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Use in varieties of Scots

lowps Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.1 12.9 3 9.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2925 2 1 0 0 1
Number of authors24 20 2 1 1

Occurrences of lowps in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
hoch-deep. The furst puckle o lowps doon war a guid ploy an oo wa on page 59

2 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
an sees me an waffs. Ma hairt lowps; wir mither an laddie fur hei on page 81

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
grin splits his face. Padraig lowps wi fricht. The bottle flees u on page 1

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
muckle, flochtersome lowps. They rampled in the dew, the on page 6

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ack her ain blanket an in twa lowps had set hersel doun aside Jan on page 65

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And roon the room she lowps aboot. on page 32

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
As it lowps ti lowse pouer that gars it l on page 39

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A flash, a spark, syne lowps frae the void, on page 56

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
He lowps Loch Leven an the Tay on page 22

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
sic silence, a green puddock lowps a perfit bow, oan the staigna on page 14

1 matches

McCabe, Alan Lallans 73 - Unsteek the Door o Ma Hert, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Tae hae a spreit that lowps abune on page 94

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
in times thir magnetic plouks lowps ootwards in muckle fingrs o f
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
Howanever, life lowps alang the gate o time an fowk
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
skelloch o ‘Murther!’. He lowps fifteen feet frae a winnock t
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
wthing adae wi the sea. It aw lowps tae life in this stoondin sea
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
wi a soopleness ayont her age lowps the spaley wee yett an stours
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
Wha lowps the heichest gangs the maist
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
irsels intae the air wi herty lowps. They rowed in the dew, they
1 matches

Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
gin. It’s no a subjeck that lowps tae mind whan conseiderin oor
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Scotland’s ain supermannie lowps intae action in the new comic
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
aince mair, the 2015 edition lowps – wioot onie mention o the
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
oot perfit English owersettin lowps tae mind; the English leid wi
fricative “ch” soond that lowps tae mind whan thinkin aboot t
2 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
il metres fir Ye diction that lowps frae ma ain mankit wurds fite on page 3

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the tree rugs up its reets an lowps up tae the starnies like a ro
1 matches

Orkney

Hershaw, William Seivin Verses for GMB, (Scottish Poetry Library 2015) Orkney, poetry
the fleerin ee o Sauron lowps
1 matches

Ulster

Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
er toul thaim tha smittal bug lowps frae yin boady til tha nixt b
1 matches

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