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Use in varieties of Scots

bouk Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.3 20.2 9 0 0 0 44.3
Number of occurrences5640 6 0 0 0 10
Number of authors17 14 1 2

Occurrences of bouk in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
ms, boonce the tap hauf o his bouk up an doon on the bink withoo on page 140

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
hae nae richts tae thair ain bouk on page 12
The bouk cannae tak a beatin fur aye on page 13
seem tae hae an ootlin-shapit bouk on page 14

3 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ince they were baith the same bouk, he didna ken if it wis the y on page 87

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
ouman, an thon i the mids o'z bouk. Ti sei'm lowpin, rin an pers on page 5

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
an siccar. Ye wuid vissie the bouk o the waws an the hairdnes o on page 3

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
auld frein wes unco lairge in bouk. Howsomdevir it wes clairlie on page 8

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
mair bouk on a deid spuggie on page 29

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Cauldrife at her bouk. on page 16
nae seacraft, dowf o brain an bouk on page 30
His bouk mair siccar than the day: he on page 32
His bouk upon the flude, gied house an on page 37
An hardy godheid in oor bouk on page 73
Also on pages 79
6 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
that they micht become the bouk and bluid on page 97

7 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
air, but we can enveisage the bouk o the feinisht wark. The rowt on page 140

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
till aboot 15 year syne. The bouk o thae tradeetional Scots spe
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
whyt athin, an wes juist the bouk fur twa craiturs; an the Mowd
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
The mukkil bouk o Grant Brecham, hirplin a wi
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ionLoc.html), an acause o its bouk it’s nou ane o the brichtes
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
the ae sma islan. The muckler bouk o Englan, thrang o fowk, an t
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
r that filled her bruckle wee bouk wi chitterin, unsmuirable an
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
xer, the very day that stieve bouk or yours braks doun, Cameron
d peacefu in his sleep. His bouk wis buirit at the fit o the o
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ae the grun, pittin his hefty bouk atween her an the firin. “O
air an ran her hauns ower her bouk ... strang an hale, an juist
m, she cud see that Hsien’s bouk wis pockit doon either side w
face, doon either side o the bouk, whiles the backs o the hauns
re wisna a lot o hurts in the bouk.”
7 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
nist pairties that awed their bouk tae keppin democracy has been
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
the honesty an accuracy o the bouk o his airticle wis blawn oot
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
r buird breid tae sounder Yer bouk watter tae slocken Yer drouth on page 3

6 matches

Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
o this Roadin. Tha reenge an bouk o apen discoorse repones gien on page 1
Tae eik til tha bouk an fushion o Ulstèr-Scotch f on page 4
rn tae hain oor leids bae tha bouk o tha thirlins gien wi tha Br on page 11
Ettlin 10: Tae eik til tha bouk an fushion o Ulstèr-Scotch f on page 21
Ettlin 10: Tae eik til tha bouk an fushion o Ulstèr-Scotch f on page 26
Also on pages 35, 39, 41, 48
9 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
ther palls wi tha poust o tha bouk or wi gettin aboot?
1 matches

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