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Use in varieties of Scots

wither Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words44.9 3.6 202 9.9 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences1447 134 1 0 1 1
Number of authors23 5 15 1 1 1

Occurrences of wither in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
The blossoms wither oan the brainch, an in their on page 52

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Red on Maroon, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
whar man has failed tae wither ocht on page 111

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tches o haurd cley in the dry wither an glaury slaister in the wee
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Noo auld beliefs an customs wither.
tae wither on a windaesill.
hoo's yersel? It's grand, the wither.
3 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@billykayscot it has gaen wither agley or fu innovative an ori(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
uppose ye'll be gaan oot this wither." on page 29

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
dive bombers, nivver myne the wither - a Force Ten's nae picnic, on page 44

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
Gin wither can be dour, than dour is fat on page 30

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
"It's nae wither tae ging oot in, if ye dinna on page 35

2 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
oor thim up an lan ther catch wither et be codlin's or partin's. F on page 1
n tae crunch tyme, tae diseyd wither we weis gan oot or nay. Noo, on page 29
ur thi tyde tae turn, fur thi wither tae sattle doon. Thi onley dr on page 50
er boord's. Aifter at, an thi wither getten ower coorse fur Skim's on page 51
eish en peese aifter aat. Thi wither startet tae freshen up so we on page 57
Also on pages 59, 61
8 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
wi war spikkin aboot the affa wither wi'd hid, Ah speered at im iv on page 17

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
radio. Ivvry Sunday, gin the wither wis fair, he wid walk the mil on page 8

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nny foo fin ye look back, the wither wis ayewis fair an the sin wi on page 21

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
, 'There'll be a gran spell o wither,' an sure eneugh, there is, Y on page 103

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
een an haud ma face up te the wither an jist think aboot im. An sy on page 18
te you bit, fin ye'r ginger, wither like ess is pure torture."" H on page 37

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Lek pilgrim's wither'd wreath o floors Pluck'd in on page 6

1 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
tae get some sun and waarmer wither. Fan winter cam, the loch jee on page 24

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
st Sunday efterneens, gin the wither wis fine, Ah'd tak mi Auntie on page 74

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Taewards nicht wither begins tae thaw.
Tae sna or rain wither dis try..
Fine tae see wither sae bonny an dry.
Eence mair wither disnae bide fair.
Gran day, later on wither dis thaw.
48 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ping my usual notes about the wither. Some people
think that the wither is changing, the climate, the
Cheer up Jonsar Eck ere's aye wither o some kind at this time o
For the day the wither is fair.
Affa fine wither for this time.
46 matches

Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
rk nights, nivver-endin mochy wither an a 'te dee' list as lang as
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ae the coronavirus, ye wunner wither or nae we’re suin gaun tae
a savin grace. An, consumers, wither they ken it or nae, will hae
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
the fine Aberdeenshire sunny wither - can ye guess far I wis the(2014) search twitter
quick tae complain aboot the wither! https://t.co/LFEBkNJsCj(2018) search twitter
lishing his car likes it’s a wither Dhe!(2018) search twitter
winter simmit an angered the wither gods!(2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Been decent wither for Twa months noo bit mannie(2020) search twitter
TacketyBeets Ken nae even hay wither inoo(2020) search twitter
Ali_Leith It's jist the usual wither dreich or fine(2020) search twitter
@Ali_Leith Nae caul t shirt wither(2020) search twitter
Middling wither this morning(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@Franwella tweeted
eanBattySTV is it fancy frock wither in Nairn th morn?(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
n fit I hate aboot this cauld wither mare than onything? Yon blood(2016) search twitter
again & throat sare fae cauld wither. Nae idea how am gang tae sin(2017) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
Wattiejwattie Ony idea fit 'e wither is gan tae be like for 'e Tur(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
onely graveyard Wi posies tae wither and die. I sit bi the boortre on page 67

1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Will see us slowly wither awa tae. on page 209

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Baelow such dreamy wither, on page 5

1 matches

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