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Use in varieties of Scots

maw's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.1 31.9 3 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences6563 2 0 0 0 0
Number of authors17 16 1

Occurrences of maw's 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.

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
d Double Decker an the scheme maw's knickers. He nudges Disco an on page 24
yin me dig money, Sammy,' mah maw's been sayin. Mah wee pal, Ped, on page 59

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
f his mobile tae avoid it. Ma maw's still textin me but A'm just on page 49
his da ir aw sittin here. Ma maw's got tae head straight tae wor on page 51
'It's no ma maw's fault A smashed them. on page 54
st ae gear but nuhin more. Ma maw's devastated, A kin tell. She t on page 55

4 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Me, course. Even if I'm at ma maw's. Cost her nothin. Jees, a wee on page 1

6 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
oan thon scratchcard thit yer Maw's Maw stuck in yer Christmas ca on page

2 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
I staun In the bathroom ae ma maw's hoose fir aboot an 'oor, mibb on page 2
lkin up the road, back tae ma maw's, wi a greggs an Fanta, where on page 3

5 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
wee bit leaps oot oantae mah maw's nice white tiled flair. Ah ge on page 3
asel. It's fuckin mental. Mah maw's sittin next tae him. If she c on page 76

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
d see the ring ah goat aff ma maw's boyfriend, she said, Sa big g on page 42

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
the road is that this wis ma MAW's idea, no mine. on page 1
Ma Maw's aw palsy-walsy wi the heidie, on page 14
Ma Maw's ayeways on ma case aboot me l on page 23
I think ma Maw's got it intae her heid that we on page 31
me heidphone. And that wis ma Maw's gas set at a peep. on page 32
Also on pages 39
6 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Yer maw's maw, the ancient body o the l on page 19
kin in ither rooms beside yer maw's kitchenette, on page 31
wi candour cause they war yer maw's, on page 45
But first o aw yer maw's shoutin doon on page 97
Lamb's fat caunles burnin in maw's grate, on page 118
Also on pages 135
6 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
and ah can see the twinkle in Maw's eye already. She gied it lald on page 1
vid toots the horn twice, and Maw's face disappears. She'll be hu on page 2
The Masonic wis Maw's favourite haunt in hur glory on page 3
wheelin in their bins or gien Maw's kitchen a lick o paint, ah da on page 5
Sandra pulls oot Maw's seat, and Maw takes her place on page 6
Also on pages 8, 9, 12, 15, 27, 39, 43
20 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
Jimsie's Maw's Soup on page 29

2 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
in fae Lewis and Liam. "Liv's maw's gonaae gee her a skelpin if a
1 matches

Grubb, Adrian Bungee, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
soon is a got oot the car, ma Maw's pal Emma who was practically
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
She breenged in an held Maw's haun an goes in a tuneful Iri
1 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
isit getting pu'd oot ma auld maw's fan dang ony day soon either.(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
Scriever @billykayscot 1/2 Ma maw's pal came tae the hoose lookin(2016) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
Hae a braw Maw's Day/Mither's Day/Mam's Day, d (2019) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
cht eif we weis steil eit wer maw's we widna hay neen o eis buthe on page 32
e lyke haim, an ov coarse yer maw's cooken." on page 34

2 matches

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