| ear | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 59 | 47.3 | 88.9 | 29.8 | 0 | 248.1 | 48.7 | |
| Number of occurrences | 189 | 92 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 11 | |
| Number of authors | 54 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
, darlin,' ah snarl intae her ear. on page 5
his an whispers suhin in Mo's ear. Mo nods an Disco punches him on page 26
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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e cunt... nAlll.,. rip yi fae ear tae arse. 'Mate, you couldnae on page 14
A hear a fuckin hissin in ma ear. Finnegan sends the Sonic FX on page 19
ldin the mobile phone tae his ear. The two lassies look at me c on page 27
. The big yin is talkin in ma ear n hoddin me up wae his arm. A on page 43
4 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
in time tae the squeak in his ear, een glazed. Dick pulled the on page 1
1 matches
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an ma ear is ma lug, on page 16
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
. The yin whisperin intae yur ear that yur nae gid tae nae cunt on page 15
hat keeps whisperin intae yur ear: "A Price, is a Price." on page 37
The posh cunt is grinnin fae ear tae ear as if he wis the joke on page 44
edge ae his nose. Grinnin fae ear tae ear, so he is. He's goat on page 52
tine wis alweys whingin in ma ear aboot how ah shouldnae be bes on page 69
Also on pages 78, 81, 131, 151, 168, 194, 196
17 matches
Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
thocht shakin the rain oot ma ear on page 99
1 matches
McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
gers an stick it right in mah ear, It used tae make me want tae on page 76
2 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
When shi smiled fae ear ti ear, on page 58
an how in yir ear on page 74
hir no that bad ti thi Dundee ear, on page 115
4 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
t a machine an wear these mad ear phones that go right roon the on page 17
hin (the same as when ah'd ma ear operation) but naw no Charlen on page 150
an a hairdresser's that does ear piercin on a Tuesday. We hid on page 152
ootae it fae right behind his ear, but Tommy Campbell an aw his on page 157
his airm, an a fag behun his ear, wearin a t-shirt that said, on page 169
7 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
'Ye turn yir back for saxty 'ear'. Atweill, it's a daunner int on page 5
1 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Will pit a coin ahint ae ear for luck on page 71
1 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
e bell rings, ah'm beamin fae ear tae ear. on page 42
Ah beam fae ear tae ear then haun hur Great Granda's on page 53
4 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
It whisper't in ma ear on page 8
1 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Maw's hoose. Ah hear Da in ma ear the moment the car comes tae on page 1
gh, Marie,' Dad repeats in ma ear. 'They dinnae gie a shite abo on page 6
dy backbone!' Da shouts in ma ear. on page 8
ocial drinker,' Da says in ma ear. 'This is it, Marie. Enough's on page 13
rates. Pain shoots through ma ear. Ah swear internally. on page 14
Also on pages 60, 86, 118
10 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
aks strange sense tae ma slaw ear on page 78
1 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
is name rings still in iverie ear! on page 35
1 matches
McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
gh me." "Ayont the skeel o ma ear" - on page 112
1 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
, kis it's: unmeet for mortal ear an Wad shock a human heart to on page 137
1 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
aff, amplified by the phonic ear. She was deaf in baith lugs. on page 37
1 matches
Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
t a machine an wear these mad ear phones that go right roon the
1 matches
Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
t o white coneys’s fur, its ear-flaps trochled doon an tied a
1 matches
Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
he next yin is and play it bi ear whither A’ll still get a ch
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
The blow is instant. His ear seems to enlarge, is muffled
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ake o an ideal is easy on the ear. Itherweys, the very fowk tha
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ittin, raspin assault tae the ear, like a fuckin fly buzzin abo
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
de leans in an whispers in ma ear ‘Danny, how dae ah look? Be
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
me tae the school, nippin ma ear the full waiy aboot how ah wi
the roll-up he hud behind his ear. ‘Mone.’ he sais, an make
2 matches
Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
ms and starts tae scratch his ear wi his left haund. That's whe
1 matches
Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
ma gie’d me a clip roon the ear fer bein’ cheeky. Which mad
1 matches
Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
s.“That’s her oot oan her ear noo,” Gus went on. “She g
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
. He whispers somethin in his ear.
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ter ah’ve hud a word in his ear, ‘ . . . ah’m no dishin o
1 matches
grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
, Rent Boy, Si rasps intae ma ear, so close tae us ah kin feel
im lickin’ his lips near ma ear.
