| burds | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 33.6 | 112 | 37 |
| ORK - Orkney | 39.7 | 4 | 2 |
| SHD - Shetland | |||
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | 351.6 | 10 | 1 |
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | |||
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | |||
| DOR - General Northern | 31 | 7 | 3 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 21.9 | 9 | 5 |
| WCE - West Central | 13.3 | 3 | 2 |
| DUN - Dundee | 31.9 | 3 | 1 |
| EDN - Edinburgh | 12.4 | 2 | 1 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 117.8 | 23 | 5 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 149.5 | 14 | 3 |
| LAL - General Central | 10.5 | 8 | 7 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 109 | 9 | 1 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 13.9 | 1 | 1 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | 188.3 | 6 | 2 |
| BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | |||
| SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
| BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
| PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | 71.4 | 2 | 2 |
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | 32.8 | 1 | 1 |
| GUL - General Ulster | 28.4 | 1 | 1 |
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) | 163.5 | 9 | 1 |
Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Peedie burds lift on page 18
1 matches
McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
e fleein wi the grace o ither burds inweys cheengit on page 3
3 matches
McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Thay’r bonnie burds. A yince seed a aigle on holi
“Thare’s fower burds coorin doon in the heather, y
“Thay’r braw leukin burds!” sayed Trev.
3 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
just emptied, like a flock ae burds risin aff a field. Nothin. Ki on page 1
2 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ss joackey tae the back ae ma burds motor and draggin him doon Pr on page 36
enerational mates. Nae naggin burds tae contaminate the unspoken on page 173
2 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
r the nicht. Fowk telt at the burds hed taur
It wes nou the gloamin an the burds wes reddies ti
2 matches
Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
the burds -
Thurs hunnurs a burds oan the roofs
2 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
A sumtums huv that effect oan burds Birrit seem't ah'd left ma bu
in strolls these two Swedish burds Which could a’ hud me stuck
2 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
a swally n tae see some elder burds dressed up in wee costumes n on page 5
. How much wine yi drank, wit burds yi wur shaggin (or tryin tae on page 6
at everywan he looks at. The burds must like the scowly look cos on page 7
shite aboot this n that. Wit burds we fancy n who we've awready on page 16
oot other battles n the elder burds we've only heard n dreamt ae. on page 22
Also on pages 23, 28, 29, 30, 44, 51
16 matches
Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Apairt fae the the churpin o burds Ah ne'er see on page 11
1 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
"The burds ur demons up here sahn. Right on page 3
2 matches
Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
him leerin at some ay the wee burds that come an go when ah’ve
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
wis the preserve ay poofs an burds.
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
a matter ay course, but nice burds like her shouldnae. Ah don’
1 matches
Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
thing the boays collectit wis burds' eggs. The verra thocht o ste on page 23
4 matches
Lehane, Matt Hush Nou, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
burds- kye- fush
1 matches
MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Burds o a Feather on page 61
2 matches
Keaveney, Marcus Lallans 102 - Bein a Wid Tink, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
ma perception alters; Datchie burds sing. A scurell! fur a fleete on page 71
1 matches
McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
an the difference is like the burds an the bees," A lauched. on page 81
1 matches
Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
awfu lyke wan o thon penguin burds whan she wis decked oot wi he on page 118
1 matches
@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
e hoolet blackie doo. .....aa burds(2016)
@LairnScots tweeted
e day! Trailer tae 'Words and Burds', presented by Hamish MacDona (2020) twitter link
Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The burds gied up thair fliein on page 36
an burds flie roun in circles. on page 38
Braw Burds Frae the Bens on page 39
3 matches
Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
haes breirdit inti littil burds an flaen awa.
1 matches
Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
9. Puir Burds: do.
PUIR BURDS
but the burds flichter ti rest in ma tree,
The blyth burds lilts in the yaird,
4 matches
Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
An’ burds noo naw as plentifu, they sun
1 matches
Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
es — conkers, buttherflees, burds’ nests an tha laik — tae
1 matches