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688 occurrences of fae.

96 documents matching criteria (7.29% of corpus)

467,251 total words in matching documents (10.19% of corpus)

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Title Author Multimedia Word count Freq. Norm.
Evie Barron, Charles 11,528 28 2.43

... decent cup o’ tea’s a decent cup o’ tea, whither it comes fae a pyramid, a wee roon’ baggie or a plain aul’ square een. ...
... widow or a clubbie widow afore that. He was niver in. Hame fae work, gobble doon his tea - that I had spent a’ day ...
... to gi’e him a richt send-off, in front o’ his chummies fae the club an’ a’thing. But the thocht o’ spendin’ a’ that ...
... an’ they can spot chipboard wi’ a plastic veneer on’t fae twa mile awa’. It’ll ha’e to be real wood to impress them. ...
... the next funeral. I hope they didna ha’e to get a man fae Archibald’s in; that would cost them a bonnie penny. It ...

Fooshion Barron, Charles 17,826 12 0.67

... It's just sick a trauchle gettin' a cheer a' the wye fae up the stair. NEIL (Recognising his duty.) Take one from ...
... notices irony.) I'm afraid they'll grow up very different fae you, Loretta. LORETTA (Acknowledging the awful truth of ...
... I'll dae some sausage rolls. Thon rare wee bite-size eens. Fae Tesco, they're best. Neil an' Kate'll bring the wine. ...
... tellin' me aboot Mary dyin'. BESSIE Aye, Mary Farquhar fae the Grove, wi' the twa lassies. GLADYS Nae Andy Farquhar's ...
... Ye wid get your eggs at Easter an' your hen at Christmas, fae somebody ye kent yersel', that had made them grow and then ...

Guts Barron, Charles 22,515 40 1.78

... them. I …. DOD Come on, Teenie. It’s jist a wee present fae your cousin. (Pause. She won’t take the parcel. ...
... Eence the war’s finished, an’ the laddies come back fae bein’ sodgers, then they can cairry the kits an’ you can ...
... It’s nae a mixture. Jist a few things Ma used to get fae him. I’m gan to mak’ her up a tonic. GEORGIE Like Ma used ...
... that the government doesna ken aboot. ANGELICA Ye get them fae fishermen? DOD Na, na. It’s mair complicated than that. We ...
... sick? CHRISSIE I said she’s fine, Georgie. Dinna keep her fae her work. You’re the een that was rantin’ on aboot her nae ...

A Study into the Knowledge and Use of Scots Amongst Primary Pupils on Upper Deeside Blackhall, Sheena 29,793 2 0.07

... two here and there spoke Gaelic, tho it wis maistly folk fae Glen Ey that spoke it, an they war Catholics. My father ...
... but by this time in Braemar ye wis gettin aa the ferm lads fae Sim's the Emporium, they employed quite a few men, and so ...

Minnie Blackhall, Sheena 32,033 1 0.03

... faither Dod, an scunner o the Dam itsel, hid banned Minnie fae settin fit within a hunner yairds o't. The governess car ...

The Humpty Dumpty Man [Content label: serious] Blackhall, Sheena 6,223 17 2.73

... bound, the Lord be praised The Pass-a-fist I bide awa fae bampots. Heid bangers nip ma heid. Haud the blanket ower ...
... A neep isnae culture-specific. Tatties are fand Fae Spain tae Bogendreip. It's nae foo ye parlez-vous that ...
... drones sat doon tae hae a blether, Wi a singin kettle fae Auchensheen on the state o Scotlan's weather. A hoodie ...
... aa, their skreichin an their textin, Wi a deefenin caa fae his orra mawe, which wis maist byordnar vexin! Bath-Room ...
... me, that the stove wis aff at the waa... Bit I lowped fae the cooker, a flame sae wee, I'm reid an I'm hett an I'm ...

The Marra o a Simmer Skweel in Scots: Bit far's the Beens? Blackhall, Sheena 1,323 7 5.29

... resources. I've wirked in near eneuch twa hunner skweels fae the North East doon tae Brechin an Montrose, fae Nursery ...
... skweels fae the North East doon tae Brechin an Montrose, fae Nursery up tae Secondary level promotin Scots, an there's ...
... warsslin tae reply in English aa the time translatin fae the Scots they hear in their inner lug! Fin the polis ...
... aa screive a poem usin Scots wirds. He photocopied pages fae a Scots glossary an ilkie ane o's hid tae pyke oot twa ...
... 'drap in' wye o learnin Scots). The computer programmers fae Lunnon an the like war fair taen wi Scots...fit we aften ...

