A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

vow Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.5 8.7 7.5 19.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2417 5 2 0 0 0
Number of authors10 5 3 2

Occurrences of vow in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
the warkin man, The Vow an Labour, whisky, woad an mi on page 77

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
ing wad hae been tae brak the vow on page 90

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
tor in this fae the notorious VoW o 2014: 'the UK exists to ens on page 24
ownership, but the role o the VoW, oor national braidcaster, fu on page 47
heids on the VoW think Dimbleby an 'Question T on page 49
er the lees we're fed fae the VoW, Bay we shuid aw be grateful on page 50
en the Estaiblishment his the VoW an the rest o the MSM, an nae on page 51
Also on pages 54, 64, 73, 112, 130
12 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
referendum anaw. Readin "The Vow" wis a muckle doolander tae t
aily Record. She believed The Vow. It made her feel things mich
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Scottish Tories haed makit a vow tae the fisherfolk o the Nort
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
s wis scraann't in vain Divot vow'd imsel fair blaikit Y'se war on page 15

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
me oot o't. Him haein teen a vow o poverty, siller meant littl on page 109

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Solemnly vow an sweir
Furthermair, I solemnly vow an sweir
Furthermair, I vow and sweir
3 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
You vow tae love and cherish me - an on page 24

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Vow Randie, Howan Lickan, The Las on page 11

1 matches

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