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Use in varieties of Scots

fowk's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 13.9 16.6 0 0 10.3 39.8
Number of occurrences4827 11 0 0 1 9
Number of authors28 18 6 1 3

Occurrences of fowk's 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
said, "than gaun aboot wastin fowk's time wae riddles that've no g on page 69

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Ah gang tae an Auld Fowk's Hame ivery week. Morton seys on page 80

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
an the wey they can lead tae fowk's takin up defaut poseetions. A on page 33

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
comin' richt oot the side of fowk's heids - jist keep it simple. on page

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
itin schuils tae bigg up yung fowk's kennin o the tung. An the lei on page I
o the Kirk tae maist Scottish fowk's lives is lang gane. A'll get on page 19
onalist meant respeckin ither fowk's nationalities, an cultures, h on page 68
re sae insistent on rampin up fowk's fears aboot the financial ins on page 130
y wuid want tae spend English fowk's tax money in a kintra whaur l on page 133

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
fillin their pooches wi ither fowk's siller an took themsels aff t on page 105

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
dae than staun aboot answerin fowk's stupid questions aw day lang. on page 2

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ae they're aa jeelous o ither fowk's joabs? on page 103
Horace gangs oan tae deal wi fowk's lack o bi, able tae thole ith on page 116

3 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
ngers an then get ontae ither fowk's chairs an fae there ontae the on page 21

1 matches

Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
hare. He haed gotten the yung fowk's want for the ceity, the life on page 21

1 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
innae need braw claes tae win fowk's herts. on page 69

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Aye some fowk's favourt era, fu o religious m on page 39

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
for fowk's lifes, ay, is weirdit ilkane on page 23

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
n a timeless feelin for ither fowk's mishanters. on page 77

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
y - vera hameower spheres of fowk's lives. The acteivities at ett on page 56

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
wisnae sweir o screivin ither fowk's stories that wir dowie, knack on page 16

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Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
ower quirkie fir the votars; fowk's uisst wi the aald pluralitie
1 matches

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
tion, a vox-pops video shawed fowk's reactions. Yin o thaim said t
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Jupiter kens the fowk's no blithe aboot the wather sa
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
some fowk's
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
an eikit tae bi monie o thae fowk's contack wi the wark o Burns,
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
"Na, na. It wis ither fowk's pintins he selt. They say he on page 35

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
I showed im some fairly Some fowk's a the luck - ye're like Lady on page 15

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Fowk's hopes were up, an they winner on page 84

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
aid "I niver pit things intae fowk's hanns-aat wad niver dee-ye ma on page 75
"EHeswally it's fowk's faces ye ettle tae recognise on page 89

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
reetin, "pittin temptation in fowk's wye. Ah suppose this penny Ah on page 107

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
bairns' wyte, mebbe nae their fowk's either, fur they cud be turne
ie bein nae respector o ither fowk's dallies, or onythin else fur
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ans – the buyin an sellin o fowk's intimmers – fur wi gey fyew
it tuik a lang fyle fur auld fowk's ill-will agin Jed tae dee doo
2 matches

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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
pooches nor thaim that airts fowk's better acquant wi, that gey s on page 5

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ae mae? They'r wile fur takin fowk's heids aff here. the biggest w on page 84

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
rocht thegither aa tha Jewish fowk's heid preeshts an maistèrs o on page 2
ye cannae be trustit wi ither fowk's money, wha wull gie ye money on page 97

2 matches

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
k thocht. Forbye, it fordèrs fowk's walins adae wi wark, an micht on page 9
lat fur fennin tae be pit tae fowk's han fur an Ulstèr-Scotch aca on page 12
Cheyngin Fowk's Consates anent tha Ulstèr-Sc on page 41
a uise o Ulstèr-Scotch amang fowk's ain faimlies. We maun fyn oot on page 42

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