| wurd | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 62.3 | 49 | 10.5 | 29.8 | 0 | 62 | 393.9 | |
| Number of occurrences | 202 | 97 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 89 | |
| Number of authors | 51 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
A tell thaim. Ay, it's a trew wurd: thai'r no ower wyce. Heivin, on page 48
1 matches
Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
The wurd witch comes fae wice on page 26
Ah pit up a wurd fur a spreng new haund tae be on page 43
2 matches
Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
your ilka wurd tae hert. on page 43
1 matches
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ordeal did Skaldie thole? Nae wurd gien, forbye his ain taill te on page 10
is ain mainner, savourin ilka wurd fir whit it micht yield. on page 14
18 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
than hur in every sense o the wurd. She wants tae run, but she's on page 7
8 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
sight ae the hing. Nae fuckin wurd ae lie, mate. It could gee an on page 65
1 matches
Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Yed gaed frae me wi barely a wurd. on page 99
1 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
in ivery wurd sayed, watchin patiently on page 43
Thi wurd wiz oot on thi street on page 63
2 matches
McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Nane the twa could find a wurd on page 18
1 matches
Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
nae know til wan night we got wurd. Dinnae tell me how they did on page 76
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Or wid a wee sma wurd fit juist the same? on page 11
An remove this wurd that we deem obscene, on page 35
The 'F' wurd, the 'B' wurd, mibbes the 'c'?, on page 36
aff me, or went back oan his wurd, or broke some promise he'd g on page 120
7 matches
Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
ah waant a wurd wi ye on page 79
1 matches
Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Ah'll tell ye nae crams, nae wurd o a lee. on page 22
1 matches
McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Final wurd oan the Darien Scheme? on page 49
n ma banes, the soughin o the wurd. on page 62
We hae the wurd but aiblins on page 63
3 matches
Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Derthfu in wurd, he speired the ither's name, on page 87
1 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
but speik the ae wurd on page 97
1 matches
Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
minlie alignit on the wey the wurd wes pronouncit in Scots, but on page 22
.ac.uk) an ye can see hou the wurd is a noun an haes sindrie spe on page 24
5 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
pairts a wee frae the printit wurd. In Mark's chapter, Fleming p on page 135
nt, an, onie-hou, it's a true wurd that in monie cases, giein le on page 138
2 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the tyme the nou, haurdlie a wurd o Scots haes passit the mou o on page 121
2 matches
Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
nd see Stromboli' - the very wurd an the wey big folks said it on page 46
2 matches
Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
elements sindert bi a cuttin wurd? Ae element or observe wul be on page 91
2 matches
Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
and lugged intae ilka wurd they spak. Sune, she wid be
They said niver a wurd on the road. She breeshled
2 matches
Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
the meenister cam tae spak a wurd,
1 matches
Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
citement than a nice and good wurd. He didni necessarily aye ken
were broken apart by a silly wurd: in thi end wiz thi wurd.
: in thi end wiz thi wurd.
3 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Charm’, says Robb, is a key-wurd for thaim at minds him, an an
1 matches
Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
’ “Raivulushun” an’ a wurd like “Gillyteen”, but us
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
. She said that she wid hae a wurd wi’ me aboot it. This she d
1 matches
McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
hat wis the reason, the Scots wurd fir it wid hae fower ithir le
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ot yer deck, A want tae hae a wurd wi’ Jill.” How’s that f
1 matches
Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
grew in confidence wae every wurd and symbol carved intae the w
1 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
A hud anurra quait’ wurd
1 matches
Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
morous fowk, yaisin a couthie wurd here an there tae tell a joke
1 matches
McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
n, inhuman treatment, an that wurd o this haed came oot. Wad the
1 matches
Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
usly can we tak Murphy at his wurd?
1 matches
Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
familiarity whaur the wrutten wurd is concerned an fails tae tre
1 matches
McMillan, Hugh The Return of the Brownie of Blednoch, (no publisher recorded 2022) Central, poetry
The auld heid spreid wurd tae his wee band o freends,
1 matches
@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
t I hae tae mak shair wi ilka wurd that it's whit I pit doon. No(2018) search twitter
@fairpechtoot tweeted
k up wurds. Unanimously, fave wurd wis 'boak' :-)(2016) search twitter
@annieones tweeted
rus Weil, ive never heard the wurd waa- heid in years, uist tae (2021) twitter link
furwaird tae the moras Scots wurd. ?? (2021) twitter link
jist yaesin an exemple ov the wurd. Didnae mean tae offend... ho (2021) twitter link
@johnstone_shane tweeted
ykayscot Thole, steisher ae a wurd! (2020) twitter link
Embdy ever yaise thi wurd "cate" or "cait" tae mean hin (2020) twitter link
ir occurred tae iz it wis thi wurd "caked" wi thi "k" drappit! (2020) twitter link
if yir strugglin firra linky wurd ye kin throw in a wee "ah" nu (2020) twitter link
@AnDeoraiRua @molach95 That wurd seems tae ae chynged tae "hea (2020) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.
