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wrocht Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words66.6 55.1 18 9.9 162.7 268.7 177
Number of occurrences216109 12 1 28 26 40
Number of authors69 44 5 1 8 4 9

Occurrences of wrocht in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
nar airtwark, raellie soud be wrocht i the hardcopie, an it wul tr on page 3

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
an wi't a new day, an aye she wrocht on. In the wee oors, o a sudd on page 15
ou time, aa this an mair haed wrocht on thair perception o her. Th on page 17
the warld o the theatre. She wrocht professionally for twa saeson on page 28

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
The Caped Crusader wrocht vengeance on hauf a dozen fre on page 42

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
une the heids o the crood (Ah wrocht in the pit at the time an wis on page 32

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
whaur the saund yaised tae bi wrocht an whan it shut doon had flud on page 59

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Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
has evir wrocht on page 129

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ander Reid hissel. Thae fowre wrocht pleys in Scots, braidly sayin on page 37
n een be argied that in haein wrocht ir owresettin sic historical on page 38
aw the mony braw modren pleys wrocht in varieties o modren Scots s on page 40

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Weemin that wrocht haurd tae mak on page 26

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Auld Grieve wrocht siccan oot a wattergaw. on page 13

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
mair leaders had desertit, an wrocht panic in the Covenantin ranks on page 39
lizabeth Hutchison; an gin he wrocht hard eneuch, he cuid hae a sn on page 50
ain wi Adam an Bess. Gin they wrocht hard frae dawn tae dusk, eide on page 55

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
wis your ain Dreame, whilk ye wrocht on page 43

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
l giftit wi forekennin. Weill wrocht wi a michtie raven in the mid on page 14

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
that dis it sometimes, Ah've wrocht that mony pairs o' sea-buit h on page 7
look at that, Ah've got that wrocht up wi' bletherin' that Ah've on page 11

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Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
He wrocht a warld on page 60

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Wrocht coal inby this glen. You talk on page 31

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
racters ir verra compellinlie wrocht (an unco weill-named forby). on page 5

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
McCaw wrocht here tae provide fir his broo on page 17
McCaw wrocht here tae provide fir his broo on page 22

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
They wrocht in everything they haed made. on page 41

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The maister dovert, mistress wrocht her lane, on page 22
Wrocht stangin frae the clouds, as G on page 24
reuch road; the smuired muin wrocht sture wark on page 25
i kenmarks o grim homage, man-wrocht threid on page 37
Throu waes by wanchance wrocht. on page 77

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
rn nearhaun Seville, but haed wrocht aw his days in the iron warks on page 7
man that haed been a nurse an wrocht in ane o the muckle hospitals on page 10
wad sing Scots sangs as they wrocht. It maun hae been pouerfu emo on page 11

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
ur mair nor three hunner fowk wrocht et caain doun muckle aiktrees on page 42

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Through the wrocht bleck airn o the Abbot Hoose on page 123

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
eyin oot siller that wis hard wrocht for - an even harder tae pai on page 17

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Paisley Garland. Firstlins he wrocht thegither wi a buird but syne on page 69

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Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
he auld fernyeir that makkars wrocht in sang on page 87

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
aye wrocht fae the Faither, on page 97

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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 73 - The Unco Spate, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Dundee, poetry
fae its stane-wrocht bed on page 11

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
An hivvy hause-chynes, wrocht for Lordlins gay. on page 32

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Joy wrocht a bellyfou, on page 80

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
et, an fir aboot seiven year, wrocht as a machineman i the Fife pi on page 133

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
bang. The discs is aw brawlie wrocht bi 'Wild Goose Publications' on page 135
, sets oot the maist heichlie-wrocht Christologie. This shaws up i on page 136
couthie eneuch enn ti a weill-wrocht storie, tho mebbe it will tak on page 138

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
r the young Burns's ingyne at wrocht upon it. As T.S. Law shaws us on page 4

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
is an airtin tae his ain weel-wrocht History of Scottish Literatur on page 15

