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Use in varieties of Scots

fringe Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12 17.1 3 0 5.8 0 8.9
Number of occurrences3934 2 0 1 0 2
Number of authors19 15 2 1 1

Occurrences of fringe in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Auld Reekie, Festival an Fringe, on page 77

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
He's hidin behind his big emo fringe and sits in the ainlie empty on page 7

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
n een and daurk hair cut in a fringe across her brinkie-broo. Mati on page 95

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
storie wi a few sops tae the 'fringe' nations o these islands. An on page 61

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
k troosers; Kelly Marie got a fringe so Charlene got a fringe. Cha on page 28
od except fur this wee stupit fringe bit at the front. It looks a on page 169

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
big emo fringe and sits in the aniline empty on page 7
His broon fringe is stuck together in clumps, on page 19
ergin fae under his broon emo fringe. on page 40

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
thick, broon hair and a block fringe tapped oan ma shoulder. She w on page 56

1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
, sittin there wae his floppy fringe, tappin his fingers oan the s
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
is premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2002. It wis performed in
eat’ bi Sarah Colvin on the Fringe this year atween 31 July an 2
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Fringe, whit Fringe?
LEUKIN for a Fringe shaw that's no in English? Le
2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
™ sober fur the rest e’ the Fringe.
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
t the front. He poud doon his fringe. A wee bittie mair licht, bit
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
yir coming tae perform at Ed Fringe this year? XXX ???(2015) search twitter
me!?? Please come back tae Ed Fringe in 2016. Will be lookin oot f(2015) search twitter
adly as yet! Especially as Ed fringe is just round the corner! xxx(2015) search twitter
hrisRamsey Oh whit tae dae Ed Fringe and enjoy Festival Experience(2015) search twitter
ey hat fir yir journey tae Ed Fringe. as 2day chuckin it doon! X(2015) search twitter
and 3 other occurrences.

@iainnicol tweeted
reamt A gaed tae a hootenanny fringe shaw.(2020) search twitter
eraldscotland lol. I know the fringe ain't on but: whit?(2020) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
ots maun hae a life efter the Fringe.(2016) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
photie o ye. Hope tae see yer Fringe show this year! ?? Woo hoo(2019) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
n opporchancity missed at the Fringe. People flyering constantly. (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
the palaver oh the edinburgh fringe m8 - ad rether hae a fish su (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
s eebroos disappeart aneth is fringe. on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
tail o ilkie slate reef hid a fringe o icicles, dreepin. The yalla
1 matches

Shetland

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
@MarjoleinR how I imagine dy fringe show wis gonna go(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
, his een keekin oot ower his fringe tae seek reassurance frae Mai on page 13

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
t, gleekin up ower the square fringe on her face as she propped he
1 matches

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