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thole Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words89.8 84 70.5 69.6 0 65.6 278.5
Number of occurrences278158 44 7 0 6 63
Number of authors96 59 19 2 3 15

Occurrences of thole in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
but Elspeth didna think she'd thole ony nonsense aboot ghaists. J on page 7

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Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
She could hardly thole tae hear whit wis comin. on page 10

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
There's no a dree ah couldnae thole on page 78
When ye maun thole the bleester an the skolder, on page 94

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Hardie, George Lallans 82 - As The White Swan Passes, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
that I maun learn ti thole. on page 14

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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
hae tae thole on page 32

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
'Atweel, I maun thole twa-three oobits gin I wiss t on page 36

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ness wis mair nor Alison cuid thole: she raise up in disgust an s on page 44

3 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Jist when Ah thocht Ah cuid thole it nae mair, on page 16

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
unoorament Ah tak thum oot an thole the strang pongs. Dr. Blair w on page 80

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
yne thay bilt, tull A cuidnae thole thaim onymair an A stertit gr on page 22

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
r hertskaud at he soud hae ti thole sik puirtith! Tell me, Guid S on page 46
aun aye haud hir in aboot, an thole hir tuim-heiditness. E'en the on page 48

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
even the unhertsome lifes we thole are no lat lea tae rax their on page 6

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
ywan kens a body wha's gonnae thole it on page 32

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
They're near impossible tae thole on page 49

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
r meenister - an Dll hae tae thole his rebuke « Pll gang revere on page 24
tae come micht be gey ill tae thole for the puir folk o the south on page 39
luidy daith were gey hard tae thole. Waur still wis the turnin ow on page 53
at gied them licht eneuch tae thole months o lang, dreary nichts, on page 56
ids doun, their gabs steikit, thole aa the snash an thievery - a on page 58
Also on pages 62, 63, 67, 74, 79, 81
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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Wha canna thole fowk wi the ootmaist wey ti l on page 39
We cuidna thole sic douce an dentie ludgins. on page 40
Oor faes wad thole nae consummation here: on page 43

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
e trauchled when they huy tae thole this sort o mince fae parents on page 2
A scab is somethin ye huv tae thole until the time comes when ye on page 4
ctory or twa wid help her tae thole their haivers and stop her fa on page 23
ings wis somethin she had tae thole. It wisnae easy. But the new on page 43
o schoolin that ye aw huv tae thole. And on page 62
Also on pages 63, 135, 149, 158
9 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
sae we get stuck wi haein tae thole siccan policies. An independe on page 137

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
eh thole thum. on page 39

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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
they baith frast an rime can thole, on page 115

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
dently, as though he couldnae thole ony mair suspense, Chairlie r on page 34
it Grannie Jockina, 'I cannae thole that wee nyaff!' on page 41
fie hoat climate! They cannae thole the cauld! They'd dee if they on page 70
ma rooms are bonnie! I cannae thole hackitness in factories! Ben on page 73

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
TOTALLY honkin, and I cannae thole bein in the hoose when they'r on page 30

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ires, whit haurdships she can thole, whit will gie her on page 114
wi fowk's lack o bi, able tae thole ither fowk's social habits an on page 116
Ah coudnae thole arithmetic lessons; on page 128

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
e're here and that they canna thole on page 17
And coudna thole her sweity bowf on page 33

2 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
present day Europe currently thole sic ill uiss. Naither shuid S on page 8
Mony minority languages thole pressure frae the meikle lang on page 10

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'I couldna thole it if he cairried on bein Wae on page 104

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ock. 'Dinna tease us! I canna thole it!' on page 48

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
But if it cannae thole ye, on page 16
Yir mince Ah couldnae thole on page 27

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
he could thole the skelfs o steel, shairp an on page 45
nane meh hide wadna thole on page 62

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
But strenth an cheer tae thole the years, on page 12
Me as his wife. I'se thole ma shame, on page 18
Maun I sae thole the jizzen, set on page 19
Outlestin aa, ye'll thole them nou unkennin. on page 35
Tae thole anither thraw, the cave-heid on page 45
Also on pages 66, 76
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
o the fowk o the Glen. Ye can thole the warsle they had tae cut t on page 62

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Will tae him efter, I canna thole that ye flyte sae ma Hermann, on page 43

