A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

pouin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10 14.4 4.5 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3228 3 0 0 1 0
Number of authors13 12 1 1

Occurrences of pouin in Corpus

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Central

Scott, Colin nobody remembers the birdman - Empty Nest, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
twa nichts later he was pouin on page 171

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
t inbye hersel her mither wis pouin awa frae the baith o thaim. N on page 18

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
up agin this brainch.'A said, pouin a brainch aff the baunk an wa on page 20

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Wee lassies pouin at the oars, on page 5
Hairy-Maggie in an awfy tid, pouin itsel up tae its fou hicht as on page 44

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
an staucher aboot the meedow pouin heids aff the gowans - life on page 55

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
n guisit hissel lik a fermer, pouin a braid bonnet ower his broo on page 14

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
r sae they thocht. Fer, eftir pouin in fowk fae aw ower Scotland, on page 108

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
bie an grabbit at the dagger, pouin it fae its sheath. As he yank on page 23
faced. Doun the baist wuid go pouin hunners o yairds o rope fae a on page 41
Sae it stairtit agin, the pouin up o the pipe, an the exhaust on page 52
'Whit?' said Wullie, pouin back an lookin at his pal wi on page 65

7 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
tly, Granda Jock said, 'Ye're pouin oor legs, Chairlie, are ye no on page 57
e wis a fair bit o pushin and pouin as they nashed doon the loabb on page 71

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
Grannie!' Geordie cried oot, pouin the tassie awa. 'Ye canna! Ye on page 94

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
e while they were chappin and pouin maist joco-like at Hoolet's d on page 124
ny lenths o string they tried pouin up wi, it wid aye be the same on page 133

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
r is! Hurry noo, bairn, stert pouin thae chooks!' on page 44

1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
Oan an oan it went, the pouin an bouin an yankin oan limbs, on page 8

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
The twa o thaim wis syne pouin the auld timmer parteition ta on page 97

2 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e poems o Jackie Kay. Is this pouin fae 'Gone with the Wind' an e on page 91

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
Ivery muscle in her body wis pouin her towards the aipple. She c
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
ankelites biggin a new hoose, pouin bits o wool an string fae a b
1 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wee bairn rinnin ower oor wey pouin a toy widden cairt," A rowst on page 100

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
the backs o oor legs war sair pouin oorsels up the hull. Uncle Ta
yauds pouin a hivvie cairt, sae whan oo w
2 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
played aboot the front yett, pouin the flouers.
1 matches

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