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Use in varieties of Scots

wer Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words69.9 7.2 280.4 0 0 31 92.9
Number of occurrences22414 186 0 0 3 21
Number of authors23 10 7 1 5

Occurrences of wer 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

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
t, mind. My airtistic ettlins wer, dingit doun by the growen-up on page 12

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
un fer aw the warld like they wer Olympic Gods, siccar that whi on page 54

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
said Charley, Aye well that's wer yir wrang then innit, said Ch on page 116
Ah don't understaun how John wer got wi her cause he's quite a on page 126

2 matches

Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Whimbrel, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
Sic wer ma thochts, heid-doon kinnae on page 5

1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 83 - Cochise o the Apache Nation, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
The Apaches wer yince a gryte fowk; on page 25

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Quad bike rider, what wer ye aboot, on page 114

3 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
in and eightein Days thairof, wer sein in the Firmament Battels
ng of two Armies: Thir Things wer not only observit, bot also s
2 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
east an west…a kin pinpoint wer they rest.
1 matches

Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
have a special affection fur wer words.’ This is shairly no
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
l get spare pairts fir them n wer they spyin oan us - ffs kin (2021) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
cood be fussy sumtyme's, They wer fly craitters. Oney boaty eit on page 1
eit across fyle hingin ontae wer hat's, ma da hid a hat lyke a on page 4
l an injin's. Now eis injin's wer big mukkul broot's, ana thein on page 5
's tae's weis hingin aff, thi wer onley held on be thi skin. We on page 6
rin's, we a wey fies bag ower wer shooder's. So Baggy wid offen on page 9
Also on pages 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 60, 61, 62, 65, 65
159 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
in a warld that's aa wer ain on page 15

1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
@Calzer_ Hurl a wee dram o’wer yer thrapple ma wee aipple! #(2019) search twitter
ns, waat’ch ‘e drammin’ o’wer Hogmanay. League nae o’wer y(2018) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@AFCHereWeGo @mcbainne We wer makin back for city centre (m(2020) search twitter
@Ali_Leith Wer wytin the day 1 oor 37min lef(2020) search twitter
aboot gan awa for the wikend Wer gan up I stairs for a nicht o(2020) search twitter
GerryinAberdeen @Val_Bold Ken wer hoose phones hiv twa, numbers(2020) search twitter
month hopefully Auchnagatt if wer lucky(2020) search twitter
and 11 other occurrences.

@Franwella tweeted
Nicol1 no nae at a bit wish u wer here so we cud go tae seaf be(2011) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@cligeey @DoricPhrases Fin we wer bairns It wiz either cheezy t(2020) search twitter
per in our house, nae tea. We wer'nae aht posh.(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
d be luikin North. Div, gaan, wer, caa canny, clarty, hud gaan. (2020) twitter link
age resources tae investigate wer ain historie, ken. https://t. (2020) twitter link
A gid ower e brae. We gid awa wer holidays. (2020) twitter link

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@jamieginger173 what the hell wer e dain doon ther(2012) search twitter
e blae the final whistle. Ou wer 5 meenits inti injury time(2012) search twitter
@StuartWHOGG_15 wer e ther hoags o hawick #japswu(2012) search twitter

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
A that noo an lang wer ain. on page 1
An mined noo wer jeerin on page 22
Iz baith, wer lane on page 25
We a man wak wer ain. on page 45

4 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
rsel, "A cannae see hoo hae's wer gan tae finish, if hae disnae on page 94
Fur this must wer bae on page 120

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Noo let's lairn wer childer, tae aa live in peace on page 33

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
rs o fortune, Gary says it is wer duty tae protect the street f
Ah gien a smile an ah led wer gang alang the cliff tae the
orner shop at Boyne Square wi wer drinks.
3 matches

Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
we hard o richt an wrang, on wer wie we niver yit thocht whar.
an pechin thegither wae a’ wer micht, we wun the sloosh up a
an spalter aboot somewhur in wer heids, wattin the broos.)
eeper a weethin, whar we sent wer ships a’ roon the worl. Tro
hun we had oany Ds or Es) wae wer twarthy coppers an, afore owe
7 matches

@Angelinekking tweeted
ach95 @warren_maguire I think wer is dying out so good excuse t(2020) search twitter
@MarkThompStuff @molach95 Not wer? Is wer unique to County Antr(2020) search twitter

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