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Use in varieties of Scots

raws Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10 12.9 7.5 0 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences3225 5 0 0 2 0
Number of authors16 12 3 1

Occurrences of raws in Corpus

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Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Taking us aa for johnnie raws." on page 8

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
t tae the gills, jute-shuttlt raws an faimiles ne'er asklent on page 77

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
raws o spuds on page 40

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
, and on the table there were raws and raws o wee white square-s on page 121
ond o the door openin, aw the raws o wee square sweeties looked on page 122
n the ceilin, were covered wi raws and raws and raws o wee, blec on page 136

7 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Amangst the verdant raws o tattie shaws, on page 56

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ed been doon filmin at miners raws in the muirs abuin Patna, an on page 7

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Red on Maroon, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
raws upon raws o thaim, on page 111

2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
efter the last o the raws, and the wind on page 107

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
airns. Awa doon the fit o the raws, whaur a whin rigg met the ro
k, lukkin oot ower the reekie raws o Coalhoose an compeerin thai
2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
eet. A thing bigger thinn the raws hooses. Wi her faither bein a
faur afore thon yins doon the raws, an streeched tae a hie shelf
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
git eydentlie, alang the hege-raws, acorss the shaws, finndin aw
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
the’r thair ain ingine, bot raws o the
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
toun haes braw boulevards wi raws o trees rinnin doon ilka side
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
Bairns frae the pit raws wir weel brocht up tae ken th
e the day thai wir boarn, pit raws weans wir takkin in Socialism
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
coratit wi bricht embroidery, raws o tossels an wee pompoms. The
1 matches

Doric

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
Lig in twa strecht raws on page 119

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Is soochin throu raws o fir.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
wis like an opened trap, twa raws o razor sherp teeth that cud
ower an sliddered atween the raws o neeps, bit on she ran like
es keepit their buiks on lang raws o shelvin ben the waas. On th
3 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
gaits, hauchs, knows, loans, raws, strachts, vennels an wynds,
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Pines an cypressess in raws deskrive braid pads.
1 matches

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