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Use in varieties of Scots

vera Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10 12.9 0 49.7 5.8 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3225 0 5 1 1 0
Number of authors13 10 1 1 1

Occurrences of vera in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
VERA'S BRIG on page 25

4 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
It bides in the yirth, in the vera air ye breathe. on page 196

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Whitanevvir, tae this vera day on page 85
n lik boats. An yet, he's the vera examplar o a guid lad, on page 117
iple he'll be weichtit in the vera same scales. on page 119
wid pu yer vera beard aff, an gif'n ye dinnae on page 121
He's ridden his luck tae the vera tap, fir shair. Nou, if ye wi on page 125

5 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
"I'm no vera weill pleased," said the musi on page 42

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Cauld an stervin o vera hunger, on page 39

2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ers - an that includes, in a vera real sense, ilka new generati on page 56

3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
™z, Faither, but thir wis his vera wirds, an that wis it startit
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
it faw intae decline. An the vera sibness o the kin langages In
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
. Ilka day I dae ma email, an vera few the items that isna daelt
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
ter. “You pit thame up this vera meenit, eh? The meenit ye git
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
They wur led by a vera young man, James Renwick, a c

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
hin the gospel... Ane ah find vera interestin fur a man o the cl

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
David Steel deid on this vera day …. except it wis murder

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
pectit tae keep listenin. The vera thocht maks me greet.

@jax6754 tweeted
wash and condition with aloa vera jojoba, cut and colour every (2014) search twitter

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Noo listen tae Vera, on page 17

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
When Vera Butler heard this, hid struck on page 34

4 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
vera/vesa 'be'. Dis wyes o sayin d on page 87

1 matches

Southern

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
icts still under way, showin' vera little sign o bein' resolved,
1 matches

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