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Use in varieties of Scots

alow Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.4 14.9 13.6 0 0 0 35.4
Number of occurrences4629 9 0 0 0 8
Number of authors14 6 5 3

Occurrences of alow in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
e've tae git the fire lichted alow the waashin' b'iler afore ye on page 4
okin' it us as if we wis dirt alow his feet, an' him wi' nae mai on page 17
o tae gan tae sea drookit fae alow the waist, aye an' gittin' no on page 20
e did tae onybody she thoucht alow her, aye an' that wis half th on page 29
olk here, they think awbody's alow them. Mind, if they cannae gi on page 32

5 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
is an Englishman himsel (see alow). In truth, the practick o th on page 27
eerin profiteers, masqueradin alow a flag o 'increased efficienc on page 94
ind that aince we are oot fae alow the Wanchancy Covenant, we ci on page 140

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
t they shuid be King o Scots. Alow the guise o bein a disinteres on page 22
in fae the movement o the sea alow, the ice field wis fou o humm on page 38
h his legs were taen aff jist alow the knees; an operation he sa on page 43
t fund oot that there wis oil alow the North Sea there wis excit on page 46
cuid hear him mutterin awa in alow his braith as they warkit awa on page 49
Also on pages 57, 60, 65, 69, 93, 94
14 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Alow a ruif-gap, a rain staint wa' on page 16

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
the cracklin musket-bursts alow the craig. on page 112

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
. Dismuntit, horse blewn frae alow him, bit haudin ahie the flic on page 63

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Sae ye can carve alow yer wheat-shaef on page 103

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
und had a no ower stiddy grup alow the man's oxter, Ah wis puggl on page 17

1 matches

Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
e table wi a zinc coated pail alow tae tim the sink intae. There
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
chynged frae kittling the cat alow the chin tae plunkin its ears
1 matches

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ee brig at the fit o the brae alow the hoose. He sat on the gres on page 84

1 matches

Robb, Lydia AUNTIE BEAN UNDRESSES, (Association for Scottish Literary Studies 2005 ISBN: 978-0948877698) Doric - Arbroath, poetry
I keek wi curious een fae in alow on page 123

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Shoved alow a Christmas tree on page 97
We'd aa be warm alow i'storm on page 184
She sleeps alow on page 189

5 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
n, watchin us play fitba doon alow the Covenanter’s Tree, and
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
glints alow a wan licht.
1 matches

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
O Cowie's Craig - grun alow banefire blak - on page 1

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Nor mak ye feel ye're sum hoo alow par on page 49

1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
ere, pit in yer richt address alow:
crieve doon lear-time address alow
dress in tha UK, scrieve doon alow
Tha address alow, scrieve doon
- answer speirins V1 tae V4 alow fur ilka lander
6 matches

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