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Use in varieties of Scots

bools Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.5 9.3 9 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2418 6 0 0 0 0
Number of authors15 13 2

Occurrences of bools in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
yin they tried tae get aw the bools tae row up tae. No tae shift on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
taun oot like twae auld jaury-bools on page 52

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Bools o parritch, pipin hoat, on page 29
For on the table stauns three bools, on page 30

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
usiness wis still fou o nobs, bools in the mooth fowk fae the pub on page 71

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ere sittin up in bed balancin bools o soup on their knaps, aw dra on page 56

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
hiles nou it seems they've aa bools in their mooth! on page 152

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Chucky bools, some o thaim on page 79

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
nes, thare sizes o twae gless bools, an it fur's fair sleekit. Ay on page 82

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Flew forty fiery bools. on page 50

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"Whit aboot a gemme o bools thin?" on page 64

2 matches

White, Ian Nimmo Lallans 73 - Whit credit crunch, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
wha gied his speir big bools on page 51

1 matches

Reider O'Doom Aye!, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2013) Central, poetry
Bools in yer mooth’s whit ye need
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
, just as ah get back fae the bools, ah turn roon an he’s staun
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
Bools, marbles, jauries. Whit wis y(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
p the toon For swickin at the bools? on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ic a shame," sighed Ina. "The bools winna bi the same wi'oot Alec on page 24

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
d. Ilky ither day it's bingo, bools, cairds or knittin. Jessica's on page 46
et," Ah say. "Wi'v bin playin bools an bingo." The laist thing at on page 47

2 matches

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