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Use in varieties of Scots

dure Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.6 4.6 0 0 0 10.3 247.9
Number of occurrences669 0 0 0 1 56
Number of authors8 1 1 7

Occurrences of dure in Corpus

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Central

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
hare he lowpit up an caad the dure ajee an said: "Yir majestie, on page 42

9 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
The dure that swung wi guidwull on its on page 137

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
A clak o a dure openin an closin. Nairae shou on page 2
t Tam/'s wean was sittin nixt dure in the kitchen. on page 4
"Him." She nodded tae the dure. "He's cruel tae Daniel." on page 5
The front dure was open an the flames o the on page 6
ek, stuid up an walkt tae the dure. Maisie tugged Esther's airm on page 7
Also on pages 8, 12, 25, 28, 32, 34, 46, 48, 49, 51, 54, 55, 59
32 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ïntae a ruim alane, shut tha dure an pray tae yer Faither ïn s on page 6
eftèr, keep on rappin an tha dure wull be apent tae ye. Fer ive on page 7
ter tha crood wus put oot tha dure, Jesus gaed ïn an tuk tha we on page 9
oot, 'Dïnnae bother me, tha dure's lockt an me an tha weans ï on page 89
an he knocks yis can apen tha dure tae hïm richt awa. Whan tha on page 92
Also on pages 94
10 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
An carrot tap ootside front dure on page 18

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
dacent fowk aff cummin in tha dure." on page 4
©rt she wus hairdlie ower tha dure till she lit on Wullie, on page 15
pued bak tha boult on tha bak dure, an lukked oot at tha yaird. on page 17

4 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Bae a wee quiet knock on the dure. on page 9
uk oot frae ahin the cupboard dure, on page 10
Whan it hings aroon yer dure. on page 22
An niver crass the dure. on page 37
Fornenst me ain front dure. on page 38

6 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Tak pride in yer ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2009) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
minute yer fit went ower tha dure step o a schuil ye wur toul t
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
tit, she gien a spang til tha dure an then, hairt-scaured, rin t
he gaed tae tha cottar-hoose dure.
2 matches

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