| birr | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 7.5 | 24 | 11 |
| ORK - Orkney | |||
| SHD - Shetland | 17.4 | 3 | 2 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 13.1 | 4 | 1 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | |||
| DOR - General Northern | |||
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 17.9 | 7 | 4 |
| WCE - West Central | 4.6 | 1 | 1 |
| DUN - Dundee | |||
| EDN - Edinburgh | |||
| GLA - Glasgow | |||
| AYR - Ayrshire | |||
| LAL - General Central | 9.4 | 7 | 3 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 12.5 | 1 | 1 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 13.9 | 1 | 1 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | |||
| BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | |||
| SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
| BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
| PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | |||
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | |||
| GUL - General Ulster | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
oiceless: if yir vocal coards birr whin you say a consonant, he' on page 25
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ey kent fu weel – the verra birr o the cosmos itsel – frae t
s o the quarry! Guidit bi the birr, they sent a probe throwe the
ss wi a love o jewels intae a birr o excitement. Uncle Jeems hea
3 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
tae dae it an he walcomed sic birr for the'r nae gretter body o
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
te that taen place wi an unco birr frae baith the maimbers an th
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
he douchtna skair hiz secrie birr wi hiz ibone wardar, or he
er o puir fowk ti crie airt o birr an mense. Thon qualities wes
2 matches
Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
an aye leevin but aye chyngin birr that uphauds oor cultur. Aa t
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
rou the schuil an aye gaed wi birr to Former Pupils’ Meetings.
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
t times like thunder cam’ a birr,
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
’s radio seemed ti echo the birr an touk
time that day thare wis nae birr an touk frae the wireless, ju
2 matches