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dowie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words40.1 43.1 49.6 0 0 131.2 0
Number of occurrences12481 31 0 0 12 0
Number of authors37 29 6 4

Occurrences of dowie in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
As the dowie sun shane caumly oan, on page 4

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
, for she wis feart he wad be dowie an wae whan she telt him thay on page 30

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
n he added, a bittie dowff an dowie: on page 18
en...whan a bodie is douff an dowie, they are fain o sundouns.' on page 27
the wee prince sair dowff an dowie. on page 44
ince, an he felt gey dowff an dowie. His flooer had tellt him she on page 64

5 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
she trauchlt doun the middle, dowie an disjaskit, an wunnerin hou on page 10
at as ever," said Alison in a dowie vyee: "it's awfy dreich an di on page 25
"Weel, mine's is a lang an dowie tail!" said the Mous, turnin on page 28
l; "but for why dae ye caa it dowie?" An she kep on thinkin aboot on page 29
tuik the watch an luikt at it dowie-like: then he doukt it in his on page 44

7 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Tae wake in dawn's bleak dowie licht, on page 16
An then Ah saw in dowie licht, on page 25

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
as December's dowie mirk haes on page 27

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
prayed lang an earnest till, dowie an sair forfochen, he tummilt on page 29
nths efterhaun he wis dowf an dowie, an spake no a word aboot tha on page 54

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
a ticket,' Chairlie said wi a dowie look. 'I ainly get wan bar a on page 25
the bed. He smiled at them, a dowie wee smile, and then shrugged on page 35
me wi us,' Chairlie said wi a dowie look. on page 172

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
When the pj announced the dowie news, on page 61
The roarin spate in dowie linn grows caum; on page 149

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'Naw,' said Pooh in a dowie voice. 'Nae guid.' on page 104

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
t o ma days.' He looked awfie dowie. on page 15
themsels in a gowstie, dunk, dowie laich-hoose. "This is it" ski on page 63

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
Mr. Poe, but he looked richt dowie. For a wee meenit naebody sai on page 7
fie braw," Violet said, richt dowie. O coorse, it wid be awfie br on page 21
ere." "I ken," Klaus said, aw dowie. "I miss readin on page 33
her een were dowie. She reached oot a haund and on page 44
gonnae dae?" Klaus asked, aw dowie. on page 67
Also on pages 74, 124, 129, 150, 160
10 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Five sonnets o Cecco Angiolieri (1250-1319), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
My spreit's no dowie, lass, for aa your speil: on page 45

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
His dowie vyce near droun't in trinnlin on page 50

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
sides wi lauchter), this is a dowie tale o disjaskit fowk in disj on page 90

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
an white than blawn dowie bog-cotton. on page 112

1 matches

Capener, Jack Eemis Stane 1 - Syne, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Day's dowie dawin comes bricht intae sich on page 10

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
al Watchmaker explained, wi a dowie hert, whit had happened: "It' on page 105

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
an the wee-ness o't maks for dowie readin: twa vairsiouns o 'Mac on page 116

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Yer bliddy mither cam oot the Dowie Raw... an yer faither." on page 66

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
In dowie dens aye murmell in thair sle on page 30

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
An tell my dowie hert it maun be suir on page 44

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Dowie een that see nae fairins on page 78

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
This is a gey dowie poem, an Blackhall hauds tae on page 120

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
hert-rendin peetie o its mair dowie aspecks: Paer fellas, / that on page 134

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ither fowk's stories that wir dowie, knackie, thochtfae or whiles on page 16

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Stravaigin' dowie as the warld's orphan, on page 63

