oars | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occurences normalised per million words | 7.7 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 29.1 | 10.3 | 4.4 | |
Number of occurrences | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Number of authors | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
jokin hautit, we teuk tae the oars an pulled wirsels intae posit on page 57
Corbie, an we strained at the oars, racin tae the trader. The me on page 58
3 matches
Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Wee lassies pouin at the oars, on page 5
1 matches
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ad oan baith sides wi the twa oars set back near tae Skald wha s on page 14
4 matches
Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Jings! Thae oars are gien me gyp! on page 184
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
t pink gless. There were mony oars doon either side o it, and as on page 92
edrum-Hodrums restit on their oars and gawped up at the veesitor on page 93
e HeedrumHodrums dooked their oars intae the watter and rowed wi on page 99
ur smugglers rowed wi muffled oars, on page 159
5 matches
Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
(Mufft airs = muffled oars) on page 10
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
n eese o brukken paiddles fur oars. The lochan wis cauld an blai
1 matches
Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
langside at we saa da boy. Da oars wis shippet, an he wis lyin i
1 matches
Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
boys, drap da sail an grip da oars –
1 matches