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Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
fairn noun 1353 fairns plural

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freksit adj 498 mair freksit comparative
adj 498 maist freksit superlative

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wave verb 371 waves third-person singular present
verb 371 wavin present participle
verb 371 wavet past
verb 371 wavet past participle

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ploom noun 352 plooms plural
noun 352 ploum alternative

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an a' adv 344 an' a' alternative
adv 344 ana' alternative
adv 344 ana alternative
adv 344 an' aa' alternative
adv 344 an aw alternative
adv 344 anaw alternative

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sairch verb 129 sairchs third-person singular present
verb 129 sairchin present participle
verb 129 saircht past
verb 129 saircht past participle
verb 129 serche alternative
verb 129 serse alternative

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hempie adj 114 mair hempie comparative
adj 114 maist hempie superlative
adj 114 hempy alternative
adj 114 himpie alternative

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Broch name 20 The Broch canonical

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abir noun 4 aaber Orkney alternative
noun 4 awber Orkney alternative

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ae num 4 a'e alternative
num 4 ya alternative
num 4 yae alternative
num 4 yeh alternative
num 4 eäe Southern dialectal alternative
num 4 ee Shetland alternative

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a' noun 4 a alternative
noun 4 aw alternative
noun 4 aa Shetland alternative
noun 4 aal Shetland alternative

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dae guid verb 4 tae dae guid canonical
verb 4 daes guid third-person singular present
verb 4 daein guid present participle
verb 4 daed guid past
verb 4 duin guid past participle

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aboot-kast noun 4 aboot cast Shetland alternative

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hairst verb 3 hayrst alternative
verb 3 hearst alternative
verb 3 haerst alternative
verb 3 harrist alternative
verb 3 har'st alternative
verb 3 haist alternative
verb 3 hairsd alternative
verb 3 ha'ast alternative
verb 3 hurst alternative
verb 3 hairvest alternative
hairst verb 3 hervest alternative
verb 3 harvast obsolete alternative
verb 3 heirwist obsolete alternative

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again adv 3 agayne alternative
adv 3 agane alternative
adv 3 agen alternative
adv 3 ageen alternative
adv 3 agin alternative
adv 3 agyen alternative
adv 3 agean Southern alternative

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Dunbar name 3 Dynbaer obsolete alternative

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dyvour noun 3 dyvours plural
noun 3 dyour obsolete alternative
noun 3 dyowr obsolete alternative
noun 3 dyvor obsolete alternative
noun 3 dyvar obsolete alternative
noun 3 diver obsolete alternative
noun 3 divyr obsolete alternative
noun 3 divor obsolete alternative
noun 3 divour obsolete alternative

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awkir noun 3 awkirs plural
noun 3 acker Shetland alternative
noun 3 akker Shetland alternative
noun 3 akkir Shetland alternative
noun 3 aker Shetland alternative

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mey verb 3 micht past
verb 3 may alternative
verb 3 ma alternative

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ahint prep 3 ahin alternative
prep 3 ahin' alternative
prep 3 ahind alternative
prep 3 ahent alternative
prep 3 ahaint Orkney alternative

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thoo pron 2 thee objective
pron 2 thee vocative
pron 2 thee possessive determiner

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toun noun 2 touns plural
noun 2 toon alternative
noun 2 toune obsolete alternative
noun 2 town obsolete alternative

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rickle o' banes noun 2 alternative spelling of rickle o banes canonical
noun 2 rickles o' banes plural

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witch verb 2 witching present participle
verb 2 witchit past
verb 2 witchit past participle
verb 2 wutch alternative
verb 2 whitch alternative

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akamy noun 2 acamy Orkney alternative
noun 2 aikamy Orkney alternative
noun 2 akami Shetland alternative
noun 2 akkami Shetland alternative

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aint verb 2 aints third-person singular present
verb 2 aintin present participle
verb 2 aintit past
verb 2 aintit past participle
verb 2 ent Shetland alternative
verb 2 ant Shetland alternative
verb 2 annt Shetland alternative

