| werena | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 13.8 | 13.6 | 20.9 | 29.8 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of occurrences | 45 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of authors | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
'I'm gled that ye werena ett by yon lion,' said Precio on page 19
aboot yersel maist o aw if ye werena a thief and never had been. on page 53
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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
I bunn up ma gear an ma legs werena as siccar as I wad likit thai on page 55
1 matches
Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
owth o the leid tae those wha werena at hame wi it. His focus wis on page vi
1 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ts an their randy sangs; they werena the sort ti mind the mixter-m on page 74
great folk they aa were, they werena gonny let ithers trample aa o on page 75
2 matches
Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
n colours o Italie. His muids werena aye o the mirk: at least ane on page 5
1 matches
Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
tae his hinny-press, and they werena, sae he stotted back again, b on page 18
ld read wi nae bother when ye werena keekin ower his shooder and s on page 73
e micht find somethin that we werena lookin for, which micht be ji on page 115
3 matches
Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
were taen doon by collectors, werena fawmous, tho they micht hae b on page 69
1 matches
Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
id these days, so even gin it werena Friday he'd still be aboot th on page 72
1 matches
Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
wee craiturs werena juist tae thieve on page 53
1 matches
Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
The village fowk werena lief tae lippen tae whit he s
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
thair faces whiles whan they werena awaur. It seemt aamaist as if
main level, sae lang’s they werena ower lood. There wis a puil i
beuk Neanderthals, excep they werena especially smaa. Aabody here
er-pairt harmony. Maybes they werena advanced eneuch tae really su
€™re freins noo. Ah thocht ye werena spickin tae me, ye ill-tricki
10 matches
Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
t seemed tae be that gin fowk werena convinced eneuch tae vote Aye
1 matches
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a seeck o him noo. Een gin we werena afore.(2020) search twitter
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ahin his haans... an saa they werena powkers ava. They were lichts on page 41
s, thoosans o hooses, an they werena bleezin. It wis jist lichts! on page 42
2 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
s they were weerin, that they werena lads o the Senior Service. No on page 38
1 matches
Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
that the peacock an his hens werena feart, an liket bein fed cris on page 50
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
s o withered kail. An the een werena bits o coal or steen; they we on page 13
2 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
an at wance, while all e rest werena sayan anythin, an didna look on page 82
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
meenister!). An aa ma freens werena forgotten either. An the upsh on page 109
for swank. Ye see, Jess an me werena eest tae gran livin, sae we b on page 110
2 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
stenins an the like - but we werena fanatical aboot it. Ah dinna on page 72
aa richt. (For aa that, they werena in the same league wi peer aa on page 74
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
oose are mony Mansions. If it werena sae, I wad hae telt ye. I gya
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
widdershins. Mary’s aunties werena only good wi the needle ‘nâ
1 matches
Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ower tae mates who werena there, checked himsael on page 30
1 matches
Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
tae see that a couple o them werena young at aal; for hivven’s
1 matches