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bowl Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.8 19.7 24 19.9 17.4 31 48.7
Number of occurrences7439 16 2 3 3 11
Number of authors43 23 9 2 2 2 5

Occurrences of bowl in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
sprawlin aboot, like ae a big bowl ae gold-fish that she'd cowpt on page 114

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 82 - Biggin the Great Nor Road, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
shag intae the bowl, sooks air intae his lungs. on page 66

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
aunds intae a chippit cheenae bowl. He luftit oot twa eggs, haud on page 36

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
nt couch. Ah sit there wae ma bowl ae Coco Pops whilst ah watch on page 16

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
that a bowl o soup on page 40
we cup or bowl in hand on page 73

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
nae help bit hae a second big bowl o his favourite dish. Nan had on page 61

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Magine yi had that irritable bowl syndrome, said Harpreet, Yi'd on page 91
lk in general huvin irritable bowl an no aboot me specifically. on page 92

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
akfast and he taks his cereal bowl ben the livin room and planks on page 23

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
anky monster aw slime, gunge, bowl, and that. on page 29

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
is nailed tae the waw tae the bowl o aipple cores that sat on a on page 23
dinin room, Klaus cairryin a bowl o the noodles in aw the fanto on page 51

2 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
hae their bath in a big ridd bowl, on page 16

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
But it's best in a bowl wae a well fired roll on page 29

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
"Aw ye need is a bowl, an a wee drap o flour," on page 114

1 matches

Stephenson, Michael Northwords Now 43 - Tao Te Ching 9, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Central - Bathgate, poetry
annie - if ye keep fllin yer bowl, it'll skail; on page 4

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ry's tidyin awa its rolls and bowl of beaten butter, naebody'll on page 72

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
stour-blawn skaith o the Dust Bowl throu
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
se acause o the gless witchin bowl hingin abuin the lintel at th
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
s or lentils aye steepin in a bowl on the bunker. I can mind the
1 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t Neville’s reid, polka-dot bowl, which ah’ve no hud the hea
chunks o meat fall intae the bowl. Plop. Plop. Plop.
bone, and put it next tae the bowl. The wee fella micht no like
3 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah wiped a bowl and haunded it tae ma daddy.
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
d hae the ubiquitous gowdfish bowl, sometimes occupied by a refu
that fund thir way intae his bowl at teatime. Naturally we did
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ickly. Her turn cam tae get a bowl, an she follaed the lave doon
jyne thaim. He coft a bowl o congee fae a buith an they
rock face. Bill pat doon his bowl, askit yin o the Auld Weemen
it,” Guzul sayed, shovin a bowl intae his hauns, “or Ah’l
e while he ett, than tane the bowl fae him. He stuid up wi her.
5 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
ss up between hur an’ a big bowl a’ peanuts
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah huv a bowl ay soup, then another as the
hob oan. We’ll aw huv a wee bowl, eh?’
ay, Pearcey sais, stickin the bowl doon in front ay me alang wae
3 matches

Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
e, I’ll be sittin back wi a bowl o popcorn while I watch thir
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
Cannae fund ma porridge bowl onywhaur. Ah hope the cleaner(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
aw strugglin in steves watter bowl! German fur spider is *Spinne(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
day?" speirt Madge, pittin a bowl o parritch doon afore him. "A on page 29

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
y hands cupped roon a steamin bowl o broth on page 43

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
a lifted a gean fae the fruit bowl. “Fit colour’s this, Dauv
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
As Jonsar Eck sat scrapin the bowl that hid
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
an sank – gweed riddance! A bowl o aipples sat on the glaiss c
r derk, cairryin a torch an a bowl o rice tae offer tae the guai
2 matches

Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
a tae masel. A fair fancied a bowl of porridge clarted wi syrup.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
teen a moothfae o tay fae the bowl an felt its waarmth gyang doo
petite but I’ll tak anither bowl o that fine tay if there’s
Beannie smiled and fulled the bowl wi tay, milk an plenty sugar
hen sat doon at the fire wi a bowl o tay an wytit.
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
illed again. “Wid ye like a bowl o' milk tae wash it doon?”
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
s mither, haundin Lowpity his bowl.
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
e iver lean ower the watterie bowl an then yer glasses fa doon t(2016) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
windier than my hoose after a bowl of #Sprouts. Take care on yer(2015) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
wiz either cheezy toast or a bowl o cereal.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
es oot, thir mither taks thir bowl an aets. on page 40

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the dog has cooped his water bowl on page 71

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
girned, an got knife, fork an bowl on page 106
place, an pat her 1 mind o a bowl o goldfish at shö wis cummle on page 117

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
- da bowl da richt een, da spön lang e on page 30

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
While th Hoolet hed th bowl as eets share o th treat. on page 104
aboot, fair remindin hur o a bowl o goold-fish she hae b' accid on page 115

2 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
side, staunin bi ma bed, wi a bowl o broth. Whaur she’d fund t
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
he scullery an measured oot a bowl o porridge. "He'll need ocht on page 3
e poured wairm watter intae a bowl, dipped a cloot in an rubbed on page 17

2 matches

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Whar Roabin bowl, Lang John, Hakeye lay a, on page 26
Sae bowl the step, sae owl the fal, on page 33
Yin tae ether side, bowl on page 35
But we're bowl-fitted streckin oot, on page 45
Baith bowl an bra, on page 53

5 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
It wiz a big salmon, bowl as yae laik', on page 25
ae brek its spell a' maun bae bowl, on page 34

2 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Fur jar, ir cage, ir bowl on page 25

1 matches

Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
p at hame tae gether up a big bowl o watter an then skail pepper
1 matches

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