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Use in varieties of Scots

thou Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30.9 23.1 40.7 29.8 11.6 124 44.3
Number of occurrences9945 27 3 2 12 10
Number of authors28 18 4 1 1 3 3

Occurrences of thou in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
As bane keekin thou a new openin on page 84

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
en-ups were bairns aforesyne (thou gey few o them mind that). Sy on page 7

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
wis lanelie an meant nae ill, thou whit he did, an whit wey his on page 21
Sorry!' rhymed Archie agane, thou the sentiment soondit unrael. on page 24

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ma heid. It didnae hing aboot thou, juist gied a coaf like a dug on page 58
believe whit had taen place, thou oo did lairn, efter oo clyped on page 63

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
lang-luggit the corrieneuchin thou A wisnae allood tae gab masel on page 22

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
keep tt holy. Six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work: B on page 22
Disjaskit an forfairn thou he micht be - an Adam cuid o on page 54
hard life o 'sax-days shallt thou labour', since a wee laddie o on page 74

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Whan thou gangs doun at last the shades on page 150

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
in Shetland dialect, saelike 'thou', 'thee' an 'thy' in Soothron on page 28

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
But if Thou giest the solo line on page 60
reat Baund Conductor, aiblins Thou on page 61
I'll be dunfounert quite if Thou on page 62

7 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
"I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve; on page 83

2 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
tsel tae be oan sieven hills, thou tae be honest it wis biggit o on page 9

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
zooks, verily, methinks, thy, thou, thine, mine, art, unto, spea
1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Januar 19th, 2009, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
thou thair was nae lichtnin or och
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell’.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
lookin so fuckin holier-than-thou fur, ah didnae see you knocki
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Thou noo ye're no a babby
Thou ye greet jist like a babby
2 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
owing after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go, and where t
goest, I will go, and where thou lodgest I will lodge...
2 matches

Lehane, Matt Hush Nou, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
thou shud ken
thou shud nae
thou shud ken
3 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
te for gettin mair oot o corn thou makkin it intae drink nor a m
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
yed, Dinna entreat me tae lea thou, or tae haud aff fae follaen
ae haud aff fae follaen efter thou; fur whaur thou gangs, A wull
; fur whaur thou gangs, A wull gang, and whaur
gangs, A wull gang, and whaur thou bides, A wull bide tae; yer a
and yer God ma ain God. Whaur thou dees, wull A dee, and there w
7 matches

@gordimhor1 tweeted
#SNPcommandments Thou shallt gie a'body yir snash e(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
hanter - she tauld thee weel thou was a skellum! https://t.co/y(2020) search twitter

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ain self-croose. Tysday past, thou hid brocht back coorse mindin on page 97

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
sel. Bit the Good Book says, "Thou shalt have no other gods befo on page 35

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Thou it micht anely be Spain's thi on page 3
hink that ye can hae a lie in thou! Ivery mornin, aire is mairch on page 4
ae the fountain on a fitpath, thou ye micht get skoosht bi a wee on page 5
at tak centre stage in Geneva thou, the cheese on its ain is jis on page 6
's iconic leebrary. Be warned thou, ye will mair than likely hiv on page 7
Also on pages 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15
16 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
d tae, it the bracken truist, thou thare wis nae tellin! Yin mee on page 80

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; a
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
de for its quality. This 'ear thou, we are likely gaun tae gain
n tae gaung unner. Coud it be thou, that Scots fuid production w
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
Academy tae keep them richt. Thou, it is mair than a wee bittie
balanced an equal experience. Thou, as previous statistics sugge
2 matches

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Thou shalt not suffer a witch tae on page 12

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Thou shalt not suffer a witch tae on page 75
Sleep thou dis elude me on page 121

2 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
n the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread on page 20
for dust thou art on page 23

2 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Whan thou gangs doun at last the shades on page 217

1 matches

@jamie_ginger tweeted
Cheers for thinking aboot is thou.(2013) search twitter
night. Paying for it the day thou. #alithealki(2012) search twitter
t the weekend.did enjoy masel thou. To play this weekend that is(2012) search twitter
had ti play. Quiet enjoyed it thou. #hitbyabus(2012) search twitter
@GreigMidd Efter #corrie thou(2017) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
er fitted me n’ being happy, thou! ahm sure ye (2020) search twitter
started ma genealogy up and a thou “2+(2020) search twitter
eeps were fuckin ignorant and thou that they were invincible. aa(2020) search twitter
n oan specificity o’ cheese, thou? a luv cheese nae matter what(2020) search twitter
t a cannae remember her name, thou?(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
rited frae his uncle Leonard, thou there was nae bluid shared at on page 14

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Ma God, ma God, Oh why haes thou Forsook me? Oh hoo cum on page 63
A wus at ma mither's breesht Thou gien me hope an strenth. on page 64
in lion's mooth Ma life-bluid thou defen. on page 65
For thou art wi me an thy cruik An sta on page 68

7 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Whut thou hast wern gen tae thee on page 32
This fable goat, thou mythic be'n, on page 45

2 matches

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