A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of hoo in Corpus

Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
hoo much is a mishanter o birth. on page 4
hoo lang will the leerie licht la on page 9

2 matches

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
nae metter hoo we sought tae chairm ye. on page 17

1 matches

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
'Hoo auld were ye?' spiered Precio on page 5
. "Naw, I didna. And that wis hoo I thocht I should gang ootby on page 10
'Hoo did that lion get in?' she sp on page 11
And that wis hoo the idea o becomin a detectiv on page 21
cker than she thocht. This is hoo it happened. on page 25
Also on pages 26, 36, 38, 44, 46, 49, 50, 51, 64, 65, 68, 72, 73, 75
23 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
"Hoo muckle for the watch, Alyona on page 138
ulous!" he addit wi smeddum. "Hoo could sic a horror as that co on page 139

2 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
rgot tae put in a verse aboot hoo furthie I am tae skalds,' chu on page 57

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n an shewin claes an war telt hoo tae mak scones an bile a egg. on page 21
doon on the stiddie. Jockie, hoo div ye ken the cauld end fae on page 22

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Hoo dae Ah git doon?' on page 36

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ntices o the ither treds, wis hoo tae mak blawpipes wi lenths o on page 86

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
h ain age. Bit whan Ah speirt hoo auld she wis it cam is someth on page 27
'Hoo mony o thir fowk ir we askin on page 32

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
'It wisnae! Hoo wad you ken? You warnae thare on page 59

4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
'r ower wee, an ye dinnae ken hoo' replied Jockie. on page 22

2 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
on modren issues, nae maitter hoo filtered though a period pers on page 40

1 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Hoo lang will ye bide like this - on page 55

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
maw prood. Anythin. Just say hoo much. I'll pey it. Pound a we on page 1

16 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
owre hoo the Scots is no a leid. on page 12
hoo come Ah'm no daurk-heidit, ca on page 39
This seems tae be hoo it's ayewes endit - on page 44
cept fir noo, bein tellt jist hoo on page 45
Hoo ma time bears the gree on page 47
Also on pages 49, 54, 55, 62, 77
18 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
HOO DID MA bairntime at Pittenwee on page 11
thir novice bench. An thon's hoo Ah wis pit aiftertimes tae cl on page 12
'Hoo dae yi ken aboot the Vikings? on page 14

26 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
htin' their feet, nae maitter hoo often ye tell them, an' leavi on page 3
airt, ma ain mither showed me hoo tae dae a decent waashin', ay on page 4
look at them, they'll tell ye hoo muckle fish they've got abair on page 13
, aye an' tae yer man an' aw, hoo else cud he gan oot the next on page 15
funny hoo thone toffs feel the need o' on page 17
Also on pages 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 32, 33
13 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
Cathy finks o hoo upset hur Mammy wis when she on page 7

18 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'There's nae point askin hoo I'm feelin. on page 6
Hoo lovin parents cannae see on page 29
Ye ken hoo you're a hoose-prood wife, on page 32

4 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
hoo mony year, nae maitter on page 52

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Noo, hoo did Ah miss that on page 100

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
en time yet tae fund oot jist hoo sparkie the bairn wis but Mis on page 76

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
rift o hou they aa stertit an hoo lang they hae been rinnin. So on page 56

2 matches

Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
tae say a wird or twae aboot hoo ye micht win throch tae sum s on page 59

2 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
it noo ma een wir open. A saw hoo the hale thing fitted thegith on page 89

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Teeger that Cam for his Tea, (Floris Kelpies 2018 ISBN: 978-1782504665) Central, weans
telt him whit had happent, an hoo the teeger had etten aw the f on page 22

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
aughin awa. Ah often wunnered hoo ma brithers kep gaun durin th on page 76

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Hoo's it gaun? And hoo's it gaun? And hoo's it gaun on page 3
d puir Mr Baffie, nae maitter hoo hard he warked, and nae maitt on page 5
Och, hoo he loved the reek o it! on page 8
'Hoo no?' on page 18
hoo mony times ye chawed it. And on page 19
Also on pages 21, 30, 33, 51, 53, 61, 66, 67, 68, 70, 72, 80, 85, 86, 92, 96, 98, 109, 112, 119, 120, 122, 126, 127, 134, 143, 144, 146, 152, 154, 158, 159, 161, 166, 168, 169, 170, 173
63 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Hoo you endeavoured tae bring som on page 19

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
'But then hoo can we find oor wey hame?' sa on page 5
ade o a tree trunk. An that's hoo asterbaw stertit. It's a Perj on page 19
ally, Doug,' said Kat, mindin hoo her maw hud luiked at her tra on page 25