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ir, it's gey sair - I cannae thole it ony mair, can ye no gie me on page 10

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ma speerit canna thole this loss, on page 22
alwayis murnin. Wha can thole it? on page 31
I canna thole it. on page 35

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
y in the coo's shairn. A cuid thole the wee deevils ootby whaur t on page 80

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
Ti thole anither thraw, the cave-heid on page 60

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Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
e, quhether the Englische can thole it or no. on page 12

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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 83 - Cochise o the Apache Nation, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
nae ettlin tae yase decait or thole decait. on page 25

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
coud thole or staun afore. on page 40
for yon wi the speerit tae thole it? on page 63

2 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
whitfor thon Dietrich cam ti thole on page 87

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Nor hae tae thole sic fleysome pyne an stour, on page 42
Gin e'en "I canna thole ye!" she wad say. on page 43

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
come Mairtinmas you'll thole nae frost. on page 78
The deid maun thole their grudges on page 79

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ers, thair lifes wadna be tae thole ava. An thare war aye the fit on page 127

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
eision for the leid.We maunna thole the biggin o a three-tier sei on page 121

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
chen, had a double period tae thole in the "temporary hut" that h on page 37

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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Ye can thole yer wark fer hawf the year
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
id o time o the ill thai maun thole. A skreid frae abraid wul gie
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
richt kens the langage canna thole them.
r that ane o the chiels wadna thole the spellin "wird": he couldn
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
writer shouldna juist write "thole" whanever he wants tae expres
twa distinct wirds for this: "thole" (tae pit up wi something for
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
e o airspace that naebody wad thole an they warna peyin for the p
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Nor thole his pauchtiness.
Ye’ll hae muckle tae thole on account o it,
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ate ti pouss forrit, A cuidna thole the stres an streinyie
addikkit ti drougs an cuidna thole thair lak. He graizled hiz te
“A cuidna thole thon aither,” he says.”Th
smirk. The Rid Douglas cuidna thole sic a foutie plaister. He
Itherwyss it cuidna thole the cauld an waantryfe o leiv
5 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
the sago in my plate, I could thole nae mair’; ‘Begrutten tho
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ant ti kent hou lang thai can thole this wush-fufilment. Nou,
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
thaim, an thay wadna thole workin wi “coloured” fowk
i us, an it wis gey an ill ti thole whiles. We stack in
2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ife.com). Whit for a body wad thole sic a lang trauchle for tae d
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
, poke, rowth, scart, semmit, thole and thrapple, vennel, wheen
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
tae thole anither storm,
Tae thole September's wind an rain.
A cannae thole the snaw an sleet
A couldnae thole a snail for lunch.
4 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ably bealin. Wha amang us can thole the thocht o some wee student
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
s ower muckle for ony man tae thole. It affectit ma faither deepl
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
snae the anely puir sowel tae thole sic cruelties at the haunds o
ation wis mair nor fowk could thole. It wis this act that wad see
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
owk o the Buchan ar haein tae thole gey sair times the nou, in th
1 matches

Pennie, Len The Wheesht, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
Gin ye cannae thole the dark an the sky abuin ye
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
angest lassie on Earth, cudna thole it. Ivery muscle in her body
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ve shaws itsel in the warmth, thole an acceppin shawn tae ilk ith
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
He stauns thare till he canna thole the heat an reek ony mair. It
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
and the guards (wha couldnae thole aa the greetin) jist lit them
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
he sleet, as lang as we could thole their canonade. Oor wee fower
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Aw’ tortures A did thole,
1 matches

