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Use in varieties of Scots

warse Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.1 10.3 4.5 39.7 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2920 3 4 1 0 1
Number of authors15 8 2 3 1 1

Occurrences of warse 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

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
suld pass - ice, fire, or warse: the dreep, on page 43

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
(And says warse words we daurna prent - on page 33

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ir, an the middlin sort'll be warse aff, while the rich will get on page 146

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
had come thru hell, or mebbe warse. Even Frank, a big fella wha on page 50
had been, nou they were a lot warse. on page 51
eenits the weather had gotten warse yet. Apairt fae themsels ther on page 64
This time their luck wis even warse fer Anderson had only a handf on page 106

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
hing, for him, wis faur, faur warse than seein hunners o chocolat on page 7
'That ane's even warse than the fat lad,' said Grann on page 31
There's nearhaun naethin warse tae see on page 113

3 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Warse than that. on page 35

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ferssis wes stappit tae. Bot warse wes ti befaw.
“Ti mak it warse, its a sair injure ti the fai
mair. Ebenezer wes warse, bot it wes hiz ain faut. He
3 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ut ah'd bet on us tae dae nae warse than the politicians, or a mo
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
he apocalypse wad scud me nae warse than watter aff a duck's back
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
nequality is severe an growin warse ilka year. Gin ye want tae ga
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
Even warse, no anely is anonymous mair l
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
nin the Scots, there’s faur warse places tae stert fae.
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
te mak things ging fae bad te warse. on page 32
hip I hid jist gid fae bad te warse, like - nae action atween th on page 76

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Their comeuppance' ll be aa e warse." on page 114

1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ed clean oot. Tae mak metters warse, Bella soon saa the the joke on page 72

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
wi peedie voyce, but this is warse. "Yin's whit I sayed," spits on page 137
this een coudno be warse. Sheu mynds some aald emerjen on page 155

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ye soond warse or the Tongue o Westerbister on page 12

1 matches

Shetland

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
dey sailed tae da Arctic, da warse da draems becam. A voice in h
1 matches

Ulster

Reynolds, Charlie Krisamas time is draa’in near, (Ullans Speakers Association 2011) Ulster - Coleraine, prose
setae sae, things cud aye bae warse.
1 matches

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