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Use in varieties of Scots

upo Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.2 15.4 37.7 0 40.7 93 0
Number of occurrences7130 25 0 7 9 0
Number of authors21 13 3 3 2

Occurrences of upo in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Thair's frost upo the grund, ah ween. on page 33

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
e? (Hinnerlie, the licht daws upo him) Ai, whatna sumf im A? It on page 48

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
Aw day he hantit the yoe, ir upo the clifts wi a bress keikin on page 4
a wizzen, wi the feir o daith upo'm, an ilkane singin louder ni on page 5
, ye mey compt A'l hae ane ei upo ye day an nicht. A'm no a doc on page 9

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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 distrik afoir. A wes luikit upo wi sneist, lik a mannie at wu on page 1
'barde' as thai cry it - set upo Modestine, an aince mair lade on page 6

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Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
, o a mirk hinger drawin doun upo on page 2

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
That taks the croun upo his heid on page 37

1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 82 - Tecumseh, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Thay maun be drywyn back upo a pad o bluid - on page 87

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Scott, Hamish Lallans 75 - Televeision, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Neil Armstrong land upo the Muin an tak his ane stap
1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 75 - The Raid on Clydebank, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
For bairns upo their bowsters blye,
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
the nyow lyfe he wes interin upo, hiz heid tirned wi the skink
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
er wes feirt at thai wuid cum upo a punzie o
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
m fowk that likes tae reflect upo the bygane yairns aboot sea s
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
d aa his weys. Whativer gangs upo twa legs is a fae. Whativer g
legs is a fae. Whativer gangs upo fower legs, or haes wíngs, i
Will be oors upo that day.
rehaund, they flang theirsels upo their tormentors. Cameron and
human bein wis hidin onywhaur upo it; syne they bickert back ta
8 matches

McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
tit fowk. There is nae agreed-upo case or prospectus. Gin an wh
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
linn they canna see the bluid upo the gress?
1 matches

Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
K General Election is awmaist upo us, but we ken that the Lunno
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
hit they stuid for. They teuk upo thaimsels the mantle o the le
mpunity, an the law value pit upo bleck lifes. Still? The day?
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
hereof that micht be possible upo the basis o the common awners
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor Apartheid in Ohio, (wordpress 2021) Central, blog
harp. She ‘lectert scholars upo condeetions in Sooth Africae,
1 matches

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
m tll e haily toon an sat him upo e heidmaist pint o e steeple, on page 10
e fit A'm sayin bit disna ack upo it is lik a feel att biggit h on page 15
t an e Haily Speerit cam doon upo him shapit lik a doo. An a vi on page 84
him tae Jerusalem an set him upo e heid o e Temple an says til on page 85
'E Speerit o e Lord is upo ma, cause he his anninted ma; on page 86
Also on pages 90, 93, 98, 100, 104, 107, 109, 110, 111, 115, 117, 121
23 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
at. She wis sittin on a cheer upo the table, skirt aroon her wa
1 matches

@McGoo1888 tweeted
life anaht ah wid square them upo in a microdod... (2022) twitter link

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Loard, tak Peety upo me on page 129

1 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
arrogant bitch kin pit a vaam upo da idder competitors. Whin de
1 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
kerryin a meshie foo o stray upo his back,
fine sweet mylk an showed awa upo da coarner o da muckle brünn
da fine sweet mylk an showed upo a piece o da aetmael puddin.
eenits till dey heard da pick upo da door. "Peerie grice, peeri
yled up ower da rüf, he fell upo a plan. He wid geng doon da l
5 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
y staun ahint puir Wendy, Egg upo their faces! on page 211

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ilie hed adae wi ae Newcastle-upo-Tyne, Brewery Business. Hei h
e, at Norhope Haugh wis aince upo ae tyme, ae
upo ae tyme, ae Whuskie Stell it
the twae coonties an refleck upo the
ither focks cattle, thay kam upo ae
8 matches

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