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twelve Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.4 35 22.6 29.8 5.8 0 17.7
Number of occurrences9168 15 3 1 0 4
Number of authors38 24 9 2 1 2

Occurrences of twelve in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ae. Right, so: four fives are twelve, an four sixes are thirteen, on page 19
ower oors, ah think; or is it twelve? Ah-" on page 60
oax," thought Alice, "an thae twelve ereatures" (she said "creatur on page 107

4 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e on hauf a dozen fresh-faced twelve-year-old boys. The rest o the on page 42

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
frivolity an merriment o the twelve days that run atween Yuill an on page 77

3 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
bit he's big lod, an' nearly twelve year auld. He's aye agitatin' on page 37

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
atre fund has just handed him twelve thousand pounds to write a pl on page 50
y instead ae the usual female twelve. That's no right, ah cannae s on page 119

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
? We've got a braw telly wi a twelve-inch screen and noo ye come a on page 6
aged fae five tae jist unner twelve year auld. The Heidie, the he on page 60
en aw the times tables up tae twelve. It'll be a grand help if ye on page 63
'ye ken aw the way up tae the twelve-times tables?' on page 66
table wi a tinglin soond, no twelve inches fae Miss Honey's foldi on page 168

7 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Quartir ti twelve on page 35

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Chapter Twelve on page 71
a peard: he's only jist turnt twelve anaw an he's got this wan gin on page 95
iver Cart. He is aged between twelve and fourteen years an has dir on page 133
n them: Wotsits two funner an twelve, Walkers cheese an onion a hu on page 147
's dead wee an he looks aboot twelve or somethip Charlene's been t on page 154
Also on pages 169
8 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
It's aa Opencast wi their twelve hour shifts, on page 71
Ah taen ma 'Dundy' an twelve weeks in lieu, on page 77

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
se even if I had tae walk the twelve miles hame, the fresh air wid on page 23
nt on, "When ye get tae aboot twelve or fourteen, you'll no be abl on page 75
ad. They had somewhaur atween twelve an forty weans an lived happi on page 89

3 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
atween the oors o eleeven and twelve?' on page 78
ed Heehaw as he blootered his twelve sticks intae the air. 'A thin on page 84
Naw,' said Pooh. "But there's twelve pots o hinny in ma kitchen pr on page 116

4 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
aus wis a wee bit aulder than twelve and wore glesses that made hi on page 3
e could think o. He wis anely twelve, like, sae Klaus hadnae read on page 4
Chaipter Twelve on page 133

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
a hud always been _ a healthy twelve stone, but he couldnae huv we on page 43
need tae be back in work fur twelve, and ah dinnae want tae get h on page 116

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
you, well, ah'm gonnae gie ye twelve o them. Twelve trauchles. If on page 6
. Eurystheus needs me tae dae twelve trauchles and this is wan o t on page 16
Trauchle Twelve on page 50

4 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ys the same price as whisky: 'Twelve and a tanner a boattle . . . on page 72

2 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ed when the poor sod wiz just twelve and it’s some wonder it wiz
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
A star was seen at twelve hours of the day by a great c
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
twelve hunner miles frae naewhaur,
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
an twelve oot o ten for sheer brass-nec
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
ruined evrihin. She wis only twelve, the rest ae them fifteen. Co
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae go in and grab the first twelve-pack o bog roll ah see. Ah ho
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
tellin’, met ower a dram or twelve tae plot the death o’ Glenu
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
uite a sma’ child e’en at twelve – ah pit a growth spurt oan
e Krishna, ah cun tell ye. At twelve years auld ah’d hud my brus
essions adults use bit ah wis twelve n’ ah hud nae idea whit…
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ucks it intae the coarner fae twelve yerds oot.
1 matches

Robertson, Gary A Wee Dundee Xmas Poem, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
The Twelve Days o Xmas, an a partridge i
Twelve Days o Xmas, mair like Twelve Days o Hell
2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
auld year's near by noo, the Twelve Days o Advent
The Twelve D and G Days o Christmas appe
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
morra. Ma flat, eh? be there. Twelve o’cloack.’’
€™You telt us tae be here fur twelve o’cloack?’’ Dougie flin
2 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
en, echt, nine, ten, eleeven, twelve".(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
Yule (the Scots version o The Twelve Days of Christmas): https://t (2018) twitter link
'bubblyjock'? Listen tae 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' in Scots h (2017) twitter link

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
she had a faimily o twelve. on page 33

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
it me see: four times five is twelve, an four times six is thirtee on page 18
yfour oors, A think; or is id twelve? A - " on page 57
ox," thoucht Alice, "an those twelve craters" (she wis obliged til on page 104
E twelve jurors were all writan richt on page 105

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
nor him. She wis jist turnin twelve, and
1 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
fourth shottie an' I'd spent twelve quid, I wis lookin' roon' the
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
for em? Ninety pence? Na na. Twelve poun fifty pence. Fin the
twelve bore shotgun, fired ower thei
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
aed. (Chain harras were aboot twelve feet square, made up o three
will cost you one hundred and twelve pounds," be the lassie ahin t
2 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ookin shotgun, possibly o the twelve bore variety.
1 matches

McArthur, Kaydi Rich n Peer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
hill. He wis ti be hangit at twelve noon on the 16th o November i
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
Day twelve in Grunny Buchan’s hoose.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
so fit happened tae the ither twelve? At this moment the Security
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
miles on a road map - I owed twelve pound twenty so far. on page 43

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
amp flickered intae darkness. Twelve times he clicked the Pit-Oote
is a gey droll watch. It haed twelve hands but no numbers; instead
2 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
n time. ('We'll have lunch at twelve today so remember to be here on page 106

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
iver come atween them was the twelve fit waal separatin the lang, on page 24
wanted tae guider haird at a twelve fit waal an beat oot hir frus on page 51
times. She had slep mair than twelve oors. She stuid up an walkt t on page 54

3 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
twelve million nichts wur associated on page 65

1 matches

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