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Hoo mony sugars in yer tea the da on page 2
'But hoo dae I stap masel growin:' Geo on page 5
'Grannie! Hoo could ye?' on page 8
"We ken hoo tae mak yer nails drap aff an on page 10
'It doesna maitter hoo far ye run,' he heard her say on page 11
Also on pages 12, 15, 17, 24, 29, 42, 47, 50, 59, 61, 62, 73, 74, 75, 78, 88, 89, 92, 101, 102, 104
35 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
That wis hoo ah learnt whit a hun is. Mamm on page 10
nted them tae. But nae matter hoo hard ah tried, ah wis the wor on page 18
threw a firework intae a bog. Hoo a bunch o 12-year-auld's gat on page 20
Granda knows hoo much ah love Jack and Victor on page 27
l fur Mammy. Maybe if she saw hoo great Scots kin be, the likes on page 28
Also on pages 33, 45, 51, 52
14 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
READ. The best wey tae learn hoo tae write is tae read as muck on page 5
s. It is hard tae reckon jist hoo faur the problem o Scots leet on page 6
sten tae yer ain Scots voice. Hoo daes it soond whan ye say a p on page 7
reader unnerstaun a process, hoo a cheil wirks, or hoo parteec on page 9
word, insteid o thinkin aboot hoo a sentence is biggit. Please on page 13
Also on pages 16, 38, 40, 43, 44, 57, 60, 62, 64
25 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
tae let ye understaun, that's hoo I wisna awfy pleased tae find on page 19
JESSIE: An hoo can it twitch if it's deid? on page 61
"Hoo dae ye ken that?" on page 76
tin her aff wi it, nae metter hoo much she wis greetin. She mar on page 85
But nae metter hoo much the Prince tried, he jis on page 89
Also on pages 94, 95, 96
9 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
hree hunner in the field, sae hoo mony's left efter an oor and on page vii
ore we can get a haud o them. Hoo did the last yin stert? "Yin on page viii
But hoo cauld ma taes on page 2
ein In, 'T wis jist wunnerin. Hoo wid it be if we gaed hame noo on page 4
But hoo cauld ma on page 5
Also on pages 8, 11, 13, 14, 19, 26, 30, 33, 38, 40, 45, 48, 50, 54, 55, 56, 59, 61, 72, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 99, 102, 104, 106, 107, 110, 111, 113, 115, 121, 122, 124, 126, 131, 140, 141, 142, 144, 151, 152, 153, 161, 164, 166, 167
71 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
Hoo it began on page 11

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Hoo but?' said Boggin. 'Hoo on earth are we gonnae get oo on page 9
o, there's nae time tae loss! Hoo did Ino think o this afore!' on page 18
d. 'Braw sappie chookie meat! Hoo dae ye no cam up and get it?" on page 31
e ither twa sleep, and that's hoo it'll be the leelang nicht.' on page 32
his lug and spanged it awa. "Hoo mony men dae ye hae warkin on on page 33
Also on pages 34, 35, 38, 42, 447, 51, 54, 69, 79
17 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Hoo ye keepin, Mrs Brennan?' one on page 4
'Hoo many Jerries did ye kill?' Ma on page 13
-up aff that ah didnae notice hoo many other lassies wur there on page 56
s advice tae me as a wean and hoo she comforted me when Lizzie on page 74
ay in the close bitchin aboot hoo useless hur man wis, but when on page 75
Also on pages 77, 79, 111, 115, 119
10 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ong on mental arithmetic tae, hoo wis it me an the fermer's doc on page 120

4 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
it noo ma een wir open. A saw hoo the hale thing fitted thegith on page 89

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
an wi rale guid will. This is hoo folkore shuid be recordit, na on page 62

3 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
lna win oot frae him, an och, hoo greatly on page 43

3 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Hoo are ye this mornin, then? Nae on page 59

4 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
oot, it's time ye wes lairnin hoo ti scrybe!" He telt Ian hoo t on page 65

4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
"Hoo daes ma faither ken this ratt on page 81

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
Hoo daft he fykes an fidges douch on page 59

1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
hur undur sixteen) ma ma nyoo hoo it wis befour ah eevin toalt on page 41

3 matches

Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
We like hoo Eemis Stane represents the gl on page 4

1 matches

Liddell, Faith Eemis Stane 1 - Ghaist Yairn, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Hoo hid Ah conjured him? on page 19
An Ah'll learn hoo tae feel." on page 20

3 matches

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
uckle nummer o spikkers (jist hoo muckle isna kent for shair, b on page 109

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
He didnae ken it because hoo could he? But the wee tin sod on page 78

1 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
Sae, hoo dae princes woo? Weel, they s on page 82
!" gasped the Princess. "Look hoo weel it's been made. Yon is a on page 86
e efter aw; sometimes that is hoo things wirk oot. on page 93

3 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"Hoo hiv I nivver heard o this bir on page 96
"Thon's the nichtingale! Hoo sweetly it sings!" they excla on page 98
awbody dressed up as birds... Hoo daft can some fowk be? on page 101
"Hoo brawly made!" the Music Maist on page 102
in they dinnae ken the rules, hoo can onybody tell a guid tune on page 103
Also on pages 106, 108, 112
9 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
tae lear them hoo tae mak pots, on page 13
but on the ither haund hoo many sauved on page 46
It's funny hoo sae mony on page 64

3 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
gs Motherwell screivit kythes hoo nearhaun he haed muivit tae f on page 69

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 58 - twa poems bi George Hardie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Hamilton, poetry
hoo aisy hunters may on page 41

