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vyces Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.3 25.1 19.4 0 0 31 0
Number of occurrences6650 13 0 0 3 0
Number of authors27 21 6 2

Occurrences of vyces in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
The vyces befylin the guid widland on page 72

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
t the prizes?" cam a chorus o vyces. on page 26
wheels, an the soun o a wheen vyces aa gabblin awa thegither: she on page 37

2 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
wir kitchen, their whisperin vyces a souch o pain, a seasonless on page 55

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
the dwaumie echoes o oor ain vyces cairryin back. Whit wey it's on page 3

1 matches

Grace, Reyzl Eemis Stane 2 - Late Efternuin in the Hermitage, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
tae seelence the auld vyces. A cud exoner him, gin anely on page 6

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
her sheepskins at the soun o vyces, but juist gied a wee souch, on page 29
ntae joyous sang as a thousan vyces cairrit heivenwatds the glori on page 35
excitement, he cuid hear the vyces an lauchter rise an faa in th on page 59

4 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
Vyces wyvit wi the cracklin on page 32
tae lug intae the vyces on page 33
The foldin thegither o vyces on page 34

3 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 102 - Editorial: Jean Tamson’s Bairns, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
ntil this. We are hearing new vyces screivin in Scots anent new n on page 9

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wirds fir vyces tint i' the wun on page 167

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
airwaves wis bein replaced wi vyces that clearly cam frae some pl on page 48
monie strang wards an raised vyces that showit the depth o feeli on page 103

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
eir monarchy there were monie vyces in Scotland cryin fer the sam on page 121

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"Olaf! Whaur's oor Olaf?" vyces cried oot. Coont Olaf bided a on page 47
eid. Frae the gibble-gabble o vyces they heard on the stage, the on page 133

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Whan echo-vyces fill the bairn-reft hames on page 29

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
the vyces o a faither and a laddie: on page 15
and yer vyces, wuirds, speech on page 16

2 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Vyces are low, few picters taen. Ne on page 14

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
s intae his or her ain, giein vyces tae the deid, The Sma' Fowk w on page 35

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
r. Thai baith contain a whein vyces ither nor that o the subjeck on page 116

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
The squallochin o weemin's vyces, high pitched, iresome, broch on page 65

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Vyces o the Caravan (faur awa, sing on page 34

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
e playwrichts gars the Glesga vyces dirl in your lugs as gin ye w on page 127

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
an byordnar presairver o the vyces an characters o oor brawest S on page 6

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
pley, i the Scots, for thrie vyces). Auld Maister Henrysoun haes
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
abeelity tae commune wi real vyces ower the integrate Second Tal
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
, sic a motion wis carried bi vyces alane - a fittin omen for a
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
m o his poems an throu sindry vyces. Ma ain favourite oot o this
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
in the West o Scotland urban vyces an rhythms that Byrne haes th
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
omin an gaun an whiles roosed vyces.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
waukent be the soon o oncomin vyces. She felt Bill sit up at the
ist on the instant they heard vyces inside the cave, spickina lei
owf shanks back intae motion, vyces cried oot fae the cavern: “
evin room whan he heard thair vyces.
Beatrice follaed the soon o vyces up the stairs ontae the main
13 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
is, showcasin a braid rynge o vyces fae nor tae sooth, fae warkin(2020) search twitter

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
their clinkin vyces tellin tales that mith on page 34

1 matches

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
Vyces come frae the door o the pub, on page 112
Vyces sangs and laachan on page 113
The day I cannae hear the vyces o thon time ony mair on page 114

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Young anes' wirds an vyces - on page 6
e deceased, thocht Fobie. The vyces soundit kent an he wis mangin on page 75

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
be pang-fou o lhttle weeackin vyces. "Haad your tungs, the bourac on page 27
ere nae eese in spickin." The vyces didna Jyne in iss time, sen s on page 38
An efterhins idder vyces heild on ("Fitten a bourach o on page 39

3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
tsel. It seemed like a hunner vyces a cryin thegither, men an wum
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
Chris the ain wi the twa vyces, the ‘thank you’ for ma t
er wi a borrit face. Wi their vyces law, they’ll harkit aboot t
2 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Still tho, yer couthie vyces, yer nichtingales, awauk; on page 215

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
t's aa aboot the weans an the vyces they hae an maun yaise ilkada(2020) search twitter
gey braw tae lug in tae their vyces fae sae lang syne.(2020) search twitter

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