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Use in varieties of Scots

mouth Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.9 17.7 4.5 9.9 11.6 0 17.7
Number of occurrences4535 3 1 2 0 4
Number of authors27 19 3 1 2 2

Occurrences of mouth in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ms, tuik the hookah oot o its mouth again, an said, "Sae ye think on page 44

4 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
e thought of the stuff in his mouth. Ma belly wisnae rumbling any on page 38

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Ma mouth scrieves thae cheques that ma on page 13

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
etives that wis comin oot his mouth. Ilka meenit's delay wis cost on page 48
crack o doom fae the cratur's mouth, 'A am the ghost o the gravey on page 66
crack o doom fae the cratur's mouth, 'A am the ghost o the gravey on page 70

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Linsey jist sat their wi her mouth hingin open an her cheeks bur on page 169

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah open ma mouth tae smile, but moan insteid. on page xv
Ah grinned wi ma mouth and eyes, which curled like w on page 57
the words that came oot ®ma mouth. But Granny isnae wise. Hur a on page 87

3 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
"Put yer soup whaur yer mouth is if yer gauny." on page 29

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
mouth o watter, baird o airth. on page 81

1 matches

Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ar Forteviot - at Inver (the mouth o the) May. I'll no forget th on page 46

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
thare face, thare ene, thare mouth, thare neyse, thare tounge, t
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
the ticket on ma phone, and A mouth ‘Sah-Rah-Yay-Vo?’ et him
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
tly put her hawn e'er Livvy's mouth, no tryin tae alarm the club'
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
pop two paracetamol intae ma mouth, jump intae bed and shut ma e
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ane ready wi a bit lee in her mouth, an aw to cloak the waefu cor
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
t an’ buy anithir hoose!” Mouth open in surprise, she exclaim
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
spin the most, Simon’s hot mouth sucking all ower ma neck.
in ma shoulder, feelin’ him mouth at ma neck.
eaning forward an wrapping ma mouth around him. Is no the first t
e’s awready throbbing in ma mouth, ah can tell he’s close jis
ome in under two minutes o ma mouth on him. —If ye ever need an
5 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
rows and the soft flesh of ma mouth and the delicate skin of ma e
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ohnie Wilson watched frae the mouth o the Star Inn Close as his c
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
um and bitter cherries in the mouth, with a long finish. Love Neb(2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
Lot's of beeps coming fae my mouth reading this... ?? (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
e took the words right out ma mouth psml (2020) twitter link
ever look a gift horse in the mouth - o happy days lol (2020) twitter link
the born wae a spoon in there mouth learned to adapt! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
rd that proceedeth out of the mouth of God...' on page 30

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
way the rubbish from a cave's mouth. . . In the third chamber was
1 matches

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
.. ideally straight into your mouth!) ?? Scottish Twitter is very(2020) search twitter

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
ick stands awkwardly best the mouth of the geo, hirpled over. htt(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
n earth did this get into her mouth?" He held oot his haand, an d on page 53

1 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
ood. da whole right side o my mouth is numb and its spread up to (2019) twitter link

Ulster

BardOfMilebush To A Merican Food, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
PBJs All turn to gravel in my mouth Whilst causing tooth decay
1 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
toul them to put a feg in my mouth(2016) search twitter
oes this mean I can't run mae mouth aff at any random Feenyin? Sn(2018) search twitter
@5intheface @LADFLEG Wash yer mouth out and scrub your hands afte(2017) search twitter

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