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
makkin a planet. Insteid thir dowie rocks held-gauin wi thair vea
1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
mither, and in a dowie vyce said:
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
re but yit anither, this time dowie, reality on pairt o Scottish
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
The dowie circle o his life stertin an
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Hinnerlie; it haes been the dowie darg o editors o Lallans ower
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
doun an dowie.
growed mair dowie an dowf. Thon wes the warst t
Eftir the dowie nyows bene huilie brak, Tamma
ti be dour an dowie it is mair deiffekwalt ti thi
4 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
about the factory, day efter dowie day, fushionless an lockit
in the ceity, till the day, a dowie shaddae o its yae-time
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
The April air wis dowie, dank, an still,
the April air wis dowie, dank, an still.
2 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Fareweel tae Wallyford, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
Guid times, some dowie anes as weel
1 matches

Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
mair blunt aboot it, but the dowie thing is that gey few folk se
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ours can ootshine Arachne’s dowie wool.”
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
she wis daein it. It haes the dowie an wabbit souch o a body that
Ma spirit's dowie.
2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
Dauntons my dowie hert that gars it crack.
Dante’s bardrie myns o the dowie line “wersh is the breid o
2 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
lens kens fou weel thon quare dowie feelin that hings ower cleara
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
For SNP fowk feelin a bittie dowie aboot the result, think on th
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
whan I wis oot canvassin, the dowie gloom at the referendum pairt
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
urolang that it makit him gey dowie but he wisna that surprised.
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
ivver, she accepts, awbeit wi dowie hert, that they cannae be the
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
a shift, acceptin, awbeit wi dowie hert, the doonhauds smuirt on
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
Gey dowie news. Gie Paul best weishes f(2020) search twitter
ae the Tay, on this dreich an dowie day. https://t.co/fOT4nOYfeA(2020) search twitter

Doric

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - The New Leviathan, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
the dowie fowksang says on page 84

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ard workin chiel - he'd been dowie for days Fan ae Friday nicht on page 15

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
prise, the ither memmers, tho dowie at the laad's wa-gaan, war na on page 25

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
r the sea... bit she wis unca dowie. She aye mindit the prince's on page 118
e!" the wee sea quine thocht, dowie-like. on page 124

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
he wee vycikie gaed a deep an dowie souch. It wes fell Sairie, se on page 39
he Midgie jist gied a deep an dowie souch, an twa muckle teardrap on page 44
cht peer Ailice, She answer't dowie-like, "Naethin, eenou." on page 45
But dowie, dour an dortie wes The glent on page 52
ter sic kynness, aat wad be A dowie thing tae dee!" on page 55
Also on pages 62, 64, 68, 71, 86
11 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
worshipped Lochnagar, an grew dowie an doonhairtit if he spent ow on page 51

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
n e wye it is, we seen gat as dowie, A thocht it best tae chynge on page 88

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ause it wis lang an dreich an dowie an sae it maun hae dane them
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
t statit fack, an it wis fell dowie. The bard hissel, a maker-chi
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
yang tae the door, I’m ower dowie fur veesitors.” Bit syne, t
Riddle hid nae excuse tae be dowie. Fin Jeannie left, the auld w
t in her reets. Bit Rosie wis dowie an
Tiddles the kittlin grew dowie. “I wis bocht this Yule as
pink mowser. Puir Suzy. Dowie an wae, she treetled aff tae
8 matches

Harper, Edith The Wye Athin Chynges, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric, poetry
An och, thon wis a dowie time.
1 matches

Harper, Edith Soon Awa, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2021) Doric, poetry
Fan the dowie day cam, jist as wis foretell
1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
the laneroon mosses fir the dowie touns: on page 129
I daunnert by thon dowie scartit stanes on page 144

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
They brocht me dowie news tae hear, an dowie tears on page 215
The roarin spate in dowie linn grows caum; on page 216

3 matches

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Dowie chirpin in the gress ablo ma on page 40

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Dowie an dowf – shilpit an fauch,
thaim that is dowie whyles staws
2 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The-day Ah’m fair dowie,
thaim that is dowie whyles staw
thay wad be as dowie as men.
3 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
Och that’s dowie tae ken and see that powerful(2020) search twitter

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