1 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
essfu o sherry an A dinna ken hoo much brandy wis poored intae on page 118

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"Hoo d'ye ken?!" on page 64

2 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Wir we that young!, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Hoo aften hae oor ain turnt on page 48

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
o hoo things are na whit they were on page 52
hoo life was rife in but an ben, on page 53

2 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Buffalo Bill, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
hoo thay Injuns on page 62

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
oo be challenged, nae maitter hoo guid a case is made (mind Geo on page 56

3 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
'd gattin intae't he realised hoo unalike hes life haed been fr on page 16
her lauddie wisnae a bad man, hoo bleck affrontit he wis at hes on page 18

2 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
at widnae stoap talking aboot hoo they won the war. Bit if ye a on page 43
could hardly talk ony French, hoo the could even sit thair an o on page 47

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Gird is intil the Sun. That's hoo big it is tae the ither bodie
yont thair ain lifespans. But hoo lang?
mage gars us chitter an shaws hoo muckle we want the tae be ith
scientific speirars didna ken hoo the rings haed come aboot but
controvertit question as tae hoo auld the rings is, wi a wheen
5 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
guid e'en tae ye,' he said. 'Hoo's aw wi
auld wife, wunnerin hoo lang she wid last.
spiered, 'Hoo are ye?' jist as he yaised ta
I canna see, nae maitter hoo aften I read this story in th
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
y drave the stobs in, He kent hoo mony dings...".
1 matches

Peffers, Bob The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
hame ma Grannie said tae me, "Hoo did ye git on at the schuil,
times. Noo Ah still spak jist hoo Ah want bit Ah never learnt t
2 matches

Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
Ah wad syne tell aboot hoo athin wis at Mid-Camps bi Kir
four hooses. If onyane speers hoo they ca'ed it a sheugh, a the
2 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
wi nae a thocht on hoo thay micht afford it
1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
o wund, juist hoo
1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 74 - The Lion Laid Low by the Man, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Gin my lion-freens kent hoo tae peint.’
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Paternal genome drap-oot forders altruism in stieve populations, (Wiley Online Library 2022) Central, prose
-walin model fur tae airt-oot hoo population stieveness affects
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
. It identified forby hoo there a puckle o whit the rep
ents) theretil tae unnerstaun hoo experience o the world
eivenin this is the statement hoo “The schuil has the duty ta
o its findins shawed hoo, in national assessments for
hoo mony folk speaks Scots. Curre
5 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Does Scotland compare weil wi ither places fir wee bairnies?, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
a column oan the Baby Box an hoo a hid a tear in ma ee tae see
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
“Hoo’s that?” they speirt at h
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
t tae ken aa aboot Glesgie an hoo fowk wir daen there, fit wi t
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
be fleecht intil’t – kens hoo important it is tae wyle Scot
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
til’t an set oot tae reckon hoo mony ootrels the micht be awt
me, in a hail galaxy, an gien hoo faur aff ane galaxy is fae an
2001, rates seegnals gauin bi hoo likely thay are tae come fae
t century Scotland. We wunner hoo mony ither sichtings, or sich
the cloods? For in thae days, hoo wad a body descrive a craft i
5 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 76 - Mither tung?, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
wi hoo they spik – or wirsels.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
"Hoo big's the sea?" A spiered her
Hoo daur ye come tae daunten me!
Hoo can they blether an laugh
An thinkin hoo much A'd be missed,
Hoo am I? Ye'll hae tae ask nurse
15 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
Hooivver, hoo the Pechts thocht o thairsels
ogists hae lang debatit aboot hoo lang the Pechts thocht o thai
e fowk wi ae kenable culture, hoo lang they ruled ower ae singl
3 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
the leivin room, and dependin hoo faur that wis advanced, I've
in 33, Loudoun Avenue. Kennin hoo easily he wis scunnered wi oc
Diniz, I am awaur hoo unusual that state o affairs
3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
"But hoo on earth am I supposed tae ke
1 matches

Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
r politics an laws, but aboot hoo we cairry wirsels. Compare th
r weel intae confidence aboot hoo we speak, especially fir thae
thae values, we cin shaw jist hoo serious we are aboot biggin a
3 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
Lang afore that, Ia mind hoo ma faither had a braw grasp o
uture, and fire us up tae ken hoo things micht change. He kent
st that bilingual. Ye can see hoo its makin Scots come tae thin
3 matches

