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wirth Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27.8 22.6 57.3 69.6 0 0 0
Number of occurrences8944 38 7 0 0 0
Number of authors30 19 9 2

Occurrences of wirth in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
It's wirth notin that the establishment on page vi
tae make a daisy chain wid be wirth the bother ae gettin up an pi on page 7
er know, mebbe it'd say suhin wirth the hearin. Fir a wee meenit on page 45

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
an thing, but tae hae onythin wirth sayin in it is anither thing on page 3

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
no unnerstaun how freedom is wirth mair as ribbons?" on page 6

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
g. Sae this book is gonnae be wirth its wecht in gowd. on page 2
D for Haunwritin, but it wis wirth it ony day o the week. on page 10

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ye wunner gif the sclimb is wirth the tyauve. on page 151

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Yak ma advice fir whit it's wirth, An tae yersel be true. Tho A on page 44

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
fur him wirth readin or screivin - on page 68

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
and in 1976, kythin hou their wirth wis aye apprisit. on page 69

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
buik is bonny tae. It's weel wirth haein on yer skelf. on page 121

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
yer stot, but the diversion's wirth it, aften plenishin links tae on page 127

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ur on the wab is certies weel wirth a veesit. Thare's a guid few on page 15

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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
ees wi the siccar pedigree an wirth o the Scots language an maks
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
tae spell, the RWS is o smaa wirth, as ye can see whan Dauvit Pu
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Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
aethin – haiflins as mukkil wirth daein as semplie plowterin ab
er. Whitlik it hesna gat isna wirth haein, an whitlik it disna ke
an whitlik it disna ken isna wirth kennin. Losh! – the tymes w
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
wirth i the fuither an he aye pit h
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
is inactit, we ken thit there wirth in takkin a fresh deek at the
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
urs, or roads, or places left wirth drivin tae?
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Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
Which is whit maks the thing wirth stickin in wi, at least tae m
the toll tae the second isnae wirth the peyin.
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
meaningfu action, nane o it's wirth the tea-towels that it's pren
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
itsel micht be an experiment wirth the tryin.
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
rk. There's naething in there wirth leukin twice at, but ye canna
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
. Ilka platform, ilka wird is wirth promeuvin. Ilka happenin o Sc
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
ou much money Rabbie Burns is wirth tae the Scottish economy? Naw
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
, but what we div hae is weel wirth luggin intil.
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
wait ma turn. Fir whit it’s wirth, here’s ma wee list:
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
unnerstaund that líberty is wirth mair nor ribbons?’
nt, he said, the’ war nocht wirth readin. Claver learnt the ah-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
gars mair quaistens anent the wirth o the Chairter. For exemplar,
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Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin – scrievin promp
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Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
a moment in yer life that wis wirth celebratin. This could be as
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
eart an paranoid tae dae ocht wirth while for it? Shuirlie the Un
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
It is wirth takkin tent forby o the Gaeli
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@iainnicol tweeted
Aw that fowk nae shaggin wis wirth it.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
he hedge bowfin for aa he was wirth. There was niver a rottan to on page 55

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Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
cal MP shoved in his tuppence wirth, in the Hoose o Commons. on page 84

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah thocht it micht bi an area wirth explorin." on page 7
"Nae wirth a damn!" giggilt Winnie, stap on page 13
afore, Winnie, his wird's nae wirth tuppens. Iv he can dee't eenc on page 17
he drinks departmint an wisna wirth botherin wi. on page 18
stocks an shares ir nae deein wirth a damn. In fack, Ah'm meevin on page 37
Also on pages 50, 79
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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
John Deere combine's jist nae wirth kennin." on page 94

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
er gies them maet. Are ye nae wirth mair nor them? Dis wirryin ad on page 14
ord, dinna fash yersel, fitna wirth am I att ye shuld come aneth on page 90
gie ye, cause e fee'd-man is wirth his fee. Dinna meeve fae hoos on page 97
ven an afore you tee, A'm nae wirth tae be ca'ed yer sin, tak me on page 107

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
g intae the game, it micht be wirth gaun alang jist tae experienc on page 3
fowk yon nicht, but it is gey wirth tholin the crouds tae see the on page 4
the loch fae the tap will be wirth it! on page 5
fan the blossom is oot. It is wirth gaun jist for a wak aroon, ye on page 7
drink. Some pynts o interest wirth swingin bi are as follaes: on page 17

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
dinna aiven hae twalve pouns' wirth o teeth left in yer heid," le on page 6
apologise fir fa ye are. Ye'r wirth ten o Fenella-fit's-er-face." on page 31
"Mebbe it's nae wirth gaun in noo, than," said Ronn on page 38
space. Fit it canna dee's nae wirth spikkin aboot." on page 52

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
iger-lily, "fan there onybody wirth spickin til." on page 25
gine. Fegs, the reek alane is wirth a thousan punn the fuff!" on page 38

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
n raw eggs an gallons o milk, wirth £5,000 guineas a horse like
'Nae wirth whyle lowsin wir pynts, will
a lang meenit, wyin up wis it wirth pyin Meg, his sweethairt, a v
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
o the puirer kind. Onythin o wirth that tuik harns tae dae cud n
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
teen yir croon? For fit it's wirth. Jockys a radge. Still pops r(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
s, folk wid get their money's wirth. on page 3
Hid wis weel wirth every penny that gaed on the on page 9
irted some WD40 bit hid wisna wirth a fart. on page 41
dio Orkney - hid wis aalways wirth a try. on page 55
Thoo're the wan thing that's wirth hid's weight in gold - a tru on page 63
Also on pages 70
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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
the wirth o his bisness, the size o his on page 13

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