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somewye Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.2 0 63.3 0 145.3 0 4.4
Number of occurrences680 42 0 25 0 1
Number of authors29 19 9 1

Occurrences of somewye in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
've seen ye oan the park frae somewye. on page 40

1 matches

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
l her faither could find them somewye tae bide. They'd need tae gin on page 17

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Snog, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
tit yer heid, an oor lips met somewye in the middle o it aa. Afore on page 53

1 matches

Templeton, Sheila Tales Fae The Doric Side - La Bella Rebelle, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Somewye, ye survived aathin. Hert-sai on page 62

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
a haddock for a treat Tint it somewye up the street on page 15

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
die craas hide their heids an somewye a scurry's scartin on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
d at im iv he funcied retirin somewye het... an he suggestit the cr on page 17
t seemed like the first time: somewye alang the line his ballyraggi on page 20
yce at Joyce wis pittin oan, "somewye het. An nae ower dear." on page 39

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
re needin, Morrice. It's jist somewye te sleep. Wi'll nivver bi her on page 9
think Ah'll sell up an meeve somewye mair munageable - somewye fa on page 22
says ye'd raither bi stannin somewye wi a fishin rod in yer han - on page 34
blink awa a tear an look up. Somewye in the distance a clock chime on page 45
e te fit them aa in, though...somewye atween 'naethin te dee' an 'w on page 86
Also on pages 95
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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t insistent at he kent ma fae somewye. He blethered an newsed tull on page 32
r folk like you - Ah read it somewye." on page 51

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
e badder fin ye're needin awa somewye. Hoominiver, Gweed hid ither on page 27

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
feel as gin I wes invisible, somewye- " on page 16

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
needin tae pit wark in Scots somewye far abody can get tee till't. on page 111

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ist let me say it wis situate somewye atween Inverness in the north on page 104

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Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
Somewye or anither we maun attract th
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
a wifie doon aboot the Broch somewye. Jonsar wis jist takin
gang ower tae the west coast somewye. The auld lad
The voice comin fae the lavvy somewye. Aboot quarter tae nine
somewye. Are you sure you hinna got m
et hid been booked up be Oban somewye. Jonsar Eck didnae hae a clue
8 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ikleburgh, in a dreich bedsit somewye amang the run-doon mids o the
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
n there? a voice caas oot fae somewye abeen.
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
had picked it oot o some skip somewye. It disna exactly smell like
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
sense we’re heiding towards somewye special.
Fae somewye in the distance, I can hear a
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
uggers rinnin aboot the place somewye an divil o an egg hid he yet
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
iller wiz at that very moment somewye in the middle o Loch Craig wi
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
It wis time move te somewye we mare grun

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
hid an aerial on yer car body somewye
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
tterloony I've got at sinngle somewye.....hud on a minty(2019) search twitter
'an bit I'm awa sunnin masell somewye at wikk. Ats a point tho, I'l(2019) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
d, oot lood. "I most be comin somewye near da middle o da aert. Lat on page 9
maybe A'll see it written up somewye." on page 10
t watter. First shö tocht at somewye or idder shö wis faan ida se on page 21
" - as lang as I win somewye," Alice explenned. on page 64

4 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
t dey wir bidden no ta touch. Somewye dey sensed dat dis wis da tre on page 5
Somewye or anidder, wan wife wis agre on page 25
a gie birth so dey lookit fir somewye ta bide. Da only place dey co on page 79
his men wid geng an tak paece somewye oot o da rodd. Bit da fock sa on page 113
velled, Jesus joined dem, bit somewye or anidder dey didna ken dat on page 153
Also on pages 155, 160
7 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
da 1860s (dey wir evicted fae somewye aboot da Ness). Bit dey med g on page 7
spak tae da medical fokk, an somewye or idder dey persuaded her ta on page 16
fokk, du wid need tae tak her somewye special, lack Busta Hoose" on page 38
deeply he wis hurtin her, he somewye or idder coodna fecht da bitt on page 57

4 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
He's croogin somewye, stentit; on page 35

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Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
an Geordie guid dere tö, but somewye I couldna move fae da hoose,
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Johnson, Laureen Moarnin Ida Kames, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
Somewye ower yunder,
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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
e da head. Whaar wid he geen? Somewye dangerous, obviously, but wha
1 matches

Irvine, Chloe Untitled Poem, (The Scotsman 2021) Shetland - Whalsay, poetry
How kin you caa somewye a 'hol' yur niffer even bun?
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Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Start somewye, goddess, Zeus's dochter, an
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Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ly prefer a peenie. Best look somewye idder.
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Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
he said gantin. “A’ll fin somewye waarm, birse intae a baa den
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Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
startit. Da ship appeared fae somewye atween da twa, an as it cam c
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
wre. Maybe shö wis lockit in somewye. Naethin seemed richt. Tammie
1 matches

Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
,204 fowk kens Ulstèr-Scotch somewye. Tha ootcum o tha 20an11 Heid on page 8

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