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unnerstaund Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.6 35.6 8 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences7367 5 0 0 0 1
Number of authors22 20 2 1

Occurrences of unnerstaund in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
We cannae keep it - unnerstaund? on page 40

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
oun. It daesna maiter, she'll unnerstaund.' Syne, as he leukit gey doun on page 30
stertit in, prayin at he wad unnerstaund: on page 32

4 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
seem shair. For aw I couldna unnerstaund the wurds, the tune wis bonni on page 57

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
'I dinna richt unnerstaund,' said the wee prince. on page 50
'Hech! I weel unnerstaund ye,' said the wee prince. 'Bu on page 62
'I begin tae unnerstaund', said the we prince. 'There on page 68
finnd, an a hantle things tae unnerstaund.' on page 69
fine,' he said. "Bairns will unnerstaund.' on page 82
Also on pages 83, 93
9 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ye've got ti unnerstaund, son, is that Schloss Schotte on page 75

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
gey wheen o things ah dinnae unnerstaund,' Matilda said tae her. 'Mais on page 12
turns the cable backwards. Ye unnerstaund thus faur? Are ye wi me?" on page 18
seemed tae truly unnerstaund how wee wans are aften bumbaz on page 61
o line in this schuil. Dae ye unnerstaund?' on page 63
wheen o fine qualities. They unnerstaund bairns and hae their best int on page 76
Also on pages 106, 121, 128, 145, 153, 158, 164, 166, 192
15 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Try tae unnerstaund. on page 61

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Roo couldna unnerstaund this, because he thocht it wi on page 56
oh, whitever happens, ye wi// unnerstaund, will ye no?' on page 167
'Unnerstaund whit? on page 168

3 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ae masel a hantle o times tae unnerstaund ilka word. It wis a clearance on page 83

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
hat thocht A wis gyte, didnae unnerstaund on page 8

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
telt it ma address it didnae unnerstaund an tho A repeatit masel, stil
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
schuils o lair – ettlin tae unnerstaund nocht less nor the universe i
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
lained aboot no bein able tae unnerstaund, naebody that is excep Jamie
e awn up tae no bein able tae unnerstaund Scots. Tho maist o the repone
2 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
y — an gey aften the wey we unnerstaund the warld aroond us — haes
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
em easy for the kirk-fowk tae unnerstaund an sing alang til. The douce
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
, I hae tae say, I will niver unnerstaund hou onybody could tak pairt i
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ic will be speirt if they can unnerstaund, speak, read or write thae la
"Understand" Onybody that can unnerstaund "Chewin the Fat", "River City
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
rmen frae Great Yarmouth cuid unnerstaund fishermen frae Friesland caus
try scene soond. I wanted tae unnerstaund hou a minority language wi a
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
'You don't unnerstaund . . . it's no the Dalai Lama,
tterin some stuff ah couldnae unnerstaund, then the lamas turnt roond a
happened. Ah wis startin tae unnerstaund how ma da had been that taken
'You don't unnerstaund.'
'How am ah gonnae unnerstaund if ah don't ask?' Ah turnt ba
5 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
nd I ’hink I can say that I unnerstaund the naitur o life on this yir
en o your thirldom. Can ye no unnerstaund that líberty is wirth mair n
The birds didna unnerstaund Snawba’s fantoush wirds, bu
3 matches

Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
I unnerstaund the importance o democracy an
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
an onywey, Scots speakers can unnerstaund English nae bother. (juist as
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
aimed at weans tae help them unnerstaund whit happened, the weapons us

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
Are ye stertin tae unnerstaund?

Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
yese Scots-speakers daes weel unnerstaund an uise Inglis, thaim in Bela
1 matches

@gordimhor1 tweeted
whit she is saying, I cannae unnerstaund her because she is talking pi(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
the day's YouGov poll dinnae unnerstaund the pynt o wearin a face mask(2020) search twitter
in it is mad, tho. Ah dinnae unnerstaund why ye'd want less breid. htt(2020) search twitter
@capnbobfrapples Ah cin unnerstaund yer dread, gien whit happened(2020) search twitter
pairt o "nae mates" did ye no unnerstaund?(2020) search twitter

@MizLiot tweeted
transphobia. Noo, I micht no unnerstaund whit it’s like tae be trans, (2021) twitter link

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
e Friday nicht, bit A cuidnae unnerstaund whit wey forgiein the hammeri on page 99

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
erative an aa that oor bairns unnerstaund far the produce that they eat
ds, but if fowk ar taucht tae unnerstaund the meanin ahint nutritional
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
It’s impossible tae unnerstaund fit it feels like tae hae nae
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ersel, sae ye can help ithers unnerstaund far ye cam fae an the fowk fa
1 matches

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
those, I jaloose: hairder tae unnerstaund wioot them! Whan readin gie i (2019) twitter link