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poun Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.3 8.2 93.5 0 0 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences8116 62 0 0 1 2
Number of authors18 6 9 1 2

Occurrences of poun in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
There's aboot fifteen hunner poun there. Ah wis gonae gie it ta on page 10

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ould potentially make a fifty poun profit. on page 136
lt us intae sellin it fur wan poun fifty. on page 139
t this mornin fae Iqbal. Nine poun eight pence. Between us. Char on page 144

3 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
* He gied me twa hunner poun on page 27

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
the tea-room. Probably half a poun o smelly kippers in the bag, on page 35

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
, well, maist ay it. A hunner poun. Ye always think the worst ay
” he sais, addin the hunner poun ah’d gied him tae a bundle
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’ ah sais, haunin oer a ten poun note.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
alks aboot some multi-million poun deal he's goat comin up wae s
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e a recently departed fifteen poun bit ay hash elicits such a re
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
‘Fa hud a poun’ fur evry tum a skint a kne
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
here’s aboot fifteen hunner poun there. Ah wis gonae gie it ta
Ah count oot a thoosand poun an leave the rest, levellin i
2 matches

@raiphsays tweeted
@bmc875 A hud ten poun cash wen a came hame fae Germ(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Twa poun.' on page 42
Twa poun for a wee pyowk like that! It on page 43
'Sixty poun, and ten poun for the programme.' on page 45
drink in. Ah widna pey saxty poun for that. Fact, Ah widna even on page 46

10 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
but, ay, A did tak oot fifety poun, fan the lassie offert. Fat's on page 79

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
at, "an it'll cost em fifteen poun fir the cleanin." on page 19
n! Ess hat cost ma near forty poun." Rosie dichtt er moo oan the on page 20
ch es Ah handit ower a twinty poun note. on page 59
s aside the winda, "is jist a poun." on page 69
e leukit exasperatit. "It's a poun wi't spikkin aboot here." on page 70
Also on pages 79
8 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
his hunner and fifty thoosan poun moter. They took the new road on page 8

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Forty poun!" Morrice lookit it Joyce an on page 7
"Forty poun, aye?" he said, dolin oot his on page 10
s coffee; twa fag-eyns; three poun coins an a hanfu o coppers. H on page 43
special, Ah telt him it fifty poun a throw it wid need te bi blo on page 71

4 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ker. Een wis dyow five hunner poun, e tither fifty. Neen o them on page 92
eld awa, he teuk oot a hunner poun, gied it till e on page 98

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
can explore athoot spendin a poun (or a krone). These include s on page 16

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ister...an syne gie im twalve poun a month efter at." on page 6
at, bit Ah'1l bi needin a ten poun jinin fee an twalve poun a mo on page 11
, Ah'd grudge peyin oot forty poun a month fir mair TV - Ah rae on page 19
an baith feet. "Fower hunner poun fir at? It's nae aiven feenis on page 30

6 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
e loon's neck. Aat cost me a poun or twa, All tell ye: an anidd on page 27

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ke ivvry line wis eamin him a poun. Five meenits later he looked on page 86

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ock o her life fan fower five poun notes felloot o't. She wis be on page 106
coulda deen fine wi an extra poun or twa, fit wi Christmas sae on page 107
nny. In fac, it wis worth ten poun?" on page 108
Ah said it wis worth a hunner poun, Dod," said Faither McMurtrie on page 109

6 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
"Faar did ye get five million poun
1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
… fa. Ah’ll bet ye twinty poun ye winna spen a hale nicht al
Ah wis gaan ti get the twinty poun gin he wan. But Ah didna care
m set on winnin that twinty poun. For fear ma nerves gie wey A
3 matches

Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
nt programme, that a couple o poun for a fower oors' entertainme
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
efused tae gie Jonsar anither poun. Weel, Jonsar Eck gaed Greedy
echt poun, filled the ten bags o sticks
? Ninety pence? Na na. Twelve poun fifty pence. Fin the
ocht twa pair he wid save six poun.
4 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
five poun note an, Muggie Spend nippin
in it's you that wull be five poun." Jonsar Eck wis
posts. Noo the posts were six poun each, Jonsar minded aboot the
socht echt poun the strainer. Tae his surpris
hae bocht fir sticks for six poun. Noo yon
6 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
been able tae see the new ae poun coin - ma wife aye grabs the(2017) search twitter
pe tae wifie, but I hiv a new poun coin she hisnae te'en aff me!(2017) search twitter
e ah'm giving awa twinty five poun - enter the competition each(2018) search twitter
efuses tae tak #Scottish bank poun notes!(2019) search twitter
me a whack o sivven thoosand poun if ah gie him access tae ma a(2019) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ae yisfi, eet's wurt a hunder poun! Hei says eet kills aw th rat on page 22

1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Twunty poun apiece an baith weel warnt ag on page 16

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ie, Ower tha heid o a wheen o poun - tak tent, freens, aye be c on page 12

1 matches

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