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
, sellin ma airt. Whilst it's hoo ah earn a livin, ah didnae ch
eavin the exhibition wis jist hoo muckle oor contribution tae p
t by? When ye think aboot it, hoo many kintras hae such instant
3 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“Hoo many lassies huv ye hud yer w
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
wis in agony. Ah didnae care hoo it ended.
“Hoo can ah help ye?”
Hoo long wur ye waitin tae speak
. Ah’ll never furget it, or hoo peaceful she looked at the en
weeks and four days, that wis hoo long Wullie Stirlin’s passa
5 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
Ye ken hoo sometimes, afore a thunnerplu
ellt us stories aboot Athens: hoo Athenian women tied up their
Crete. But he niver tellt us hoo he cam tae leave his hame, an
he palace wis fou o rumours o hoo he’d murdered a man – his
th lads an lassies – shawed hoo gallus they were by rinnin at
11 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
aid Snorl. ‘Whit a scunner. Hoo can ye play Lowp-the- Muin, t
e ‘lowp-the-muin’ tae see hoo mony muins they cud lowp ower
on her wormskates, Kat minded hoo lang she’d been awa fae ham
�� speired Kat, wi a yawn. ‘Hoo mony ither wormholes are ther
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
r Harris an Mr Tweed tae 'see hoo they're getting oan wi it', t
1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
ter. Billy Bunter wuidnae ken hoo tae talk like that. His famil
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
“Bit hoo cuin she be Elizabeth the Sai
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e the Red Soldiers wi’ him, hoo could A kill him an’ escape
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
’ ah hud ma ain ideas aboot hoo they git their recruits. Cus
side. Which gie’d me pause. Hoo cam there’s sae mony shoes
strange. An’ then ah saw… hoo cun ah tell ye, even noo. He
So ah made up some lie aboot hoo ah’d niver found a book ah
aboot it an then wonderin’ hoo mony ither young boys an girl
5 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
mornin’. Scott asked me “Hoo quick dis your mind work?”
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
�� Jimmy McGregor, A won’ir hoo mony folk mind that the theme
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
wefu’ than a’ o’ it wis hoo quickly fowks startit singing
t Census huv a vote. Ah mean, hoo could ye expect theym wha din
e them fer their views, an’ hoo mony white men stood up again
all parliaments’ tae learn hoo tae hoot n’ holler or be tr
list’ dae they naw get? See hoo words cun be yased tae prove
15 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
the ‘new’ Oor Wullie wis hoo it wis tryin’ tae be up tae
e disnae fit. Or maybe it’s hoo she got in, in the first plac
Ah mean, hoo come the English fowk stayin
wid Ah dae it? ah dinnae ken hoo ah get tae consult wi’ fowk
us. Bit it mak’s ye wunner hoo efter they got their independ
7 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
In) aboot the daily darg, an hoo mony that comments on this li
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
��t fower chapters settin oot hoo referendums is tae be held un
erance o leetratur; an IV – Hoo referendums is
tae the UK Pairlament as tae hoo
id vote in this referendum an hoo tae
• reportin hoo the referendum is haunled
6 matches

McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
dae affeck fowk dae-tae-day. Hoo confident are thae fowk o a g
1 matches

Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
gains or tynes (specifically hoo muckle siller Britain gains o
1 matches

Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
e pinned doon the core reason hoo I’m for Britain bydin i the
is hiely unlikely tae exist, hoo wull a UK on the ootside shap
2 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Nae policy, nae maitter hoo radical or weill-intentioned,
tem. This begs the question o hoo we jouk denial wioot surrende
2 matches

Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
euk frae ma flet i Norrowa at hoo Scots politics haes developed
ma new MSP, clashes on aboot hoo the SNP nae langer haes a maj
even mair angry debates aboot hoo the SNP is tryin tae disregai
3 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
e greetin frae sum fowk aboot hoo dreich an predictable this el
e Gordon Broon. Weill, we ken hoo that warked oot, nine year sy
2 matches

Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ets added up, an this decides hoo monie MPs the pairties gets;
Sae hoo did sae monie fowks in Denmar
degrees. Forby, this explains hoo the DFP isna awfu keen on ent
3 matches

Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Border, it’s jist a case o hoo muckle noo. Wi aw this flutte
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ner that Labour winna tell us hoo monie memmers they’ve got i
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
mpete wi the SNP, nae maitter hoo monie keepie-uppies Jim Murph
Hoo real this new divide is, an h
real this new divide is, an hoo endurin it turns oot tae be,
3 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
wis a nationalistic dictator? Hoo could the “guid guys” be
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
AR TONAL, - Yeel be wonderin hoo I hae been speaking sae littl
teeth in the front o her, but hoo she soons I canna mak oot ava
Hoo's Evan Derhawlish, and Duncan
3 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
wa luikit lik wis nae bother. Hoo he came tae be here wis mair
ther left him nae sae blythe. Hoo wuid this ither bein react wh
llan hud tae think gey quick. Hoo did thae legs o hers skiddle
Allan felt even mair uneasy. Hoo cuid somethin lik this exist?
4 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
up sentences ablow illustrate hoo SSE can be seen as a steppin
ces in atween, hooivver, shaw hoo the sibness o Scots and Engli
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
baith historically (reflectin hoo Scots has fur the maist pairt
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
Forby, poem 89 refers tae hoo their “constancie/deservis
e o the lines o poem 49 anent hoo their: “mair perfyte amitie
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
]’, and the poet descrieves hoo her spirit is filled wi ‘sa
ness o their luve, unnerlinin hoo, gin their marital union coul
2 matches

Briggs, Susi My Yellow Yorlin, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Hoo dae I save my yellow yellow y
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Magic Brainch, (wordpress 2021) Central, blog
as muckle as whit he brings. Hoo muckle’ll you gie him?’ T
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
yon bluidy stane. Nae maitter hoo braw or comfy the room hus be

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
. Some git naethin but that's hoo it is. But hoo mony git three
it is. But hoo mony git three heidatanes, ea
This ane mentions hoo he wis dug up then buried aga
did hing his corpse. And luk hoo important a man he hud been..

