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poored Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.5 9.3 37.7 59.6 23.2 0 13.3
Number of occurrences5618 25 6 4 0 3
Number of authors25 6 10 5 3 1

Occurrences of poored in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
the kettle and made a pot and poored oot the twa mugs, and he neve on page 8

1 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
approval afore yer drinks got poored, fair prood o hissel as he mi on page 76

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
which the watter drapped and poored in a solid sheet, and then ga on page 73
l ower lang, he'll likely get poored oot intae the fudge biler, an on page 89

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ea whit it did tae ye, but he poored it in onywey. on page 21
hae tae drink it insteid.' He poored the bricht reid medicine inta on page 29
h weel, he thocht, hoo no? He poored oot a second dose and papped on page 47
oot o the medicine bottle and poored some o the broon stuff intae on page 52
undit it tae Geordie. Geordie poored the pent intae the muckle pot on page 80
Also on pages 85
6 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
er Smeddum Medicine,' and she poored it oot for him. Roo said proo on page 112

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
ogey masel in thae days!). He poored us a gless o grappa an we got on page 136

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
the rain poored doon, and noo the daurk on page 7

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
fecht the fufty heids. Poison poored doon like rain. The teeth sna on page 56

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
The watter poored intae a drain, as daurk as th on page 76

1 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
dinna ken hoo much brandy wis poored intae thon wee holes makkit w on page 118

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
sun poored in, its bleezin heat spreidin
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
e taen oot a bottle o ile and poored it ontae her fingirs. Then sh
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
sookin up the watter that had poored oot a muckle blaik clood. A b on page 53
y. Papers an beuks galore had poored fae his fertile brain for the on page 54

2 matches

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
As he poored oot ae milk, ontae his flakes on page 84

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
Ah raxed ower an poored anither cup o tea an gied it on page 35

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ooses Het weary feet Drammies poored Tak it neat on page 15

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
syne the rist o Ye poored oot on page 3

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
rint circles nooadays." Billy poored oot the lave o the wine. "It on page 37

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
eers!" cried aabody as Ronnie poored the fizz an the pairty stairt on page 57
a sut doon it the table an Ah poored us aa a mug o fine-smellin co on page 75

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
gither an runnin ower will be poored intill yer bosie, cause fitiv on page 90
o her heid, kisst his feet an poored e ile on them. on page 92

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
again," sade e Hatter, an he poored a peedie droppy o hot tea on on page 67

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
He poored a big bacardi tae Tam an een
fer fyle". Cauld drinks were poored, wi lumps o ice bobbin aboot
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
en intae the hoose an his tay poored oot tae him.
bannan settled doon an poored mair drinks.
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
tit a caunle fur the pair, an poored a jeelip o bylin watter frae
Uncle Peter hid poored Sally Bruce oot a stiff dram,
ar Kirk, far the glorious sun poored through the great stained win
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
git aff the Coke's ring-pu an poored some drappies ower the wee ra
wk gaed doon tae the stran an poored a howpie o sea-watter inno a
that the first speerit tae be poored in the coggie lens its flavou
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s body froze until the watter poored doon his throat an teen awa h
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
poored in beetle’s broth an daddyl
daddylanglegs’ puddens. He poored in hoolets’ cleuks an
2 matches

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
od on a bonny white cloot and poored them all some ale. But the tw on page 22

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The watter poored in and ! sank like a stone. on page 71

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
winked, then watched me is I poored a cup on page 72

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ood on a bonny white cloot an poored them all some ale. But the tw on page 76

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Treckle poored in a tub - on page 111

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
. They got the concrete floor poored in the nick o time.
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
n," said da Hat-makker, an he poored a grain o haet tae apo da cra on page 71

1 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
at wis aboot her neck an shö poored it ower his head. on page 111
a cup an said 'Dis wine dat's poored oot fir you is da new covenan on page 143

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
whit hit did tae you, but he poored hit in onywye. Dat, he tocht,
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
heid, an kïsst thaim as she poored tha scent ower thaim. Noo wha on page 82
coveynant sealed wi ma bluid poored oot for ye.] But tak heed, th on page 107

3 matches

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