McLachlan, Jack Glessheids maun wale guid neebors tae thole the dreich Scottish climate, (University of Maine 2019) Central - Ceres, prose
ds maun wale guid neebors tae thole the dreich Scottish climate
imselflees) are mair like tae thole the dreich Scottish climate g
c chynge that lat them better thole the cauld.
social dynamic that lat thaim thole the cauld temperatures whaur
4 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
air as the hungry bease could thole. Actin as ane, tho nae siclik
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“And gin ye cud thole a life athoot the touch o hum
ked - e’en Abdul - he cud thole the jooglin, an he wis enjoyi
2 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
Naebody shal be gart thole torture nor ill-kindit, inhum
Naebody shal be gart thole wulsome arrest, detention nor
Naebody shal be gart thole wulsome intromission wi his p
hts and freedoms, awbody shal thole nae mair nor whit branks are
4 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
aring” – na na, they sall thole (or walcome?) the conscious,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
mair mensefu in yer mind, Tae thole the thraws an arraes o Conter
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
yet thon's a thing we hiv tae thole aw the time. Radio Scotland d
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
neuch, thay wad hae tae juist thole it tae git the census order o
e'r nae wey thay war gaun tae thole a question on the Scots langu
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
eous, dram, ceilidh, swither, thole, burn (in the sense o ‘a st
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
tae thole
ettin intae English. Ye micht thole (tolerate) a bodie that’s d
n, but, in Scots, ye can also thole deep dule or hertbrek in a we
e hae no jist the verb “tae thole” – a fair hantle o whase
4 matches

Briggs, Susi O Rabbie, I hae seen the day, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
And I canna thole the lies
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
ngied for want o blateness an thole.
1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
A canna thole that yet they dirk,
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
... it is mair nor a body can thole.(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
The wine gars me thole the huff! Hope @Historic_Ally(2020) search twitter
s watchin Dallas! He couldnae thole it, an wis driven oot the hoo(2020) search twitter
ote Scots. Eejits are ill tae thole!(2020) search twitter

@johnstone_shane tweeted
@Lenniesaurus @billykayscot Thole, steisher ae a wurd! (2020) twitter link
Here, thi wurd "thole" is back oan thi scene by ri (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
@t_chieftan Love thole(2021) search twitter

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
"A canna thole bidin faar the neibors ir aye on page 99

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Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
seil haps ma dool. I'll niver thole aa thon for thirty years.' on page 26

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
phone nummer; an gin he cudna thole it far he was, he was tae caa on page 30

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
cht vratch. Mi mither couldna thole her; nae mair could I. Och, t on page 35

1 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Gads min. Cannae thole at nigglin truth. Feels lik a on page 98

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
rol He'd nae mair agonies tae thole He tirrt imsel doon till his on page 15

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ween Rosie an Eric: she cudna thole the wye at he aye jumpit oan on page 13
e North-east bodie jist canna thole - an at's a blaw. It's arich on page 33
jaa at he'd hid aa at he cud thole o Billy's puffin an blawin. on page 37

3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
re. He ayewis said he couldna thole toons, wi aa their hooses lum on page 8

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he'd jist aboot hid aa he cud thole o Gertie: she'd yakkit in the on page 38

1 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Syne, she gied up and had tae thole that her wee deukie wis lost. on page 19

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
warran ye, aat's jist nae tae thole!" gowlt Humphy Dumphy, brakin on page 78

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
fan Ah say Jock an me couldna thole him.
1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
mair than A cud unnerstaan or thole. Up I gat, teuk ma caip aff i
1 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
office in the hale warld, can thole wi gun lobbies, an gun laws,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
rred. Oh, thon wis coorse tae thole, fur she likit her faither's
me coorse, bit it wis ill tae thole seein Steenhillock pet her th
eel an gaun aboot, he couldna thole the cauld win tae blaw on her
s coorse tae watch. Sae I can thole teemin the peer breet's chunt
t made the flittin easier tae thole, kennin that Daisy hid flitti
6 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
sorra wye wad foreign flooers thole the caul o an Meikleburgh spr
d be liftin him – an he cud thole thon. Bit he hid niver seen h
retie that the Septiles could thole the lan, tho they'd bin fashi
teuch as a crocodile's could thole the breenge fur meat up onno
4 matches

Banff Academy Aiberdeenshire Bairns an Young Fowk’s Chairter , (GIRFEC 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
4. Ca canny judgin fowk. Thole us. Unnerstan far we're comin
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
yon gied oo the abeelitie tae thole onie mair pain,
espectin the baists A cuidnae thole the yeuk in ma neb oniemair,
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
l and weel... it’s hard tae thole sometimes.
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
t’s been one o the worst to thole. Maist days there’s a thick
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
Thole it is aa, the worst, the best
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
last. Files, I think he canna thole e sicht o me, maist o aa fin
bide here ony mair. I cweedna thole e look in yir een ilka day. I
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
warm? It far ower jeelin tae thole the winter wioot ain, Ony fee
baker’s shoppie. She cudna thole tae bide ower lang in ae neuk
n else in the warld, he cudna thole squibs nor bangers nor rocket
3 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
erryAnn_G @GBoylandJKD Cannae thole ‘er(2019) search twitter

