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Use in varieties of Scots

kerr Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10 11.2 6.4 49.7 0 10.9 0
Number of occurrences3121 4 5 0 1 0
Number of authors9 4 3 1 1

Occurrences of kerr in Corpus

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Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
went an did a course at Reid Kerr College till somethin better on page 100
e's desperate tae go tae Reid Kerr College after the Standard Gr on page 169

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
"Stappin the kerr on a hie pynt o the rodd shae on page 1
cam til the loch. Stappin the kerr on a hie pynt o the rodd shae on page 8

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
“Fess me a kerr,” shae demandit. “A’m g
erlie prink yeirsell ahent ma kerr.”
, bot ranced hissell agin the kerr an waatchit
ir pokes, pit thaim intil the kerr an lowpit
he offisher, lowpin out o the kerr wi onbelefe, begoud ti yowt
14 matches

@weenell3 tweeted
fae the same cloth as Stephen Kerr (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
portScot good luck to shelley kerr for the future and thanx for (2020) twitter link
@LeonRousseau10 shelly kerr is a doll brother - n al no (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
irden o the Big Hoose pluntin Kerr's Pinks, fan MacTavish cam lo on page 108

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
rraman an seanachaidh Charlie Kerr (wha derns a muckle surprise) on page 124

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
rraman an seanachaidh Charlie Kerr (wha derns a muckle surprise)
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
’ve jis met a min caad Wayne Kerr - fit wye did naebidy warn h(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I bowt a kerr aff Ecky Yule. He charged a g on page 41
I spied you sittan in your kerr so I jumped in bi your side. on page 84

5 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
, alang yon back road, on yer kerr haund, juist is
1 matches

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