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Use in varieties of Scots

bowed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.9 9.3 9 19.9 5.8 41.3 31
Number of occurrences3818 6 2 1 4 7
Number of authors20 10 3 2 1 1 3

Occurrences of bowed in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
k ae anyhin tae say, she jist bowed, an took the thimble, lookin on page 29
Then they baith bowed low, an their curls goat tang on page 55
oked roon inaw, an aw ae them bowed doon low. on page 77
e the Knave o Herts, who only bowed an smiled in response. on page 78

4 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
psin that brae, silverin heid bowed, tae what folk imagined wis a on page 79

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Wi mock sairy face he bowed his heid, on page 10

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
bound ahint his back, an heid bowed, he prayed earnest an lang, w on page 46

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
tepped forward and turned and bowed gracefully tae Miss Robertson on page 189

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
r the performance the Unicorn Bowed doon in front of the princess on page 100

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
tae hash the Wumman, her heid bowed afore on page 112

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
and sweit, they will be back-bowed and bane- sair and ower deid- on page 136

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
does make ye laid back. They bowed and the middle wan spoke.
he got doon on his knees and bowed tae each lama in turn. Ah cou
s shoogled thegither and they bowed in apology then giggled. Samm
' He turned tae the wifie and bowed. 'We are very sorry but this
4 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
We keep oor heids bowed, just stay in the crowd,
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ae last night, Marvin. He’s bowed and gagged. His phone is vibr
1 matches

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Vadim Shysimarin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Noo, wi his heid bowed he says, on page 65

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
gid a great cheer an Grandad bowed graciously an led her back ti on page 94

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
anything till say, she simply bowed, an took e thimble, lookan as on page 27
Then they both bowed low, an their curls got entan on page 53
oked roond too, an all o them bowed low. on page 75
ill e Knave o Herts, who only bowed an smiled in reply. on page 76

4 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
at in the Sunday school, heid bowed low, and the minister comes i on page 62

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
Dumbledore bowed his heid. Professor McGonagal
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
o onything ta say, shö juist bowed, an took da timmle, lookin as on page 29

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
o onyhin tae say, she simply bowed, an took th thimble, lookin a on page 27
Then they baith bowed low, an their curls got mixed on page 55
d roond as well, an aw o thum bowed low. on page 77
th Knave o Hairts, whae only bowed an smiled in reply. on page 78

4 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
open an the flames o the fire bowed at the draucht that cut throu on page 6
Sally twitched an Maisie bowed hir heid. on page 56

2 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
o oniethin tae say, shae jest bowed, an tuk the thimel, lukin es on page 29
Thin they baith bowed ower low, an thir curls got t on page 56
t roon es weel, an aal o thim bowed doon low. on page 78
the Knave o Hairts, wha jest bowed an smile't in reply. on page 79

4 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Bowed doon? on page 44

1 matches

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