@LairnScots tweeted
wi classes is tae hae a Scots wurd o the week. Find this week's, (2017) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@JakeMoyes1108 al b huvin a wurd wae u aboot this when the fit (2021) twitter link
@JakeMoyes1108 wurd oan the street is fort willia (2020) twitter link
Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
wint aboord eiss ship tae hae wurd's we thi capten. Thi capten d on page 18
na surmatyse, An jist eis eih wurd's caim oot o wer moo's, thi c on page 27
thi close.' An troo tae hee's wurd, Dassin nippet up thi claosie on page 37
injin wis fair duun, en ither wurd's eit hid seen baitter day's. on page 46
is nay buther. So troo tae ma wurd a coupit ma car onna er syde, on page 65
5 matches
Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
aa efternune without sayan a wurd. on page 111
1 matches
Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2021) Orkney
wis the sæm is the Norwegian wurd fur autumn - "haust/høst".
t" ær ell basically the sæm wurd - wae the sæm origins. At w
Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
scrived is ane expert (ae big wurd) sae it hed been necessar fur
tentin ilka wurd at hir man mintit: gin shei h
y the government Troopers gat wurd o thair forgethern, an hied a
er, yin nivver herd ae coorse wurd ooten his mooth, bot whan aat
youth, tae mint ae single wurd in’t, the day. Mr Shallis,
5 matches
Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Shae said the last wurd that quick that Alice gien a on page 59
k voice. "A hear't wery ivery wurd yae boys wur sayin." on page 73
in the meddle o hir favourite wurd "moral" an the airm that wus on page 91
baith o yaes, an dinnae say a wurd till A'm finisht." on page 94
jurors." Shae said this last wurd twa or three times ower tae h on page 109
Also on pages 118, 120
7 matches
Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
nor he couldnae unnerstaun a wurd o it. Tha neebour, feared o s on page 14
A can hairdly unnerstaun a wurd, on page 24
2 matches
Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
is fin hïm, wud ye brïng me wurd, sae as A can gae an woarship on page 2
bi breid alane, but bi iverie wurd at cums frae tha mooth o God. on page 3
se an ailment amang tha fowk. Wurd aboot hïm spreed aa ower Syr on page 4
èr ma ruif. But jist say tha wurd, an ma sarvin man wull be bet on page 9
an that becum sarvints o tha Wurd o God. Sae, haein lukt intae on page 69
Also on pages 71, 75, 77, 83, 86, 88, 90, 91, 102, 103, 105, 109
34 matches
McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
wurd yet. Ye wudnae hae a wee wurd wi them tae see whut's gaun o on page 26
2 matches
Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
til tha nixt kith-en. Adae wi wurd o mooth hamelt maittèrs, nae on page 17
tha leid wurd-foarms an ither on page 41
in Boord anent Ulstèr-Scotch wurd-foarms wull on page 43
ymentin Curn's Spell Wisin an Wurd-leet buiks. on page 44
5 matches
Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
line (gin ye can) whaniver a wurd wullnae fit, lake sae:
1 matches
Gibson, Darren Cannae Thole Ye!, (lowcountrylad.blogspot.com/ 2014) Ulster - Ards, blog
. Ay, thole’s a richt handy wurd tae ken. Bit afore ye mak up
1 matches
@the_gellick tweeted
ure if we hae an Ulster Scots wurd for "scarecrow"? Caa them "ta (2014) twitter link
yin or the ither. Anither wee wurd: http://t.co/RuISjoFZ4v (2014) twitter link
an - "billy" is an aul Scots wurd for a lad or friend. No King (2014) twitter link
ster Scot cudnae unnerstaun a wurd oot o their bakes. (2015) twitter link
ma's hoose, for tae hae a wee wurd in his lug. (2015) twitter link
and 23 other occurrences.
@HurchinHome tweeted
e ferlie, a guid Ulster-Scots wurd.(2019) search twitter