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Use in varieties of Scots

yowe Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.8 11.7 41.6 0 34.9 10.9 0
Number of occurrences5522 26 0 6 1 0
Number of authors18 8 5 4 1

Occurrences of yowe in Corpus

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Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Sae he cuid dine on yowe or lamb. on page 34

2 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
an the thunk o a fur-yowe, it's still on page 11

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
a coupit yowe in a kelpit lea, on page 10
the lamb, the yowe, the muckle tup - on page 65
bonnie idea, that ye richt a yowe couped on page 74

8 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e tae time he wad slauchter a yowe that he thocht had lost its l on page 43
aith hersel an her man. Gin a yowe dee'd on the brae - an Adam on page 56
taiglt in the stell, lambin a yowe wi twins. Ane o thaim, a wee on page 57
'll hae me cowpt like a braxy yowe an lyin clutes in the air in on page 69

5 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
aits i the magazine. In 'Auld Yowe' Sheena Blackhall luiks at an on page 5

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
t craitur and the emmlins o a yowe. On the ither haund aiblins p on page 75

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Cain, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
l offer't til the Lord a deid yowe. on page 72

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
n gangs stravaigin for a tint yowe. On hie grund, an a narrae pa
1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - I am the Lass, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
the Yowe, the Shepherd, Gress an Ram.
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Breenge, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central, poetry
a coupit yowe in a kelpit lea,
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ae a pint bit jist wait If ae yowe turned up 'twadna get aa the on page 15

1 matches

Smith, Derek Northwords Now 43 - Derek Smith, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
s' prayers and the sacrifcial yowe. on page 18

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
es aat raelly-wes it raelly a yowe at wes sittin on the tidder s on page 69
ye, gin ye please," said the Yowe; "but ye canna tak a teet aa on page 70
airnie or a peerie?" said the Yowe, pickin up anidder pair o wyr on page 71
me sayin 'Fedder'?" gowlt the Yowe in a feem, pickin up a fair t on page 72
tae me anent thaim," said the Yowe, nae een keekin up fae her wy on page 73
Also on pages 74, 75
20 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
,' replied Isie. 'Gin anither yowe's tint a lammie, faither skin
rena very bricht, ye see. The yowe fa's tint her bairn smells th
ke the shaves doon there, nae yowe wid turn awa frae a lammie it
3 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
y heather on peat. I'm wi the yowe! (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
aid, 'Whit if wan o you hed a yowe dat fell i da stank taday. Wi on page 101

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
hae ta come intae da toon fur yowe nuts a Settirday, maybe I coo on page 38
na fin, an dey wir feedin dem yowe nuts forbye. An dan da bairns on page 75

2 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
da sam time, especially if da yowe wis gluffed/ill-trikkit! I on

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e’s naethin laek a trowshot yowe tae plaese your fokk!
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
oot ee, an it’s aw thar fur yowe tae mell, i speertit an thoch
1 matches

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