A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

pou Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 20.7 16 0 0 0 8.8
Number of occurrences5139 10 0 0 0 2
Number of authors18 16 2 1

Occurrences of pou in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
e. Gin I had a flooer, I coud pou it up an tak it awa wi me for on page 48

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Cuid oo pou him oot the watter?' queeried on page 20
Trev wins back wi help oo'll pou ye oot!' on page 23
peend in the burn wanted tae pou iz back doon juist like oo wa on page 25

5 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
l dae next! As for wantin tae pou me oot o the windae, I wish t on page 37
hen a sudden whussh garrt her pou back in a hurry: a muckle cus on page 44

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
it got haurder an haurder tae pou oor feet oot the hivvie clatc on page 59
tak haud o its heid an it'll pou us oot the saund,' A wis fair on page 63

4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
d gien Jockie permeeshion tae pou a puckle neeps for lanterns g on page 22

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
inti a tapestry o cobwabs an pou oot mair bottles. Ye'd feel t on page 74

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
lookin at the coffin cuidnae pou their een fae this ghastly si on page 94
idin amang their ain, cam tae pou them fae their house an pit t on page 98

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
l airm shot oot and tried tae pou a gowd fillin oot o the mooth on page 28
un that their parents had tae pou them back by their airms and on page 63
'Control yersel! Pou yersel thegither! Mrs Gowp do on page 89
tae dae is gang in there and pou her oot.' on page 131

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Catch haud o baith ends and pou, Mr Kranky said. on page 102

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
got up early that mornin tae pou himsel a bunch o violets; and on page 80

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Mr Tod lauched and began tae pou mair bricks oot o the waw. Wh on page 63

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
pou the crops fae the gairdens on page 46

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Whan neist the Irish cam, tae pou on page 49

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
e that muckle an lang, when I pou them oot ye can hear the kye on page 7

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
pou the bindwuid, see, out the wa on page 19

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
d testifies til the aye-bidin pou o the man). Hou no stert wi ' on page 116

1 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ter A wis duin A wis gaun tae pou the plug but their wis nane - on page 118

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
hae run about the braes, And pou'd the gowans fine’. I aye t
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
laddie. The forces needit tae pou back the bow string war huge,
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ung a noose aboot the heid an pou the puir craitur up by its th
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
us puir swimmers a chance tae pou wirsels ower the rushin burn
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
horses afore it sets oot tae pou the sun each mornin.
t sheets o gowd an siller, an pou them intae threids for me tae
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e Scots language muvement tae pou thegither in thair ettles if
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
lay eggs, he is ower waik tae pou the pleuch, he canna rin fest
1 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
" speirt Farquhar, ettlin tae pou hissel up ontae a shooglie ch on page 97

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ye dinna haad your wisht I'se pou ye!" on page 27
wi the telegraph-" "She maan pou the train hersel for the lave on page 39
say eechie nor ochie but jist pou'd awaa at the airs. There wes on page 71
gin ye please, can we bide an pou a wheen o thaim?" Ailice prig on page 73
bonnieheid, fae the mamen she pou'd thaim? Een rael sintit rash on page 74

6 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
a claithes aff an askit iz ta pou aff ma happins doon ta ma
jist a bairn, an stertit ta pou aff ma steekie patches an pit
ht frae Tesco, bit Wullie did pou thaim
3 matches

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
- whan I get haul o ye, I'll pou your lugs aff an skelp your e (2014) twitter link
ley Weel said! If onybody can pou aff a daft pair o breeks it's (2014) twitter link