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
nded whit happened oot there, hoo important it is tae oor Scott

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
Hoo-ivver, McWard hud nae intenti
id a bit o preachin an learnt hoo dangerous it wis, hoo he’d
dangerous it wis, hoo he’d huv tae hide frae the

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
er time an explain a bit mair hoo they worked.

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
hey seemed a bit surprised at hoo fierce they devout Christian
nt ye tae think aboot is .... Hoo mony o us live oor lives and

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
ny local folk huvna forgotten hoo important oor past is.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
in ye can learn frae history. Hoo it still touches the day.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
catit sermons an arguin aboot hoo the Word shud be interpreted.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
y. The dragoons cudna believe hoo fierce they devout Christian

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
slaves. Lanark certainly kent hoo tae pit its money whaur its m
remembrance events tae prove hoo mony a body husna forgotten t

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
rgill whae wis caught nearby, hoo he wis hung at the Grassmerki

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
aye tempts some folk. That's hoo he wis captured.

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Luk hoo clean he appears then note th

Kirk Jn, Albert The Wit o Solomon, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
"hoo wice yer heidsman be?
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2022) Central
Ah’m aa fir dae’n jist hoo ah please an then, jist let m
Ah see jist hoo it might hiv been! The facks
We’ll see hoo long ah hud it oot. Ah’m da
So niver mind just hoo ah’m daein. Take a look at

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
and Manx (Gaelg). Tak tent o hoo the terms that thir leids yai
Hoo’s yersel?
2 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
@stewartbremner Hoo's aboot Bonnie Scotland?(2019) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
@etherwaves Hoo did they ken??(2020) search twitter
@raiphsays Hoo'd ye manage a dental check in(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
ey yaise placement, A dae ken hoo fast it lairns thon as ye shi(2018) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
Hoo-let hoolet oot? https://t.co/(2016) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
s same as the bind o a coo is hoo faur ye maun staun sinder an (2020) search twitter
ite. The quaesten is raither: hoo extensively will fowk observe(2020) search twitter
tak tent or tae tak nae tent? Hoo dae ye dae neg infeenitivs i (2020) search twitter
mpster Q whit is the rule for hoo ye form the preterite I Scots(2020) search twitter
lly nor Murdo. Hae a think on hoo muck rakin optics leuk gin ye(2020) search twitter
and 6 other occurrences.

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
Fringe show this year! ?? Woo hoo(2019) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
cil workman Andra, an spiered hoo he wis gettin on? “Daein awa(2020) search twitter
bricht sunlicht the day. Luik hoo it picks oot the streitch o t(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
cil? Actually it's astounding hoo moany numpties there ur in En (2021) twitter link
niesaurus Len, yae dinnae ken hoo brilliant yae ur hen, wae eve (2021) twitter link
u tories back cataloag? Funny hoo you britnats ur alwaes blinke (2021) twitter link
iesaurus @sqlstudent144 I luv hoo yer confidence hus grown. Tha (2021) twitter link
mber crystal tipps....but its hoo ma hair lucks when yae brush (2021) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

@LairnScots tweeted
dae but greet? / For I mindit hoo hard he had wrocht for me, / (2019) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
at ah'm gettin confused aboot hoo is talkin tae me and wha ah'm (2021) twitter link
n the local. Ma faither asks "Hoo dae ye feel aboot sex?" and m (2021) twitter link
t month or so. Didnae realise hoo much fun it wis gonnae be. Gl(2020) search twitter
r as ah'm concerned, spell it hoo ye think it should be spellit(2020) search twitter
@fifelike And hoo they spik(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
(10 accounts) - thats 2 o us hoo hae been reprimanded for tell (2020) twitter link
e fight back n show them just hoo the schecht hits the fan - s (2021) twitter link
ur photo is a legend - dunno hoo the other 2 tossers r tho lol (2021) twitter link
rs embroidery league - thats hoo ees r no oan the list brother (2020) twitter link

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
'Lord, hoo lang hiv I ti live?' God said on page 26

3 matches

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
m. 'Fa the divvil wis she? An hoo did she ken ma name?' he thoc on page 84

7 matches

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
fan installed in this thing. Hoo can ye live wi yersel? on page 40

3 matches

Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
ae show I haed some harns and hoo sleekit I cud be. As faist as on page 6

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
blems bit it wis really hard. Hoo dae ye begin tae explain tae on page 58

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
atter she steert Tae paste - hoo wis that for a caper? on page 15

3 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
min back en, ye widna bileeve hoo quick thi tyme passes fin yer on page 1
eld on be thi skin. Well at's hoo Muskey lost hee's tae's, a wi on page 6
n struk feish richt awa, "Yaa hoo" a thocht, bit neythen iver s on page 10
theis day a canna futhim oot hoo he maneyged aat amaysin feet, on page 13
again gan oot we anither "Yee Hoo" Be thi tyme we got thi last on page 19
Also on pages 20, 28, 30, 57
9 matches