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
wha wis winchin a fellae wha wrocht fir a publishin comp'ny wha'd on page 16
We wrocht in a radge oan the prostrate on page 18

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
o thrie warks dedicat ti man-wrocht inventions (twa o whilk ir ow on page 7

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Thom, Williamina Lallans 75 - Oor Tibby Pagan, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, weans
e base wis lambs made o iron, wrocht at the ironworks she wid like
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Robson, Frances Lallans 75 - The MacNificat, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
His haund has wrocht wunners in me;
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
5-14 National Guidelines wis wrocht. Thir guidelines
dged the “Kist” materials wrocht by
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
her, trauchle, wecht, wricht, wrocht.
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ye sairrie fur the ill ye hae wrocht.”
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
McCaw wrocht here tae provide fir his broo
McCaw wrocht here tae provide fir his broo
McCaw wrocht here tae provide fir his broo
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ae ken. The fowk ahint a weel-wrocht steid (http://www.dustbunny.c
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
vory”. Ilka detail is haund-wrocht, bonny an perjink, wi the des
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
illustrate steid gies a weel-wrocht insicht intae the byous ferli
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
fowk at’s wrocht stieve aa thair days. Stieve
wrocht, for the haunds an foreaims o
we wrocht as pass-mates, oor efter tedi
at a lang stuil in a neuk. We wrocht in seilence at
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
nche tae meddle wi his finely wrocht rhymes, and he recogneezed th
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
For ay we wrocht on his behalf
thegither they hae wrocht
an pondered on the deed He wrocht
3 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
phone call fae a chield that wrocht in the
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Siccan dargs couldna hae been wrocht withoot the siller o the esta
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
s stertit biggin muckle kists wrocht o iron ower the fresh graves.
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
ry. His example, an his weill-wrocht and metrically intricate wark
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
nae tak tent o them they’ll wrocht a gey sair onding. Oor fragil
w, aspen and cottonweed. This wrocht an awfou dounturn in Yellaest
Bringing the wolves hames has wrocht a mair trig and canty landsca
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
e 1970s when a wee group o us wrocht on the Jordanhill Scottish Li
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
a visitin meinister bi a sair wrocht, worn oot dochter that's nurs
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
the wey afore Davie gat that wrocht up he’d stert sweerin. Anni
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
This laund wis wrocht for you an me: hou the ootdoo
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
mal doun tae the maist hummle wrocht at the turnin and ingaitherin
But aabody wrocht confeerin til his docht. The
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ruly democratic chynge can be wrocht by stickin tae the structures
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
o 1707 and siclike had never wrocht their damage. But my harns sa
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@LairnScots tweeted
For I mindit hoo hard he had wrocht for me, / Trauchlin' wi sair, (2019) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
sleepin! An the yetts are nae wrocht o gowd!' on page 42

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Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ove richt thro Bella wha jist wrocht up her tap lip, an seemed tae on page 84

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
'r fir Her! fir Her! She whae wrocht ma vice grab yer cammocks! ye on page 3

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
The chiel that wrocht this nott a byordnar skeely h on page 13

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ain neuk, be it fae folk that wrocht at ae job or anither or fae y on page 111

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
an pit his heid doon again an wrocht awa wi his pen. on page 86

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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
court-yaird and its chalmer, Wrocht dentily and doucie, And had n (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Hershaw, William Seivin Verses for GMB, (Scottish Poetry Library 2015) Orkney, poetry
maun be wrocht as an equation:
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
cood mairry his dochter if he wrocht tae him fir seeven years. Bit on page 12
an he wis a boy Samuel bed an wrocht i da Temple - da hoose o da on page 21
croon. Seein dis, da men dat wrocht aa day towt dat dey wid surel on page 103
d man, weel respected, an he wrocht i da Temple tae. Whan he saa on page 115
. Bit da owlder boy said, 'Am wrocht ta dee fir years an whit am I on page 124

