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Use in varieties of Scots

ar Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words66.9 91.5 41.6 9.9 5.8 54.7 8.8
Number of occurrences207172 26 1 1 5 2
Number of authors32 22 5 1 1 1 2

Occurrences of ar in Corpus

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Central

Watt, George T. Lallans 82 - Caul Stane, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Ma thochts ar kept hibbled awaa on page 24

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
undeemous fell black thocht. Ar last, wi the street won, he c on page 139

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Ar ye gaun ti speak ti her about on page 23

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
heather wis streetched oot as ar enormous trampoline. on page 77

1 matches

Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
n-raisin an siclik. An noo oo ar thair. Hauf wey throch July p on page 59

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
aived Scots"; an Scots "wirds ar awreddies contened ben Inglis on page 11
yet sen clessical tymes, thai ar cryed the Dorik, Ionik an Cor on page 12

4 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
e laed on hir lei-lane sae ye ar cheined ti yeir bruit as til on page 3
no fit, sicna ar the blemishis o wir by-fleiti on page 6

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
, pleise, Saskia," he sayed. "Ar ye happie nou at ye ar ane up on page 1
e wrang wey roun, fur heir ye ar, wystin yeir tyme crakkin wi on page 2
"Whitlik ar ye thinkin on?" shae speired. on page 3

8 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
"Whitlik ar ye dae-in nou?" he speired. B on page 44
"A'm telt at ye ar winchin a Scots lassikie," be on page 45
"Ye ar a leil Pecht, Sueno, an this on page 47

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e Canada, but it fell through ar the last minute. When ah told on page 43
many other lassies wur there ar first. We aw thocht the world on page 56

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
iles caad gairdens. "Airchie, ar ye no mindin 'hings kin o at on page 125

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Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ad she'd say, That's it, yoos ar gaun tae Brij A Weer. We'd be on page 41

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
dit 1446): here deidlike fowk ar in the grup o Baneshanks depi on page 110

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Ar awfu braw ridin quad bikes; on page 114

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
mang the fouth o detail, here ar thrie queeriosities at micht on page 119
Grant, Kennedy an Spence wha ar acquant wi on page 120

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
mbers o the Editorial Comatee ar takkin shape, tho. Kenneth Fa on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
k sittin on this comatee, twa ar agin Scots in the census, why on page 121

