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The word 'wurk'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
wurkOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus22.77418
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 49 15 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 54.7 5 1
DOR - General Northern 35.5 8 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 10.1 4 2
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 12.5 2 1
GLA - Glasgow 27.3 6 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 15.9 12 5
SEA - South East (Borders) 212.1 17 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
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)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 28.1 2 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of wurk in Corpus

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Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
needs tae wurk taegither. on page 59

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
s, a widna cair, bit aw their wurk jist acumulaitet tae fiftay t on page 6
Bit a coodna wurk ma claa onnay mair, cus eiss on page 27
eyl't awthin up. Aifter aw ma wurk shaaken eih paan, a discuvert on page 31
wer tyme jist tae maak shoor wurk. "Go! Go! Go!" a roart eis th on page 33
t caim fae." So aye get's tae wurk an transformed thi caravaan e on page 34
Also on pages 35, 37, 50, 64, 65, 67, 68
15 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
airlie, "Ah dinna ken foo tae wurk it. Ah canna even stairt it! on page 87

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
e've nivver been feart o hard wurk, Dod an me. We've been at it on page 105
an an did maist o the ootside wurk, an Jessie wis een o the dome on page 106
ee. An fan we're ower aal tae wurk, we'll jist sell it, an that' on page 110

4 matches

General Northern

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
l maun hae yon belief in hard wurk, since they’ve hid nae rece
he ayl. For ye ken, he didnae wurk, and ivvery ither biddy in th
he feekies – did. There wis wurk, plunty o it aifter the war,
He didnae wurk, though that wis jist pairt o
ome back and serve yir class. Wurk hard, bit dinna betray yir cl
7 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
t. A was gaitherin up ma hame-wurk
1 matches

(South) East Central

Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
tie wearyin. Murray tried tae wurk oot whit it wes Mr Gowanlock on page 84
Union didna girn aboot haurd wurk lik this, as't wes aw i the c on page 85
Afore he cuid wurk oot onie mair, Murray felt hi on page 88

3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
dialeck thir's baith soondit "wurk", sae A canna masel see the d
1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
mak it wurk fir thi next generation. on page 51

1 matches

Edinburgh

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
Did he wurk fae this Loganair? As a pilot
‘Thay dinnae wurk,’ his siren told him, haein
2 matches

Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
The wurk hae brocht in on page 9
in oer ivry detail o awbody's wurk on page 29
fur wurk an schuil on page 48
the lads roon aboot tryin tae wurk oot on page 52

6 matches

General Central

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
we can a' wurk oan an' practice. So, park ye on page

6 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
oan the wey hame fae wurk, wur ye on page 79

1 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
tae a serious wurk in fact.
1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
Right, A’m away tae wurk! ??. Still, huv a good day @C(2020)

@raiphsays tweeted
@sandrafcurley86 A hope it aw wurk oot fur ye!(2020)
A poem fae me! Wurk in progress...?? https://t.co(2020)
If ye wurk furra bigger erlines ye mibbe(2020)

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
e non-herdin pairt o the ferm wurk: plooin, seiin til the kie an
rekfast an stert anither days wurk.
mei did a fair bit o joinery wurk ithin Craik Hope hoose;
bei ae pilot. Teddy, whae gat wurk i Wast Afrika, wis killt i su
thair wurk, sae Yid wis left liggin, ost
17 matches

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
pprentice tae husband's great wurk. on page 41

1 matches

General Ulster

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
@raiphsays An wurk it Raiph....wurk it! Yus luk (2021)