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
d aa ye can say is, 'Aww, boo-hoo!' on page 31
s a bag o peanuts oot his Boo-Hoo pooch, on page 32

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ry name o ivvry cooncillor an hoo they voted; an did they absta on page 8

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
breath, leent oot an cried, "Hoo, hoo! Hoo, hoo!" on page 26
he drove awa. "YE'R THE BEST HOO-HOOER IN INVERURIE!" on page 27

15 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
If I fa doon, boo hoo hoo on page 81
See hoo they rin, like yer mithir fae on page 144
Sixty sabies, ooh hoo ayewiz singin on page 167

13 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
sogile jang?" ( Guid day sir. Hoo ir ye?) speirt Motswane in he on page 80

1 matches

Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
nie muckle peenie an a coolie hoo ower her heid on page 40

1 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
rnt hame, he heard their saft hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo. on page 25

5 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
le ingyne Geddes possessed an hoo faur ahead o his time he seem on page 125

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
le ingyne Geddes possessed an hoo faur ahead o his time he seem
1 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
rhymery, I can bring tae mind hoo, wi the healthiest o intentio
l clessroom, and ye havti ask hoo folk contending fir whit is a
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
" yoo hoo " fae the main road that ran
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
wee bikies wi jist ae wheel. Hoo in e name cud ey bide on em?
e rich toot it did an att’s hoo I cam ti spend e neist twa da
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“Hoo did ye dae in the test than?�
“It’s a braw leukin fush! Hoo hivvie wad ye jalouse it was?
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
haid sic a speir fur a de ken hoo mony years!
oot ower hes donnert weys, an hoo e coudna mind
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
as well. Ye try tae work oot hoo their deeing it and notice th
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
m and Jerusalem. It’s weird hoo Grunny looks so young, but st
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
old up towels until I realise hoo odd it must seem aifter fit�
turn reid – I didna realise hoo pathetic I’d soond.
2 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
nae maitter hoo fiercely
nae maitter hoo muckle we priggit,
nor hoo he kept
or spier hoo I’d be kennin.
4 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
�m nae airch. Nae need ti ken hoo vexed I am. Nae need ti roose
ran ma bairn. It winna melter hoo far ye traivel. Fowk’ll aye
2 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
aboot whit we wid dae eftir, hoo we wid get rid o the evidence
s for it. Breakin an enterin! Hoo mony times hiv I heard thay w
Ye ken hoo a rabbit sits shit-scared an
3 matches

Wilkie, Dave , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Whaun did I realise hoo I felt e’er deep, as that e
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Woo hoo! A’hm aboot tae find a fite (2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ect tae see that this Johnson hoo ha is a pun o mince made up w (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Noo oan hir own, hoo wid sheu manage? on page 10

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Noo yir seen hoo the gossip on page 11

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Kent hoo tae use the plants. on page 12

1 matches

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - Five Signs, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Let's see hoo many you fulfil - on page 15

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Aye hid's me bit hoo dae you ken me? on page 20
Your poor bairn, Bessie. But hoo did you end up here? on page 21

4 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
"Hoo can I ever forgit that day, ' on page 13
ready, an thoo ken's theesel hoo little patience he his for wa on page 18
aken bits aap, tae let me ken hoo much I wir gaan tae hiv tae r on page 20
"Hoo id cam intae me mind I don't on page 21
cocky wee sparra he didna ken hoo, on page 70
Also on pages 88, 95, 97, 98
11 matches

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
Hoo his apprenticeship is coman o on page 40
And windered hoo the lad wid fared. on page 43

3 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Hoo's Faither copan on his own? T on page 10
I dinna care hoo much hid costs. You're on tha on page 21
vver got the chance tae prove hoo capable I wis. on page 30
llowed a moothfil and bockid. Hoo could she dae this tae me? on page 31
"Hoo did you get in?" sheu cried. on page 35
Also on pages 43, 44, 46, 47, 56, 59, 75, 76, 77, 80, 83
21 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
fer the first time no kennan hoo tae explaen hersel. on page 8
tae ivry sang, an hoo tae speir this god fer saefty on page 32
ce he gaed an I waant tae ken hoo." Noor shrugs. "I've been wit on page 57
irk een an Astrid's forgotten hoo tae deu this. Sheu swanders t on page 63
luggid in tae civiliesaetion? Hoo tae dance? The election, the on page 71
Also on pages 72, 75, 108, 119, 123, 131, 134, 154
18 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
No metter hoo clever. on page 4

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
hoo fer or near. on page 5
No metter hoo celestial the model on page 12
Hoo could the lupins, spied on page 25
an notice hoo fethfully the hand on page 29

4 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
Hoo dae you represent aal that fu on page 8

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I wid hear fae me faether hoo he wis gittan oan. Retired, t on page 33
d in fur tea and granny asked hoo I'd gotten oan at school, 'Go on page 128

3 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Hoo minny socks hae I tae knit af on page 103

