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The word 'ther'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
therOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus38.112426
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 160.2 49 4
MNB - Mid Northern B 131 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 22.2 5 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.7 5 3
WCE - West Central 13.8 3 2
DUN - Dundee 53.1 5 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 4.6 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 23.9 18 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 99.8 8 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 319.8 23 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 163.5 1 1
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 51.2 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 28.1 2 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 18.2 1 1

Occurrences of ther in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
, an jist es quick as winkie, ther wis Bella staunin in ower the on page 84

2 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
an helpen moor thim up an lan ther catch wither et be codlin's o on page 1
ae dainner. Fit a majic smeyl ther wid be, cummen bain fae thi s on page 6
csien eit we breathed en, eif ther weis oncy sma drap's o water on page 9
e, so we wint tae thi ripper. Ther weis ripport's a feish eit th on page 10
aboot fae weis gaan tae steik ther heed oot ower, thi beest broa on page 11
Also on pages 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 34, 35, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 65, 67, 69
45 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
de maitiers ten times waar Fa ther wis leukin fir some'dy te bla on page 66

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
. Lat ma tell ye, they'll get ther comeuppance. Bit dinna ye be on page 13

1 matches

Mid Northern B

Riddell, Conor San Diego, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
e cos if a wintit tae go ower ther tae get the Christmas Merkets
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
incidence. Nivver! As sure as ther'e a God, Hilda. And He is not on page 35

1 matches

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
for ther is so gret diversitee on page 7

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
he coort. As the salesman sat ther tellin
oo the crowd that wis stannin ther a'a agreed that it wid be nae
It's jist a affa peety ther's nae sin.
3 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ther. Nae matter, shae’s deed no
1 matches

(South) East Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
richt winter-time, coorse wa'ther we're expecin' this year. It on page 38

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Ah'm gittin ther" ah said. "So, as soon as Ald on page 70

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
fferin wirds. In East Lothian ther's Monktonhall an Craighall, i
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
For certayne ther is founde a cave besyds Muske
of Alexander Clerke, who was ther to see yt, wch I wyll do myse
2 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the rest o the class. 'Whit 'ther books?' she chirmed. on page 75

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s trunks doon tae see how big ther willy is, She thinks she's de on page 94
oys or Brogan an Manhattan if ther girls (that's if the daddy ag on page 169

2 matches

Dundee

McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
works. Dinnae see thim much- ther eh bizzy. But wi Tommy gone,
d. Yi like thi crowd in here, ther usually mair chattie though.
roond thi big curved bar and ther they ur.
“Hullo ther.. ony body wid think ye were
r tae a spinning stop, yi see ther een; oot like prawns, thim dr
5 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
re, polis aw over eh school n ther headin up eh golfy on page 47

1 matches

General Central

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ae recognisable anymair, nei~ ther is the toon. If it wasnae fur on page 81

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
are heid and all the haris of ther heid, I curse thare face, tha
of thare bodys fra the top of ther heides to the sole of ther fe
heides to the sole of ther feyt, before and behynde, wit
re wyiffis, thare bayrnis and ther servandis participant with th
hennis, thare cokkis and all ther quyk gudis, I wayry thare hal
5 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
wa. In fact the mark is still ther aifter mair than 300 years.
Ah thocht aboot sittin ther in comfort, mibbe readin the

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
at spark o defiance wis still ther an aboot tae show its face ag

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
ship The Croon o London, sat ther 5 days then set aff fur the A
d Paterson, made shair we bid ther wi the hatches battened doon.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
he person as taen it hud gone ther oota curiosity aifter hearin

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
eron’s opeenion didna stoap ther. He felt the same aboot the s

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Inside the ladies are aready ther an gie me a freendly welcome.
r richt it is nice an warm in ther.
rk withoot a torch but we got ther an back withoot onythin untow

@FaetheRye tweeted
e penny caramels used tae be! Ther wis ay wan in ma Santa stocki (2022) twitter link
CatherineMcKer @portysoul Gin ther wis a Scots word fur thae alp (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@cammyrudkin tweeted
e time a4 then when she wusni ther ti watch e!! Stop usin the ex(2012)
what the hell wer e dain doon ther(2012)
@StuartWHOGG_15 wer e ther hoags o hawick #japswullbseek(2012)
play for edinburgh whilst am ther!!!!(2012)
@BobbyRobson46 oh all b ther #bigsesh(2012)
and 3 other occurrences.

South West (Galloway)

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
Me n Spencer didnae even know ther wis such a hing as the real G
"Pendicle Road yer chuff! Ther's never been a set a gates oa
Ah'll tell yez wan hing but. Ther only ever wis wan set a Girni
merr aboot the Girnin Gates. Ther wis nae convincin Mr Gobbs th
We went past a gowf course an ther wis a loch doon in the
20 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
urses nur doactors nur nuhin, ther wis jist a nun. The nun decid
staunin ther prayin tae God, anen some big
2 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Robby wis ther', geff up haes sock, on page 23

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
said Davie. "D'ye think mebbe ther Bangor lasses, an no frae Air on page 24

1 matches

General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Thae five faictors hed ther ootcum at es the penel ettled on page 14
In ther United Kangrick oor leid hes on page 57

2 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
a acause the' haed nae ruits. ther seed faad doon amang thoarns on page 9

1 matches

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