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faws Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.1 27.6 6.4 0 0 32.8 0
Number of occurrences5952 4 0 0 3 0
Number of authors29 26 1 2

Occurrences of faws in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
the rain faws faster, on page 16
Couryin till dayligaun faws seelent on page 72

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
e his boady goes wi him an he faws aff the bench an hits the dec on page 13
y, waitin til the auld codger faws asleep so we cin break in, ge on page 29

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
He fell as doucely as a tree faws. There wis fient a soond, bec on page 91

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
s he spins roon tae stop me n faws on his arse, There's a bellow on page 14
ls cos ma shout n the fat wan faws on the ice. A nearly pish mas on page 34

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
wer the wire, no carin hoo he faws oantae the rough gress ahint. on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
then faws doon afore the cramboclink on page 23
tae thir short-leeved days an faws on page 38

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Aye, but again, the wee man faws shoart. He'll learn, he'll se on page 18

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Gin a tree faws on page 173

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
tho the deid haun o austerity faws like a hot knife on butter on on page 66

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
e mah sword is balancin an it faws aff and sticks bolt upright i on page 173
ontact wi his baws. Lhe sword faws fae his hawn an intae the mud on page 175

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
is heid wi his pen till it aw faws doon lik a mini avalanche; be on page 169

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Whan unborn snaw faws aff on page 48

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
The mair it faws on page 1
The mair it faws on page 2
ak it mair hummy. The mair it faws, tiddely pom, the mair - ' on page 4
FAWS - tiddely-pom on page 5

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
nts poond. Licht braks, nicht faws, loch stauns. on page 52

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Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
e had tellt her, "When a star faws, a sowl gangs up tae Heiven." on page 53

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
k alang the the river tae the Faws o Unich that breenges wi the on page 65

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
sna jist a history, but affen faws intae jaloused history. It is on page 110

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
n this is whaur the Companion faws doun: its reinge is ower narr on page 130

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
le o a aince halie priest wha faws unner the spell o the Ill-Ane on page 139
anna be dichtit frae whaur it faws. Sik Gothic motifs sets the m on page 142

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
lochs aw gaits. Here the rain faws as methane an weirs awa the g
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
i the pages o leiterature, he faws owre, an in a dwaum, jalouses
icht is shawen whan the buiks faws on ithers’ heids, an thai i
na; Woodville kens better. It faws oot that Browne saw the ghais
et til the venue. But his son faws an the swuird is tint. Jock h
i the mukkil beiss. But baith faws a hunner feet. The deer is ki
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
maitters as faws inwith the responsibility o t
faws inwith the responsibility o t
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
is heid wi his pen till it aw faws doon lik a mini avalanche; be
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
n tak tent? Jist aboot awbody faws intil ane camp or the ither.
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
in her weys. Agnes howanivver faws for a weel-faur’d and swank
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An sae ye see, it faws tae me,
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
the van an a pre-rolled joint faws doon oan tae his lap. ‘Take
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Frost faws aff ay the leaves an layers a
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
eams at the tellie an silence faws oer the place, just the occas
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
he Tories. Gin either o thaim faws short o a majority, as leuks
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
estin thing is that this poll faws pretty weill i line wi whit w
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
he shooglie nail his veracity faws doon frae.
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astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
ae the burnside. “Fyr a man faws in love er a smile, a laugh.
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Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
see it murthert afore a brick faws!
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
, anen Ah went ootside ae the faws an took some photies a evrubd
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Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
clatchie on the muir abin the faws.
nes afore it tummelt doon the faws chyngin intae white
o watter rummlin ower the faws. It wasnae bye-ordinar stey a
bottom o the faws oo war stane-tired, drookit a
4 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an lik the rain, untentit faws hir tears. on page 34

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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the forenicht faws lichtsum.
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ite when the wife’s birthday faws at the common riding. Cause 9(2019) search twitter

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