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Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
peenge we’re less than ony ar biddy,
has thi micht o ony ar domain,
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
writins o the makars, tho the ar a period whaur we hae baith t
condescended on ablo, tho the ar twathree ither wee anes, like
ae their ain orthography. The ar some dialecks o Scots that ha
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Big Schuil, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
"Ar yous gaun ti the big schuil n
"Ar yes no feared?"
"What ar the ti be feared fae?"
"Ye ar sut a wee ane."
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
iles caad gairdens. "Airchie, ar ye no mindin 'hings kin o at
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
yne A hears a wumman's vyce, "Ar you aa richt?" The effort it
n columns caas a pouer-suit. "Ar ye needin money?"
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
hurl in a caur". Houever, the ar a concrete noun form o the wi
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ogramme ye'r watchin, but the ar the ither kind, the rarer kin
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
barronis and frehaldris that ar of substance put thair eldest
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
ed bi baists whas residentins ar nerrer the sunn an air. Sae h
i grumph at ither. ‘Whitwey ar ye that stupit! Whitfur did y
plores; an the ither craiturs ar aye tellin me at A’m owre s
an tirrivie. Whan the spates ar on in Februar, an ma dunnie a
he Mouss wi tholerance. “Ye ar nyow tilt, an in course ye di
11 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
eirsell, ye mukkil sumph, ye; ar; gaun; whidder; ye; lyk; it;
says hiz accusatour, “Ye ar lik aw men buddies, dwaiblie,
Ye ken at Ingland an Scotland ar saiprit kintraes nou. Afoir t
whitivver etioun the sojers ar !”
s ludge fur the nicht waatch ar aye sleipin.
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
on thair, but You ken aa the ar tae ken aboot it.
. Shoud I be awae askin Elsie ar the onything I can dae? Leuk
or a bridesmaid? Wice as Thoo ar, Faither, leuk doun mercifu o
3 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ll the gudis and houssis that ar necessar far thare sustentati
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Ar the ony dangers wi takkin lee
for a wheen intellectuals, or ar we wantin tae back up oor not
2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
k? I fizzed at masel. Whitwey ar we aye warslin
Jenny wis raxin up. Ar ye liftin aa this? she spiere
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
in aboot oorsels in isolation ar faur frae revelatory. Ah'v sp
lívin dictionars o oor leid ar no tae be fund on oor shelfs
r boolin greens. These deiths ar mair than juist personal trag
se. Frae ma windae, the skies ar monochrome, the streets ar gr
monochrome, the streets ar gray wi rain. The toun haw cl
5 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
vampires aboot, an kennin the ar.”
s a vampire. Sic a differ the ar atween wishin vampires wis ab
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
His faither, we ar fairly shuir, wisnae the knic
ckin o the Kirk. The nobility ar aye gied sair rebuke in histo
r European neebors. The nemms ar them o Wallace an Murray bait
3 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
o Scotland. Tae ken whaur we ar gaein ye maun ken whaur we’
he ends o their muckle launds ar commemoratit in the Pentland
s inscrievit wi “The Pechts ar defeatit, play in safety”.
anin is tint tae us nou, that ar unifrom ower their hail domai
few damagin myths aroond them ar the sneckit lock on this kist
5 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
t’s inside a body, whit wey ar ye meant tae cure him? The ha
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
uch later that these wee fowk ar sort o like stane-age people
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
eanachs saw them. Mony o them ar alive tae this day. Gin ye’
nish ridge. The ghaist lichts ar back, streamin aff the law li
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
the auld stanes o the biggin ar there yet. Ye keek aa aboot y
ey kent he wis comin, chances ar they didnae.
t war cleared, an mony deiths ar pit agin Sellar’s name in t
beuk intae which aa wir sins ar merkit.
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
tland’s thrapple. Oor roads ar pithailed anachronisms. Boats
hronisms. Boats tae the isles ar auld an dear. Fleein tae ony
The effects o this ar extreme. Hale sections o Scot
eme. Hale sections o Scotland ar economically uninhabitable.
tatement is possible. The SNP ar gettin ahint the idea. It hae
11 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e disturb onybody. Twa things ar thirlt tae ma mind: the busse
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
o eatin. Oor victuals the day ar sae different fae whan I wis
s, salsa, curries an the like ar nou a muckle pairt o the iver
sheep’s heid. Sic victuals ar richt oot o fashion nou, but
3 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
time, o coorse, as their kind ar wint tae dae, an regairdless
e, for I ken the wee craiturs ar bein forced tae tak wing anel
on the bens whan the craiturs ar gaitherin for shelter or tae
they can tak tent o hou hares ar ‘managed’. Whiles weel-ke
harriers, eagles an mair — ar bein trappit an shot on thae
6 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tae say it, but dubs the day ar mair like tae be disturbit by
ised that taks them oot, they ar mair like tae be sittin in th
mony bairns o this generation ar shawin signs o cairryin ower
han the bairns wha bide in it ar haurdly seen oot an aboot. It
baith the bairns an community ar the waur o it.
5 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
art walkin again. ‘Nice one ar kid. Fancy a wee stank ay vin
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
swaes o laund in the Hielands ar the domain o ootdoorsy fowk,
spend mair time in the hills ar richt weel educatit on the ho
pular hills, the Paps o Jura, ar nocht but clart an glaur. Awm
ut for their hale livelihoods ar mair likely tae treat it wi r
ah jalouse, us outdoorsy fowk ar aften sae supportive o the id
5 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
s the rattons and rabbits — ar they wir freends or wir unfre
wba, ‘thae ribbons ’at ye ar sae concernt wi is a taiken o
ppens on us. Nicht and day we ar takkin tent o your weelfare.
3 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@MhairiHunter Tae be ar pedant u ok hen is the Glesga(2020) search twitter
@MhairiHunter Ar ye fine hinnie?(2020) search twitter

Doric

Faffe, Christina Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Special Licht, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Ar' a cormorant sits on a rock f on page 81

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
s ledgers an checkit his sums Ar fan in wi the lost LSD on page 15

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
auld in the efterneen bit dry ar last.
1 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
life, an in partícular bees, ar tae us. He pynted oot that if
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
s o raisons fit wey some fowk ar owerwecht. It can quite aften
fowk fa suffer fae depression ar at a higher risk o becomin ob
s in the first place. Fowk fa ar über fit an healthy can some
uce the nummer o puir fowk fa ar obese, but nae the rich anes.
ot fit healthy fuid an drinks ar an foo tae prepare them is th
8 matches

Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
he North-East nou see them fa ar bidin on the streets fae a di
stic idea if they lat fowk fa ar registert as hameless jyne in
drappin, an mair an mair fowk ar daein their bittie tae help,
in the North-East for fowk fa ar strugglin, is a role-model fo
4 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
Fa’s fuil ar you?
he says tae Jamie Fleeman, “Ar you the Laird of Udny’s Ful
wirds: “Aye, an fa’s feel ar you?”
it him, “Hullo Jamie, where ar you going today?”, tae whil
ys, young fowk in partícular ar relyin mair an mair on stars
7 matches

@Franwella tweeted
scheme o’ ‘hings a lot wa’ar a hap(2020) search twitter
Is ‘is deal wa’ar nor th ane Theresa hane lined(2020) search twitter
tae yer train creakin’ wa’ar nor th tinman, we anither twa(2018) search twitter

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
r it in the word 'teu'= too. "Ar thoo gaan teu?" =Are you goin(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
a her whin shü waved dem aff ar Sumburgh. on page 76

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
appent by. For that chance we ar behauden til Carcanet for per on page 5

5 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
The markin ar itsel a cast oot scrat. on page 42

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Majestic raptor ar mae heid on page 32

1 matches

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