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The word 'oars'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
oarsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.82514
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 29.1 5 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 5.4 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire 26.2 2 2
LAL - General Central 16 12 3
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 1
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 oars in Corpus

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Dey aese der oars at Grut Wick, line up on page 62

3 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
langside at we saa da boy. Da oars wis shippet, an he wis lyin i
1 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
boys, drap da sail an grip da oars –
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
For both wur oars, wi peedy skill, By peedy arm on page 5

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
n eese o brukken paiddles fur oars. The lochan wis cauld an blai
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Fir baith oor oars, wae bitty skill Bi bitty erm on page 5

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Wee lassies pouin at the oars, on page 5

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
(Mufft airs = muffled oars) on page 10

1 matches

General Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
jokin hautit, we teuk tae the oars an pulled wirsels intae posit on page 57
Corbie, an we strained at the oars, racin tae the trader. The me on page 58

3 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ad oan baith sides wi the twa oars set back near tae Skald wha s on page 14

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
t pink gless. There were mony oars doon either side o it, and as on page 92
edrum-Hodrums restit on their oars and gawped up at the veesitor on page 93
e HeedrumHodrums dooked their oars intae the watter and rowed wi on page 99
ur smugglers rowed wi muffled oars, on page 159

5 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Fur baith oor oars, wi nae much skill, on page 5

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Jings! Thae oars are gien me gyp! on page 184

1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Fur baith oor oars, wi wee skill, on page 5

1 matches

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