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yirth noun 2 yerd alternative
noun 2 yird alternative
noun 2 erd archaic alternative

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thir det 2 this Doric alternative

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maun verb 1 maunna negative
verb 1 mun alternative
verb 1 man alternative
verb 1 mon alternative

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maun verb 1 maunna negative
verb 1 maunt past
verb 1 maunt past participle
verb 1 mun alternative
verb 1 man alternative
verb 1 mon alternative

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hobbel verb 1 hobbeld past
verb 1 hobbeld past participle
verb 1 hobbil alternative
verb 1 hobbill alternative

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thair verb 1 thair third-person singular present
verb 1 thurst past
verb 1 thurst past participle

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aff-loof adv 1 aff loof alternative
adv 1 aff luif alternative
adv 1 aff luiff alternative
adv 1 aff-leef Ulster alternative

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aff-loof adj 1 mair aff-loof comparative
adj 1 maist aff-loof superlative
adj 1 aff loof alternative
adj 1 aff luif alternative
adj 1 aff luiff alternative
adj 1 aff-leef Ulster alternative

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boulyiements noun 1 bulziements alternative
noun 1 bulements alternative
noun 1 boluments alternative
noun 1 bullaments Shetland alternative
noun 1 buljamets Shetland alternative
noun 1 bulyament Shetland alternative
noun 1 boilyiemints Ulster alternative

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eleeven num 1 alevin obsolete alternative
num 1 elevin obsolete alternative
num 1 ellevin obsolete alternative
num 1 levin obsolete alternative
num 1 eleiven alternative

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thou pron 1 thee objective
pron 1 thysel reflexive
pron 1 thy possessive determiner
pron 1 du alternative
pron 1 thoo alternative

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aefauld adj 1 mair aefauld comparative
adj 1 maist aefauld superlative
adj 1 aefald noun alternative
adj 1 aefaul noun alternative
adj 1 ae-fald adjective alternative
adj 1 ae-faul adjective alternative
adj 1 afawld alternative
adj 1 afald alternative

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aefauld noun 1 aefaulds plural
noun 1 aefald noun alternative
noun 1 aefaul noun alternative
noun 1 ae-fald adjective alternative
noun 1 ae-faul adjective alternative
noun 1 afawld alternative
noun 1 afald alternative

Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
frae prep 1 fae Central-Scots Northern-Scots alternative

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gar verb 1 gart past participle
verb 1 gart past
verb 1 gert past participle
verb 1 gert past

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mither noun 1 mithers plural
noun 1 medder alternative
noun 1 midder Shetland alternative
noun 1 moder Shetland alternative
noun 1 moeder Shetland alternative
noun 1 mideer alternative
noun 1 mother alternative

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yersel pron 1 ye reflexive-of

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great adj 1 greater comparative
adj 1 greatest superlative
adj 1 greet alternative
adj 1 grete alternative
adj 1 greit alternative
adj 1 graat Shetland alternative

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affuird verb 1 affuirds third-person singular present
verb 1 affuirdin present participle
verb 1 affuirdit past
verb 1 affuirdit past participle
verb 1 affoord alternative
verb 1 affeurd Orkney alternative

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acquant verb 1 acquantit past participle
verb 1 acquent alternative
verb 1 acquaint alternative
verb 1 awquant alternative
verb 1 acquaant Shetland alternative

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Eh pron 1 me objective
pron 1 meh possessive
pron 1 mines possessive pronoun without-noun
pron 1 mehsel reflexive

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a character 1 A uppercase

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can verb 1 can third-person singular present
verb 1 cud past

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A character 1 a lowercase

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aicher noun 1 aichers plural
noun 1 icker alternative
noun 1 aiker alternative
noun 1 aicherag diminutive alternative

