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hoor Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21 13.7 42 19.9 40.7 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences6827 28 2 7 1 3
Number of authors34 16 9 1 4 1 3

Occurrences of hoor in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
ing fir a brekk oan the fower hoor journey, on page 5

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
been runnin fir aboot hauf an hoor or that, an they wir aw dry a on page 27

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Ye Pow'rs wha're wae me every hoor, on page 105

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
thum. Wir drivin fir hauf an hoor when Aonghas' face turns marg on page 3

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
an hoor afore Carnegie's shouthers on page 18

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
rking,' Mrs Smith says a guid hoor later. on page 22

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
see if you've been oot wi yon hoor on page 81

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"Ahhhhhh! Ya fat ersed hoor!" on page 66

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
fancyin masel as a wee hoor o Babylon.
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Hauf an hoor later, there’s a new email
ogle. There’s wan leavin an hoor efter work finishes. Ah’ll
the motorway fur a guid hauf hoor, listenin tae music tae stoap
A guid hoor.
re willnae be a queue at this hoor. Ah’m richt.
6 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Naught. A wait a guid hauf an hoor. Still naught.
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
a wis runnin’ aboot hauf an hoor late She wis there wi’ ‘e
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
space at six hunnert miles an hoor, his back pressed intae the g
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
his went on fur aboot hauf an hoor afore Bruce’s better equipp

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
rmons that lastit at least an hoor, mair aften twa hoors. Aince

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
rip. Took aboot half a fuckin hoor. Anywey, that’s what brings
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
the family, an oan at decent hoor tae! Thanks guys! xxx(2014) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Anderson Can I clarify: is a "hoor o a" a standard Metric EU San(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
oo no lol c u wed nite fir an hoor n a hauf then am poppin up ra (2020) twitter link
iled her peace n quiet fir an hoor n a hauf - a cannae win lol (2021) twitter link

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
raxin oot till him - she's a hoor." Jesus said till him, "Seemo on page 92

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
they hed been runnan half an hoor or so, an were quite dry agai on page 25
ss, so at, by e end o half an hoor or so, air were no arches lef on page 89

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Cauld an bare wi as hoor or twa o rain,
1 matches

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
A wis there for ower half an hoor before she ca’d me in. Sitt
1 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
t he said tae gie him half an hoor an then a could go aff.
1 matches

TheChielMeister Philomena and Alcohol, (youtube.com 2010) Doric, poetry
The hoor strikes seven thirty
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
eenFC gies a game min, I've a hoor o' aw banana shot on me ken!(2015) search twitter
shite Ye Spikkin Ye haverin' hoor?(2015) search twitter
gus_the_Bull1 Gie’d thon wee hoor the fit in the erse required.(2019) search twitter
ebankfash fit like yet stinky hoor? Ram yer fash, it's aw' aboot(2015) search twitter
dra’wers Gerrard ye whining hoor ye!(2018) search twitter
and 12 other occurrences.

@FaeFoggie tweeted
puddin and mealie. Must be a hoor o a nicht.(2019) search twitter
@Manuforti1968 Ats a hoor o a size o crouton(2020) search twitter
eelbugger @NatalieAHood Oocha hoor indeed.(2020) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
och - Pubic hair. "Some fool hoor's left a pyoch in i bath" #do(2013) search twitter

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
@helenmoncrieff A great hoor o a scorie!(2020) search twitter
dy1_FLO Nature can be a right hoor.(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Du God damned dirty peerie hoor," shü roared, "Eftir aa I wa on page 22
lls wi Jeems Bruce, lack some hoor fae da docks a London." An he on page 34
er da headboard. Looks lack a hoor's boudois, I said a mysel, Ye on page 47

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
sness o sic a laand. Ithin an hoor, on page 37
dy haand tö. Eftir an hoor or sae, du lins dee, on page 86

2 matches

Mainland, Jim Performance (After Les Murray), (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
wan hoor o a yallicrack, boye!
1 matches

Sinclair, James Murmansk, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Shetland, poetry
How dey wid tak hit in twa hoor shifts chappin da ice aff
1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
i the velvet single-en an the hoor's een on page 141

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Tae a Virus, (no publisher recorded 2020) Ulster, poetry
Just check tha lavvy ivery hoor
1 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
from the Book of Ruth. I'm a hoor for the locusts.(2016) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
fou o drink, an that he was a hoor-maister forby! (2015) twitter link

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