A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

brou Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.1 13.9 0 0 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences2927 0 0 0 2 0
Number of authors12 11 1

Occurrences of brou in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
tae the brou an) on page 8

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
wi yae finger pressed tae its brou (juist like ye see in yon pic on page 26

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Buryin his tortured brou in his clasped hauns, he sank on page 29
urnt, an laid his haun on her brou. 'O merciful Lord, first gran on page 43
am dichtit the bluid frae his brou, shook his heid twa or three on page 60
there.' She straiked Janet's brou that wis dreipin wi a cauld s on page 65
ower his brou tellt her he wis mair likely on page 68
Also on pages 75, 76
9 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
And lythely doun the wuidit brou He came as ti a kiss; on page 20

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
rin, an sweit pourin doun his brou, he skittert throu atween the on page 66
rin, an sweit pourin doun his brou, he skittert throu atween the on page 69

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
anss. It med the ying cheil's brou contrak, fur it brocht til hi on page 2

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Wad shaw her sunlit brou, we twa re-fere, on page 13
But tho ma brou be Botox-brent, waukent on page 34
looms on me wi deeper runkelt brou on page 44
Tae lat the sun sheen on ma brou. on page 73

4 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
enge his spirit on Bothwell's brou. on page 18

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
he is, sittin wi his runklit brou, on page 98

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
An gar ma brou ti caller aisment sink on page 10

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
t whan A pat ma luif til't ma brou wis like a lowe. A sat thare
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Admir’t her brent white brou; her wycelike weys.
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
r, saft grays kittilt hiz het brou, an eftir the out-the-wey war
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
tent o his profeel: the stey brou, the muckle neb, the chin faa
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
is bunnet poued doun ower his brou agin a shouer o April rain, a
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 73 - A Whein Auld Chinese Saws, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
dicht a flie frae yer frein's brou wi a mukkil aix! on page 83

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
air wes yit cut strecht on ma brou,
1 matches

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