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souch Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words33.5 43.2 19.4 0 0 72.4 13.3
Number of occurrences10986 13 0 0 7 3
Number of authors44 32 6 4 3

Occurrences of souch in Corpus

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Central

Wilson, Rab Lallans 82 - The Gowden Boat, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Singin? She haes the souch o a body Ah ken. on page 15

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ae, for Jean haed chynged the souch o her vyce an bainisht ilka s on page 29
tie face on him an a thochtie souch. Whiles, whan Kate cuidna win on page 31

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ce swithered awee. Syne, wi a souch, he ganged his gate. on page 41

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Mous, turnin tae Alison wi a souch. on page 28
?" said Alison, keepin a caum souch as weel as she cuid. on page 44

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Sweet souch o new mown hay. on page 14

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
The lown souch o a saxophone an the the scen on page 27

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Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
upon a suddentie, an eldritch souch soupit throu the cabin. A cau on page 37

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
. Ae fause muive or ae sidden souch o win an he'd eyn up smattert on page 26

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Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
chen, their whisperin vyces a souch o pain, a seasonless smirr on on page 55

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Tae the souch an the snash o ma scrievins! on page 47
times ma life's had sic puir souch, on page 60

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
o vyces, but juist gied a wee souch, turnt ower, hauf-opened her on page 29
k doun ahint a slae buss wi a souch o fear, when he saw hauf-a-di on page 59
the lambies in the parks, the souch o a warm wind on my cheeks... on page 69
shouders are gowpin,' he wad souch as he passed her an the weans on page 75

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
reless in the wund. Her lungs souch - on page 45

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Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
saft souch fer a saimstress on page 18

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
aur the birks greet throu the souch: on page 29

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
a souch o wunter on page 182

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
y, tho no juist haillie (thon souch o the doutsum an the norie th on page 5

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A souch o Wigtown's past in his greet on page 87

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Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
n mair tribillin til ane caum souch nir the note o wunnin til a b on page 1

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Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
he wes sumthin gruesum in the souch ... he wes shuirlie dowf this on page 2

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Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
dnes o the wattir, the caller souch o the win aff the hul ir the on page 6

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
your voice is the souch o the wind throu birks on page 18

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
tercraft athout your skaithfu souch. on page 44
eath that smuirs the watter's souch, on page 76

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ter a while he lat oot a lang souch. "Ay," qo he, "like the lade on page 125

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
tercraft athoot your skaithfu souch. on page 59

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
i it aa but the likin for the souch o the ferm-toun forby. on page 21

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
the palace. Yin free-flowin, souch note follaed anither until te on page 100

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
the souch o a fecht on page 84

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ane lang souch, see, an A maun rise on page 27

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
maist o aa gin it chynges its souch in ony wey. This chynge propo on page 69

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
uid wittins are aye a walcome souch. No aabody, o course, taks te on page 97

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Hardie, George Lallans 73 - Challenge, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Hamilton, poetry
the braith's souch, on page 29

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - Droozie Driftin, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
the hinnied souch is warm: on page 92

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
n cam oot, thare wis a gentie souch, the merles an mavises wis wh on page 59

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
at thon time. Ye'l get a rael souch o the man frae his awn wurds. on page 6

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
e puggie proud, crouss-crawin souch blawin aff the mince atween h
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
in Assembly Haa. There a real souch o cless consciousness an aw i
e Death of Scots Music in its souch, is evidence o this. There na
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tter nor ti pit wurds til the souch o thir, sum o his maist fawmo
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
loch, skreich, slicht, socht, souch, straucht, teuch, thocht, tic
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ter a while he lat oot a lang souch. "Ay," qo he, "like the lade
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Maistres Stein hauddit a caum souch.
John wes angirt. Ti caum hiz souch, he tirned ti
souch, sen he hed aw the lumes at r
p, tae, an chunnert ablow hiz souch
bot John speired wi a caum souch whedder thair destinautioun w
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
wer tae this, but keep a calm souch an open mind.
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
e Yirth Communitie! The’r a souch o ‘wulness’ lourin in aw
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
wi an unco straucht neb an a souch befittin
souch o thair speak.
he bad auld days, catched the souch o that nicht in an e-mail. â€
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e ither day, ah gied a muckle souch for thae sempler days o lang
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
. It haes the dowie an wabbit souch o a body that's dreed eneuch
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
'maist' sae the Scots vyce an souch owercomes thae anomalies. Her
lt an gey near conversational souch. The umquhile Professor David
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ots vocabular. Howanever, the souch o the graphic novel is sich t
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
trice lat oot her braith wi a souch. Derriakin giein langage less
n fae time tae time he gied a souch.
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
antit the freedom o thair ain souch. In 2004 Colin Donati set the
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
lest 24 hours. As the initial souch o relief as Nigel Farage’s
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
uivement, that breathes a wee souch o relief at haein jist missed
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Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Sumhin aye gaed iz a queerie souch in ma heid whan A seen Farquh on page 99

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
n a vice that'll nivver dee A souch blethers: fankilt vices in wa on page 3

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
He gied a doolsome souch. on page 15

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Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
an the souch o souns that mak muckle sense on page 138

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
An tho a dwaamie souch, faar hyne, Aa throu our tale on page 8
vycikie gaed a deep an dowie souch. It wes fell Sairie, seeminly on page 39
a thochtie, "gin it wad jist souch like idder fowk!" she thocht. on page 40
gie jist gied a deep an dowie souch, an twa muckle teardraps cam on page 44
intil't," the Queen said wi a souch, "an I tint the kaim the stre on page 65

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ti look, but she kept a calm souch. 'Ah'm affa sorry aboot this, on page 76

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
fter a fylie there cam a lang souch, lik a breath o win wis blaai
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ebbitless wi the cauld an oor souch was siclik twa auld
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Wi a souch a pleisur, the mannie cried â
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Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Aneath the deid souch o the hinner-end o the yea on page 159
Joyfu Souch on page 160

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
But, Scotland free!? It hus a souch, on page 214

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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the whyte esps the dowf wunds souch;
A souch whuspers ower the hie gress,
a caller souch steirs the chirkers
3 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
, wull tent an herkin til the souch, o “the wunds o linguistic
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
an at thair wüt's en wi tha souch o tha roarin sea an tha waves on page 106

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
an fun oot A wus wrang. Fur a souch o truth blowed in ma lugs - on page 11

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Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
rave muinlicht nicht. A hae a souch o romance. Wull we gae fer a
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