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be verb 1 no-table-tags table-tags
verb 1 l inflection-template
verb 1 tae be infinitive
verb 1 bein present participle
verb 1 been past participle
verb 1 am singular present error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 art singular present archaic error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 is third-person singular present
verb 1 are plural present error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 amna singular present negative error-unrecognized-form
be verb 1 artna singular present negative archaic error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 isna third-person singular present negative
verb 1 arena plural present negative error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 wis singular past archaic error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 wis singular past error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 wis third-person singular past
verb 1 wis plural past error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 wir plural past error-unrecognized-form

Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
be verb 1 no-table-tags table-tags
verb 1 l inflection-template
verb 1 tae be infinitive
verb 1 bein present participle
verb 1 been past participle
verb 1 im singular present error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 ir singular present error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 is singular present error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 ir plural present error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 is plural present error-unrecognized-form
be verb 1 em singular present emphatic error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 um singular present emphatic error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 er singular present emphatic error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 ur singular present emphatic error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 es singular present emphatic error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 er plural present emphatic error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 ur plural present emphatic error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 es plural present emphatic error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 imni singular present negative error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 irni singular present negative error-unrecognized-form
be verb 1 isni singular present negative error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 irni plural present negative error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 isni plural present negative error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 wuz singular past error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 wur singular past error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 wur plural past error-unrecognized-form
verb 1 bey alternative

Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
abuit adv 1 a-boot alternative
adv 1 a-beet Doric alternative

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aiblins adv 1 ablins alternative
adv 1 yeblins Southern-Scots alternative
adv 1 yiblins Southern-Scots alternative
adv 1 eablins Southern-Scots alternative

Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
speak verb 1 speaks third-person singular present
verb 1 speakin present participle
verb 1 spak past

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he pron 1 him accusative
pron 1 himsel reflexive
pron 1 his possessive

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ait verb 1 aits third-person singular present
verb 1 aitin' present participle

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adae verb 1 a dae alternative
verb 1 adee Northern-Scots alternative
verb 1 adi Northern-Scots alternative
verb 1 adeu alternative
verb 1 adü alternative
verb 1 ado alternative
verb 1 a-do alternative
verb 1 adoo alternative

Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
adae noun 1 adaes plural
noun 1 a dae alternative
noun 1 adee Northern-Scots alternative
noun 1 adi Northern-Scots alternative
noun 1 adeu alternative
noun 1 adü alternative
noun 1 ado alternative
noun 1 a-do alternative
noun 1 adoo alternative

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brouk verb 1 tae brouk canonical
verb 1 brook alternative

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muir noun 1 muirs plural
noun 1 mure alternative
noun 1 more alternative
noun 1 mor alternative
noun 1 moir alternative
noun 1 mair Southern-Scots alternative

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five num 1 fehv Dundee alternative

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whae pron 1 fa Doric alternative
pron 1 wha Ulster-Scots Central-Scots alternative

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dae verb 1 dis third-person singular present
verb 1 daein present participle
verb 1 did past
verb 1 din past participle
verb 1 dee Doric alternative

Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
dae verb 1 dis third-person singular present
verb 1 did past
verb 1 dee Doric alternative

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quean noun 1 queans plural
noun 1 quine Doric alternative

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cat noun 1 cats plural
noun 1 kat alternative
noun 1 ket Ulster alternative

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caa verb 1 caas third-person singular present
verb 1 caain present participle
verb 1 caad past
verb 1 caad past participle
verb 1 forms also caaed past

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wha pron 1 fa Doric alternative
pron 1 whae Southern-Scots alternative

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ack verb 1 acket past participle
verb 1 akk alternative
verb 1 ac' alternative
verb 1 act alternative
verb 1 actt alternative
verb 1 auct alternative
verb 1 accke alternative
verb 1 aick alternative
verb 1 akk alternative

Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
shae noun 1 shuin plural
noun 1 shai alternative
noun 1 shui alternative
noun 1 shee Northern-Scots alternative
noun 1 shie Northern-Scots alternative

Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
shae verb 1 shaes third-person singular present
verb 1 shaein present participle
verb 1 shod past
verb 1 shod past participle
verb 1 shai alternative
verb 1 shui alternative
verb 1 shee Northern-Scots alternative
verb 1 shie Northern-Scots alternative

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abaise verb 1 abaisin' present participle

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worset noun 1 worsett alternative
noun 1 worsit alternative
noun 1 worsat alternative
noun 1 wurset alternative
noun 1 wursit alternative
noun 1 wirset alternative
noun 1 wirsit alternative
noun 1 worstit alternative
noun 1 wurstit alternative
noun 1 worsad Caithness alternative
worset noun 1 wirsid Shetland alternative
noun 1 worstert archaic alternative
noun 1 wosten archaic alternative

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cockaloorie noun 1 cockaloories plural
noun 1 cockieloorie alternative
noun 1 kokkeluri alternative
noun 1 kokkaloorie alternative
noun 1 cockalowrie Orkney alternative

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Hawick gill noun 1 gills plural Hawick

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name-faither noun 1 name-faithers plural
noun 1 name-father alternative
noun 1 name-faider Shetland alternative

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fuil noun 1 fuils plural
noun 1 feel Northern alternative
noun 1 feelish Northern alternative

Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
fuil adj 1 mair fuil comparative
adj 1 maist fuil superlative
adj 1 feel Northern alternative
adj 1 feelish Northern alternative

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able adj 1 ablest superlative
adj 1 abel alternative
adj 1 awbel alternative
adj 1 yible alternative

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dochter noun 1 dochters plural
noun 1 daiter Orkney rare alternative
noun 1 daowter alternative
noun 1 dowter alternative
noun 1 dather obsolete alternative
noun 1 dauchter alternative
noun 1 dother alternative
noun 1 douchter alternative

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acre verb 1 acrin' present participle
verb 1 acker alternative
verb 1 ackre alternative
verb 1 accre alternative
verb 1 aacre alternative
verb 1 awker alternative
verb 1 yicker alternative

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lauch verb 1 lauchs third-person singular present
verb 1 lauchin present participle
verb 1 leuch past
verb 1 lauchen past participle
verb 1 leuchen past participle also

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selkie fowk noun 1 selkie fowks plural
noun 1 selkie folk Orkney alternative

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thee pron 1 case thou subjective
pron 1 thysel reflexive
pron 1 thy possessive determiner
pron 1 dee alternative

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yird verb 1 yirds third-person singular present
verb 1 yirdin present participle
verb 1 yirdit past
verb 1 yirdit past participle
verb 1 yerd alternative
verb 1 yirth alternative
verb 1 eard archaic alternative
verb 1 eird archaic alternative
verb 1 erd archaic alternative

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abuin adv 1 buiner comparative
adv 1 buinmaist superlative
adv 1 abune alternative
adv 1 abane alternative
adv 1 abeen alternative
adv 1 abine alternative
adv 1 abin alternative
adv 1 abeun alternative
adv 1 abön alternative
adv 1 aboon literary alternative

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abuin prep 1 abune alternative
prep 1 abane alternative
prep 1 abeen alternative
prep 1 abine alternative
prep 1 abin alternative
prep 1 abeun alternative
prep 1 abön alternative
prep 1 aboon literary alternative

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loup verb 1 loups third-person singular present
verb 1 loupin present participle
verb 1 loupit past
verb 1 loupit past participle
verb 1 lowp Southern-Scots alternative

Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
aw-bay-say noun 1 aw-bay-says plural
noun 1 ABC alternative
noun 1 aw-be-sae alternative
noun 1 ah-bay-say Orkney alternative
noun 1 abbacee Shetland alternative
noun 1 Abersay Shetland alternative
noun 1 ebbasay Shetland alternative

Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
acquent verb 1 acquentit past participle

Word Part of speech Count Form Tags Other examples (may be other parts of speech)
aittrie adj 1 mair aittrie comparative
adj 1 maist aittrie superlative
adj 1 aitrie Shetland alternative
adj 1 etri Shetland alternative


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