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Use in varieties of Scots

twis Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.7 2.1 57.3 19.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences444 38 2 0 0 0
Number of authors6 2 3 1

Occurrences of twis in Corpus

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Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
'Twis makin fir oor babie-clouts, on page 9
Twis ma faither denying oor mairra on page 23

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Whit wad ye, guidwives? 'Twis like this ivver. on page 34

1 matches

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
isna the tales but fa twis tellt them til's - on page 10

2 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
far she bedd wi her sisters. 'Twis her first trip tae the up-abu on page 115

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Dow the grieve wis a dowser, twis him that fan thon wallie thre
Twis there a horseman I wis made.
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Eenoo 'twis spring an wee skiffins o gree
Naebody caad her Navachitta; 'twis aye jist Nava. Ten year auld,
te chukkies inno the watter. 'Twis jist efter nine an her fowks
in sangs an tellin tales – 'twis as naitral tae her as braithi
E. Sae wis she in a wye, fur 'twis aye "Me, Me, Me" wi Myra: niv
32 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
sae tae speak. But, mercy me, twis like lookin for a needle in a
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
'Twis a peety he couldna see hid - on page 57
'Twis the hoween match dance at the on page 66

2 matches

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