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Use in varieties of Scots

sore Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 9.3 0 168.9 46.5 0 44.3
Number of occurrences5318 0 17 8 0 10
Number of authors28 11 6 7 4

Occurrences of sore in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
. Mah airm's gettin a wee bit sore, ah must admit, but there's e on page 14

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
look fine, son! Is your face sore?' she says, laughin. on page 29
ans a free cargo fur them n a sore face fur you. 'Awright, el sa on page 40

2 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
ling in size and ma belly got sore jist thinking aboot it. "Wee on page 36
ae the linoleum. Ma belly got sore and ma legs started shaking a on page 40

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
foot Kirsty, an ah said, Sull sore but hopefully itll be awright on page 25
? day, Aye but that wis fur a sore throat. Still a drug, said Wu on page 128
thir soap operas. Ah'd a pure sore belly an ah had tae go tae th on page 149

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
hem at ma time o life. It's a sore ficht fur hauf a loaf. Ah'm p on page 74

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ide ae ma face. It wis really sore. E wis laughin an sneerin an on page 45

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ck’s loupin, ah’ve tain a sore yin awright, believe you me.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
wae a start, ma neck stiff an sore fae the hard, widden bench th
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Fuck sake mate. Sore yin.’ ah sais.
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
You’re a sight fur sore eyes, hen.
that nice that you would make sore eyes feel better. Gie’s a t
2 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
tae butcher some wid. With a sore back, knee and tendinitis of (2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
967 ?????? I'm definitely too sore tae laugh ?? (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
to go ahead - n thats defo a sore one - in your line oh work i (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
It's so dark in here. A'm sore fae the fall when they threw on page 20
stened tae thee and me hert's sore for the pain you've haen. A'm on page 23

3 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
gled, hid meed him feel quite sore, on page 78

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
As weel as her poor sore legs. on page 1
Oh! Dinna hit Granny's poor, sore knees! on page 6
ing sure and certain, hooever sore the heid, on page 29
Oh, whit a sight fur poor, sore eyes and whit a treat fur me on page 30
r eye, boy? It looks a bittie sore." on page 62
Also on pages 70, 83
7 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me fingers aer sore and reed on page 103
You made me sore on page 107

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
vie's been compleenan aboot a sore piece on the back o his hand on page 37
Me heed's sore, I can't tak any more. on page 135

2 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
istened tae thee an me hert's sore for the pain you're haen. A'm on page 77

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
iddle, crumblan. Hands rough, sore fae grippan, on page 60

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
tness. Hit's giein me a richt sore head!" on page 116

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
n I felt seek, an my heid wis sore, an I wis relieved at Mam pai on page 20
" shü said, "His trot is dat sore he can tak naethin, bit he'll on page 43

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
lik an oppen sore on page 97

1 matches

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
My een wir still brally sore an blurred but I wis sure I c
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
Is it; "serve all"? Or; "sore all"? as in everyone will suf

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
A sore head dat dusna go away eftir (2021) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ross da whole sky. My neck is sore :) #aurora #shetland(2014) search twitter

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Aye, sure mae bak' wiz sore, on page 7
Then yir bak' wiz sore; on page 45

2 matches

Hanna, Wendy Gaitherin’ Purdas!, (Facebook - Schomberg Society 2020) Ulster, poetry
in yer pocket an’ a fierce sore back!
1 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Krisamas time is draa’in near, (Ullans Speakers Association 2011) Ulster - Coleraine, prose
Dinnae bae ower sore on tha oul turkey ir tha plum
1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
Ah was sick, sore an tired o the games that Har
an Gary played. Ah was sick, sore an tired o BMXing. Ah was sic
tired o BMXing. Ah was sick, sore an tired o the A-Team. Ah was
ed o the A-Team. Ah was sick, sore an tired o the band stick.
e. She knowed ah wasnae sick, sore an tired o Gary’s sister, J
6 matches

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