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stour Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words33.3 46.3 4.8 0 11.6 87.5 13.3
Number of occurrences10387 3 0 2 8 3
Number of authors44 35 3 2 3 1

Occurrences of stour in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
kirlin o a luim in the mornin stour, on page 2
Sweelt in dirt, fed on stour on page 22
Thae wha kisst in the stour then slept (Blessit, buirit, on page 38

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 82 - Nevermas, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Ases and bane, a gowpen o stour, on page 25

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
aister, scaffoldin, bricks an stour aboot the place, an yon parti on page 134
ng man. There wisna a smick o stour in the haill place. "The exac on page 137

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
help an thay wad aa byde the stour thegither. Thair paurents hae on page 19
he hous at the weekend wi the stour-souker an the dusters? But th on page 22
Spring, but that Setterday a stour haed on page 24

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Lies ablo stour, an eedol forwandert, on page 41

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n freith heich up the baunks. Stour fulled the air theeker thin o on page 25

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Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
in the breeze; an rairs in a stour. on page 9

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
roosh, ein amang the glaur an stour o a biggin site. But Yakcam h on page 85

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
nae fash ayont the ilkaday o stour an snash. on page 77

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
t aboot three years' clart an stour wi a heather besom; reddin oo on page 42
urn by Sorn Mill, dichtin the stour aff her feet an giein thaim a on page 67
raisin a muckle cloud o white stour as he skelpt his hauns on his on page 72

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Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Tae the sturt an stour o life in my ain place on page 66

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
e him up there, settin up the stour. But it wis the weemen had th on page 74

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
howpin we can sell some o oor stour tae the Clartians. They jist on page 11
dren baws are made o recycled stour. They're designed tae brak up on page 19

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
its eftir ma howps wes in the stour. The saiddil wuidna stey on M on page 6

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
esh thick as oo, deep hung in stour, on page 32

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
wirds crying oot inti the stour an wind. on page 25

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ar o creels, sings o a bluidy stour at sea. Mistral's Ambroise he on page 50

2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
for the bank mendin. A puff o stour raise frae the braid chestnut on page 17

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
amned withoot watergrace. Tae stour. on page 112

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
mson blades cawed up a gowden stour. Suddently, fae oot o its smi on page 17

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
crummle aff frae me ti faa as stour: on page 12

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ir tea and plaistered wi coal stour and sweit, they will be back- on page 136

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
ee puff, lik a cloud ae white stour. on page 114

1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 83 - Cochise o the Apache Nation, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Mony hae been felled in stour. on page 25

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
k the onding, see, lay aa the stour on page 23

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Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
In stour is fawn thon sinn o Heribrand on page 87

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
dicht awa the muck and stour o sin. on page 97

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
ae thole sic fleysome pyne an stour, on page 42

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 73 - The Stranger, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
is stour the wind blaws throu? on page 60

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
he context, intil wurds like 'stour', an perrs o verbs, like 'rai on page 135
illin Heezlebrae an ithers in stour, but she haesna been a leal w on page 139
ddie an tells hir o a bluidie stour at seeminlie he's wun awa fra on page 140

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
airns fleed out the door like stour, the Depute gruntit tae him, on page 37

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
awin in on itsel makkin heavy stour until the mids wis that hot a
lea a fit steid in the Moon's stour. The hinmaist landing that se
e Sun it steers up stormy rid stour that can smoor hail pairts o
o Mairs is throu a happing o stour wi the lang-nebbit name o nan
tmosphere. But aneath the rid stour Mairs haes mony ither colours
9 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
in the stour and merch at the same time, a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
wi the stour o cement an o timmer,
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
eck an mauchit an smithert in stour frae aff the pit bing. Thai s
eck an mauchit an smithert in stour frae aff the pit bing. Sae th
ullie’s shoothers wi rauch, stour-graint haunds an luftin him o
e veelage, smoorin awpliss wi stour ivvery time the wind blew, wh
4 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
creeticism as juist raisin a stour, acause the cookies that foll
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
Then to the kirn he did stour,
ti a chynged ava: the uise o "stour" ti mean "run fast", the loss
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Post-Its, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
castin up the stour.
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
il o whyt-waash; ontil he hed stour in hiz thrappil an ein, an sp
l an hyne awaw frae dirdum an stour. As he govit, sumthin bricht
touns, ir is it anerlie clud-stour?”
3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
. The cannas wes thikfauld wi stour o ane orenge cullour, at wes
stour. As he hed hechtit, the ordin
Tammas wes blinndit wi stour an sids. Whan he hed dichtit
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
office smells o naething but stour an plastic nou. An whan I wal
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
hat it micht’a come fae the stour gaithert aboot twa comets wis
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ly hypercorrect for scunner), stour, thran (thrawn), wean, an wee
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
syne, thaim at tholed the stour-blawn skaith o the Dust Bowl
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e wey or the tither. A muckle stour wis raised anent hoose an hau
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Half-hid in gress an stour,
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
affcomes o aa the Reformation stour in Scotland is that the day w
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
a corps wis set tae in a fell stour wi nocht tae be seen but fech
1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Boswell’s Coort, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
An rowth o bleck stour athin the laft o Boswell’s
cairryin the stour o centuries on wir dungarees.
thair yet, melled wi auncient stour
3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
is smourit thick wi doo shit, stour,
up the dryte an gied sicht o stour
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
d scart oot A, B, C, D in the stour wi his big huif, and syne wad
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
ir in yer buffs is murther an stour,
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
ildins and he wis breathin in stour aw day, sometimes it wis that
1 matches

Doric

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
tory smock comes doun as grey stour, on page 112

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
was nae san ava! 'Twis gowden stour!
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
ed ancient arthritic wi chalk-stour?
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
i da beam o Sabbath stour, late Voar licht. on page 30

1 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
Da fokk in Papa Stour wid laeve me be, but dat does
1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
An early shower waashes the stour aff aa the roses, on page 208

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
ul o a man whas corp turnt ti stour in anither warld langsyne.
His auld poems is happ’t in stour
2 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an fairlie harlt me throu the stour
ye wul finnd here nae stour or midden.
the lourd stour o nicht
Ah wantit ma stour ti be melled
4 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
bits an pieces bide in thair stour?” says I – I dinnae tak t
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
r gie yis a hearin, dicht tha stour aff yer feet whan ye lea that on page 9
at toon, an shake aff een tha stour o yer feet, as a warnin tae t on page 85
raas an tell thaim, 'Een tha stour o yer toon that clegs oor fee on page 87

3 matches

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