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tore Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.5 22.1 24.1 39.7 0 0 26.6
Number of occurrences6943 16 4 0 0 6
Number of authors42 25 9 2 6

Occurrences of tore in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
hoat buttert toast), she goat tore right in, an soon she'd drank on page 13

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Tore up the paper! on page 15

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
bettin slips tore up, chucked on page 71

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
strippit him tae the sark, an tore his hairie leggins intae shre on page 14

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ies an the environment gettin tore apairt? The economies o haill on page 122

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
before an here he is getting tore intae a bag ae sea creatures. on page 2

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
eh tore meh troosers on page 52

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ren. Eventually ah gied in an tore the paper tae bits. Inside wi on page 43

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wricht then. I'll dae it.' He tore aff the wrapper. on page 44
airlie grupped it and quickly tore aff the wrapper and taen an u on page 51
Chairlie picked it up and tore aff the wrapper ... and sudde on page 52

3 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Wire in/Get tore in/Fill yer buits on page 35

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
The machines got tore in, chackin muckle moothfaes on page 22
and chawin as the beasts got tore in aboot the sappie sneysters on page 76

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
nd a wee otral o paper and he tore it intae strips, which he use on page 95
et's shooder. Ane o the airms tore her nichtie and cut intae her on page 120
tore the sleeve aff her nichtie ta on page 126

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ck the nut on thae lions. Git tore intae thae enemies. You are r on page 3
Hercules got tore in first. He flung his spear on page 8
ped twinty fit in the air and tore aff up the moontain. Roarin a on page 19
oon tae the ship and then got tore in hissel. on page 37

4 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
klintert whaur it haed gotten tore loose. on page 97

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
rs the rocks birlin aboot wis tore apairt wi the wechty gravity
ower near tae Seturn that wis tore apairt or that material comin
2 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
er name an address oan it wis tore. Sister? If she’d bin a par
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
he tore the beast in twa.
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Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e an Ginger flew ower tae it, tore the hose aff the sprinkler an
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
She tore Arachne’s claith aff her lo
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ve it, so Ah hud tae jist git tore in, an onie difficulties jist
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
lligent as a Jack Russell? 'E tore 'esel' awa fae whirriver 'e t
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
en it. Faither wid be getting tore in aboot his “crunchie” a
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ed the group thegithir, an’ tore them aff a strip as only he c
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
, she tane back the envelope, tore it, an drappit it on the grun
man ontae his pickaxe, an it tore his leg. Whan it happent, Bil
o thaim micht even greet. She tore hersel awa. “Keep quate her
3 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
ived right in whin the hinges tore Bit the gadgie they wantit wi
ived right in whin the hinges tore Bit the gadgie they wantit wi
2 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
and harsh as broken gless. It tore through the leaves and sent w
nd when she wis able tae, she tore doon the stair like a wildfir
2 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
pieces hangin fae the gutter, tore limb frae limb wi “One of U
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
r throne in 1567 Scotland wis tore in twa wi a ceevil weir until
d in the mid-18ct century wis tore atween thaim for Hanover an t
2 matches

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
An’ tore him cruelly fae his rest
1 matches

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ah suppose it wid be okay. Ah tore open the lid and the acrid sm on page 42

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
d an he swore as the paper it tore - on page 15

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
n keess him doon on e grun an tore at him. Jesus rebukit e fool on page 96

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
an almichty craik the magpie tore the corbie clean in twa, an r
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
end tells that ae day, Buddha tore oot his ain eelashes tae bide
s Vining….skirl efter skirl tore frae the patient's thrapple
2 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
irty Years’ War, 1618-1648, tore Europe apairt. It wes focht m
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rk caught on a nail that near tore it fae his back aathegither.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
that very thocht the despair tore its wye through her hairt aga
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
throwe his teeth as the pain tore through his guts. Een o them
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
worry aboot as a tearin pain tore at my intimmers. Fin I put do
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
backhaan slap in the face an tore it fae her hands. A letter hi
uggled throwe fun bushes that tore at her legs and eventually ne
2 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
t oot a weak pine as the pike tore through its heid. McDougal se
1 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
nie and took the envelope she tore it open read it and looked do
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
nt and she should really have tore in tae the entitled, jabba ga (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Hid tore at the skroos in the stack-ya on page 16
Hid tore a chunk o feathers oot and st on page 56
We hit a big skerry and tore a chunk oot. on page 71

3 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
picture-hoose, tore tickets bae the doors on page 17

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Sae shae got tore in, an shane redd up the cake on page 15

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Then A tore through tha coul an quait hoo on page 22

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
As through the lint Ah tore. on page 7

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
- ye cud tell the' wur hauf tore. on page 4

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King, Angeline Untitled, (twitter 2021) Ulster - Larne, poetry
ae is powerful.) Even when ah tore thon calf muscle ah was niver
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
John an Dan got tore intae splittin tha tree roons
1 matches

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