yowes | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 22.8 | 19.2 | 25.4 | 19.9 | 75.6 | 20.7 | 8.9 | |
Number of occurrences | 74 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | |
Number of authors | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
the girns o yowes an peeps o whaups ootby, a wh on page 77
1 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
haudin nae mair nor a score O yowes an a cou; wi a few acres o cu on page 25
chaumer, that micht hae held yowes - or folk - in a bygane tim on page 28
the hill alane wi his lambin yowes an his thochts; on the lang, on page 33
the hills ilka day efter his yowes. He wis absolved. Then they c on page 40
tae John, wha wis countin his yowes on the brae face. They wad be on page 43
Also on pages 50, 52, 55, 57, 69, 72, 73, 74, 76
20 matches
Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
n follae the cluifmerks o the yowes on page 2
eeth like a hirsel o shorelin yowes on page 7
eth like a hirlsel o shorelin yowes on page 13
3 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Wi voluble flames, so yowes on page 31
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The Yowes o Holyrood on page 36
3 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
've got - an hou mony lambin yowes! I don't like it... There'll on page 17
4 matches
Thom, Williamina Lallans 75 - Oor Tibby Pagan, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, weans
d time tae scrieve ‘Caa the Yowes tae the Knowes’, which ‘R
hiselled her poem, ‘Caa the Yowes’, an roon the base wis lamb
2 matches
Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
river, but sen thair ir auld yowes, thai ir gey sweirt.
1 matches
@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
re'll be nae sweerin frae the yowes...?(2020) search twitter
@billykayscot tweeted
ountrie, herdin ma faithers yowes https://t.co/cNUDjHlEQR(2020) search twitter
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
the lift like flocks o driven yowes. on page 51
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
grumphie, dyeukies, chukkens, yowes, a tyke, a kittlin and a cudd
play wi his toys. Oot cam the yowes, the coos, the grumphies and
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Minnie, fa hid nae dealins wi yowes ava, fur the Bruces war dairy
Isie telt her. 'It happens wi yowes, aften wi twins. The mither t
its fleece roon the ootlinn. Yowes arena very bricht, ye see. Th
ule. Northies keepit a puckle yowes at the back o the Hill o Ledd
Hill o Leddrach, black faced yowes, bit maistly he let his parks
5 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
an endangerit species noo an yowes wis keepit in zoos. Naebody n
stag bi Landseer an scenes o yowes in parks wi shepherdesses. Th
2 matches
McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“Dae the gaits an yowes bide thegaither?” A askit.
“Ay. The hirsel o yowes on this hull haes onie amoont
sae oo fund a pate-hag whaur yowes hiddlet
3 matches
Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
travaigin ower e brae coontin yowes! Ca’ aat werk! An e stink o
1 matches
Harper, Edith The Wye Athin Chynges, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric, poetry
it wis gien oer tae hedder an yowes.
hedder’s aye there bit the yowes are lang gane,
2 matches
Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Yowes drift ahint the dyke on page 93
1 matches
Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
n Jeemson wis oot checkin his yowes at lambin time, an fan her at on page 16
wis oot ower lookin among da yowes, an he saa him makkin up ower on page 55
d wi dis muckle brutes a park yowes." I saa I wis upset him, so I on page 63
, an we took da half a dizzen yowes an dir lambs at wis aye been on page 72
up ta wir door wi fower a wir yowes an dir twin lambs i da back o on page 73
5 matches
De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
o Nortmaven yowes: emsket, shaela, on page 33
fur da dunes an dumbit yowes; on page 38
2 matches
Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
sed tae hae tae geen tae takk yowes fae da banks - especially in
, so you could slip it ower a yowes heed an get a haad o her whin
Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
aboot wir envionment. At voar yowes depend on trows. Wir kept tra
ws. Wir kept trang helping da yowes when dey ir lambin. Wi da wye
2 matches
@StuartPoet tweeted
r howff in Muirkirk by Burns. Yowes. Most likely an older traditi(2020) search twitter
@the_gellick tweeted
@MVMCCU @PSNITraffic Caa the yowes tae Sandy Knowes. (2014) twitter link