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
hiv freends aplenty that poo hoo whit they caa diddle diddle m on page 48
Kent hoo tae use the plants. on page 75
Hoo hid makes me write on this pa on page 109
An hoo did neep turn intae nerp, on page 135

5 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
eelin knowing he's there. Bit hoo dae I ken he's a he? Hid's a on page 85

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Did ye no notice hoo high the flames wir lickan? on page 62

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
Hoo I hae felt that thing that's on page 58

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
the wind; rare Orkney words. Hoo sad it will be if we hiv tae
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
problems wae thur dowter and hoo Dudley haed learned a new wor
their kind … he couldna see hoo he an Petunia could get mixed
Hoo very wrong he wis.
‘Hoo did ye ken it wis me?’ she
l the things tae stop him … hoo in the neem o Heaven did Harr
5 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
Astrid’s forgotten hoo tae deu this
1 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2021) Orkney
nges in the English language, hoo certain words were in danger

Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
o the owld wirds, hoo they wir delivered.
1 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
d bilin mud, it seems this is hoo Iceland cam tae be.
1 matches

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
ontented yarnin awa an hearin hoo everyeen wis gettin on, an et
1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
ovil’s spaekirs ken snellee hoo hoo thei spaek cheenchis ithe
hoo thei spaek cheenchis ithers�
eleen bit paintitlee recordan hoo the spaekir spaeks noo, sweec
d most paintitlee rendirs teu hoo most contemprir Orcadians akc
nae athentik corekt ansir on hoo tae rait: hid depends on whit
6 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
n it. Hid disno really metter hoo many you find, hid's the acti(2020) search twitter
o keep at it! An' let wis ken hoo your gettan on!(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Mainland, Jim Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
hoo da burn at ran undergrund san on page 28

2 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
an shaas idders hoo du regards me. on page 29
Come fock, see an tell idders hoo göd he really is. on page 41
Her bairns tell her hoo göd shod is, on page 49
ind on aa yon; dan you'll ken hoo much I wanted things ta be ri on page 75
k aboot da Loard an shaad dem hoo dey shood tak care o wan anid on page 87
Also on pages 93, 109, 111, 119, 125, 137, 141, 153, 17, 165, 171
19 matches

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
he got hame his midder said, "Hoo did du git on it da dentist?" on page 17

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
An hoo Sjetlin's singkin on page 27

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Hoo important a language variety on page 9
e) is whit comes fae cheingin hoo lood you say sumthin: a loode on page 29
ies a answer tae da question "hoo mony?", whaaras on page 66
StE: Granny, can you lairn me hoo tae maak? on page 106

4 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
it wirks. Du wad be surprised hoo joost bein an arrogant bitch
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Hoo can du say I'm forgotten godl
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
So imagine hoo I felt when I got a letter fa
ions on dey still spaek aboot hoo dir great great grandfaider m
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a paet bank. Den hit wis ower hoo tae flae. Dat’s when da gir
. Een o dem wis spaekin aboot hoo much he laekit comin tae da p
2 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e dat big. Hit’s surprising hoo weel some o dem hiv sprootit,
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
l fant. Da peerie trows learn hoo tae mylk a coo athoot bein se
k a coo athoot bein seen, den hoo tae gadder twartree tatties a
rigs. Da aalder bairns learn hoo tae git a grain o flesh wi di
“I canna wait tae learn hoo tae use my bow an arrow,” s
boot you, boys?” I axed. “Hoo’s your day been?”
6 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
wi Birsie. Hit’s surprisin hoo quick a hedgehog can shift. A
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Hoo aald is Shinny?” I axed as
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
en dee in ower a hunder year. Hoo is du boy?”
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
he gied on tae tell wis aboot hoo some Vikings wid keep dir hai
e hit ower clippit as dat wis hoo slaves kept dir hair.
d him an gied on tae tell wis hoo Viking earspoons wir med oot
an fell swoop. So noo you ken hoo tae spot a real Viking. If yo
4 matches

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Hoo come du bides sae far fae der
Fraser Frog telt me aa aboot hoo he’s been hibernatin at da
pawn?” I axed, tinkin aboot hoo much budder my ain bairns ir.
ery isna ower wi. Has du seen hoo mony frogs ir sqwashed on da
4 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
So dat’s hoo I ended up oagin alang tae ve
skills. But surely he wid ken hoo tae mak me better.
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
n skills. An we ir da prood o hoo Uggledlugs an Snurtysleeves h
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
I jooat luff hoo stirlins still nest in da sam(2018) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
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Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
uth. Syne she wis cairied – hoo or bi whae, she couldna tell
’s leavin soon. I canna say hoo lang she’s been here, mibbe
2 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
d aff bi London an Embra. Sae hoo are sae mony o'ts activists a(2020) search twitter
@kvisleis @byrnesong No shair hoo exactly yer tryin tae ding me (2021) twitter link
e but, we were aw gey prood o hoo we spoke, still ur. Tha (2020) twitter link
tterin jug an the story aboot hoo John B(2020) search twitter
@ionafyfe @Lenniesaurus Hoo come yer taggin me Iona? Ah j (2021) twitter link
and 15 other occurrences.

