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The word 'pruif'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
pruifOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.52416
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 18.7 14 11
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
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 70.3 5 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of pruif in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
people?', there's nae eneuch pruif, on page 42

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
o oor pairliament, yon soond-pruif impediments tae the voices o
1 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
we ir sassenger, grene wattir-pruif cairtclaith outsyde an bew sh on page 3

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
cks o twa horses. Wi nae guid pruif that they were rebels, they w on page 58

1 matches

General Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
, ye micht say tae them: "The pruif that the wee prince existit i on page 20

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Wee Mary an masel war leevin pruif tae the airticle wrutten, an on page 58
ime A had leevin eevidence is pruif! on page 63

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
gs thegither mak thaim parent-pruif. on page 25

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
statements can be pit tae the pruif. The writer maun bide neutral on page 10
Aw airticles shuid be pruif-read an spell checkit afore s on page 13

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
t steers na for the bane-deep pruif on page 33

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Mary: Weel, there ye are ... Pruif aneuch. on page 35

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
k). Thir texts gies us leivin pruif at Scots is yit til the fore on page 22

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
mes o langsyne: it's a leivin pruif at rhymes an sangs is aye get on page 129

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
r, whae cairries the birden o pruif-readin. The quantities prenti on page 56

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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
decade or twa there been guid pruif o braw progress. For ensampul
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
. I am luikin for ae body tae pruif read my Scots but obv the can(2020)

South East (Borders)

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
hud her phone wi her, tae hae pruif o whit they were up tae. They
1 matches

General Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
o apen discoorse repones gien pruif 'at tha scrow Roadin wus weel on page 1
(a) Whaur thair's pruif o a caa fur it, graith an pit on page 30
(a) Whaur thair's pruif o a caa fur it, graith an pit on page 31
(e) Pruif Ulstèr-Scotch Heirskip Hertl on page 51

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