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Use in varieties of Scots

whusper Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.8 9.6 0 0 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences2219 0 0 0 0 3
Number of authors10 8 2

Occurrences of whusper in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
haird the wee vyce e'en than, whusper-whusperin at the back o her m on page 19

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e?' Archie's vice wis juist a whusper noo. on page 24

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
hate-C an D," she added in a whusper, hauf-feart that she wad hurt on page 28
lessons: ye'd Juist need tae whusper a wee nod tae Time, an roun w on page 44

4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
e vice rowstin ower in a lood whusper fae the neeps on the ither ba on page 22

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
i a warnin. He conferred in a whusper wi his twa elders, an turnt b on page 41
rue, Rab,' he spake in a hauf-whusper as he thocht o Jennet an his on page 72
ly... John... he crecklt in a whusper they scarce cuid hear, 'Luik on page 76

3 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Robin,' he gaed on in a lood whusper, 'jist-atween-oorsels-and-din on page 10
n by Pooh, and said in a lood whusper: on page 28
umphie!' cawed Pooh in a lood whusper. on page 129
somethin,' he said in a dour whusper. 'Nae maitter. We'll can leav on page 148

4 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
in at Brock's and in a pawkie whusper said, "Dae ye ken where we've on page 49

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
. A dairk shape leaned in tae whusper in her lug. on page 158

1 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"Whusper it in ma peerie lug," the Pri on page 89

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ti a whusper, sae the fowersum set roun li
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Guzul spake til him in a whusper perfeckly audible tae Beatric
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
cked hir heid an assessed the whusper o a wean; aal banes an white on page 2
ie. He echae'd the wirds in a whusper. on page 13

2 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
heir bakes an whusht, they'll whusper tae you in bonnie, braid Ulst (2014) twitter link

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