The Win an the Rain Blackhall, Sheena 8,793 3 0.34

... an Bacardi rum Tae keep the frost o the North East Coast Fae nippin her builder’s bum Ghaisties In the 1740s Aberdeen’s ...
... the bow His music telt the stories o Grantully an Cromar Fae the shakkins o the pyockie tae the hertbrakk o Neil Gow As ...
... pianie playin Clair de Lune Music is the sweetest medicine fae the cradle tae the kist Wi the pouer tae cheer in hospice, ...

Lament for Freddie Blair, Anna 72 1 13.89

... new here A year... No, mibbee less Less, yes Hardly there Fae elsewhere And a'ready Got Freddie My steady. Freddie and ...

See the Boat Blair, Anna 213 1 4.69

... Your once't a year, your big-big treat To sail the Clyde fae Broomielaw At risin' tide, wi' Ma and Paw. Dressed up ...

The Fallen Horse Blair, Anna 242 1 4.13

... the carter-man Till the shafts were free. They took a sack Fae the cart someplace And threw it over The cratur's face ...

Extract from "One Fine Day In The Middle Of The Night" [Content label: serious] Brookmyre, Christopher 4,155 3 0.72

... doon tae just the platform, then built everythin’ up again fae there. I read somethin’ aboot it in the paper.” “But ...
... hotel is aw that’s on the island. You’re isolated, away fae it aw. So they’ve used this oil platform affair instead of ...
... remember anyway. I cannae picture Matt Black comin’ back fae America just tae see us arseholes again, eh? An’ Davie ...

Ahint 'e Herst Brown, Charles W 251 2 7.97

... fit like a herst can ye say for yersel than? Wis it fish fae 'e sea or corn fae e' lan'? Wis it werkin' en factries ti ...
... can ye say for yersel than? Wis it fish fae 'e sea or corn fae e' lan'? Wis it werkin' en factries ti mak life mer easy? ...

Thy Neighbour's Wife [Content label: lesser] Bruce, Eddie 2,813 1 0.36

... when Bill's brither George stayed wi' us on a week's leave fae the oil rigs." She came round and sat beside him, downed ...

SNDA, SLD Newsletter Spring 01-Summer 04 - P. Cairns Cairns, Pauline 719 2 2.78

... Dae bairns roon aboot ye gaun ‘guisin’ or that import fae Americay, ‘trick or treating’? Mind ye, the Americans must ...
... Ah ken oor faimlie will hae a birlin traicle scone danglin fae the rafters. NEWSLETTER SPRING 2002 – PAULINE’S COLUMN ...

The Stalking Cure [Content label: lesser] Corbett, Dr John B 6,214 1 0.16

... unconscious is that the adult sel – or ego – sinders itsel fae the id, thon ‘reservoir of the libido’ bi divers ...

Article for the Shetland Times- An apology to Shetland knitters De Luca, Christine 901 1 1.11

... Here is an interestin project dat's browt tagidder poetry fae da various straands o Scottish culture, an trowe poetry an ...

A shuttle o soonds De Luca, Christine 362 2 5.52

... sea wark wi a hoidy-hol for queer luckin wirds stowed far fae wir hearin ta keep herm awa. Da Norn is lang gien, but ...
... dey mak da warp in a pattern o livin, while da weft comes fae places ootbye da Sooth Mooth. Dey can blend i da waeve wi ...

A strynd o sense De Luca, Christine 368 2 5.43

... at med da sye an hed da vynd ta maa wid tak da jug, warm fae me skurt: da haands at riped da pages o Aurelius forbye. ...
... weel plenished. Foonded in a laand at nivver sklent tinkin fae döin: dat saa wisdom i da wark o haands. (from Psalm 126 v ...

Da ballad o Maggie Reid De Luca, Christine 396 1 2.53

... days wis dön. I waited fur him fowr lang year nae wird cam fae da sea. We tocht him drooned i da ocean's fowld; no lik ta ...


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