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Use in varieties of Scots

mooths Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.3 26.7 13.6 9.9 34.9 41.3 26.6
Number of occurrences7852 9 1 6 4 6
Number of authors34 22 5 1 3 1 3

Occurrences of mooths in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Black Cuddy, (Scottish Book Trust 2019) Central, prose
dy wisna sayin. The puddocks' mooths were steekit. The troot wis i on page 3

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
've goat their tails in their mooths-an they're aw covert wae crum on page 100
at their tails stuck in their mooths. So they couldnae git them oo on page 101
an opened their eyes an their mooths that wide, bit she goat mair on page 102

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Saft as the mooths o drowe that slaik the stream on page 88

1 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
upped and flitted. And that, mooths flapped, wid be the end ae th on page 78

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Fae gapin mooths, the bluidy wounds sproot on page 38

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ter. Oo war baith dumfoonert, mooths raxed apen wi a fraized leuk on page 59

1 matches

Robertson, James Eemis Stane 2 - The Ploom, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
chtit bairns that steek their mooths on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
moochin roon close-mooths an loabbies, yawmerin on page 67
o yer oors an yer mooths an ye no growin blate wi the on page 77

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
um fur furgettin they've goat mooths tae feedback haime and a wife on page 28

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
med by this giant, kept their mooths shut. on page 96
hud the sense tae keep their mooths shut. on page 135

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
r ilk ward that loups fae the mooths o Theresa May an her ilk. on page 20
the sharn that spews fae the mooths o developers wi their natters on page 37

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Inside oor mooths, and sae in haste, on page 90

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
day langage - in life in the mooths an lugs o her speakers an on on page 36

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
a cauld slaver in their mooths, on page 24

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
Oot o the Mooths o Weans on page 92

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
nly anes keepin Scots i their mooths everyday. I the 1980s Ah was on page 9

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ir forby. It's thirlt tae the mooths ae the maist doonhauden in so on page 3

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
tie, pits questions intae dry mooths. Ahint the bar, the silvered on page 24

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
slavers bubblin oot its nine mooths. on page 11
He and Iolaus watched wi open mooths as they grew-back as weel. on page 12
ad had baith hauns ower their mooths and nebs. There were even a c on page 22
pin grapes intae the sailors' mooths. The next they were batterin on page 41
ottie wee pieces wi his fufty mooths and hunners o teeth. on page 51
Also on pages 53
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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
e the bird. They filled their mooths wi watter and had a wee bit g on page 100

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
hot frae the mooths o liars on page 21

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
s a diffrent maitter wi thair mooths. Thair mooths, it wad seem, h
. Thair mooths, it wad seem, haes a mind o t
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
wis ma mither or somebody, an mooths, "Aa richt?" claer as could b
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
scarves ower their chins and mooths, and daurk black glasses ower
re their een should be. Their mooths had nae teeth nor lips, jist
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
There's fowth o food for mooths sae denty,
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
. But wance they're intae the mooths o the bots, thae wirds are de
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
ae never stapped rinnin their mooths aw their days. Weel, at a con
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
n, but nae maitter whit thair mooths
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
words comes floatin oot thair mooths in baloons. The furthsettin o
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
wir mooths
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Muckle Michty Neep, (self-published 2021) Central, poetry
A fermwife that had mooths tae feed
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
tlin ferlie tae thair sleekit mooths. They wadna ken truith gin it
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
frae some o the mair unlikely mooths. The ither day a body wis com
plars o Scots frae unexpeckit mooths or e'en frae onie ither kinna
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
the words he pit intae thair mooths, that they screivit letters i
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Ootby, (twitter 2022) Central, poetry
Oot o mooths daein whit heids ayewes tell
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ckin descency tae cover their mooths. Ah kindae git where that bur
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
t’s soon tae be enterin oor mooths.
1 matches

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
They hev their tails in their mooths-an they're all oer crumbs." on page 98
side, an opened their eyes an mooths so awful wide, on page 99

4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
o leemonade, ma mooths percht,” sayed Uncle Tam.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s’s broo connected wi their mooths.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
were pickin bits oot o their mooths as they’d been ready tae ma
1 matches

TheChielMeister Philomena and Alcohol, (youtube.com 2010) Doric, poetry
Lest oor mooths git affy dry
1 matches

@glenlivetloon tweeted
na ken faa the hell he wis... mooths aff intae the void.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
o focks' mooths. The Booth darkened... on page 7

1 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
pink as prannies, mooths aal on page 24

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
wer. "Dey hae der tails ! der mooths - an der crumbs aa ower dem. on page 102
y got der tails stucken i der mooths. So dey couldna get dem oot a on page 103
an dey oppened der een an der mooths dat aa/fil wide, but shö cam on page 104

4 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Mooths stræn t'fin on page 27

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
y've got their tails in their mooths - an they're covered in crum on page 101
side, an opened their eyes an mooths sae awfy wide, but she fair g on page 102

4 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
oil intae hir twin brithers' mooths. She wud smile as Kenneth Hig on page 28

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Thair mooths they apen wide at me, Luk owe on page 64

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"They hae thir tails in thir mooths-an they'r aal ower crumbs." on page 101
t they hae thir tails in thir mooths; an the raison baein - " Here on page 102
ch side, an opent thir een an mooths gye wide, yit shae got courag on page 103

4 matches

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