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
red Pest Control tae find oot hoo it got in. There is a some ho(2020) search twitter
t masel legless. a dinnae ken hoo a got back tae ma hotel with (2020) search twitter
ae him at SJP! Cannae believe hoo small he is, yet oan the pitc(2020) search twitter
nant Jings! ?? cannae believe hoo time flew! That year, a was b(2020) search twitter
@DavidJWood2 Magic? Hoo aboot Haggis Sausage Roll? ??(2020) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Guid knows hoo they iver pulled at hame. Or on page 49

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Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Hoo cum it's aye sae dear! on page 20
Nae sicht nor soon o hoo far on page 36
why haes thou Forsook me? Oh hoo cum on page 63

3 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
n ivery noo an agane tae mine hoo some wurds ir spelt. on page vi
niver thinking fur yin minute hoo shae wus gan tae git oot o it on page 8
ver come tae an en? "A wunner hoo monie mile A hae fell bae thi on page 9
er, "Oh mae lugs an whuskers, hoo late it's gittin!" Shae wus c on page 10
eliest gairden yae iver seen. Hoo shae langed tae git oot o tho on page 11
Also on pages 12, 16, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 34, 36, 40, 42, 45, 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 64, 71, 80, 84, 85, 88, 94, 97, 100, 101, 103, 105, 109, 113, 116, 125
59 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
An thïs ïs hoo tha birth o Jesus Christ cum on page 1
tha saut loasses ïts taste, hoo can ït git bak ïts tang? It on page 5
ore ye ax hïm. Sae thïs ïs hoo ye shud pray: on page 6
t tha claes ye pit on ye? Luk hoo tha lïlies o tha fiel growe. on page 7
sïnfu fowk laik yersels know hoo tae gie guid thïngs tae yer on page 8
Also on pages 9, 69, 70, 71, 72, 78, 80, 83, 84, 86, 89, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98, 100, 102, 103, 104, 106, 108, 110, 111, 112
68 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
An whut aboot ye, Joey? An hoo' tha wife an wean?" on page 4
ha trams (A dinnae mine jaist hoo) on page 5
o sae lang bak, an he telt me hoo he minded seein his fether at on page 8
annoyed. The'r no parteeclar hoo it's made The hinnae larned t on page 13
ies near foartie." She minded hoo, whan the' wur wee, the' cudn on page 16
Also on pages 18, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30
15 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Hoo a wunner whaur ye ir on page 10

2 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
he penel wants tae heighlicht hoo the report an' recommendation on page 20
el. Quhat vexes the penel bes hoo hit wus affen the caase on page 28
Braidcast Fund (USBF) shewed hoo mich the forderin o' programm on page 29
es' heighlichts an example o' hoo on page 30
s at can mak' ap a project an hoo they can bae delivered ir tic on page 38
Also on pages 39, 41, 46, 48, 49, 50, 60, 63, 70, 72
19 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Hoo close Creation feels. on page 49

4 matches

Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
the heilan fling, nae metter hoo A try.
1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2011) Ulster, weans
“Hoo dae yae know, Chicken
faalin, Turkey Lurkey.’ “Hoo dae yae know, Henny Penny?”
“Hoo dae yae know, Chicken Little?
“Hoo dae yae know,
��Henny Penny toul mae.’ “Hoo dae yae know, Henny Penny?”
15 matches

Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
hoo they cud stap tha smittal
Tha Feardie Geng axed hoo giein yer hauns a guid wash c
2 matches

NewtonLass Tay, (newtonlass.blogspot.com 2011) Ulster - Newtownards, poetry
The’r no parteeclar hoo it’s made
1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
t bis uised tae mak a caa oan hoo ye pye fur an plenish main sa
Hoo tae fill oot yer heid-coont.
t bis uised tae mak a caa oan hoo ye pye fur an plenish main sa
Hoo tae fill oot yer heid-coont
wi tha heid-coont tae gether hoo tae plan sarvices sic- like l
15 matches

Gibson, Darren Cannae Thole Ye!, (lowcountrylad.blogspot.com/ 2014) Ulster - Ards, blog
Hello aul freens. Hoo ir ye daein? This week A'd la
1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
ry playin fields. Ah wunnered hoo ah was goin tae explain tae H
1 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
d. “We cum tha direck road. Hoo cud it be a near cut gin we h
1 matches

Gibson, Darren Oul money, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
boucht yer jujubes wi. It’s hoo ye peyed fer tha flicks. It�
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
“Hoo oul wud ye say it is, Daddy,�
1 matches

Robinson, Philip Tae a Virus, (no publisher recorded 2020) Ulster, poetry
That’s hoo we’ll aa survive.
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
fastBooks Mair importantly - hoo mony points dae tha Belfast h (2019) twitter link
e fitba ava, but gurnin aboot hoo the ither side are quare bad (2015) twitter link
ook across the sheuch: thon's hoo it aa stairted in 1641 (I min (2015) twitter link
red - I cannae even wark oot hoo tae get yin o thon "umlauts" (2015) twitter link