Ah hear him again in ma ear, is like the bastard cannae s
neck, stoaping right under ma ear. Ma eyes roll back in ma head
4 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
nd up tae go and answer it ma ear drums are rattled again wae t
1 matches
Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Gin A leuk back ower a thae ear
1 matches
@MartinBroon tweeted
s a wonder whit a flea in yer ear at hauf time'll dae ?? ??????(2020) search twitter
@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
Aye. Hospitals suid cry their Ear, Nose and Throat units . Lug,(2016) search twitter
@bigandymccoll tweeted
et oot. He hud me bending his ear fer hoors ?? https://t.co/ZJf (2022) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ws @maitlis ffs a thought his ear wis leaking - tae a looked a (2020) twitter link
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
was Fergie wytin an wytin for ear aifter ear for something byor on page 76
e. 'It was taen nocht but twa ear ago.' on page 78
n-sin; but nivver in a hunner ear will onybody perswaad me that on page 80
masel. It teuk mony a lang a ear; but at laist, ma sell was de on page 82
6 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
'Twa an a haaf ear, laddie. An A'm jist foonert; on page 30
2 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ye ken, Ah'v gaed near twinty ear wi'oot ivver seein a docter. on page 9
ain fin ye mairret me - ilky ear ere's a wee bittie mair." She on page 12
'v bin mairret fir near forty ear, she maun bi broken-hairtit. on page 26
ndit thegither bi near twinty ear o maistly luvin memories; twa on page 28
sock. "Wi hae a holiday ilky ear. Wi'v bin gaun te Cullen or P on page 38
Also on pages 47, 51, 57, 60, 62, 64, 65, 67, 84, 86
18 matches
Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
ertness that belied his achty ear Grandfather wis oot o his cha on page 94
1 matches
Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
in the warks for a puckle o 'ear, but as the sale o the curren on page 3
Fallas' fas in Mairch ivery 'ear. 'Las Fallas' is a twa wik la on page 4
nd the festival in July ilka 'ear. Singers that hiv performed a on page 6
allgrímskirkja teuk ower 40 'ear tae build an was completit in on page 11
beuk festivals ootthrou the 'ear ina, sic as the 'Iceland Inte on page 12
Also on pages 13, 15, 17, 18
10 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
mpin up a bittie mair eence a ear, bit Ah'll be damnt iv Ah'm g on page 6
se yer dug. It's bin near twa ear since Mac deet an Ah still mi on page 18
3 matches
Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
e the Centre in November last ear A've been oot and aboot at me on page 111
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
sendin him a Valentine neist ear.’
1 matches
Uri, Antonia North East filmmakker feart for the futur o Doric, (Doric Future 2019) Doric, blog
ruden Bay’ ower the past ‘ear, an has interviewed a fair pu
he film aa dane in the new ‘ear. Then, she will tak on the ta
2 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ety A haedna haen anither twa ear tae the darg – or anither t
1 matches
McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wee room fur lang enouch gien ear ta aw
1 matches
Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
A plugged in my ear phones, pulled my tourie oor
1 matches
Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
in pernicious anemia fower ’ear ago. There’s fowk fa strugg
1 matches
Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
beyond, ower the past few ’ear, is Gordon Cruden. Back in th
haudit in the capital this ’ear, wi the intention o shinin so
2 matches
Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
hey listened wi a sympathetic ear. Permission wiz granted and o
1 matches
Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
This 'ear it is leuikin mair an mair li
ldwide for its quality. This 'ear thou, we are likely gaun tae
2 matches
Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
pin up ower the course o the 'ear that we dinnae yet ken aboot.
t a time. For the past forty 'ear, in Banffshire alane, twa spe
ldfloor has disappeart ivery 'ear. In Aiberdeenshire an Angus,
3 matches
@72redz1903 tweeted
artmathie I struggle tae wear ear/head phones oot an aboot - y (2022) twitter link
@beast_afc tweeted
Thought that toggle wiz a big ear ring.(2020) search twitter
@peediepuss tweeted
@helenmoncrieff Time o'ear I doot whan the peedie moots (2020) twitter link
Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
th Queen was close ahint hur, ear-wiggin: Sae she went oan "- l on page 83
1 matches
Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Borth’ick Waitter Saxtie ‘ear Sin.” By George Scott.
e Scottis Sabbath Seventie ‘ear Sin.” By George Scott.
tbye Post job fur ae wheen ‘ear. Auld Watt’s son, Mark Tams
Haugh yonner fur ae wheen ‘ear, it the stert o the 1939/1945
saw Bertie, ay, mebbies 40 ‘ear syne; hei wis dreivin yin o t
20 matches
@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
a neighbour is ma listening ear tellin me if there any nois(2020) search twitter
Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
agane, an houlin it tae haes ear. on page 69
putt haes mooth close tae hir ear, an whispert "Shae's unner se on page 82
2 matches
Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
icht; whut's whuspert ïn yer ear, blare ït oot frae tha ruift on page 9
ïs tha yins that gledlie gie ear til God's Wurd an tak ït ïn on page 83
thert roon tae gie hïm thair ear. An tha Pharisees an tha mais on page 96
ch Preesht, an tuk hïs richt ear aff. But Jesus sayed, "Houl o on page 108
6 matches
Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
That seems tae grate on the ear. on page 28
1 matches
Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
Oul tunes I hear delicht my ear... the music soons sae sweet,
1 matches