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tyke Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.1 5.1 25.6 9.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2910 17 1 0 0 1
Number of authors14 8 4 1 1

Occurrences of tyke 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

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
'Get in ahin ya waunerin tyke!' on page 46

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
The wee tyke gets let aff scot-free, on page 34

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
gyte wee tyke's on page 21

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
wi cubs Aul Tod's a kindly tyke, on page 52

1 matches

Templeton, Sheila Lallans 73 - Lairnin About Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
a sma black tyke, swaddled in a saick. on page 55

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
'A zoo?' said the tyke, 'Ir ye shair? It's awfu wee on page 59

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
ie it wes ti be the ae lither tyke amang aw thon thrang ceitezan
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
dudderie affere, lik a tousie tyke at’s
“Whit’s the nem o yeir tyke?” shae axed the loun, maist
2 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
widna touch it. Manners ae a tyke.
1 matches

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Neist cam a tyke. God speert, 'Hoo mony years on page 26

5 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
The tyke, she lat oot an oonchancie-li on page 34

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"Ach, fit a tyke he 1s," quo she, "Tae spyle o on page 52

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
As weel tell a tyke
An a tyke maan yowl;
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
dyeukies, chukkens, yowes, a tyke, a kittlin and a cuddy. The w
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
its clockwirk throat. Matty's tyke, Benjy, wis sprauchled afore
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
sat up, shook herself like a tyke an lauched aff her tears as t
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Gurr the Tyke an Scrat the Kittlin sat at o
Gurr the Tyke bared his teeth, scurred up h
ll makk ye” cried Gurr the Tyke, an in twa secunts they war f
the Tyke lowpit fur Scrat’s tail, bi
A muckle gurly tyke lowpit ooto a close an lowpit
5 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
ereal at the waals. ‘Peedie tyke,’ laughed Mr Dursley as he
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
A tyke by claes or fame. on page 50

1 matches

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