| vain | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 9.3 | 8.1 | 9 | 19.9 | 0 | 10.3 | 22.1 | |
| Number of occurrences | 30 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Number of authors | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
he's neither a vain or big-heidit or proud yin, on page 77
1 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
huv taken the Lord's name in vain, even if it's jist in ma heid on page 7
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
haime help." As ah attempt in vain tae convince him that 'willy on page 38
1 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
w eh dinna dwell, am em no so vain on page 104
fir yir actions that ir so vain on page 108
2 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
huv taken the Lord's name in vain, even if it wis jist in ma he on page 35
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
er, an puir Bacillus sighs in vain on page 46
1 matches
Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
an indwallers maun wait on in vain fer the on page 43
1 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
an aa in vain. on page 19
Vain resentment eats up aa your he on page 25
led them ti it, nae doot, wi vain promises - on page 32
Your journey's nae in vain, thouch, I'm sure - on page 35
5 matches
Briggs, Susi My Yellow Yorlin, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Aw in vain, he kens I’m aw alane
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
aw ma efforts prove tae be in vain. Truth is he jist lacks that
1 matches
Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
it en ma pain, o eit wisna en vain, cus ma shaal stuck entae hee on page 27
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
said Ailice, keekin about in vain tae see far the vyce wes comi on page 39
anns ower her lugs, ettlin in vain tae shut out the fleysome dun on page 101
2 matches
Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
' hungry they al' searched in vain, on page 30
1 matches
Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Vain renounced esteem til fate on page 49
1 matches
Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
the soil an hope it's naw in vain on page 48
1 matches
Mc Donnell, John , (Facebook 2021) Ulster, prose
But A wated in vain...shae polished hit nairly al
1 matches