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Use in varieties of Scots

oucht Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.6 1 19.6 0 0 10.3 22.1
Number of occurrences212 13 0 0 1 5
Number of authors4 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of oucht in Corpus

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Central

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
that case, no in nane othir, oucht to do or to conferme that sul on page 20

2 matches

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ds, id seemed till her at she oucht till hev windered at is, but on page 7
"E oucht till be ashamed o yersel," sa on page 16
as if id thoucht at somebody oucht till speak, an no wan else se on page 25
Air oucht till be a book written aboot on page 34
till be managed? A suppose A oucht till eit or drink somethin or on page 40
Also on pages 43, 60, 75, 76, 92, 114
13 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"He oucht tae b' affronted at eersel fu on page 93

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
if it thocht that someboadie oucht tae speak, an naeboadie else on page 27
rsel up an said, "A think yae oucht tell mae wha yae ir, furst." on page 45
wus gye doubtful whather shae oucht tae lie doon or naw on hir di on page 79
"Yae oucht tae hae finisht," said the Ki on page 111
"Thin it oucht tae bae Number Yin," said Ali on page 118

5 matches

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