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| dour | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 39.3 | 42.2 | 40.7 | 39.7 | 0 | 72.4 | 26.6 | |
| Number of occurrences | 126 | 82 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| Number of authors | 63 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ertheless, we irna takin thir dour wittins ithout a fecht. Monie on page 3
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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
An the waw wis dour an deid-a thing tae claucht u on page 92
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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
wis sharin the cantiness; his dour comrade regairdit thae ootbur on page 141
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Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
a God that wisna takin tent: dour bings, a pitmirk on page 8
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Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
It's as dour as a pibroch; on page 8
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
Else, Mayakovsky's dour-like intense gaze! - on page 10
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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
But faither, that dour, crabbit, blellum, on page 15
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
mirth wes aw awa. See whatna dour auld skunner A'm claucht til on page 45
Moira: Ma puir Jockie! Whatna dour weird he maun dree, wi no e'e on page 46
A pruived a cuif, nor makin a dour Deil o masell. Sen she's sae on page 48
3 matches
Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Aye there this dour souch rinnin aneath the canti on page 55
1 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
right, he tries tae make his dour face grin again. His mooth is on page 1
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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
nor be thrawn nor dour. on page 27
An ma graith is gey dour, on page 47
2 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
s puir Countess an bairns tae dour it oot at hame in Loudoun Cas on page 48
. She wis a fechter. Frae her dour an determined faither she had on page 66
2 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
's a sensitive pairt' - 'Caum dour' - "Keep yer teeth ti yersel on page 18
i his buiks, And turned a bit dour. on page 23
The dour banter delivered with unrecor on page 58
e left. A richt foosty place, dour looks fae the few that are th on page 71
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
. Insteed, ah wis faced wae a dour faced auld hag who looked as on page 89
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Matilda said. 'Weans urnae as dour as big folk and they luve tae on page 74
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Your dour Scots ee though fins it's bri on page 20
Till Auchinleck grew grim an dour, This hud tae stoap! on page 29
2 matches
Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
day mornin,' said Rabbit in a dour voice, 'I gaed tae see Christ on page 73
mps on it,' Heehaw added in a dour voice. on page 81
ed by somethin,' he said in a dour whusper. 'Nae maitter. We'll on page 148
3 matches
Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
hape an smaw an teuch, an o a dour an pace-fu naitur, an aw thur on page 3
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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
(like life and breath, the dour dreich weather) on page 14
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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
hunner and eicht men formed a dour circle roond the fit o the br on page 33
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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
were on nettles when, ower a dour denner o biled chicken, biled on page 13
for aw that, he gied awbody a dour smile. "If thon's the wey o i on page 153
urst o hoasts, annoonced in a dour vyce, "I hereby huckle ye in on page 155
3 matches
Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
and the ref, aw dour and surly, on page 4
shairly than the usual dour fare on page 5
wi a million dour dawn trainin runs on page 6
dinnles dour anthems amang the altocumulus on page 10
he wha's crack wis never dour on page 68
Also on pages 70
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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
ced haiverin, nae stut, ne'er dour. on page 15
A bottle-blonde carline wi a dour, hard ee, on page 65
2 matches
Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Hormone happy, hormone dour, on page 98
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Cameron, Peter Lallans 59 - Yowdendrift / Gin I Kent, (Lallans Magazine 2021) Central, poetry
Or thon dour camp grund, on page 139
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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
The Romans war less dour than maist fowk think but the on page 17
p, includin in a poem here, a dour an gytie auld saint gettin ki on page 19
2 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ears o haurd wark an nae dout dour darg he haes putten intae edi on page 6
mo White caws us back til the dour thocht at we ir aw tholin a on page 10
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
in Bessie's hert war diamant, dour an bricht, on page 42
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Sangster, Maureen Lallans 73 - Stars, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
ts here, there, awegates: the dour derk o the toon on page 56
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
at we finn in this buik. The dour an trauchlesome life o the Gl on page 127
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ring athort the warld arna aa dour fowk - thare's thaim that ha on page 15
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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
le o the "quadrangle" and the dour granite waas o the main schui on page 37
2 matches
Robertson, James Melt (Yin), (Kettillonia 2001) Central, poetry
A bummer wails; in the fire a dour bit stick
1 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
! This ‘Burns deil’ is in dour competeition wi anither, no j
an the twa men perts in verra dour tid; no unexpeckitlie!
