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lowp Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words34.9 42 41.6 0 0 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences10879 26 0 0 1 2
Number of authors43 35 8 1 1

Occurrences of lowp in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
happin at the windae made her lowp. Oh aye, she kent yon mannie on page 7

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
I saw Stoot Ragnar an Grettir lowp ontae the trader, barrelin me on page 58

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Sic a distance Ah did lowp richt merrilie on page 15

4 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ik. The Mous gied an almichty lowp oot o the watter, an stertit on page 21
some-like, that Alison gied a lowp; but she saw straucht awa tha on page 44

3 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
Thare war nae big stanes tae lowp ower, like ordinar. On this s on page 22

1 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
inal cadence ae time mair and lowp on til anither variation he d on page 55

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
llop getherin its muscles tae lowp the highest fence it'd ever s on page 1

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
She grupped the bean and wi a lowp, on page 15

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Bogles and worricows lowp oot, Fleggin the sheep and ky on page 10
And lowp awa frae folk that get ower-c on page 32
s ti lowse pouer that gars it lowp again; on page 39
uid hae seen Niedergasse Nick lowp upon a table, heezin his tank on page 74

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
and ilka noo and then he wid lowp intae the air and fire aff ha on page 40
coupon, and in wan fantastic lowp, this auld chiel o ninety-sax on page 57
jaiket and gettin redd up tae lowp intae the chocolate. But whil on page 84
think awthin's a muckle joke! Lowp intae the boat, aw o ye! C'mo on page 93
roond the table taen a fleein lowp at her and landit on her boad on page 128
Also on pages 139, 162
8 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
sax feet tall, Geordie gied a lowp and shouted, "Haw, Grannie! Y on page 44
as if it wis gettin ready tae lowp. It did lowp. It lowped hie i on page 55

3 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
stammygastert she gied a wee lowp and said 'Oh'", and syne clee on page 32
Grumphie, giein a wee skeerie lowp. 'I kent it wis yersel.' on page 53
'Weel,' said Roo, 'can they lowp as faur as Kangas?" on page 56
, and syne Roo and Teeger can lowp intae it, and it ll be aw saf on page 64
"Teeger, Teeger, we're gonnae lowp! See me lowpin, Teeger! Like on page 65
Also on pages 85, 162, 164
9 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
They lowp in yir road in anes, twas and on page 5
Hauf wey doon he taen a lowp, on page 20

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
wi yin gret lowp on page 16

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
pat at baudrons in a bubble's lowp, on page 22

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
th?" Young Wullie speirt, "OK lowp up on the back o the larry. Y on page 65

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ike a waasp's bink, ready tae lowp, an its wee bleck een sweevli on page 81

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
The creepers flew, we lowp't abuird, on page 50

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
er, Jess Kavanagh, misses her lowp oan tae a tourist bus an is h on page 90

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
hin, claucht the moose wi yae lowp an swallat it doun. on page 42

1 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
They lowp clean ower syllogies. on page 55

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ife! Acht, hou he lippent tae lowp intil it. on page 17

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
t stag in the warld. It could lowp ower moontains and jink atwee on page 14
The king didna lowp intae the ginger bottle but h on page 17

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
e a shot. She watched the dug lowp intae the sodger's hoose, the on page 43

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
hairt lowp-lowpin, ay, dirlin wi joy on page 28

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
mile tae the wast, Wallace's Lowp atween the twa Lomond Hills o on page 65

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The erches lowp the waa-heids faur abuin on page 102

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
s, is left oot, a body cannae lowp tae ony consait ither nor tha
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
tae be the first tae tak the lowp. If they cuid juist gaun inta
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
artin weans on this, tho: the lowp fae Dudley D. Watkins tae Lor
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
k an daunner an hap an rin an lowp an dance like ony ither bodie
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
avalry, the airchers haed tae lowp intae the schiltron, or flee,
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
een something tae mak ma hert lowp wi delicht.
it fowk, an it makkit ma hert lowp! The pouers that ken aboot si
2 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
on, micht , by mistake, tak a lowp at and a bite oot o a innocen
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ot it fae faur aheid, she wid lowp ower it, or dook tae the side
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
it a scunner. Hoo can ye play Lowp-the- Muin, then?’
challenged ane anither tae ‘lowp-the-muin’ tae see hoo mony
e see hoo mony muins they cud lowp ower afore cowpin ower their
3 matches

Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part III, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
lowp intil the abstract creation
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
it's no a big lowp
1 matches

Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
-mongerin or a plea no tae ‘lowp intil the unkent’. I hae an
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
r Scots version taks a muckle lowp at Ausbau – an sum o the re
language community, than the lowp taks the activists faur awa f
2 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ht, but it’s no as muckle a lowp as monie fowk think. Scots aw
1 matches

Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ting wastit, an lattin Labour lowp in wi the lairgest vote on th
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
nal twa stanzas in particular lowp oot as a keekin-gless image o
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
I lowp’t up tae see whit wes makin
un the lum cam St. Nick, wi a lowp an a stenn!
He lowp’t tae his sled, tae his tea
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
it doesnae seem ower muckle a lowp tae threap that their presenc
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
's gey mickle ither thing tae lowp (no Spellcheck nae Leonard, R(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
you oot, Ah wunner. Or did ye lowp ower the waa?' on page 45

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
yous caal. Noo gin ye were ti lowp ower the side o this boat, fo on page 44

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
He lowp't aff his bike bung't his pyo on page 15

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
he's ahin ilky door wytin tae lowp oot an gie ye a fleg. Mony's on page 27

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
like at Ailice naarhan gied a lowp, for it hedna said ocht or aa on page 27
It's jist a burnie we hae tae lowp ower." Aabody seem't weel con on page 40
here the Faan tyeuk a suddent lowp intae the air an lowsit itsel on page 46

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
owl or sing daft wee tunes an lowp in an ooto skippin towes. Bit on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
rosty grun. Ane or twa gied a lowp or twa wi their legs, tho the
Haud the horse till I lowp on,
r. Fin Daisy'd bin aa legs an lowp, sae hid Minnie. She lued Dai
e swallin, watchin the flames lowp up atween the broon peats cru
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
her breists. The sicht gied a lowp tae his manhood. Yon sea wis
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
the linn, an oo war gled tae lowp oot the caur an
tap ower an leukit skitie tae lowp ower. In the hinnerend oo tae
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
Ye trudge through the pit and lowp oot ower, doon ontae the itch
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
tes through the hale hoose. I lowp oot ma bed and look through a
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Jessie wad lowp, an boo, an furl her teenie w
the rocket, an wi a pech an a lowp an a shuggle, up inno its dow
wisna sae much a lowp as a stride.
ist event, the bairns hid tae lowp heich up ower a pole. Anely D
elt it, It didna gang BANG or lowp aboot. It shooered
7 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
gars a body want tae sing, or lowp and fling richt steerie, It w (2020) twitter link

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Tods lowp on the connacht lairs.
1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
an lowp tha sheuchs on page 59

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Ding Doon tha Mairch Dikes, (Modern Poetry Translation 2019) Ulster - Comber, poetry
an lowp tha sheuchs
1 matches

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