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broos Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 11.3 18.1 0 75.6 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4822 12 0 13 0 1
Number of authors23 12 7 3 1

Occurrences of broos in Corpus

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Central

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 83 - Born Hamelt, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
beautician didnae lyke ma ee-broos on page 78

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
dy a gey treat. He'd draw his broos thegither an wag his heid aro on page 26

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
een stappit tae the broos wi Gallowa, on page 42
in the lift abuin the warl's broos, on page 77

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
rdlie wi raven locks an black broos forbye. Frae the oot, he wis on page 14

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
' lik' yon Andy Murray wi his broos doon an' his eye firm oan the on page

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah furrow ma broos. He's Pesh and blood like awb on page 23

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
and raither than haein twa ee-broos, like maist human fowk, he'd on page 22
ed gey deep and gaithered her broos, thinkin haird. Klaus watched on page 147
s Judge Strauss gaithered her broos, turnin the situation ower in on page 152

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ne tae pick wi me, liftin his broos and widenin his eyes. He's th on page 60

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
on the watchers' broos on page 23
three dicht lines o swite fae broos on page 43
gaitherin hur broos, sae she is on page 80

3 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
he aulder yins furrowed their broos. on page 106

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
whilie glentin frae ablow her broos, ettlin tae see wha amang her
1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Boswell’s Coort, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
The sweit frae wir broos,
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
wi a tan breist and a tan ee broos. That was how David of Seafie
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
feet an touched it tae thair broos.
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
Egyptians shaved aff thair ee-broos murnin thair bawdrons on page 3

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
vie's dial grew aa reed an is broos meeved up an doon like a muck on page 29

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aboot hersel..." He felt his broos gaitherin an his smile slippi on page 58
Roy gaithert his broos an didna unnser: Dot an him h on page 87

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
note, er dial daarkenin an er broos githerin es she read its cont on page 42

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
at the auld man frae aneth ma broos. I didna like strange mannies on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
n a permanent lirk atween her broos, like an ill-fittin seam. The
Bit fin Matty lowered his broos an pit doon his buik, Minnie
2 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
ck hats pu’ed doon ower eir broos an ilk een vrappit up in a st
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
glowered at ma throwe lowered broos as usual nae doot takin in th
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
bosie, they’ll furrow their broos and luik at me lik I’m stra
1 matches

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Da Moose drew doon his broos at dis, but wis aafil ceevil, on page 26
da rots o trees, an A'm tried broos, an A'm tried daeks, but na, on page 53
But da snail drew doon his broos an said, in ony circumstance, on page 102
it his airms an drew doon his broos at da cook for his een wis ne on page 116
respect, but draain doon his broos an makkin faces at him as he on page 119

5 matches

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
rin hentilagets affa da heddr broos an da fences. on page 16

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Graet hulters tipper apö broos, waitin on page 29

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
ta hent fae timeless broos at, on page 45
owre broos, kames, an burns on page 64
an accidence o burns an broos, on page 106

3 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
et stöd oot apo Ald Jeems’ broos. ‘Dis wye!’ he harkit.
ck a black hair doon ower his broos, straicht an tall an slim. Wi
2 matches

Johnson, Laureen Moarnin Ida Kames, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
stymin trow steam at broos an greyness
1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
whur in wer heids, wattin the broos.)
1 matches

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