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Use in varieties of Scots

verses Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.2 18.7 13.5 0 23.2 51.7 17.7
Number of occurrences5937 9 0 4 5 4
Number of authors27 18 5 1 2 1

Occurrences of verses in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
atter efter aw: it's a set ae verses." on page 117
hem attemptit tae explain the verses. on page 119

6 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
he White Rabbit read oot thae verses: on page 44

3 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
'Recitin verses tae genteel society, on page 17
If Rab waur respeckit fir his verses an sang, on page 23

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
words sae that they cuid read verses frae the Bible - the same we on page 74

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
bbie Burns gies me a guid few verses tae ponder on page 3

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
An when eh recite these verses again on page 74

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
"There's seeven verses intil it.' on page 143
antit tae spier for yin o the verses yince mair, but wis ower blat on page 144

4 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
He finished three verses! The wey up wis lang! on page 31

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
whit we wad caa tradeetional verses that were recitit at Hogmanay on page 62

2 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
y, McNeill scrievit thir braw verses on the history o his fowk, th on page 9

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
" an "Helicon" an ither kin o verses that Burns likit best. As for
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
holarship, an taks in a wheen verses no airtit oot bi the aulder A
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
rk o the deil. In twa curious verses Watson threapit:
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
BAIRNS' VERSES
Latin Verses found at Ardoch, AD 1977 (1)
To My Friend in London, These Verses)
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
in that includit the follaein verses:-
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
mentalism - bit they recitit verses an telt stories. The Auld Peo
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
on gien voice in the foregane verses leas it in nae doot that mair
1 matches

Briggs, Susi O Rabbie, I hae seen the day, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Ten hale verses tae say ye dinna care?
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
and haes pit aboot some o his verses as Rob the Rhymer. Hae ye no
‘ I’ve read twa or three verses, but wis feart tae read mair
sweirt tae tak it on, for his verses are aa in the Scotch tongue.
e ye a wee keek at some o the verses if ye’ve the time . . . an
4 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
FM Seturday asked, "How many verses does nat. anthem have?" A tex (2022) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
At the verses in Doric on page 15

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
verses." on page 115
," he went on, spreadan oot e verses on his knee, an lookan at the on page 117

4 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
le poem is an owersettin frae verses written by Alan Hull, an it f
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
verse fiftythree. Fiftythree verses, Minnie, ane fur ilkie year o
1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
or Knight shawed in een o his verses at wean’s nae said tae rhym
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
whit verses ye micht hae made frae sic wi
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
o a letter ava: hit's a set o verses." on page 120
" he guid on, spreadin oot da verses apon his knee, an lookin at d on page 122
verses: "We ken at dat's nae lee - on page 123

4 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
tter, efter aw: eet's a set o verses." on page 118
h White Rabbit read oot these verses: on page 119
hei went oan, spreedin oot th verses oan heis knee, an lookin at t on page 120

4 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
el, chaipter echt-an-twuntie, verses nynteen an twuntie.
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
tter, efter aal: it's a set o verses." on page 119
e White Rabbit read oot these verses: on page 120
hae went on, spreadin oot the verses on haes knee, an luking at th on page 121
hae went on mutterin ower the verses tae himsel: "'Wae know it tae on page 122

4 matches

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