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Use in varieties of Scots

ordinar Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words31.3 45.2 12.8 9.9 5.8 21.9 0
Number of occurrences9785 8 1 1 2 0
Number of authors35 28 5 1 1 1

Occurrences of ordinar in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
they wir jist twa ordinar bodies on page 31

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
onious characters wis met for ordinar amang the general kirn o huma on page 134

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
The Yird isna jist an ordinar planet! It conteins a hunder on page 58

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
The weik afore stertit ordinar, wi Trev an masel haudin awa on page 21

3 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
tae juist gang on in the same ordinar wey. on page 14
wi a souch. "I juist tuik the ordinar course." on page 44

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
kent the truith aboot this bi-ordinar baist. Oo war baith inveetit on page 58
ttle iz, sae this wisnae a bi-ordinar seetiation. Ma ither maiks, a on page 59
ricks in the watter wisnae bi-ordinar. Gin oo telt fowk noo aboot o on page 63

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
ig stanes tae lowp ower, like ordinar. On this side o the burn the on page 22

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
venliness o chairacter and by-ordinar pouers o wark. Efter the hors on page 6

3 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
by-ordinar or ilkaday oot nocht but pape on page 60

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
But Jennet Broun wis nae ordinar wumman. Nae ordinar wee lass on page 66

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
bad eneuch when parents treat ordinar weans as if they were scabs a on page 4
d that she had met a truly by-ordinar mathematical brain, and words on page 68
Wormwidd that Matilda wis by-ordinar. It'd likely be mair tricky t on page 85
re wi guid news aboot her. By-ordinar news, Mr Wormwidd. Could ah m on page 86
, dead slowly, an unco and by-ordinar feelin sterted creepin ower M on page 158
Also on pages 159
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
bit made it possible that the ordinar fowk cuid, an did, read the l on page 19
vived on the generosity o the ordinar fowk o Scotland. Shair, there on page 106

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ed that they werenae jist yer ordinar kind o fowk. They maistly cam on page 31

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'No folk, Chairlie. Nae ordinar folk onywey.' on page 17
factory, pretendin they were ordinar warkers, and while they were on page 18
ae been hidden unnerneath the ordinar wrappin paper five ordinar ba on page 24
'This isnae jist an ordinar up-and-doon lift!' annoonced on page 136

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
fash aboot, naethin oot o the ordinar, and it wis ainly Heehaw's ho on page 11
s it is a wee thing oot o the ordinar, but itherwise it's jist a ne on page 97

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Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
A hed ordinar cuddie sunks - A 'barde' as on page 6

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Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
at lings o hir feigur, the by-ordinar delyte an perfit cullourin o on page 1

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ee onythin that wis oot o the ordinar. on page 104

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Ae thing bonny an past ordinar sweet: on page 65

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
e ratton. Twicet the size for ordinar, an it wis gaun gyte. A shith on page 80
The burn for ordinar, wisnae ferr awa, but wi the on page 84

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
. Whiles fowk mentiont the by-ordinar chynge i their lives whan new on page 9

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
(Syne for ordinar ye faa asleep on page 18

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ak-the-gate in a mainer maist ordinar fowk coud maister is Tony Con on page 65

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ey chusit tae sing, and their ordinar. He learnit muckle fae this k on page 69

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Ah hae by-ordinar respeck for the views o the m on page 56

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
t o it's be-in skreivit in an ordinar leid? Fae 'High Land': on page 91

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
wis weel ablow the normal for ordinar, stertit tae shaw a weel seen
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
comes up in a wab search. For ordinar a company ettles at bein sae
micht be a bittie slawer nor ordinar. Google Mail canna be setten
2 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
The ordinar functions o Bòrd na Gàidhli
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ce. In amang this is no juist ordinar picturs shawin the continents
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
1450, we fin a paitren at is ordinar afore the introduction o stau
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rt an the urban or atween the ordinar wirkin-cless Joe an the Hairy
thes in Lallans is teepical o ordinar uiss aither. The third sort o
2 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
thay cheenge tae Inglish, for ordinar tho no aye haudin ontae mony
e e’en Ulster Scots wis for ordinar dealt wi — houbeit no that
2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
services, guids an gear. For ordinar siclike traffec is cairiet on
The reality, as is nou ordinar wi the internet, is that in t
2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
epictit the rael experience o ordinar Glaswegians, wi their ain sen
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
managers turnt a blinn ee for ordinar, in a situation the likes o t
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
lasses. His pynt wis that the ordinar fowk o Scotland didna need he
1 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
alverse. Aiblins the maist by-ordinar o Playfair’s adventurs wis
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
be the backdrap for oot o the ordinar events. Ower 20 year on, Anne
whaur a series o events, some ordinar, some extrae ordinar, taks pl
, some extrae ordinar, taks place in the lives o th
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
language buiks for schuils an ordinar readers.
s the gift o writin aboot the ordinar an in daein this he shaws us
n this he shaws us the extrae-ordinar an the universal. A fund this
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
lives thegither is incredibly ordinar till the day thair Mammy dees
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
hie, and as stark as ony twa ordinar horse pitten thegither. A whi
e, and whan he did it wis for ordinar tae mak some cynical remerk â
ire the ribbons that haed for ordinar buskit the horse’s manes an
a days quicker as it haed for ordinar taen Cameron and his men. Mai
4 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
up tryin for tae socialise wi ordinar Indians. It wasna that she wa
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
’ haes nocht ava tae dae wi ordinar fowk.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
stert, he wis merkin thon bi-ordinar occasion in a tradeetional Sc
akers, threipit this wis a by-ordinar letter an speirt gin nane o t
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
o imagination an humour. For ordinar, the can be juist the ae winn
1 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
e for a birthday cake or a by-ordinar meal, or a list o items or fo
uld be an invitation tae a by-ordinar moment in history or a person
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
e tae Scotland. These can fur ordinar be sortit intae ‘covert’
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Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
niebody wad ken the odds, for ordinar it wis nivver tosh. on page 97

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
oot spies att pretenit tae be ordinar chiels sae they mith hear fit on page 114

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
an mochie wather this wad bi ordinar, an suin nummers o tentie vul on page 80

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
he aal chaamer wes jist richt ordinar an nae interestin, but aa the on page 15
bye. I thocht it wes jist for ordinar." on page 28

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
s a kidney transplant. In the ordinar wye o things, we wadnae think
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ower the faws. It wasnae bye-ordinar stey at this pint,
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
er lang, tae celebrate the by-ordinar staundart o maet that is prod
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
h, an settles sam as this wir ordinar. on page 25

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
for want o a coarn o ordinar care. on page 117

1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
forerede; wis the maist, past ordinar, extra-curricular happenin, i
A’ll ne’er forleit hou by-ordinar it wur tae mei, tae wutness;
2 matches

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