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ee boys, an dem an dir midder wrocht da croft till, ane bi ane, de on page 1
on da crofts, da voar wis aa wrocht wi da spedd, so dey wid start on page 7
Onywye yun tree wrocht awa, an managed ta mak a livi on page 8
nce o dat hard wirkin fokk at wrocht da yard, an plantit it. Bit i on page 9
doon at Hay's dock, whaar he wrocht, bit he took ta da bottle, an on page 20
Also on pages 29, 38, 39, 64, 71, 77
12 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
tlan-grammar-dictionary (bein wrocht wi). on page 21
fir example blyde /blaɪd_/, wrocht on page 36

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Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
watched him fur a while an he wrocht wi a göd vynd. So efter a wh
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De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
rat. Da wye ta colour hit, he wrocht oot, wid be wi BROON SHOE-POL
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Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
Weekit Wolf cam aboot. So he wrocht an wrocht, athoot linnin him
an wrocht, athoot linnin him a meenit,
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Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
aith coarn an tatties. We wir wrocht in weeks, every wan at wis ab
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De Luca, Christine Thule Revisited, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
wirds wrocht fae common treeds: we'd rin h
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
ffect, if onnly hit wis richt wrocht oot i da first plaece.
opposite o da approtch at’s wrocht in plaeces laek Faera.
2 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
But ma ain kin wrocht here, afore they left on page 129
ondon toun nae maitter hou he wrocht on page 139

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Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
lisation in politics. Patters wrocht frae bronze exemplars, an got on page 5

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ferm hind an twae o his sons wrocht the non-herdin pairt o the fe
the gairdner it Hoscote, hed wrocht fur thaim relatives; whan hei
thaim relatives; whan hei hed wrocht i the gairdens, fur the Dunlo
wrocht fur ae gey wheen ‘ear, i th
wrocht it Mulsintoun fur Tam Scott.
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@StuartPoet tweeted
@carol_baraniuk HandW eh. He wrocht the steel for the stormy seas(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
O yins that wrocht the same owl braes, on page 21
Fait-wrocht, life-bocht lake a', on page 30
The misured, age-wrocht, pattrened grun on page 43

3 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Frae whut he wrocht theyeir on page 14
Hed wrocht amang Carmichael's stoor, on page 27
An wrocht at it richt tae her grave. on page 28
Sae James ye wrocht twa pooerfu buiks on page 31
In aa tha clesses A hae wrocht. on page 37
Also on pages 40, 46, 52
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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
A wrocht til ma loofs were blistered s on page 20

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ïntae tha wattèr, fer the' wrocht at tha fïshin. "Cum an folla on page 4
"Dominie, we hae wrocht aa nicht an tuk naethin. But on page 77
tae hïs faither, 'Luk, A hae wrocht haird for ye, an no yinst hae on page 97

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Wrocht, that skeelie Granda Dickson on page 2
thaim days, an the' maistlie wrocht in thair ain hooses. on page 7

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
the Norlin Airlan Bureau tae wrocht tae forder an' on page 11
Thairefore the penel hes wrocht beck fae oor twenny yeir vees on page 22
wrocht wi'in a 'Research an' Educati on page 27
, identify common airtins an' wrocht thegither tae forder the sect on page 40
19 the Boord o' Ulster-Scotch wrocht wi' the Norlin Airlan Bureau on page 43
Also on pages 72
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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An he wrocht fur anither half hour. on page 8
Haein wrocht awfa hard tae gie them the ch on page 29
Dinnae get ower wrocht wae things ye're daein day ta on page 47

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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Naw, haenae ivver wrocht
ack bes tha job whar ye wark (wrocht) tha maist feck fur ordnar.
ha consarn or outfit ye wark (wrocht) til?
Gin ye wark (wrocht) oan yer ain accoont in yer a
Gin ye wark (wrocht) til tha ceevil sarvice, scri
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Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
Dowlings wur blithe eneuch an wrocht lang iverie day oan tha lan,
ut, wus hairder yit an the’ wrocht lang an sair tae tak it aff.
m forenenst tha hoose. The’ wrocht sair, fur tha wuid wus that t
id she haed was saft an aisie wrocht — while tha verra same wuid
Beck at tha hoose, as he wrocht in tha proota fiel, John heer
5 matches

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