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Use in varieties of Scots

poors Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.4 1.5 36.2 29.8 0 0 0
Number of occurrences303 24 3 0 0 0
Number of authors5 3 1 1

Occurrences of poors in Corpus

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Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Asgairth. Syne thon dey, Odin poors oot a meisur o mead tae aa ma on page 14

1 matches

Robertson, James Melt (Yin), (Kettillonia 2001) Central, poetry
An poors oot daith on Wester Hailes an
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
fore I paintit the ceilin. He poors white spírit aa ower it, tak
1 matches

Doric

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Rain poors doon in the affa heavy range.
Hale day rain poors fae the sky.
Poors o rain this tae me his nae ap
En rain fer poors oot o the sky,
Poors tae late efterneen at's a sur
13 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Later on rain dis poors doon again.
Poors o rain win blaws fae the East
Bit taewards nicht it poors o rain.
En it poors o rain athing soakin weet.
Warm an sultry en it poors o rain.
11 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ch tae ken." Noor flenches an poors her uncan discomfort intae he on page 75
bad." Thir quiet a piece. He poors, sheu drinks, thay smile. An on page 76
a corp, sleepan yet whan sheu poors watter on poodered maet, an s on page 101

3 matches

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