| siccan | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 35.2 | 117 | 25 |
| ORK - Orkney | 19.9 | 2 | 1 |
| SHD - Shetland | 98.8 | 17 | 2 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 13.1 | 4 | 4 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | 10.5 | 1 | 1 |
| DOR - General Northern | 124.1 | 28 | 3 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 4.9 | 2 | 2 |
| WCE - West Central | |||
| DUN - Dundee | 318.6 | 30 | 1 |
| EDN - Edinburgh | 55.8 | 9 | 3 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 10.2 | 2 | 1 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 96.1 | 9 | 3 |
| LAL - General Central | 14.4 | 11 | 5 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | |||
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 27.9 | 2 | 1 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | |||
| BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | |||
| SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
| BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
| PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | |||
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | |||
| GUL - General Ulster | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
He tried ta lift hit but wis siccan a back-burdeen, he cummelled on page 25
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
is drafted fae siccan strug, on page 64
1 matches
Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e widna depairt iss warl till siccan a time as he'd seen e Lord's on page 82
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
great muckle DUNT. There wis siccan a
1 matches
@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ulders on raised beach an was siccan tae ken hou lang they'd sat t (2021) twitter link
Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
crock o creesh we pit by. Oh siccan fine-tasty!' on page 85
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
wes siccan an oncome o snyaav, at they b on page 11
Hous! I'm seer it's gat och, siccan bonnie thingies intil't! Come on page 14
r in aa her life hed she seen siccan a shevel as the Keing made fa on page 18
"Siccan a grue as I gat aat mamen," t on page 19
r!" she gullert. "I niver saa siccan a hous for gettin in the wye! on page 25
Also on pages 29, 38, 40, 58, 60, 62, 70, 71, 76, 80, 89, 90, 94, 95
23 matches
Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
‘Best hae nane o siccan ill ilks in the hoose!
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
ein'm thrawin hiz hauns eftir siccan a snotter, an A'm shuir at th on page 6
tour, "sin A ken nou at the'r siccan a fellae in ma distrik, ye me on page 9
2 matches
Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e’r a body that fashes ower siccan things). O coorse, it shouldn
1 matches
Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
omponer o the Baroque period. Siccan dargs couldna hae been wrocht
1 matches
Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
anisp an Drumrunie, containin siccan weel-kent hills as Suilven an
1 matches
Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
is my duty tae pass on tae ye siccan wit and lair as I hae acquire
e tae deith.’ Ithers speirt siccan questions as ‘What wey shou
2 matches
Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
ay an Carmthers didnae dee in siccan minin disasters, but they bai on page 20
sily gie ye page efter page o siccan words an no hae tae think tha on page 23
2 matches
Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
are yin forgets that daith is siccan eident thief
1 matches
Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
I’ll blink on siccan bronze as think him pious yet
€™s future there, fash’d wi siccan sicht,
2 matches
Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
Whit a peity, I thocht, that siccan words haed gaen tae their lan on page 6
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ha's ettlin tae gar's trou at siccan a callant wad be fash't at fo on page 126
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
up. Thaim at never kent whit siccan a life wes like, canna but gr on page 127
spang-new anes). The makin o siccan rhymes, for playin or fechtin on page 129
2 matches
Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Ah see nae need for siccan a monolithic Staundart Scots on page 56
3 matches
Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
˜boa’le’ as ‘Glesca’) siccan maks pits ower a colloquial r
1 matches
Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
a writer canna mak a play on siccan a metaphor aless he or she ca
1 matches