A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of somewhaur in Corpus

Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
r: mebbe I'll see it screived somewhaur." on page 10
Cat. me ae sae lang as I get somewhaur," Alison added as an efter- t on page 44

5 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
n aboot like a spare pairt in somewhaur Ah nivver ettled tae be in th on page 27

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
A vice moaned an shoutit fae somewhaur in the buildin. Courage was d on page 1

4 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ce they were deid. It wis set somewhaur up in the sky, a wee bittie on page 6

2 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
somewhaur in the washin process on page 41

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
oot somewhaur else, bide here fae chyce an on page 31
e here an aff they'll gan tae somewhaur else tae represent their ain on page 77

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
keenly. 'I ken yer face frae somewhaur . . . but deil tak it gin on page 68

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
! SHE ONLY DREAMED: O' DAEIN' SOMEWHAUR SHE ONLY DREAMED 0" GOIN'. TH on page

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ettin shot in Glasgow? It wis somewhaur on the outskirts "Naw, ah ans on page 1

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Fae somewhaur high abune the groond on page 19

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
in here somewhaur!' She sterted searchin ahint on page 41
e mak sure that ye're pit awa somewhaur even the corbies cannae cack on page 157
nicht and a merle wis singin somewhaur nearby. on page 229

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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
a had set up his new position somewhaur roun aboot whaur the village on page 15
y had heard that the king wis somewhaur aboot the county an had nae w on page 17
aen intae an auld fairie hill somewhaur near the Ballo Glack an tit f on page 31
e's faither an mither cam fae somewhaur up in the Angus glens an he h on page 83
ll, aw the gamies wuid be aff somewhaur else entirely. Monie o them h on page 84

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ar his hert duntin awa loodly somewhaur in his thrapple. on page 54
Somewhaur in the distance, a kirk nock on page 66
somewhaur awa up in the ceilin! They re on page 75

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
as I can suss it aw oot, I'm somewhaur aroond 52nd or 53rd maist pop on page 7

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
'Somewhaur in the Daurk' on page 64

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Aw gane thegither tae somewhaur naebody likes. on page 25

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
here wis a muffled grunt from somewhaur in the hoose. on page 20
to mid calf. I minded readin somewhaur that Marilyn Monroe wis asked on page 22
d throw them in a rubbish bin somewhaur. on page 41
e, ye must hae some cardboard somewhaur. on page 65
stable lad instead. They had somewhaur atween twelve an forty weans on page 89

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
felt awfie nervous aboot gaun somewhaur else. "Dae we hiv tae gang ri on page 18
laire bairns inside, tae gang somewhaur else, and he felt a wee tingl on page 61

2 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ever yaised in Scots, exists somewhaur naturally in the mooth o a bo on page 6
mmer wes stuck on a submarine somewhaur in the Pacific! on page 8

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
etry. Doutless he's oot thare somewhaur lauchin at aa this. on page 39

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
tled? There was a bizzen soun somewhaur in the back o his heid, like on page 17

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
somewhaur near Baffin Island? on page 10

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
iff. It cuid mebbe tak ye tae somewhaur ye hae niver been afore. It w
1 matches

Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
up, doon, ower or acroass tae somewhaur is mair a quaisten o taste th
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
the lang-lastin illusion that somewhaur - oot there-in Rabbie Burns's
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
, said that ane language dees somewhaur in the warld ilka twa week. S
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Dave gied a throaty growl somewhaur short o an actual roar. “Hu
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
urn on the A706, turning left somewhaur between Longridge and Forth.
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
they dee’d. It wis situate somewhaur up in the lift, a wee ayont t
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
, she reckont, wad hae tae be somewhaur alang the streitch o Border t
The man made a saft noise somewhaur atween a lauch an a snirtle.
a bonny lass. She aye had it somewhaur. Na, it wad been thrawn oot.
icht as weill plant the seeds somewhaur an see whit cam up. He wasna
braks oot in patches: ayweys somewhaur on the face, doon either side
5 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
thsettin bi Luath Press Ltd., somewhaur aroond Aprile 2002. Tae gie i
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Scots speakers the day liggin somewhaur alang this continuum, cuid be
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
think ye could manage better somewhaur ense, ah widna stint ye.”
nou on, ah’ll dae ma eatin somewhaur ense.”
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
�I am certain that’, or – somewhaur in the middle – ‘I guess/
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
weel. Gin ye hae tae traivel somewhaur for a flu jag, micht as weel (2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
h hed yin. Micht still hae it somewhaur..(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Ulster

Hume, David Aince the corncrake caa’ed, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ballycarry, poetry
Frae somewhaur doon the whinny brae;
1 matches