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poorin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 6.7 43.7 0 29.1 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4813 29 0 5 0 1
Number of authors22 7 10 4 1

Occurrences of poorin in Corpus

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Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Skald dippit his heid, whiles poorin hissel anither wee beaker o y on page 14

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
poorin oot perfume, on page 11

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
bathroom, hoat chocolate cam poorin oot o them. on page 15
htsome wey, and steam sterted poorin oot o it aw ower the place, a on page 104
rocket, and the sunsheen wis poorin in through the gless roof. In on page 164

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
les. Cloods o bleck reek were poorin oot o her neb and blawin aroo on page 41
a sudden, bleck reek sterted poorin oot o the chookie's neb. on page 54
e cloods O steam were awready poorin oot o her mooth and she wis s on page 98

3 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
flet oan the flair an stertit poorin the mulk. The cat hid aw fowe
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
e’s three litres o’ sweat poorin doon the back ae ma shirt. Aâ
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the swee ower the fire afore poorin it intae jaurs tae jyne umpte
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
s doun the stair wi a bottle, poorin it on the paint that’s rinn
idaes throu the cloods o reek poorin up the front o the hoose, an
2 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
in' o a meenister in a pulpit poorin forth the Word wi aa his mich on page 30

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
peldert on the flair wi bluid poorin oot his neb. Inby thare wis a on page 97

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'An fit wey wad ye be poorin ile inti yer lug, lassie?' on page 43

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
An it wis weet wither an a'. Poorin' rain. Fit an end!" on page 35

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
I wis sayin afore ye started poorin oot aa yer romantic mishanter on page 94

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
'Ay,' Ah said, poorin oot a dram, 'they say justice on page 8

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an a vest cam in an stairtit poorin waarm ile on Joyce an rubbin on page 13
at on his back, winded, bleed poorin fae's nose. on page 41

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
In i'poorin rain, affa strange on page 126

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
the poopit's brim, the lintie poorin oot its sang aa the fyle. "Gw on page 27

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
snell wind blaain an the rain poorin doon. Of coorse there wis nae on page 75

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
this day it wis affa weet – poorin o rain – an Abbie’s mithe
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Poorin o sweat, wabbit I div feel,
Neest day it wis poorin o rain, the day efter that wi
at. Jonsar sat ere, the sweat poorin aff o him, bleed poorin fae h
aff o him, bleed poorin fae his
4 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
still poorin.)
Poorin o rain fin we div rise,
Poorin o rain fin we div rise,
poorin o rain aye eence again,
in we rise in the mornin it's poorin rain,
8 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
tae get the words oot, swite poorin doon her face, but Grunny man
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
’s leakin. There’s watter poorin in frae
ar cauld ootbye. The rain wis poorin doon hale watter, dirdin aff
2 matches

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
e cam an Samuel sained him - poorin oil ower him as wis dir wye. on page 23

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
da rain cam doon in torrents, poorin doon da lum, an sweein on da on page 34

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
PLOD. ‘Göd,’ said Dodie, poorin hit inta da pan.
1 matches

Sinclair, Lise Juist laek Maunna, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
twaa weeks mibbe o steerin an poorin
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
hïm an rowlt up hïs sairs, poorin on oyle an wine tae aise thai on page 88

1 matches

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