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Use in varieties of Scots

trail Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.8 19.3 20.7 19.9 11.6 0 7.7
Number of occurrences5939 14 2 2 0 2
Number of authors43 29 9 2 1 2

Occurrences of trail in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
time aw wis hittin the dusty trail; the nights are fair drawin i on page 32

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
kit an jabbed a fingur at the trail. Beanpole's heid jerked aboot on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
e maun follae the munelicht's trail on page 56

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
burst un-announced, leavin a trail ay pus oan ma face. If ye don on page 2
thir last set an the punters trail oot, the musicians wi passes on page 3

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Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
Froths of hair trail frae the cowl: grey-brown sil on page 3

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
e auld bugger! Ah've had some trail, sir.' He feenished aff the l on page 71

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
streets. We are fast oan his trail but as ah turn the corner, fu on page 163

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
screived Scotland's Democracy Trail wi Donald Smith in 2014, whan on page I
e cried 'Scotland's Democracy Trail' an were based on a wee book on page 125

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
er an fifty pound fur you tae trail through sheep shite. on page 161

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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
Stertin a lifetime's paper trail on page 51

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
y an pit the tabloids aff the trail, so he telt them that the Pri on page 79

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
last Hercules stummled ower a trail o massive fitprints. on page 7

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
Who's made this trail an where diz it go? on page 10

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
flour wid rin oot and leave a trail. on page 45

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Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
fae the sky, leavin a bricht trail ahint it. on page 53

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
s is aye stll thare alang the trail throu this grushie cleuch. Th on page 65

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
oin hauf a line o waashin tae trail in the glaur. on page 65

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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
that a Yankee crossed his trail,
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
wa war suin catcht an pit tae trail.
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Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
n they saw these torches as a trail o dottit lichts runnin doun t
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Folliein the muddy trail that snakes through the nettl
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ets the heids up whenever the trail starts tae lead tae his door
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Hiz trail leads back tae St Enoch Squar
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
An’ trail back tae oor hames.”
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
up and awa, leaving behind a trail ae red gristle and grime oan
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McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
iz back tae work. Cannae jist trail roon thi hoose in yir rovies.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Dug-wumman managed tae lea a trail o beads - he frownt accusinl
d her at a fair pace up a yak trail. They scrauchlet ower the lip
2 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
the couch and stretching, the trail a hair oan his stomach oan fu
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
n up and awa, leavin behint a trail ae red gristle and grime oan
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Ah trail behind thum intae the livin r
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@fairpechtoot tweeted
statue fae last year's bucket trail reps ma love o Scots mair tha(2017) search twitter
Ony idea how long the bucket trail's there fur? Gonnae take ma b(2016) search twitter

@GMacminto tweeted
): An eemock shanks alang the trail seestem shawn. Whan the eemoc (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
t o the Oor Wullie BIG Bucket trail! Find oot mair here: https:// (2019) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
t oan the 'Battle of Falkirk' Trail. Fu' o' interestin informatio (2021) twitter link

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
hae. Frae morning ti nicht I trail wechty dracchts, trail secks on page 26

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Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
as he wis telt, followin the trail o the voice tae whaur Bella s on page 84

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
cht, an the five o us hid tae trail a' the wye tae the Golf Links on page 35

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Petrie, Kimberley Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Letter Tae Ma Younger Sel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
tae trail yer hauns across gowden tips on page 26

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
job kennin far tae yoke They trail't oot boxes - flooer pots, s on page 15

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Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
rd. 'No, I don't quite..." ye trail aff, lost for words, trying n on page 36

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Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
I see the fite plane trail on page 74

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
verness car, watchin a branch trail its fingers inno the watter.
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Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Ye trail doon the hill again, ye didna
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
linn. The dreeps made a lang trail o ice , growin langer
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Cheust guaranteed tae leave a trail o trouble in me wake. on page 68

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
at the daikles, airtan oot a trail o Lights tae a dinger, a haal on page 23

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Shetland

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ll be da ‘Philosopher’s Trail’ dat wis on da map at da ar
o him. Da “Philosopher’s Trail” captures da wit an wisdom
2 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
As thru the fiel haes trail he'd blaze, on page 11

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Scotch. The Bilfawst Maritime Trail bein' on page 51

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