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sowl Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words41.4 25 33.6 109.3 133.7 21.9 106.1
Number of occurrences12847 21 11 23 2 24
Number of authors48 19 7 5 6 2 9

Occurrences of sowl in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Black Cuddy, (Scottish Book Trust 2019) Central, prose
in on. Och noo, och noo. Puir sowl, puir sowl. on page 4

2 matches

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
world in daurkness, while her sowl yerns for the licht. on page 20

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
an succour tae the sowl; on page 32

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 83 - The Twice-fed Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
he'll sell his sowl for tap-o-the-milk, on page 82

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
intae the gairden; but, puir sowl! when she got tae the door, s on page 13
fochen wi tryin, the puir wee sowl sat doun an gret. on page 14
ves, and bein a guid-naitured sowl she she stertit tae hunt for on page 32

3 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
a sate. Bit Ah wis a trustin sowl in thai days an it wisnae tae on page 27

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
llegianer: Ai, whatna couthie sowl! She's ower guid for ti swick on page 47
bowlie auld crummock. Whatna sowl on the yirth wad jalouse A'm on page 48

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
barity raised in his heart an sowl a deep burnin rage an a steel on page 27
dark morn ye've liftit up my sowl an filled my tuim hert wi hop on page 30
pike-riven hides. Deep in his sowl, John wis dismayed, for he fe on page 37
I cuid say nocht tae the auld sowl afore he let oot that he had on page 61
her sleep an the peace o her sowl. on page 66
Also on pages 68, 79
7 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Ah'll no tell a sowl,' the laddie said. "D'ye dae on page 19
her tae secrecy no tae tell a sowl aboot the parrot job she'd po on page 130
finally decided no tae tell a sowl. It wis better that way becau on page 133

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
l an made a deal tae sell his sowl in return fer success an rich on page 117

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
He has, the puir sowl, an thon' s jist whit ye did on page 43

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
I ken I'm a puir sowl. I've aye been. You hae aa th on page 47

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ist tae see gin the puir auld sowl waantit a haund wi ony mair g on page 93

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
th. There ye'll find the puir sowl, Atlas, that hauds up the sky on page 45
eezed the pech oot o ony puir sowl it fund. And it fund plenty b on page 51

2 matches

Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
llt her, "When a star faws, a sowl gangs up tae Heiven." on page 53

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
, and a tuimness in Delaney's sowl. on page 72

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"Dinnae sin yer sowl, ya leein auld bugger." Meg's on page 66

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
A sowl o sweit delicht maun ner by f on page 80

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
Nae sowl'll strauchle back fae there a on page 107

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
the sowl o the auld yin, they wantit t
meant tae fleg the dwaiblie sowl o the deein wumman.
2 matches

Robertson, James Melt (Yin), (Kettillonia 2001) Central, poetry
Vexed, puir sowl, wi the nippin cauld ootside.
1 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
for Joe wis jist a simple sowl
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
r, ye ken, an sic an obleegin sowl. Dae onything fir omb’dy. A
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ntellectual abandonment o the sowl o man to his gustative natur;
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
a sad story consairnin a puir sowl wha drunk mair nor he cud hau
“Aw ye puir wee sowl,” said Saunny. “Ah’d ha
2 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ees tae. A douce, cannie auld sowl, wi a kind hairt an a caum we
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
he basin! “Awwwwww’, pair sowl!” A guffawed me sympathy! S
1 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
nt tae be haid ower the verra sowl o Scots.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
o feelin—in short, a want o sowl—a deficit which nae painsta
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
aboot hissel, he didnae see a sowl. The bag mustae bin his ain.
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
t hae come tae somethin. Peer sowl. Peer sowl. But wheesht, here on page 35

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
this fowk, an Ah dinna ken a sowl.' He thocht a meenit. 'But wy on page 42

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ike o that. Ah think the peer sowl lost the place efter she lost on page 38

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
attled inated fir cleansin ma sowl in anither wye: he steed ma u on page 66

