustlin til thairsels an leukin lik stookie sancts. on page 86

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
the Scots nation cam tae see thairsels gaun bi whither thay spak Sco on page 40
e, sae ordnar fowk affen fund thairsels on the wrang side o the law. on page 52
ffen gaed beggin, whiles fund thairsels cryed sturdy beggars, an affe on page 56

4 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
the companies thairsels chooses if Scots is comprehen on page 7
screivars an speir whit thay thairsels daes. on page 42

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e tae lift fowk that's gotten thairsels intae deeficulty. The Angry C on page 65

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ed thegither, lukkin chief wi thairsels. on page 64
hai'd pit a guid lenth atween thairsels an the vyce, thai stelled, lu on page 68

2 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
German, an decidit no ti fash thairsels.) on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ns. For reasons best kent tae thairsels, the fowk in pouer isna wanti on page 121

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
t thair names forrit tae list thairsels in ane o the sindry projects.
irars an ithers, fowk knottin thairsels at the soond o 'Your-anus' ca
2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
o uiss tae thaim that plunks thairsels doun afore a computer whan fu
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
they dinna yaise aw the leids thairsels), than the proablem shifts ta
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
local governments taen it on thairsels, wi government uphaud, tae fo
air weys o communicatin an in thairsels an aw. A bit in the Education
2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
lift in til the heich hievens thairsels. Fowk haes aye leukit up at n
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
n and Angel’, that cuid mak thairsels kythe an diskythe as thay wil
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
tory, but did thay spier at thairsels whit for he haed brocht twa s
wey thay keepit thairsels ti thairsels, nor the ourie, disjaskit cas
awa inbye thairsels as gin thay haed taen a tranc
the words thairsels war a sair begeck, but he gie
bourdin awa amang thairsels, lauchin an gaffin an skelpin
6 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
al warld can flee or teleport thairsels whaure’er thay wiss tae gan
siller or ken tae dae siclike thairsels, ither businesses (www.nbhori
n a body gangs ben, thay find thairsels on an island kent as a “spa
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
vver, hoo the Pechts thocht o thairsels, and on whit basis thon ident
likely creatit by the Pechts thairsels, hauds that they vaigit tae S
hoo lang the Pechts thocht o thairsels as ae fowk wi ae kenable cult
d by fowk whae didnae regaird thairsels as Pechts, but as fowk o Alba
representations by the Pechts thairsels on some o their ayebidin stan
5 matches

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
the rest they wid manage for thairsels. He didna want tae be the voi
1 matches

Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
ged tae an’ awbuddy enjoyed thairsels. We hud loads o’ stuff by n
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
the Basques haes juist gotten thairsels a new wey o eggin fowk on tae
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
im winna mak uiss o thaim for thairsels? The government micht tak gui
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
it she or SLD can dae tae mak thairsels mair uissfu tae teachers. Din
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
hou thae unseen warkers sees thairsels at wark."Maureen reinges wi f
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
es, gif no mintin dooblespeak thairsels, an I dinna mean thon bilingu
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
d, gesturin tae thaim tae sit thairsels doon.
n. Whan they had disentanglet thairsels an nummert thair chacks an st
se tae faain intae thae hauns thairsels.
inces o China that had gotten thairsels flung oot at the Parteetion,
the Wanderers, as they cried thairsels, lik Derriakin an Iskander, b
18 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
d anes in Scotland haed cawed thairsels oot the culture an leid o mai
llers), while the complainers thairsels spens that muckle on drink. T
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
somethin that they winna uise thairsels an customers aye kens when th
t time they've taen thon gate thairsels an this action wis bein broch
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
, or onie ither chiel, coorie thairsels awa ahint anonymity? Indeed,
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
imes that oor poets ar howkin thairsels. on page 5

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
thair twae bairns, bade bi thairsels i Hoscote big hoose. Mrs.Stav
faimlie fun ae rael hame fur thairsels it Mulsintoun, whaur shei end
thairsels jobs owre here, an it fair gi
, tae bei adventursum an help thairsels til ae wheen
4 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ither thïngs wull tak care o thairsels. on page 7
aistèrs o tha Laa saed amang thairsels, "That's naethin but blesphem on page 9
t can skail thaim that's fu o thairsels. He haes brocht doon tha mich on page 70
a dumfoonèrt, an taakt amang thairsels, an sayed, on page 76
arisees stairtit taakin amang thairsels. on page 78
Also on pages 82, 84, 85, 86, 92, 95, 100, 102, 105, 107, 110
22 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
weans, bot twa o tha sins tuk thairsels aff tae Americae eftér tha T on page 7

1 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
m lauch. The wur auld billies thairsels forbye. Cosie, tha fower o th
1 matches

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