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The word 'hous'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
housOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus35.311713
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 70.9 16 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 2
WCE - West Central 22.2 5 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 576.6 54 1
LAL - General Central 36.8 28 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 96.9 8 2
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of hous in Corpus

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North Northern B (Caithness)

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
Lek patches on the grey hous frunts, on page 111

1 matches

Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ottage in Aiberdeenshire. The hous steed nae far fae the clachan on page 55

1 matches

General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Keekin-Gless Hous on page 9
ye throwe intae Keekin-Gless Hous. Fou wad ye like aat? on page 13
like tae bide in Keekin-Gless Hous, Cheetie? I winner wad they g on page 14
seen fit like the lave o the hous is! Here an we'se tak a teet on page 23
en gings stracht back tae the hous! Weel aan, I'se pree the idde on page 24
Also on pages 25, 47, 85
16 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
gast o the Philps in yon braw hous in Ashton Road in the Wast En on page 10

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
'd be hidlin doun i the byler hous. At the fuit of the sterrs le on page 95

1 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
n ma sentences wi "Kens", an "Hous", an "Wheests". It wis easy f
1 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ahint newin the Willie Soutar Hous in Perth, wi a Bydie-in Skrei on page 3

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
in maister an dug in a cottar hous, an stravaigin the hills theg on page 141

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ell luiks mair like a prentin hous nor ocht ither! The deils ack
ang o creditors kythes at his hous.
2 matches

Edinburgh

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
na care whether it's hoose or hous, muckle or mukkil. Until we c on page 109

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
n if I fell aff the tap o the hous!" (Which wis maist likely tru on page 9
ang an bide in that totie wee hous, an hae hardly ony toys tac p on page 19
re's a bonny wee dug near oor hous. I'd like tae show ye! It's a on page 22
hous, 'Let on page 29
"Jings, he thocht I wis his hous-maid," she said tae hersel as on page 33
Also on pages 35, 38, 39, 44
20 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
biggit on the east end o the hous, he cuid hear the restless sc on page 22
rn on the midden forenent the hous, neist tae the fail-dyke roun on page 25
rrison sodgers, wha went frae hous tae hous, an ferm tae ferm, w on page 26
; lay a new causey atween the hous an the midden, wi a stane syv on page 27
man slippt by John an ben the hous - the Reverend Alexander Ped on page 29
Also on pages 34, 42, 46, 48, 50, 52, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 70, 71, 74, 79
34 matches

General Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ters wis skailt ower hauf the hous, an tho the antrin leet wis m on page 14
fu eneuch at the time. Jean's hous wis a wee thing camschachelt, on page 19
aed bidden aa his days an the hous he haed dwalt in sen the Fift on page 20
sages an tak a turn round the hous at the weekend wi the stour-s on page 22
Setterday, ti git him out the hous an in howps ti gie him someth on page 24
Also on pages 26, 27
10 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ered at the thocht o the puir-hous. He wis lucky he didnae luik on page 17

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
sirs, he's ti rest, ay, i the Hous o Lang Life on page 18
watter rins, ay, aa roun ma hous on page 19
we'll bigg a hous, see, in ablow the watter on page 21
fu is the hous, see, o beauties sae braw on page 25

5 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
single-enn, or an eicht-room hous ye share wi fower ither famil on page 127

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
hous, syne Jenny an me traivelt ow
traivelt ower til Himsel’s hous an the three o
2 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
throu the Hous o Parliament,
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
imes spelt differently – ‘hous’, or ‘hoose’ (see later
t our Scots linguistic house, hous, hoose or even hus in order,
2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
e Yuil day, whan aa throu the hous
Sae up tae the hous-heid the spankers did speil,
2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ae lack o meat or gear in his hous. ‘But whuppin cauves is no
f is doun at the Bowlin Green Hous whaur they tell me he’s gey
t at their dochter Jessie’s hous.
ey bien an happy in their big hous - aa the mair sae nou that t
4 matches

South East (Borders)

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
paradise, an Eden in thon big hous at 26 Point Road, Apapa, wi a
ti be in ma grandfaither’s hous. As A wis pittin the book bac
new-farrant. Yin nicht in our hous in Gattonside, A wis tellin t
3 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
wis i the gairden it Chisholm Hous, ferther doon the waittergate
o the road wey, up tae Elrig hous. The
ther side o the burn frae the hous thar wis ae
funeral Service, held i the hous, it the Snoot; whan Mag gaed
d ae gey bit o wurk i the big hous an on the estate i the 1940â€
5 matches

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