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Use in varieties of Scots

bored Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.5 14.4 17.6 39.7 5.8 0 22.1
Number of occurrences4827 11 4 1 0 5
Number of authors34 20 8 3 1 2

Occurrences of bored in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
alike. An sae, I am a bittie bored. But gin ye tame me, my life on page 68

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
The sun's fierce beams bored throu on page 10

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
're wi her, ye jist cannae be bored. Ah luve it. on page 226

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
g oan a power ae shite an ahm bored oot mah nut. Mah uncle's big, on page 76

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an shi nivir leaves me bored. on page 67

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
they wee chairs aw day gettin bored oot ma nut. It sounds stupit on page 141
is epilepsy) an then they got bored stoatin aboot the streets a P on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
Geordie wis that bored he could greet. He didna hae on page 1

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
Iona. (Bored) Hit gaed weel eneuch. Aye. A on page 3

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
He's sae bored it nips his lugs on page 22

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
wiz the Gruffalo's Wean dead bored . . . on page 31

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Heron, Caitlin Groonded, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
Aw alane and bored oot ma nutter
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
probly happened when they got bored so they went in the club tae
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Wilson, Lucy Lock Doon, (Greenock Telegraph 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
I’m bored in the hoose, just want tae l
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
he god o the fower wunds, wis bored. It wis simmer an he cudna ha
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
life. Like Jimmy when he wis bored at the retreat an cuid only t
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
upit ah reckon, bit if ah wis bored an’ somewan cam up wi’ a
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
cus ah hink he wis gettin’ bored o’ the ‘He’s Oor Wullie
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
her for a wee, till they got bored an returnt tae thair ain crac
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Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
h'm clean, n when ah am, ah'm bored as fuck. Sae ah dae shite tae
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
many sins. Fur years she’s bored me tae tears wae the same rou
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
Soo bored, miss being bossed aboot life(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ame. Ah tried 3 times, but it bored the tits aff me.(2020) search twitter
@mrnickharvey Bored, Ah suppose. They niver say w(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
ology rooms, refusing tae get bored while I poured masel intae al (2022) twitter link

Doric

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
d wye sayin. "You ken i'm fer bored,
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
heer aside iz bed. A git awfy bored jist sittin dain nowt, bit it
1 matches

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
scated". I wis sat in history bored oot me nut sat there speekin
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
ime gid on I got mair an mair bored wi thes till ae necht we the
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
et their nebs in their tails, bored thirsels inno the oo, an
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Niver wir we bored wi' nothing tae dee
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@72redz1903 tweeted
r average SPFL boss - We’re bored of Del (2021) twitter link
is that a lot o Dons fans are bored wi McInnes. The extension dea (2020) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
@LouiseNicol am really bored hee hee. I hav wine - u fanc(2011) search twitter
am now seriously bored. Think i shall go tae bed as (2011) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
hen life is ower aisy, we get bored and in a rut - on page 44
ays - they wir plainly aafal bored on page 59

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
BOWIE bored intae his fore-erm on page 12

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
twa days later sheu got a bit bored on page 115

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Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Apollo thoroughly bored o me lookin at da flora o roa(2014) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
‘Ah'm bored.’ ah saed tae Mammy.
‘How cud ye be bored? It’s simmer. Ye’re aff s
tae play on bikes an al. Ah'm bored o bikes an al.’
‘Ah'm bored bein King Billy,’ ah saed.
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@OrangRuth tweeted
auld Ruthie here has the tits bored off her. I just wish he'd twe(2020) search twitter

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