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Use in varieties of Scots

swear Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.1 21.2 18 89.4 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences6542 12 9 2 0 0
Number of authors27 21 1 3 2

Occurrences of swear 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
s. First ah've heard the boay swear. on page 23
t hink he wis expectin me tae swear in mah interview. on page 60
'Swear tae god, mate, if ah get this on page 103

3 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
I telt her. Swear tae God, Treeze, Ill no touch on page 1

7 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
So annuncee it again, swear tae the sky on page 36

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
t ae chance . . . will ye nou swear the Oath o Allegiance tae His on page 45

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
takes in every other word. Ah swear ah only ever mind tae write s on page 4

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
auld soul wis no weel, bit Ah swear tae the Lord she whiles wet t on page 37

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
Ah swear there's a scab fae Dorian's f on page 7

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And crabbitly begins tae swear, on page 33

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
She shat herself wae that, ah swear. Thoat some dirty sweaty Jock on page 56
e Justine, fuckin cow. And ah swear doon if ah find oot that Mari on page 66

2 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
it man. Plunge the fucker in, Swear tae god man, nae word ae a li on page 76

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
t's nae wunder that eh fuckin swear. on page 17
Did eh hear you swear? on page 106

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ull inside story. Yi need tae swear yi'll no say anythin tae anyw on page 132
Ah swear doon, she said, pure spittin on page 169

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'I'm no leein, Grannie. I swear I amna.' on page 52

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah swear there's a scab fae Dante's fa on page 21

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
an roond by the burn, hen." I swear they thocht I wis a chicken. on page 70

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ain shoots through ma ear. Ah swear internally. on page 14

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Ye'll swear A cannae hae it richt, on page 62

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye'll swear A cannae hae it richt,
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
she shat herself wae that, ah swear. Thoat some dirty sweaty Jock
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
bbit an’ scunnered even tae swear. The hoose hing wi’ a silen
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2020) Central
k the Abjuration oath … tae swear allegiance to the king.

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
bson8 Whits he dain this time swear this lockdown got him derange(2020) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@GrahamMaloney8 First swear word and yir oot ??(2020) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
@marcgeddes A swear tae god if this isnae the New(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
athCalderwood1 that she widna swear or that that is direct paraph(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Ah swear, religion maks folk stupit. L(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
nnyGRadio Yassssss!! I dinnae swear.. he he! ??(2020) search twitter

Doric

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Haar hings aboot affa swear tae shift,
Haar is affa swear tae gang awa,
Affa dull wi haar swear tae clear,
Tae get oot my bed I wis gey swear,
ot again, the air fer blue wi swear words. It wis
5 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Bloomin stuff is swear tae gaun awa.
Swipe, an swat, curse an swear,
Tae come oot the sin is gey swear,
leared his throat an said, "I swear tae
Wither seems affa affa swear tae change,
7 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
n square atween the eyes. Aal swear they glazed ower for a meenit on page 21

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
be coman back?" he speerd. I swear he start tae smile. on page 20
I couldna cross me hert and swear that every wird is true. on page 35
If he lets rip wi his swear wirds when the minister's aro on page 55
hankies, ties or socks. Ah'll swear they get taegither and sing o on page 81
Bit, ah'll swear I heard tinklan sleigh bells on page 82
Also on pages 84
7 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I swear his hair's got nests in it on page 120

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Lift your een, an you could swear on page 34

1 matches

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
erneat aa da ruckly stanes. I swear, hearin da saft, swishin soon
1 matches

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