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Use in varieties of Scots

roars Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.9 6.5 7.4 9.9 23.2 0 0
Number of occurrences2313 5 1 4 0 0
Number of authors17 10 4 1 2

Occurrences of roars in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'OR WIT, YA WEE CUNT? he roars in Broonie's face. on page 13
CKIN YOUNG TEEEAMY Big Kenzie roars at them aw. '"There's pupils, on page 46

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Fuckin bastard,' Dick roars. 'Double yellas! Double yella on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
door Sneckit, hear nae roars, let burn an trees on page 39
aw booms an tuneless roars on page 42

2 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
Straight intae a reel, it roars. The Scots an Irish among us on page 3

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 104 - Stephen, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
er beeps his horn an silently roars at me fae the ither side 0 hi on page 13

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
d games, eh? As he repeatedly roars in the keeper's direction "Pi on page 108
"Fur fuck sake!" he roars. Before he collapses tae the on page 111

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ye're gaun? Ya crook!' he roars. Then tae me: 'Will you act a on page 127

1 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
could hear were the faithers' roars: on page 24

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
uld until Atlas's carnaptious roars were jist a rummle o thunner on page 49

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
The Paris traffic roars by the gates. on page 98

1 matches

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
lustert, "Er's nay unker!" He roars en disgust. "A canna evin fin on page 47

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ud o him an aa o a sudden, he roars oot o him, an it rives at him on page 96

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"LILY!" Ah nursie roars in ma lug an shaks ma airm. " on page 46

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
?" Ere wis a snort he an, Meg roars. "
awye, Jonsar Eck roars. "At's your bloody stink" Som
2 matches

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
y brak the surface wae mighty roars on page 83

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
rse whin up jimps da Wheen an roars 'He's murderin da time. Aff w on page 73
roars o da Wheen ta da cries o da s on page 126

2 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Some-ean roars - on page 57

2 matches

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