2 matches
Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
In this dour norlan kintra, lassie, ye’r
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
bot fur the blate, dour Tammas an guid, fethfu Rosie
ti be dour an dowie it is mair deiffekwa
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Your dour Scots ee though fins it’s b
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
, but at the same time needin dour darg, an dedication. The neis
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Fae dour auld men tae lovers daffin,
But dour an sulky Adam
2 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
vision, France an the UK. The dour thrawn French an the sleekit
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rou the 16t century gied us a dour national kirk that haedna muc
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ee Tam O’Henry so morose an dour. Wan ay life’s optimists, h
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Hielands descreivin glens as dour, dreich an roch that Victoria
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
der’s reaction. Bit he grew dour as he thocht o the wee box he
Raggle wis dour for the rest o that day. The
esel be tane,” she addit wi dour emphasis.
3 matches
McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
an siclike films set i the dour, grim Communist past. An it w
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
nd then, oholoos! But they're dour, dour, dour—obstinater than
, dour, dour—obstinater than either pigs
ist the dab for brichtin up a dour dreich Edinburgh day an, as t
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
‘oo’. Naebody would cry a dour Scotsman a ‘door’ Scotsma
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Kay, Billy Time for Reflection, (archive2021.parliament.scot 2022) Central, government
he sweirt learners in Dundee, dour teenage boays wha gaed tae th
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
tae an abrupt end. The aulder dour pussed wuman springs fae her
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
it pits a bright look oan ma dour puss. It’s alweys gid spend
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@billykayscot tweeted
Guid Scots description o a dour scunner. Hives are bairnheid (2020) search twitter
McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
in peasie whin Ye're no that dour nor in merble Ye're no that c on page 3
2 matches
Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
s baptism of neglect ower aa. Dour folk in black built this lost on page 10
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
pynted the shotgun at a wee, dour, steen-faced chiel. 'Wollasto on page 8
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
folk maun think ye're a richt dour divvel. Ye've ayewis bin a bi on page 84
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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
aid," the Queen heild on in a dour an hecklesome mainner, "'It's on page 35
But dowie, dour an dortie wes The glentin o t on page 52
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
DOUR on page 51
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
or wunner aboot, chiefly the dour yet whiles wyce Dr. Hamish Ro on page 124
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
or wunner aboot, chiefly the dour yet whiles wyce Dr. Hamish Ro
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Dour, dull mornin, sin en peeps oo
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
empire wis Miss McFarlan, as dour an nippit an soor's a limb o
Matty wis a dour loon, a scholar, nae as bonni
n the wye o affection fur her dour, sarcastic brither.
3 matches
Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
kirk service. It wis a pretty dour affair wi the meenister up in
1 matches
Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
e warld jist a wee bitty less dour. Nae anely that, but wildfloo
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
ano weel done wi thon Balloon dour thingy, bit yi couldnae lace (2015) search twitter
@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fin ah see dour Kiosk Keith on Ahm a Celebr(2017) search twitter
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Mighty aye! The dour Scottish laddie wins 2nd Wimb(2016) search twitter
Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
o pouer. So Astrid plays the dour local, sayan notheen, turnan on page 138
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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
He wis akward and dour on page 120
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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
nd Mrs Dursley woke up on the dour, dreich Tuesday wur story ste
1 matches
Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
made th hale pairty look sae dour an anxious.) on page 86
ze that wafted efter thum, th dour words: on page 106
Ah must," th King said, wi a dour air, an, efter foldin heis ai on page 114
3 matches
Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ah mak a dour effort an lean lourdlie on ma on page 40
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Purves, David Lallans 75 - On War, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
Ir ye that sojer bund bi dour human laws, ti forleit wife a
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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The freist wul be dour an slippy ootby,
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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An in tha whaup's dour cry on page 24
Tha pasts a dour oul whigmaleerie; on page 27
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Mc Donnell, John , (Facebook 2021) Ulster, prose
wud shoot as wae went in tha dour...gaes tha bakin soda mammy..
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@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
@raiphsays Mine thon dour! https://t.co/tVAlSbIKQb(2020) search twitter