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stoor Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words32.5 21.1 28.6 188.8 29.1 10.3 84.1
Number of occurrences10441 19 19 5 1 19
Number of authors45 22 6 8 3 1 6

Occurrences of stoor in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
the banks are bare, an stoor blaws in the breeze. on page 27

1 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Whaur stoor worms croul, an benshees bawl on page 52

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
he hoose? Ye've dustit aw the stoor an oose? on page 77

3 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
r me, wid ye jist look at the stoor under this chair, Ah'm shair on page 11

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
The haunle o an auld stoor sooker. on page 15

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
and she gaed oot tae wash the stoor aff her haunds. on page 37

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Thi mill wiz thick we stoor, on page 25

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e, and there wisnae a speck o stoor onywhaur. Fae the ceilin, muc on page 142
t breakfast cereal is made o? Stoor, that's whit! And aw thae cur on page 148
uld folks' bedroom. Shooers o stoor and crackit tiles and dauds o on page 173

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
They were dabbin aboot in the stoor the glaikit wey chookies dae. on page 81

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
come ben an see the stoor." on page 25

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
oot there in the stoor on page 13
happit by stoor on page 18
tae clean the clart, the stoor tae dicht on page 20
stervin in the stoor on page 30
blaain the stoor aff the Sehberian caviar on page 38
Also on pages 45, 47, 68
8 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
that its line o satyr stoor stood prood on page 112

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
It's spick an span no a bit a stoor in sight, the washin's aw don on page 45

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
nebs winkin through the stoor on page 56

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
le horses steered up cloods o stoor an the sacrit guidon in the s on page 63
g's waashin laundit amang the stoor. on page 66

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
r the carpets an brats wi the stoor-sooker, cuikin the denner, hi
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
the stoor o the swains wis intae awthin
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 75 - The MacNificat, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
then blawn them awa lik stoor aff a shelf.
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
mixed wi bleach an staint wi stoor. Ayont them baith, the ice st
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the stoor neer sees a drap o glaur.
1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
never let on, just pokit the stoor doon the cundie, for it wasna
1 matches

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
report wis allowed tae gether stoor or even licht the furnace in
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
drappit tae thair knees, tane stoor fae the Pandit’s feet an to
owf o orange peel, an motes o stoor wis lit up be the afternuin s
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
gaein tae be left ahint i the stoor, wunnerin whaur awbodie gaed?
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
McClurg, Fernando dichts the stoor aff his typewriter an taks a
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
The stoor is stairtin tae settle frae t
1 matches

@weenell3 tweeted
@SandraToFriends Nae time for stoor tae gather ???? (2022) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
mean hings that wir covert in stoor or some sticky pattir? Cannae (2020) twitter link

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
he winda wis foo o cobwebs an stoor so I couldna see that weel bi on page 60

1 matches

Bolland, John Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
wir bein biggit up fae gas an stoor. on page 83

1 matches

Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
on lass wis frae hid floor an stoor an breid on page 40

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
eet dishcloot on a pluffert o stoor. We held up the road a bittie on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ddrach, crummlin the peat tae stoor an the blaeberries tae a sapp
s nicht, bit it brunt awa tae stoor. Coal that wis bankit up wi a
sun, caff fleein like gowden stoor frae the dowp o the creakin c
irs shall be like the eirde's stoor, ye shall spreid afar tae aa
t. Sally Bruce wis swypin the stoor frae ilkie neuk wi a vengeanc
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Are nocht bit stoor an win;
n the uptakk an vrocht muckle stoor-sookers that trawled the glau
Stoor an yird is fit they hae tae e
Stoor spreeds ower aa the yetts an
the skyscrapers wis happit in stoor..
6 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
smoored in stoor. He warssled his wye ooto the
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
Ye bam, Ye couldnae knock eh' stoor aff an auld toon bap ye rocke(2015) search twitter
bocht een, couldnae knock the stoor aff an auld toon bap. #MonEn (2015) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@DoricPhrases A stoor is fit ye go for efter fower (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
So they gather stoor and cobwebs in a cupboard oot on page 44
And the stoor fae last year's paper chains on page 81

2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
thir haal o Lights, aboot the stoor on page 8
, but canno decide, seean the stoor o Lights, the whips, the reid on page 53
ae the ee, intae the ayebidan stoor o a stoor planet, skittran at on page 106
tae braethe an waatch anither stoor, the Lights' antics in time w on page 136
Stoor on page 151
Also on pages 152, 154, 157
9 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
decked oot wae wur stoor-bliind on page 9

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
And the stoor is lyan thick on page 71

1 matches

West, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Kimsey tae hiv moose wabs and stoor on page 74

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
brakkan up? Whittiver it wis, stoor stood oot o it when Ally pit
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
s movan fast. Raisan the reid stoor o Emilia Romagna, a heraldic,
1 matches

Harris, Jane Me Laand, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Cheust a grin o stoor
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
Stoor https://t.co/gnuCcuQwB5(2020) search twitter
Stoor https://t.co/MoNrMKXSFP(2020) search twitter

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
Sand, stoor, raith on page 17
leaves naught but stoor ahint. on page 23

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ou coodna see my bridders fur stoor whin dat happened, faered dey on page 46

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Fine stoor lifts, hings i da air. on page 50
smell o minerals, stoor o iron on page 112

2 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Wi stoor agin his name on page 6

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Da, stoor tae stoor. Nae succeedin leid? on page 6
Oor banefire oot, tha eshes stoor on page 10
Mooth shut agin tha stoor. on page 17
Risin mair stoor tae gar him blaa his neb. on page 18
Hed wrocht amang Carmichael's stoor, on page 27
Also on pages 45, 65, 66
9 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
ur. They're at hame amang yer stoor an pruck. on page 5
Raisin a mizzle o stoor, on page 22
Stoor tae stoor! Shunners tae shunners! on page 40

6 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Lik' a cloak the stoor covers im', on page 9

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
on her mas oul dresser an tha stoor stittin thick iverywhar. Nooa on page 15

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Nor rises sich an awfa stoor, on page 22

1 matches

Gibson, Darren Solace, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ards, poetry
Whaur time hings thick as stoor;
1 matches

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