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
or five month she widna see a sowl, thinkin tae hersel, "Iss is on page 79
'Tell oot, ma sowl, e greatness o e Lord, on page 80
m till e hoose he widna let a sowl gyang in save Steenie an Jeam on page 95
Syne he garrt them tell nae a sowl o this, sayin, "E Sin o Man m on page 96
wi aa yer hert, an wi aa yer sowl, an wi aa yer strinth an wi a on page 98

7 matches

Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
Growin in sowl, inwards, seekin weakness, on page 74

1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Moose, a richt gweed sowl, gid in wi him, an cat gid sk on page 84

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ks an awa, wi nae a word ti a sowl.. on page 77

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Twa days afore, some sowl wi mair nerve nor sense had g
1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ken, she haed dementia, puir sowl; an, mair nor wullin tho A wa
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
rowe, an gin it focht fur his sowl agin the corbie, ay, an won t
I pray the Lord my sowl tae keep
I pray the Lord my sowl tae takk
3 matches

Orkney

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - The chapel by the burn, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Hid unsettles the sowl. on page 7

1 matches

Miller, Alison Gallows Ha - Bairns Sang, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Her sowl will traivel streyt tae hell on page 14

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
l himsel. I'd selt me bairn's sowl. I'd gaen two kye milk fever on page 21
ae the hoose that night. No a sowl did I tell o me plight. But l on page 22
deserve tae die, and never a sowl I've telt but thee. on page 23

4 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
He's aalways been me sowl-mate, so we'll both feel righ on page 36

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
'sheu's a aafil queerie sowl. on page 4

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ae the hoose that night. No a sowl did I tell o me plight. But l on page 76
I deserve tae die, an never a sowl I've telt but thee. on page 77
Wae no ither living sowl aboot. on page 132

3 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Shö said I wis ower guid a sowl, Juist couldna sweem laek dee on page 121

1 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
aradise. An der wis joost wan sowl tae enjoy it aa - a man caad on page 5
der wis wan aafil Göd livin sowl caad Noah wha aye did whit wi on page 7
nicht o my sowl, on page 29
y bit o laand an iviry living sowl. on page 31
My sowl lippers ower wi praise. on page 33
Also on pages 43, 73, 83, 111, 116, 125, 127, 143, 147, 149, 167
16 matches

Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
nants, unravel de treads o de sowl wi a single wird: shoormal, m on page 14

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
tland, an hit really shaas da sowl o da plaess. Pitten simply, h on page 16

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
ta keep da boady an da sowl tagidder; on page 108
a sowl. Da bonxie's claas on page 110

2 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
obbie, wis a very kind herted sowl and wid do onything for his w
its eens develing intae your sowl makin you petrefied. Da sea w
2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
icht awa; but, Ahlice th pair sowl! when she got tae th door, sh on page 13

1 matches

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Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Wae naw a sowl tae cry hir ain, on page 32

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
An bi ma sowl ye'r richt. on page 23
Save ma dear sowl frae pooer o dugs An spare me on page 65
e him; nane o thaim can Thair sowl frae daith escape. on page 66
Ma sowl he aye pits richt agane; An g on page 68
That haesnae liftit up his sowl, Nor iver toul a lee. on page 69

5 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
o the dorrs in the haal: but, sowl! ither the locks wur too big on page 11

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
tha bodie but cannae kill tha sowl. Rether, be afeart o tha Yin on page 9
hïssel bodie an sowl. For ïf oniebodie ïs no wul on page 86
d yer God wi aa yer hairt, an sowl, an strenth an mine, an yer n on page 88

6 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Al disconnect an' hae it sowl on page 34

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
letter branded tae yer sowl. on page 14
Tae tha bane, ir tae tha sowl? on page 36

2 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
tae get tha oul grey meer, By Sowl, bot no too quick, on page 4
truth blowed in ma lugs - By Sowl, it gunked me sair - An noo, on page 11
an combine hairvisters - by Sowl, it's aa here! Thair's aye so on page 20
design In Standart Habbie. By Sowl, A cudnae scrieve a line Fur on page 31

4 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
inally, tae ma best freen and sowl mate Diane. She haes pit up w on page 2
Afore ye stairt tae sin yer sowl, on page 14
In sowl its sae bad A'm jalousin, on page 19

3 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
aim. The’ niver saa anither sowl — less the’ wur gan tae t
1 matches

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