@d_anderson878 tweeted
o the intimmers thit A cannae thole aye noo. Nae howkin it oot th(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ndependence, but I jist canna thole the mock Jacobite, twee natio (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
Gogglebox a canna thole it(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ecomin an act o masochism tae thole the status quo. Fit are ye th (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
rms. "Dinno tell, fer I canno thole fock sayan Am gyte." Her een on page 96
crew tae wirk ony hairder, or thole tae quyt whan sheu's taen in on page 105
pieces, peedier fock at canno thole thir haem an canno thole a dr on page 150

5 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
weel, he didna think he could thole it.
1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
an spokan uiss o Scots wilno thole hids govrenment policie. Thar
1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
I share an thole the same byornar stangs on page 144

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an tell thaim nae mair can Ah thole it
for me ti thole—or comprehend!
2 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
@carol_baraniuk @HurchinHome Thole - pit up wi, endure, see oot(2020) search twitter
@HurchinHome "To thole on"? Nup, completely wrong us(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
on on the shore? Sally cudnae thole the thochts 0 the wumman drou on page 1

2 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
A cudnae thole it lee on page 13
O aa tha yins A cannae thole, on page 44
They cannae thole sitch D.L.Y. on page 57
Whut wye maun we thole on page 61

4 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Are things A cannae thole, on page 15
An cud thole tha noise nae mair. on page 22
A'll no fecht, A'll thole their gurns: on page 27
know there's them wha cannae thole, on page 36
While Africa maun thole a dose o Ebola. on page 39
Also on pages 51, 59
9 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
e onie hairm. Dïnnae gie up, thole aa that cums at ye, an yis'll on page 105

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Thon boy is hard tae thole, on page 5
She wid be gie and hard tae thole. on page 14

2 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
A cannae thole tha wye it's daen. on page 14
Ma ma his it on, bot A cannae thole thaim boys leppin aboot in th on page 23

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
It's becomin hard tae thole. on page 52

1 matches

Ultach Midgates, (Reddit 2020) Ulster, poetry
Thole nashous gowps o lows maed lou
1 matches

Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
that wee smittal bugs cannae thole saip ava, heth they rin awa f
1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Ding Doon tha Mairch Dikes, (Modern Poetry Translation 2019) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Folks’ dwams wull no thole
Nature wull no thole
2 matches

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
ontgomery an Hamilton, cudnae thole yin anither. Allegiances an f
e Scotch folk. Schools cudnae thole Scots, an mony a crabbit teac
2 matches

NewtonLass Tay, (newtonlass.blogspot.com 2011) Ulster - Newtownards, poetry
A cannae thole tha wye it’s daen.
1 matches

Gibson, Darren Cannae Thole Ye!, (lowcountrylad.blogspot.com/ 2014) Ulster - Ards, blog
Cannae Thole Ye!
ourite Ulster-Scots wurds, ‘thole’. Tae aa thon wha hadnae th
cht up wae tha hamely tongue, thole means tae endure oor suffer b
e cud tell him that ye cannae thole him, tha mair it micht earn y
me oan tae tha nixt use o’ thole, haein tae suffer a bit o’
11 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
fortune. They say she cudnae thole her niece an three nephews.
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
nther nichts set in, John cud thole nae mair. Takkin doon a rape
1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Ode Tae 2021 , (twitter 2022) Ulster - Comber, poetry
cal services micht be ill tae thole
1 matches

@fairfaaye tweeted
‘Ye may jaist thole tae it’s better’. This enig(2020) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
CrDoire @WJProgressive Dinnae thole ony ruler wha disnae abide by (2015) twitter link
am" in Ulster Scots? I cannae thole thon English dialect. (2015) twitter link
s stuff: for Prods wha cudnae thole the United Irishmen. (2015) twitter link
I cannae thole apostrophes in Ulster Scots w (2015) twitter link
n? Quare an lang, an I cannae thole the wee squiggles owre a whee (2015) twitter link
and 14 other occurrences.

@HurchinHome tweeted
r tholed on! A hard thing tae thole.(2020) search twitter

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