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Use in varieties of Scots

howe Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.9 17 40.7 9.9 75.6 93 0
Number of occurrences8333 27 1 13 9 0
Number of authors29 17 8 1 1 3

Occurrences of howe in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
howe in the snaw - on page 44

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
spent an howe on page 17

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
by fail-dykes doun in the wee howe by the Ponesk burn whaur the on page 25
k o hills, tae win the chosen howe or knowe-tap whaur the servic on page 28
ae his pairishioners in hall, howe an hill. Chairged wi sedition on page 30
r o 1683, trapped deep in the howe o the hills for week efter we on page 43
seback - rise up oot o a wee howe an tak up their position on a on page 51
Also on pages 58, 81
7 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
youth, That lowers abiine the howe on page 10

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
the leid. If ye want tae gain howe unnerstaunin fae a parteeclar on page 52
phabee haes whit is kent as a howe orthography, that means that on page 62

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'Weel,' said Pooh, 'it's the howe-dumb-deid o the nicht, which on page 20
aid Rabbit. He jouked intae a howe at the side o the path, and P on page 108

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
auld an strang lede wi ruits howe in the yird." on page 3

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
it aa up the M90 an alang the Howe o Fife. "See, Airchie, that's on page 125

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
"Howe" on page 31

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ti the howe o the derk, see, eastawa fari on page 27
i the howe o the derk, see, mirk in brai on page 29

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
inent til ab. 4000 AC. In the howe o the North Sea, the leavings on page 110

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Mair cosh nor howe than i yon Aistlins san on page 30

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
a howe o ignorance at baith popular
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
it aa up the M90 an alang the Howe o Fife. "See, Airchie, that's
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
THIS HOWE - O - THE - WINTER ‘AT G
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
en hed gied up howp, frae the howe o the transeistert
the howe o the nicht. Bot nae hubbilsh
wes the howe o despare fur the aventurers.
itsgill at thai wun til i the howe o the nicht.
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
In a howe o the wuids tae hae a smoke
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Tuim Tattie, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
sned howe
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
reassemblet in the beild o a howe at nuin an ett an restit.
they were oot o the wind in a howe on the barren hillside. He st
2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
dont do it eddie howe - its no worth it! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
a scarp o grun owerleukin the howe. It hud graun views ower the on page 84

7 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Jt wis spring in the howe - the sun hid come throu An on page 15

4 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
er bonnieness athort knowe an howe hou sicker he stauns airchin' on page 3
howe soonds frae Yer thrapple on page 75

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
m, fae aa Judea an fae e hale howe o e Jordan an were baptised b on page 9
cuntra. An he gaed aa roon e howe o e Jordan, preachin att gin on page 83
Ilka howe will be fulled up, on page 84

3 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
the filk ye'd caa thon een a howe." on page 31
ie iss indeed, for 't wes The howe-dumb-deid o nicht. on page 51
ae spickin again, it wes in a howe an grunchin gurr. on page 80
ike at Alice, an spickin in a howe boss vyce at sounit like the on page 99

5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
afore the congregation o the Howe. Fit div ye think o that, Aul on page 51

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
looked doon in the howe he cood see the fermer cuttin
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
skirl like scurries frae the howe-dumb-deid. Birth an Daith tui
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
corrie, sgurr, kip, tap, top, howe, knowe, loch, heuch, ness, mo (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
marvel at the history in Mine Howe's excavation. on page 64

1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
met wis aa at da mooth o dir howe an led wis in. “Da peerie t
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
wartree strides alang fae wir howe. Hit’s niver been cast in l
ht, den we oaged back tae wir howe joost afore sunrise.
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
She skippit oot o da howe an da boys traipsed ahint her
s da first tae burst intae da howe joost pechin. “Whit a day A
t,” added Snurtysleeves. “Howe Hockin soonds brilliant!”
3 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
rry. We took him back tae wir howe. Aside da fire Snurtysleeves
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
dir eye on da Eco-Trow Enviro-Howe trophy an reckoned we wid nee
e ended up axin him intae wir howe for da winter. He’s been as
2 matches

Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Eence da howe wis sheenin laek a preen Meen
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
itten wi bruck when you hae a howe foo o bairns,” he said wi v
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
as niver tasted da sam in wir howe.
uns we hae in wir undergroond howe wi wir faimily. Meenie an me
2 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Past Habbie's Howe and Auchencorth on page 47

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 74 - I Hae A Drame, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, poetry
Lae us no walloch i the howe o wanhowp.
It is a drame ruitit howe deep i the American drame.
2 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
han juist feegur yersel i the howe o wunter, i
howe o the nicht. A mynd on’t gi
myndins o lang intil the howe o the nicht, guid auld fashon
heid gairdner wis ae Johnnie Howe, him an his marrow hailed fra
an Mrs Howe an Mr. an Mrs. Addie Heatlie
6 matches

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